The Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) (Spanish: Baloncesto Liga Campeones de las Américas, Portuguese: Liga dos Campeões de Basquetebol das Américas) is Pan-America's premier men's basketball club competition. Founded in 2019, it replaced the FIBA Americas League as the highest tier league on the continent. The winner of each year's competition qualifies to the annual FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

History

On 24 September 2019, FIBA launched the Panamerican competition, which derives its name and branding from the European Basketball Champions League. The competition replaced the FIBA Americas League as premier league in the Americas, President Horacio Muratore stated: "This is not a succession of Liga de las Américas, but rather a new product of our development project that will foster a balance between representation and quality". The competition consisted of twelve teams, which had to qualify through their domestic leagues. The inaugural season started on October 28, 2019. On October 30, 2021, Quimsa won the inaugural championship after winning the final in Montevideo. Canadian clubs Edmonton Stingers and Brampton Honey Badgers are the only North American teams to participate in the competition so far.

De Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) is een continentale professionele basketbalcompetitie voor clubs uit Noord-, Midden- en Zuid-Amerika. Het werd opgericht in 2019 als vervanging van de FIBA Americas League.

De competitie wordt beheerd door de International Basketball Federation (FIBA) en wordt betwist door 12 teams die zich kwalificeren via hun prestaties in hun nationale competities. Het toernooi wordt gespeeld in een round-robin-formaat, met de beste vier teams die doorgaan naar de knock-outfase.

De BCLA-kampioen vertegenwoordigt de Amerika's bij de FIBA Intercontinental Cup, waar ze het opnemen tegen de kampioen van Europa.

De eerste editie van de BCLA werd gewonnen door het Braziliaanse team Flamengo.