The 2019 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Four was the third

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tournament. It was the concluding phase of the

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season.

Venue

The

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hosted the final tournament for the first time.

Teams

Road to the Final Four

Background

Telenet Giants Antwerp

Antwerp qualified for its first ever final phase of a European competition and were the second team ever to reach the final four after playing all qualifying rounds, after

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. In its domestic

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(PBL), Antwerp was having a terrific year as it was in second position. In 2018–19, Antwerp also won its first

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in history.

Segafredo Virtus Bologna

Bologna qualified for the Champions League as the ninth best team in the Italian

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(LBA). In its 2018–19 domestic season, it was in eleventh position as of 16 April 2019. Leading scorer Kevin Punter won the Champions League in

, while playing for AEK.

Brose Bamberg

After playing in

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competitions for years, Bamberg made its debut in the Champions League. It also won the 2019 BBL-Pokal in the 2018–19 season.

Iberostar Tenerife

Tenerife made its return to the Final Four for the second time, after winning the tournament in

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Bracket

Semifinals

Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs Brose Bamberg

Iberostar Tenerife vs Telenet Giants Antwerp

Third place game

Final

Notes

References

External links

Basketball Champions League
(official website) {{2018–19 in European men's basketball 2018–19 Basketball Champions League

Basketball Champions League Final Four The Basketball Champions League Final Four (BCL Final Four) is the concluding final four tournament of each season's Basketball Champions League. The tournament's full official name is ''FIBA Basketball Champions League Europe Final Four''. The BCL ...