The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly named the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the leagues of the African countries. The league was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL) from 2020.
| Organising body | FIBA Africa |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1971 |
| First season | 1972 |
| Folded | 2019 |
| Replaced by | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
| Country | FIBA Africa member countries |
| Confederation | FIBA Africa |
| Number of teams | 4–16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Last champions |  Primeiro de Agosto (9th title) (2019) |
| Most championships | Primeiro de Agosto (9 titles) |
History
editThe competition was founded in 1971. A year later, in 1972, Hit Trésor SC won the inaugural championship. For the first 33 years in existence, it was a biennial league. From 2004, the ACC was held yearly.[1]
Notable players who have played in the competition are Serge Ibaka and Bismack Biyombo, who both went on to play in the United States' National Basketball Association (NBA).
In February 2019, FIBA Africa announced the reformulation of the league, expanding it from 12 to 16 teams. The name of the tournament was changed to "FIBA Africa Basketball League", or "FIBA AfroLeague".[2]
FIBA has in the past announced plans to expand the FIBA Intercontinental Cup to possibly include the champion teams from the FIBA Africa Basketball League, FIBA Asia Champions Cup, NBL from Australia, and possibly the NBA, at some point in the future.[3][4]
Results
editThe following is a list of all the winners of the FIBA Africa Basketball League.[5] The most common final was between the Angolan arch-rivals Petro de Luanda and Primeiro de Agosto, who faced each other four times.
Medals by country
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 12 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| 2 |  Egypt | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 |  Senegal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 |  Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 |  Central African Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Morocco | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 |  Tunisia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 |  Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Mali | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 |  Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 32 | 29 | 32 | 93 | |
MVP award winner
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Clubs performance
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- ^ BC M'Tsapere is a club from Mayotte, an island off the African southeast coast under French rule.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Revisit the early days of the Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Découvrez l'Afroleague, la nouvelle compétition de clubs de FIBA Afrique". Archived from the original on 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ Esportes.Opovobr Com Copa Intercontinental, Fiba ensaia Campeonato Mundial. Archived 2019-01-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ Estadao.com Pinheiros e Olympiacos começam a disputar o título da Intercontinental. (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Palmarès Club champions Hommes" (in French). FIBAAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 Dec 2014.
- ^ "African Cup for Men's Champion Clubs 2005". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
- ^ "FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs 2006". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
- ^ "FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs 2007". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
- ^ "FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs 2008". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
- ^ "M.S. Champions Cup 2012". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
- ^ "28th Champions Cup". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 21 Dec 2013.
- ^ "2014 FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs". FIBA.com. Retrieved 21 Dec 2014.
- ^ "2015 FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs". FIBA.com. Retrieved 20 Dec 2015.
External links
edit- (in English) FIBA Africa
- (in Arabic and English) African Basketball Champions Cup – goalzz.com