The Basketball Champions League rankings are the competition's criteria for ordering teams and leagues according to their performance with the aim to give an objective process for determining the participation of clubs each season.[1]
Country coefficient
The country coefficient is used to rank the basketball leagues of Europe, and thus determine the maximum number of clubs from an association that will participate in the Basketball Champions League.
This coefficient is determined by the results of the clubs of the leagues in the Basketball Champions League games over the past three seasons. Two points are awarded for each win by a club since the regular season. The number of points awarded each season is divided by the number of teams that participated for that association in that season. This number is then rounded up to one decimal place (e.g. 2⅔ would be rounded to 2.7).
Bonus points are added to the number of points scored in a season. Bonus points are allocated for:[1]
- Clubs that are eliminated in the qualifying rounds (1 bonus point for the first round, 2 for the second round and 4 for the third round if it is played)
- Clubs that qualify for the regular season of the Champions League (5 bonus points).
- Clubs that qualify for the round of 16 of the Champions League (5 bonus points).
- Clubs that qualify for the quarterfinals of the Champions League (3 bonus points).
- Clubs that qualify for the Final Four of the Champions League (4 bonus points and 1 additional point if finishes third, 2 if second and 4 if it wins the competition).
Current ranking
The ranking below takes into account of each league's performance in European competitions from 2018–19 to 2020–21, with the 2020–21 season currently taking place.
As of 17 April 2021 the ranking is as follows:[2]
| Ranking | League | Coefficient | Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020-21 | Total | |||
| 1 |  Spain
|
25.00 | 37.00 | 30.50 | 92.50 | 3/4 |
| 2 |  Czech Republic
|
8.67 | 41.00 | 37.00 | 86.67 | 1/1 |
| 3 |  Russia
|
15.00 | 30.00 | 34.00 | 79.00 | 1/1 |
| 4 |  Germany
|
21.00 | 20.67 | 34.00 | 75.67 | 0/1 |
| 5 |  Greece
|
24.75 | 28.67 | 21.00 | 74.42 | 0/3 |
| 6 |  Israel
|
21.00 | 28.00 | 22.50 | 71.50 | 1/3 |
| 7 |  Italy
|
25.75 | 23.50 | 20.33 | 69.58 | 0/3 |
| 8 |  Turkey
|
20.00 | 25.50 | 21.20 | 66.70 | 1/5 |
| 9 |  France
|
23.50 | 24.00 | 17.50 | 65.00 | 1/4 |
| 10 |  Belgium
|
21.00 | 20.50 | 11.00 | 52.00 | 0/2 |
| 11 |  Lithuania
|
14.00 | 20.50 | 11.00 | 45.50 | 0/2 |
| 12 |  Latvia
|
17.00 | 4.50 | 22.00 | 43.50 | 0/1 |
| 13 |  Hungary
|
1.00 | 17.00 | 14.00 | 32.00 | 0/1 |
| 14 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 28.00 | 28.00 | 0/1 |
| 15 |  Poland
|
8.50 | 8.67 | 5.00 | 22.17 | 0/2 |
| 16 |  Denmark
|
2.00 | 1.00 | 14.00 | 17.00 | 0/1 |
| 17 |  Belarus
|
1.00 | 1.00 | 11.00 | 13.00 | 0/1 |
| 18 |  Montenegro
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0.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 0/0 |
| 19 |  Switzerland
|
11.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 0/1 |
| 20 |  Cyprus
|
1.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 0/1 |
| 21 |  Slovenia
|
7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0/0 |
| 22 |  Finland
|
4.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0/0 |
| 23 |  Bulgaria
|
2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0/1 |
| 24 |  Netherlands
|
2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0/1 |
| 25 |  Sweden
|
1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0/0 |
| 26 |  Portugal
|
1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0/1 |
| 27 |  Romania
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1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0/1 |
| 28 |  Ukraine
|
0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0/1 |
| 29 |  Kosovo
|
1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0/0 |
| 30 |  Austria
|
0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0/0 |
| 31 |  Slovakia
|
0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0/0 |
| 32 |  Great Britain
|
1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0/1 |
| 33 |  Georgia
|
1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0/0 |
| — (NR) |  Albania
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 |
 Armenia
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 Azerbaijan
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 Croatia
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 Estonia
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 Iceland
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 Ireland
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 Luxembourg
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 Malta
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 Moldova
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 North Macedonia
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 Norway
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
 Serbia
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0/0 | |
NR No rank (league did not enter in any of the seasons used for computing coefficients)
Top leagues by period
The following data indicates the three top-ranked leagues in each three-year period.
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The table shows the ranking of nations with respect to the total number of years in the top three of the rankings:
| League | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga ACB
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNB Pro A
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Basket League
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Basketball Super League
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| National Basketball League
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Club ranking
The club coefficient is either the sum of the points earned by the club in the Basketball Champions League over the previous three seasons.[1]
The clubs receive two points for a win since the regular season and no points for a defeat in games of the main stages of the tournament.
Qualifying round results are only taken into account for bonus points.
| Round | Points awarded |
|---|---|
| Champions League | |
| First qualifying round elimination | 1.0 |
| Second qualifying round elimination | 2.0 |
| Third qualifying round elimination | 4.0 |
| Regular season participation | 5.0 |
| Win in group stage or subsequent round | 2.0 |
| Round of 16 participation | 5.0 |
| Quarter-finals participation | 3.0 |
| Final Four participation | 4.0 |
| Third place | 1.0 |
| Second place | 2.0 |
| Champion | 4.0 |
This ranking is used by the BCL to determine a club's seeding in club competition draws.
Current ranking
The top 25 clubs as of 11 March 2020 are as follows:[3]
| Ranking | Club | League | Coefficient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | Total | |||
| 1 | Canarias | Spain
|
36 | 49 | 34 | 119 |
| AEK Athens | Greece
|
46 | 41 | 32 | 119 | |
| 3 | Bandırma | Turkey
|
37 | 28 | 26 | 91 |
| 4 | Nymburk | Czech Republic
|
32 | 13 | 38 | 83 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | Turkey
|
31 | 28 | 24 | 83 |
| 6 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Israel
|
0 | 43 | 36 | 79 |
| 7 | Murcia | Spain
|
40 | 38 | 0 | 78 |
| 8 | Neptūnas | Lithuania
|
26 | 26 | 17 | 69 |
| PAOK | Greece
|
26 | 28 | 15 | 69 | |
| 10 | SIG Strasbourg | France
|
34 | 21 | 13 | 68 |
| 11 | Oostende | Belgium
|
17 | 19 | 28 | 64 |
| 12 | Nanterre 92 | France
|
28 | 35 | 0 | 63 |
| 13 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia
|
2 | 29 | 30 | 61 |
| 14 | Bamberg | Germany
|
0 | 41 | 19 | 60 |
| 15 | Telekom Baskets | Germany
|
15 | 17 | 26 | 58 |
| 16 | Antwerp Giants | Belgium
|
4 | 40 | 13 | 57 |
| 17 | Riesen Ludwigsburg | Germany
|
45 | 11 | 0 | 56 |
| 18 | Reyer Venezia | Italy
|
21 | 32 | 0 | 53 |
| Monaco | France
|
53 | 0 | 0 | 53 | |
| 20 | Dinamo Sassari | Italy
|
19 | 0 | 32 | 51 |
| 21 | Virtus Bologna | Italy
|
0 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
| 22 | Bayreuth | Germany
|
34 | 15 | 0 | 49 |
| 23 | Hapoel Holon | Israel
|
11 | 19 | 17 | 47 |
| 24 | JDA Dijon | France
|
0 | 13 | 30 | 43 |
| 25 | Lietkabelis | Lithuania
|
0 | 15 | 24 | 39 |
Top club by period
The following data indicate the top-ranked clubs in each 3-year period.
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Top-rated clubs listed by number of times they were top-ranked over a 3-year period:
| Rank | Club | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canarias
|
1 |
| 1 | AEK Athens
|
1 |
References
- ^ a b c "Access List Principles". Basketball Champions League. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Country Ranking". Basketball Champions League. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Club Ranking". Basketball Champions League. Retrieved 16 October 2019.