The continental championship for men's basketball teams based in the Americas, a landmass that includes North America and South America, has been played since 1993. From 1946 to 1992, a competition for South American teams was run by FIBA. Historically, different leagues have been organised to determine the continental champions of the American continents. Currently, the Basketball Champions League Americas is the official first-level league.
Teams from the highest level of basketball in the United States, the National Basketball Association (NBA), do not participate in FIBA competitions. Although this league is widely accepted to be of a higher level, FIBA still awards the continental championship title to the BCLA winners.
Competitions +Competitions historically considered as the first-level continental leagueTimespanLeagueNote(s)1946-1992Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de BásquetbolThe league was exclusively for teams from Latin America. The competition continued as the continental second-tier level until 1996, and later as the third-tier level until 2008.1993-2000Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol2000-2007Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB)The league was exclusively for teams from Latin America. The LSB was the second-tier league between 1996 and 2000, and still is since 2008.2007-2019FIBA Americas League2019–presentBasketball Champions League Americas (BCLA)
List of champions From 1946 to 1992, the South American champions are listed in the absence of a FIBA-ran competition for Northern American teams. Pan-American ed.YearFirst place gameThird place gameWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place 1– Olimpia Montevideo Gimnasia y Esgrima (VdP) –22 Olimpia Flamengo Provincia de Santa Fe selectionUrusubasket (February 22, 2012.) Páginas de la Historia Retrieved September 2, 2012. (in Spanish)Troche, José María Los 60 años del básquetbol en el Paraguay (Oct. 12, 2004) Retrieved September 2, 2012. (in Spanish)Jornal do Brasil, (Dec. 23, 1953) Basket-ball em marcha (in portuguese). Club Deportivo Palestino Paysandu3 Sporting Club Uruguay Ateneo de la Juventud4 Defensor Sporting San Lorenzo Selección Valley del Cauca LDU Quito75 Sírio Olimpia6 Corinthians Tabaré7 CorinthiansTimoneiros (October 1, 2019.) Especial Basquete: Corinthians Tricampeão Sul-Americano 1965/66/69 Retrieved November 2, 2019. (in Portuguese) L.D. EstudantilTwo teams from Argentina and Uruguay withdrew28 Thomas Bata Welcome9 Sírio Welcome10 Corinthians L.D. Estudantil11 Sírio Atenas12 Sírio Sportiva Italiana13 Sírio Olimpia14 Franca CA Peñarol15 Franca Obras Sanitarias16 Franca Palmeiras17 Sírio Franca18 Sírio Guaiqueríes de Margarita19 Franca Sírio20 Ferro C. Oeste São José dos Campos721 Ferro C. Oeste Obras Sanitarias22 Peñarol Monte Líbano623 Sírio River Plate24 Monte Líbano San Andrés25 Monte Líbano Ferro C. Oeste26 Ferro C. Oeste Monte Líbano27 Trotamundos Atenas28 Trotamundos Biguá29 Franca San Pedro Pascual30 Franca Atenas31 Biguá FrancaCampeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol3211993 Franca Atenas Indios de Ciudad Juárez Adidas3321994 FrancaFranca en tiempo extra. Olimpia de Venado Tuerto União Corinthians Atenas3431995 Rio Claro Peñarol Mar del Plata União Corinthians FrancaHistoria del Penarol .3541996 Atenas Franca Dharma/Yara Franca Independiente de General PicoNuestra Historia .Panamericano 1996 .Fabricio Oberto Básquetbol .3651997 Franca AtenasPanamericano 1997 .Atenas in the final . Independiente de General Pico Mogi das Cruzes3761998Cancelled due to the 1999 Pacific hurricane season3871999 Franca Vasco da Gama Mauricio Baez Independiente de General Pico3982000 Estudiantes de Olavarría Aguada Atlético Welcome Marathon FrancaPanamericano de clubes 2000 .Conociendo a Gustavo "Lobito" Fernández .Estudiantes de Olavarría, un bicampeón jerarquizado .Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB)40 –2001 Estudiantes de Olavarría GECR Atenas Flamengo16412002 Libertad de Sunchales Vasco da Gama Cocodrilos de Caracas Estudiantes de Olavarría422004 Atenas Unitri Uberlândia Boca Juniors Libertad432005 Uberlândia Universo Ajax Boca Juniors Cocodrilos de Caracas442006 Ben Hur COC Ribeirão Preto Unitri Uberlândia Libertad452007 Libertad de Sunchales Unimed Franca Ben Hur GECRFIBA Americas League4692007–08 Peñarol Soles de Mexicali Miami Tropics Minas47102008–09 Brasília Halcones UV Xalapa Biguá Minas48112009–10 Peñarol Espartanos de Margarita Halcones UV Xalapa Quimsa49122010–11 Regatas Corrientes Capitanes de Arecibo Halcones UV Xalapa Halcones Rojos50132012 Pioneros de Quintana Roo La Unión Obras Sanitarias Brasília51142013 Pinheiros Lanús Capitanes de Arecibo Brasília52152014 Flamengo Pinheiros Aguada Halcones UV Xalapa53162015 Bauru Pioneros de Quintana Roo Flamengo Peñarol54172016 Guaros de Lara Bauru Mogi das Cruzes Flamengo55182017 Guaros de Lara Weber Bahía Blanca Leones de Ponce Fuerza Regia56192018 San Lorenzo Mogi das Cruzes Regatas Corrientes Estudiantes Concordia57202019 San Lorenzo Guaros de Lara Paulistano Capitanes de la Ciudad de MéxicoBasketball Champions League Americas (BCLA)58212019–20 Quimsa Flamengo Instituto and San Lorenzo1259222021 Flamengo Real Estelí Minas São Paulo60232021–22 São Paulo Biguá Minas Quimsa61242022–23 Franca Flamengo Minas Quimsa62252023–24 Quimsa Flamengo Halcones de Xalapa Hebraica Macabi63262024–25 Flamengo Boca Juniors Franca Instituto64272025–26 Boca Juniors Franca Nacional Flamengo
Performance by club The listing includes South American championships from 1946 to 1992 and from 2001 to 2007, as there was no competition for teams from North and Central America.
There are 27 teams who have won the continental championship. Two clubs have won three championships in a row: Sírio (1970-1972) and Franca (1974-1977). Twelve teams have won two consecutive titles. ClubTitlesRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up Franca1041974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2022–231978, 1992, 1996, 2025–26 Sirio811961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 19841980 Flamengo421953*, 2014, 2021, 2024–252019–20, 2022–23 Ferro Carril Oeste311981, 1982, 19871986 Atenas de Cordoba241996, 20041988, 1991, 1993, 1997 Monte Libano221985, 19861983, 1987 San Lorenzo 212018, 20191958** Peñarol Mar del Plata212007–08, 2009–101995 Guaros de Lara212016, 20172019 Quimsa202019–20, 2023–24 Corinthians201965, 1966 Defensor Sporting201956, 1958 Trotamundos201988, 1989 Estudiantes de Olavarría202000, 2001 Libertad de Sunchales202002, 2007 Biguá1219921989, 2021–22 Olimpia Montevideo1119461972 Olimpia111953*1961 Peñarol Montevideo1119831974 Bauru1120152016 Uberlândia1120052004 Pioneros de Quintana Roo1120122015 Pinheiros1120132014 Boca Juniors112025–262024–25 Provincia de Santa Fé101953* Thomas Bata101967 Rio Claro 101995 Brasília102008–09 Ben Hur102006 Regatas Corrientes102010–11 São Paulo102021–22 Estudantil021966, 1969 Welcome021967, 1968 Obras Sanitarias021975, 1982 Vasco da Gama021999, 2002 Gimnasia y Esgrima011946 Palestino011953* Ateneo de la Juventud011956 Valle del Cauca011958** Tabaré011965 Atenas de San Carlos011970 Sportiva Italiana 011971 Palmeiras011977 Guaiqueríes de Margarita011979 São José dos Campos011981 San Pedro Pascual011990 Olimpia de Venado Tuerto011994 Aguada012000 GE Comodoro Rivadavia012001 Universo/Goiânia012005 COC Ribeirão Preto012006 Soles de Mexicali012007–08 Halcones de Xalapa012008–09 Espartanos de Margarita012009–10 Capitanes de Arecibo012010–11 La Unión012012 Lanús012013 Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca012017 Mogi das Cruzes012018 Real Estelí012021 * The 1953 edition had three joint winners and two joint runners-up.
** The 1958 season had two joint runners-up, both San Lorenzo and Selleción Valley del Cauca.
Performance by country ClubTitlesRunners-up32191917594313121103010101
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