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2020–21 Basketball Champions League#Bracket

{{Infobox basketball league season

| updated =

| prevseason_year = 2019–20

| nextseason_year = 2021–22

| title = 2020–21 Basketball Champions League

| extra information =

| image = Nagorny Trade Union Sport Palace.jpg

| caption = The Trade Union Sport Palace in Nizhny Novgorod hosted the Final Eight

| season = 2020–21

| champions = {{flagicon|ESP}} San Pablo Burgos (2nd title)

| runners_up = {{flagicon|TUR}} Pınar Karşıyaka

| third_place = {{flagicon|ESP}} Casademont Zaragoza

| fourth_place = {{flagicon|FRA}} SIG Strasbourg

| semifinalists =

| teams = 32 (regular season)
44 (all rounds){{cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/were-here-to-stay-bcls-past-present-and-future-in-an-exclusive-interview-with-patrick-comninos/4/|title="We're here to stay": BCL's past, present and future in an exclusive interview with Patrick Comninos|access-date=21 June 2020}}

| games =

| dates = 15 September 2020 – 9 May 2021

| top_seed =

| TV =

| MVP = Bonzie Colson | MVP_link = | MVP_n = USA

| finals_MVP = Vítor Benite | finals_MVP_link = Basketball Champions League Final Four MVP | finals_MVP_n = BRA

| playoffs_MVP = | playoffs_MVP_link = | playoffs_MVP_n =

| final_eight_MVP = | final_eight_MVP_link = | final_eight_MVP_n =

| grand_final_MVP = | grand_final_MVP_link = | grand_final_MVP_n =

| award4 = Best Coach

| award4_winner = Zoran Lukić

| award4_n = SRB

| award5 = Best Young Player

| award5_winner = Yoan Makoundou

| award5_n = FRA

| award6 = | award6_winner = | award6_link = | award6_n =

| award7 = | award7_winner = | award7_link = | award7_n =

| award8 = | award8_winner = | award8_link = | award8_n =

| award9 = | award9_winner = | award9_link = | award9_n =

| PIR_leader = Raymar Morgan | pir = 20.6 | pir_n = USA

| top_scorer = Bonzie Colson | ppg = 18.2 | ppg_n = USA

| rebounds_leader = Michale Kyser | rpg = 7.8 | rpg_n = USA

| assists_leader = Marco Spissu | apg = 6.9 | apg_n = ITA

| biggest_home_win =

| biggest_away_win =

| highest_scoring =

| winning_streak =

| losing_streak =

| highest_attendance =

| lowest_attendance =

| attendance =

| average_attendance =

}}

The 2020–21 Basketball Champions League was the 5th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs launched and managed by FIBA. The season began on 15 September 2020 and ended on 9 May 2021. It featured 12 domestic champions while four wild cards were allocated for first time.

San Pablo Burgos won its second consecutive championship, after defeating Pınar Karşıyaka in the final in Nizhny Novgorod. As champions, they qualified for the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Teams

=Team allocation=

44 teams played in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League (28 teams directly qualify for the group competition, while 16 teams play 2 qualifying rounds for the remaining 4 places in the group stage).{{cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/were-here-to-stay-bcls-past-present-and-future-in-an-exclusive-interview-with-patrick-comninos/4/|title="We're here to stay": BCL's past, present and future in an exclusive interview with Patrick Comninos|access-date=21 June 2020}}

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|+Qualified teams for 2020–21 Basketball Champions League (by entry round){{Cite web|title=Strongest BCL lineup to date ahead of season 5|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/19-20/news/strongest-bcl-lineup-to-date-ahead-of-season-5|access-date=2020-07-03|website=FIBA.basketball|language=en}}

colspan=4| Regular season
{{flagicon|TUR}} Pınar Karşıyaka {{small|(Abd-2nd)}}

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Cholet {{small|(Abd-6th)}}

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Happy Casa Brindisi {{small|(Abd-5th)}}

|{{flagicon|CZE}} ERA Nymburk {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

{{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasaray Doga Sigorta {{small|(Abd-3rd)}}

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Limoges CSP {{small|(Abd-8th)}}

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Fortitudo Bologna {{small|(Abd-8th)}}WC

|{{flagicon|GER}} Brose Bamberg {{small|(5th)}}

{{flagicon|TUR}} Tofaş {{small|(Abd-5th)}}

|{{flagicon|ESP}} San Pablo Burgos {{small|(4th)}}

|{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK {{small|(Abd-2nd)}}

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Falco Vulcano Szombathely {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

{{flagicon|TUR}} Darüşşafaka Tekfen {{small|(Abd-6th)}}WC

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Casademont Zaragoza {{small|(6th)}}

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Peristeri {{small|(Abd-3rd)}}

|{{flagicon|LAT}} VEF Riga {{small|(Abd-1st)}}{{Cref2|Note LAT}}

{{flagicon|TUR}} Türk Telekom {{small|(BCL QF)}}WC

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Iberostar Tenerife {{small|(7th)}}

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{flagicon|LTU}} Rytas {{small|(Abd-2nd)}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} JDA Dijon {{small|(CLR)}}{{Cref2|Note FRA}}

|{{flagicon|ESP}} RETAbet Bilbao {{small|(8th)}}WC

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Holon {{small|(5th)}}

|{{flagicon|POL}} Start Lublin {{small|(Abd-2nd)}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} SIG Strasbourg {{small|(CLR)}}{{Cref2|Note FRA}}

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari {{small|(Abd-2nd)}}

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Filou Oostende {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod {{small|(BCL R16)}}

colspan=4| Qualifying rounds
{{flagicon|BEL}} Belfius Mons-Hainaut {{small|(Abd-2nd)}}

|{{flagicon|CYP}} Keravnos {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Aviv {{small|(8th)}}

|{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

{{flagicon|BLR}} Tsmoki-Minsk

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

|{{flagicon|LTU}} Neptūnas {{small|(Abd-4th)}}

|{{flagicon|ROM}} U-BT Cluj-Napoca {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

{{flagicon|BIH}} Igokea {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

|{{flagicon|GBR}} London Lions {{small|(Abd-2nd)}}

|{{flagicon|NED}} Donar {{small|(Abd-2nd)}}

|{{flagicon|SWI}} Fribourg Olympic {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

{{flagicon|BUL}} Balkan {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Iraklis {{small|(Abd-7th)}}

|{{flagicon|POL}} Anwil Włocławek {{small|(Abd-3rd)}}

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Dnipro {{small|(Abd-1st)}}

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2|Note FRA|France (FRA): The LNB ruled the 2019–20 Pro A season void without a classification. As a result, the BCL ruled that teams from France were selected on their BCL club rankings. JDA Dijon and SIG Strasbourg qualified as such.{{Cite web|title=Comninos on BCL criteria: It's meritocratic, we have objective ranking on each club|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1065280/comninos-on-bcl-criteria-its-meritocratic-we-have-objective-ranking-on-each-club/|date=2020-05-29|website=Eurohoops|language=en|access-date=2020-05-29}}

}}

{{Cnote2|Note LAT|Latvia (LAT): VEF Rīga qualified as the highest-ranked Latvian team of the Latvian–Estonian League, because the Latvian championship did not start due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |url=http://www.basket.ee/et/uudised?news_id=7021|publisher=basket.ee|title=Korvpalliliit sel hooajal Eesti meistritiitleid välja ei jaga|accessdate=7 December 2020}}}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

Referees

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Referees of the 2020–21 season
* {{Flagicon|AUT}} Goran Sljivić

  • {{Flagicon|BLR}} Andrei Sharapa
  • {{Flagicon|BEL}} Geert Jacobs
  • {{Flagicon|BIH}} Ademir Zurapović
  • {{Flagicon|BUL}} Martin Horozov
  • {{Flagicon|BUL}} Ventsislav Velikov
  • {{Flagicon|CRO}} Josip Jurčević
  • {{Flagicon|CRO}} Martin Vulić
  • {{Flagicon|CYP}} Ilias Kounelles
  • {{Flagicon|CZE}} Petr Hrůša
  • {{Flagicon|CZE}} Ivor Matějek
  • {{Flagicon|EST}} Mihkel Männiste
  • {{Flagicon|EST}} Tanel Suslov
  • {{Flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Bissuel
  • {{Flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Deman
  • {{Flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Maestre
  • {{Flagicon|FRA}} Valentin Oliot
  • {{Flagicon|FRA}} Yohan Rosso
  • {{Flagicon|FRA}} Eddie Viator
  • {{Flagicon|GER}} Steve Bittner
  • {{Flagicon|GER}} Carsten Straube
  • {{Flagicon|GRE}} Georgios Poursanidis
  • {{Flagicon|ISR}} Erez Gurion

|

  • {{Flagicon|ITA}} Beniamino Attard
  • {{Flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Baldini
  • {{Flagicon|ITA}} Valerio Grigioni
  • {{Flagicon|ITA}} Saverio Lanzarini
  • {{Flagicon|ITA}} Manuel Mazzoni
  • {{Flagicon|ITA}} Tolga Şahin
  • {{Flagicon|LVA}} Andris Aunkrogers
  • {{Flagicon|LVA}} Mārtiņš Kozlovskis
  • {{Flagicon|LVA}} Oskars Lucis
  • {{Flagicon|LVA}} Gatis Saliņš
  • {{Flagicon|LTU}} Gvidas Gedvilas
  • {{Flagicon|LTU}} Tomas Jasevičius
  • {{Flagicon|LTU}} Vilius Mačiulaitis
  • {{Flagicon|LTU}} Gintaras Mačiulis
  • {{Flagicon|LTU}} Gintaras Vitkauskas
  • {{Flagicon|MNE}} Zdravko Rutešić
  • {{Flagicon|MNE}} Radomir Vojinović
  • {{Flagicon|MKD}} Igor Mitrovski
  • {{Flagicon|POL}} Janusz Calik
  • {{Flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Liszka
  • {{Flagicon|POL}} Michał Proc
  • {{Flagicon|POL}} Dariusz Zapolski
  • {{Flagicon|POR}} Paulo Marques

|

  • {{Flagicon|ROU}} Marius Ciulin
  • {{Flagicon|RUS}} Sergei Beliakov
  • {{Flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Davydov
  • {{Flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Glišić
  • {{Flagicon|SRB}} Vladimir Jevtović
  • {{Flagicon|SRB}} Siniša Prpa
  • {{Flagicon|SVK}} Marek Kúkelčík
  • {{Flagicon|SVK}} Zdenko Tomašovič
  • {{Flagicon|SLO}} Boris Krejić
  • {{Flagicon|SLO}} Blaž Zupančič
  • {{Flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Calatrava
  • {{Flagicon|ESP}} Luis Castillo
  • {{Flagicon|ESP}} Antonio Conde
  • {{Flagicon|SWE}} Apostolos Kalpakas
  • {{Flagicon|TUR}} Kerem Baki
  • {{Flagicon|TUR}} Mehmet Karabilecen
  • {{Flagicon|TUR}} Can Mavisu
  • {{Flagicon|TUR}} Mehmet Şahin
  • {{Flagicon|TUR}} Özlem Yalman
  • {{Flagicon|TUR}} Yener Yılmaz
  • {{Flagicon|TUR}} Zafer Yılmaz
  • {{Flagicon|UKR}} Sergiy Zashchuk

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows.{{cite web |title=DRAFT - regulations.pdf |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/champions-league/20-21/regulations.pdf |website=www.fiba.basketball |access-date=15 July 2020}} On December 3, the Basketball Champions League Board has approved a change of format for the 2020-21 Play-Offs and Finals.{{cite web |author1=Basketball Champions League |title=Basketball Champions League Play-Offs and Finals format updated |url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/news/basketball-champions-league-play-offs-and-finals-format-updated |access-date=3 December 2020 |date=3 December 2020}}

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|+Schedule for 2020–21 Basketball Champions League

Phase

!colspan="2"|Round

!Draw date

!Round date

rowspan=2|Qualifying rounds

|colspan="2"|First qualifying round (Semifinals)

|rowspan=14|15 July 2020

|22–23 September 2020

colspan="2"|Second qualifying round (Finals)

|24–25 September 2020

rowspan=12|Regular season

|rowspan=2|Round 1

|Groups A–D

|20–21 October 2020

Groups E–H

|27–28 October 2020

rowspan=2|Round 2

|Groups A–D

|3–4 November 2020

Groups E–H

|10–11 November 2020

rowspan=2|Round 3

|Groups A–D

|17–18 November 2020

Groups E–H

|8–9 December 2020

rowspan=2|Round 4

|Groups A–D

|15–16 December 2020

Groups E–H

|22–23 December 2020

rowspan=2|Round 5

|Groups A–D

|5–6 January 2021

Groups E–H

|12–13 January 2021

rowspan=2|Round 6

|Groups A–D

|19–20 January 2021

Groups E–H

|26–27 January 2021

rowspan=6|Play-offs

|colspan="2"|Round 1

|rowspan=6|2 February 2021

|2–3 March 2021

colspan="2"|Round 2

|9–10 March 2021

colspan="2"|Round 3

|16–17 March 2021

colspan="2"|Round 4

|23–24 March 2021

colspan="2"|Round 5

|30–31 March 2021

colspan="2"|Round 6

|6–7 April 2021

rowspan=3|Final Eight

|colspan="2"|Quarterfinals

|rowspan=3|16 April 2021

|6–7 May 2021

colspan="2"|Semifinals

|8 May 2021

colspan="2"|Final

|9 May 2021

Qualifying rounds

= Draw =

The 16 teams that entered in the first round were divided into four pots based firstly on the competition's club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking.

For the first qualification round (QR1), teams from Pot 3 were drawn against teams from Pot 2, and teams from Pot 4 faced teams from Pot 1. Clubs from Pot 1 and 2 were seeded, and played the second leg at home. Games were played on September 15–18. The eight winners then qualified for the second qualification round (QR2).

For the second round (QR2), the winners of Pot 3 and Pot 2 faced the winners of Pot 4 and Pot 1. The winners from Pot 4 and Pot 1 were seeded, and played the second leg at home. Games were played on September 22–25. The four winners then qualified for the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League regular reason and joined the 28 directly qualified teams in the main draw.

= Change of Qualifying format =

On August 25, 2020, it was announced, in order to protect the health and guarantee the safety of players, coaches and officials, but also to safeguard a fair competition, and to properly organize game operations, the decision has been taken to modify the competition system from home-away games, to a tournament format, with single games for each Qualification Round.{{Cite web|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/qualifiers/news/basketball-champions-league-qualification-rounds-format-updated|title=Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds format updated and hosts announced|date=August 25, 2020|publisher=Champions League Basketball|language=En|access-date=August 31, 2020}}

Four tournaments took place, each consisting of two semifinals games and of one final game, where the semifinals were played as the BCL qualification round 1 and the final as the BCL qualification round 2. These Qualification tournaments took place in two different locations:

=Draw pots=

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|

{| class="wikitable"

+Pot 1
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|LTU}} Neptūnasalign="right" |69
{{flagicon|POL}} Anwil Włocławekalign=right|28
{{flagicon|SWI}} Fribourg Olympicalign="right" |13
{{flagicon|NED}} Donaralign=right|7

|

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+Pot 2
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|BLR}} Tsmoki-Minskalign="right" |6
{{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bearsalign=right|5
{{flagicon|ROM}} U-BT Cluj-Napocaalign="right" |4
{{flagicon|CYP}} Keravnosalign=right|3

|

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+Pot 3
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|BUL}} Balkanalign=right|1
{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Avivalign=right|1
{{flagicon|BIH}} Igokeaalign=right|1*
{{flagicon|GRE}} Iraklisalign=right|106.42{{ref|1|†}}

|

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+Pot 4
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|BEL}} Belfius Mons-Hainautalign="right" |66.83{{ref|1|†}}
{{flagicon|UKR}} Dniproalign=right|15.00{{ref|1|†}}
{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CPalign=right|6.00{{ref|1|†}}
{{flagicon|GBR}} London Lionsalign="right" |1.00{{ref|1|†}}

|}

* Example of 1 point for Igokea from 2016 to 2017 season means that the FIBA's "last three season points" rule applies to the last (three) BCL seasons of the particular club, not the last three BCL seasons in general.

=Results=

==Qualification Group A==

Semifinals were played on 23 September 2020 and Final took place on 25 September 2020 at Tassos Papadopoulos Eleftheria Indoor Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus.

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|23 September|{{flagicon|POL}} Anwil Włocławek|69|{{flagicon|BEL}} Belfius Mons-Hainaut|81

|23 September|{{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears|91|{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Aviv|71

|25 September|{{flagicon|BEL}} Belfius Mons-Hainaut|71|{{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears|86

}}

==Qualification Group B==

Semifinals were played on 22 September 2020 and Final took place on 24 September 2020 at Tassos Papadopoulos Eleftheria Indoor Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus.

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|22 September|{{flagicon|CYP}} Keravnos (OT)|96|{{flagicon|GRE}} Iraklis|94

|22 September|{{flagicon|NED}} Donar|88|{{flagicon|UKR}} Dnipro|53

|24 September|{{flagicon|CYP}} Keravnos|60|{{flagicon|NED}} Donar|57

}}

==Qualification Group C==

Semifinals were played on 23 September 2020 and Final took place on 25 September 2020 at Arena Botevgrad in Botevgrad, Bulgaria.

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|23 September|{{flagicon|ROU}} U-BT Cluj-Napoca|75|{{flagicon|BIH}} Igokea|82

|23 September|{{flagicon|SUI}} Fribourg Olympic|78|{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP|84

|25 September|{{flagicon|BIH}} Igokea|70|{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP|64

}}

==Qualification Group D==

Semifinals were played on 22 September 2020 and Final took place on 24 September 2020 at Arena Botevgrad in Botevgrad, Bulgaria.

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|22 September|{{flagicon|BLR}} Tsmoki-Minsk|73|{{flagicon|BUL}} Balkan|65

|22 September|{{flagicon|LTU}} Neptūnas|77|{{flagicon|GBR}} London Lions|73

|24 September|{{flagicon|BLR}} Tsmoki-Minsk|69|{{flagicon|LTU}} Neptūnas|59

}}

Regular season

= Draw =

The 28 teams that entered in the regular season directly were divided into seven pots based firstly on the club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. Eighth pot is reserved for winners of qualifying rounds.

Initially, teams were divided into groups of eight teams. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, groups were split with the aim to the reduce the number of games and to make easier to play possible postponed matches.

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|

{| class="wikitable"

+Pot 1
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|GRE}} AEKalign=right|119
{{flagicon|ESP}} Iberostar Tenerifealign=right|119
{{flagicon|CZE}} ERA Nymburkalign=right|83
{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalemalign=right|79

|

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+Pot 2
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Strasbourgalign=right|68
{{flagicon|BEL}} Filou Oostendealign=right|64
{{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorodalign=right|61
{{flagicon|GER}} Brose Bambergalign=right|60

|

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+Pot 3
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|ITA}} Dinamo Sassarialign=right|51
{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Holonalign=right|47
{{flagicon|FRA}} JDA Dijonalign=right|43
{{flagicon|TUR}} Türk Telekomalign=right|36

|

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+Pot 4
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|TUR}} Pınar Karşıyakaalign=right|35
{{flagicon|ESP}} Casademont Zaragozaalign=right|34
{{flagicon|ESP}} San Pablo Burgosalign=right|30
{{flagicon|GRE}} Peristerialign=right|26

|-

|

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+Pot 5
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|HUN}} Falco Szombathelyalign=right|17
{{flagicon|ITA}} Happy Casa Brindisialign=right|15
{{flagicon|LAT}} VEF Rigaalign=right|7
{{flagicon|ESP}} RETAbet Bilbaoalign=right|131.00{{ref|1|†}}

|

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+Pot 6
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|FRA}} Choletalign=right|110.58{{ref|1|†}}
{{flagicon|FRA}} Limoges CSPalign=right|110.58{{ref|1|†}}
{{flagicon|TUR}} Galatasarayalign=right|107.50{{ref|1|†}}
{{flagicon|TUR}} Tofaşalign=right|107.50{{ref|1|†}}

|

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+Pot 7
width=200|Team

!width=25|{{Abbr|Pts|Points}}

{{flagicon|TUR}} Darüşşafaka Tekfenalign=right|107.50{{ref|1|†}}
{{flagicon|ITA}} Fortitudo Bolognaalign=right|95.00{{ref|1|†}}
{{flagicon|LTU}} Rytasalign=right|74.33{{ref|1|†}}
{{flagicon|POL}} Start Lublinalign=right|44.67{{ref|1|†}}

|

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+Pot 8
width=200|Team
{{flagicon|DEN}} Bakken Bears
{{flagicon|CYP}} Keravnos
{{flagicon|BIH}} Igokea
{{flagicon|BLR}} Tsmoki-Minsk

|}

;Notes

{{Refbegin|}}

:{{note|1|†}} Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

{{refend}}

=Group A=

{{2020–21 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group A|show_matches=yes}}

=Group B=

{{2020–21 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group B|show_matches=yes}}

=Group C=

{{2020–21 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group C|show_matches=yes}}

=Group D=

{{2020–21 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group D|show_matches=yes}}

=Group E=

{{2020–21 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group E|show_matches=yes}}

=Group F=

{{2020–21 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group F|show_matches=yes}}

=Group G=

{{2020–21 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group G|show_matches=yes}}

=Group H=

{{2020–21 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group H|show_matches=yes}}

Playoffs

Sixteen teams advance to the Play-off phase, consisting of a new group format of four groups with four teams each.

A draw determined the new four groups (each group had respectively two teams having finished first and two teams having finished second in their regular season group) that played home and away games over the month of March. No country protection, only group protection was applied during the draw.

Clubs played six games each in a round robin system (three games home, three away), with the first two teams in each group qualifying for a Final 8 tournament that concluded the 2020–21 season. The playoffs started on March 2–3, 2021.{{Cite web|title=Competition System|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/competition-system|access-date=2020-12-13|website=FIBA.basketball|language=en}}

The draw of this second phase of the competition was conducted on February 2, at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball.{{cite web |title=Basketball Champions League Play-Offs Draw explained |url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/news/basketball-champions-league-play-offs-draw-explained |website=championsleague.basketball |access-date=28 January 2021}}

= Draw =

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|

{| class="wikitable"

+Seeded teams
{{flagicon|ESP}} Lenovo Tenerife
{{flagicon|TUR}} Tofaş
{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Holon
{{flagicon|ESP}} Casademont Zaragoza
{{flagicon|FRA}} SIG Strasbourg
{{flagicon|GER}} Brose Bamberg
{{flagicon|TUR}} Türk Telekom
{{flagicon|ESP}} San Pablo Burgos

|

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+Non-seeded teams
{{flagicon|ITA}} Dinamo Sassari
{{flagicon|CZE}} ERA Nymburk
{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK
{{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod
{{flagicon|LAT}} VEF Riga
{{flagicon|TUR}} Pınar Karşıyaka
{{flagicon|BIH}} Igokea
{{flagicon|ITA}} Happy Casa Brindisi

|}

=Group I=

{{2020–21 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group I|show_matches=yes}}

=Group J=

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=Group K=

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=Group L=

{{2020–21 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group L|show_matches=yes}}

Final Eight

{{Main article|2021 Basketball Champions League Final Eight}}

The concluding Final Eight tournament was played in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, between 5 May and 9 May 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/news/final-eight-field-confirmed|title=Final Eight field confirmed|date=2021-04-07|access-date=2021-04-12|publisher=FIBA}}

= Draw =

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+Pot 1
{{flagicon|CZE}} ERA Nymburk
{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Holon
{{flagicon|ESP}} Lenovo Tenerife
{{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod

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+Pot 2
{{flagicon|ESP}} Casademont Zaragoza
{{flagicon|ESP}} San Pablo Burgos
{{flagicon|TUR}} Pınar Karşıyaka
{{flagicon|FRA}} SIG Strasbourg

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=Bracket=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2021 Basketball Champions League Final Eight|Bracket}}}}

=Quarterfinals=

The quarterfinals were played on 5–6 May 2021.

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{{OneLegResult|Lenovo Tenerife|ESP|86–88 OT|SIG Strasbourg|FRA}}

{{OneLegResult|Hapoel Holon|ISR|77–86|San Pablo Burgos|ESP}}

{{OneLegResult|Nizhny Novgorod|RUS|78–86|Casademont Zaragoza|ESP}}

{{OneLegResult|ERA Nymburk|CZE|73–84|Pınar Karşıyaka|TUR}}

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=Semifinals=

The semifinals were played on 7 May 2021.

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{{OneLegResult|San Pablo Burgos|ESP|81–70|SIG Strasbourg|FRA}}

{{OneLegResult|Casademont Zaragoza|ESP|79–84|Pınar Karşıyaka|TUR}}

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=Third place game=

The third place game was played on 9 May 2021.

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{{OneLegResult|Casademont Zaragoza|ESP|89–77|SIG Strasbourg|FRA}}

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=Final=

{{Main article|2021 Basketball Champions League Final}}

The final was played on 9 May 2021.

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{{OneLegResult|Pınar Karşıyaka|TUR|59–64|San Pablo Burgos|ESP}}

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Individual awards

=Season awards=

The annual season awards were announced on 5 May.{{Cite web|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/en/20-21/news/star-lineup-revealed-makoundou-best-young-player|title=Star Lineup revealed, Makoundou Best Young Player|date=5 May 2021|access-date=6 May 2021|work=Basketball Champions League}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/en/20-21/news/colson-named-mvp-of-the-season|title=Colson named MVP of the Season|date=7 May 2021|access-date=7 May 2021|work=Basketball Champions League}}

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Award

! Player

! Club

Most Valuable Player{{flagicon|USA}} Bonzie Colson{{flagicon|FRA}} SIG Strasbourg
Final Eight MVP{{flagicon|BRA}} Vítor Benite{{flagicon|ESP}} San Pablo Burgos
Best Young Player{{flagicon|FRA}} Yoan Makoundou{{flagicon|FRA}} Cholet
Best Coach{{flagicon|SRB}} Zoran Lukić{{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod

=[[Basketball Champions League Star Lineup|Star Lineup]]=

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colspan=2|First Team

!colspan=2|Second Team

Player

! Team

! Player

! Team

{{flagicon|USA}} C.J. Harris

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Holon

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Dylan Ennis

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Zaragoza

{{flagicon|USA}} Kasey Shepherd

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod

|{{flagicon|USA}} Darius Thompson

|{{flagicon|ITA}} New Basket Brindisi

{{flagicon|USA}} Bonzie Colson

|{{flagicon|FRA}} SIG Strasbourg

|{{flagicon|CUB}} Jasiel Rivero

|{{flagicon|ESP}} San Pablo Burgos

{{flagicon|USA}} Raymar Morgan

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Karşıyaka

|{{flagicon|USA}} Omar Prewitt

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Nymburk

{{flagicon|GEO}} Giorgi Shermadini

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Canarias

|{{flagicon|USA}} Michale Kyser

|{{flagicon|LAT}} VEF Rīga

=MVP of the Month=

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Month

! width=160| Player

! width=160| Club

! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

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{{center|October}}{{flagicon|USA}} Steven Gray{{flagicon|GRE}} Peristeri{{center|{{Cite news|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/news/record-breaking-gray-named-mvp-of-the-month-for-october|title=Record-breaking Gray named MVP of the Month for October|date=30 October 2020|access-date=1 November 2020|work=Basketball Champions League}}}}
{{center|November}}{{flagicon|ANG}} Yanick Moreira{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK{{center|{{Cite news|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/news/aek-big-man-moreira-named-mvp-of-the-month-for-november|title=AEK big man Moreira named MVP of the month for November|date=27 November 2020|access-date=1 December 2020|work=Basketball Champions League}}}}
{{center|December}}{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Allman Jr.{{flagicon|LVA}} VEF Rīga{{center|{{Cite news|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/news/vef-riga-s-kyle-allman-named-mvp-of-the-month-for-december|title=VEF Riga's Kyle Allman named MVP of the month for December|date=29 December 2020|access-date=29 December 2020|work=Basketball Champions League}}}}
colspan=4 | 2021
{{center|January}}{{flagicon|USA}} Raymar Morgan{{flagicon|TUR}} Pınar Karşıyaka{{center|{{Cite news|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/news/pinar-karsiyaka-s-raymar-morgan-named-mvp-of-the-month-for-january|title=Pinar Karsiyaka's Raymar Morgan named MVP of the month for January|date=1 February 2021|access-date=1 February 2021|work=Basketball Champions League}}}}

=Play-Offs MVP=

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width=160|Player

! width=160|Club

! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

{{flagicon|USA}} Kasey Shepherd{{flagicon|RUS}} Nizhny Novgorod{{center|{{cite news|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/news/nizhny-novgorod-s-kasey-shepherd-named-play-offs-mvp|title=Nizhny Novgorod's Kasey Shepherd named Play-Offs MVP|date=12 April 2021|access-date=14 April 2021|work=Basketball Champions League}}}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.championsleague.basketball/ Basketball Champions League] (official website)
  • [https://www.fiba.basketball FIBA] (official website)

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