An Innovative joint partnership
An independent and separate legal entity based in Switzerland has been established in March 2016. An innovative 50-50 joint partnership between FIBA and 11 top European leagues:
Basketball’s new horizon in Europe
Fair competition based on sporting principles: teams qualifying through national leagues
A truly European club competition with 30 countries
Innovative partnership
The Basketball Champions League
Nurturing new European talents
Protecting the domestic leagues
Promoting sporting results and openness of competitions
Providing a sound business model for all stakeholders, not only elite clubs
Bringing coherence, transparency and unity to European club competitions
Protecting the integrity of the game: all clubs shall be treated equally
Advancing common interests through a partnership 50% Leagues - 50% FIBA
Board of Directors
Markus Studer (Chairman)
Maurizio Bertea (FIBA)
Kamil Novak (FIBA)
Kevin Tsujihara (First Group of Leagues)
Michalis Mellis (First Group of Leagues)
Stefan Holz (First Group of Leagues)
Antonio Martin (First Group of Leagues)
Arthur Goethals (Second Group of Leagues) Observers:
Brian Bailey (FIBA Club Co)
Tomas Van Den Spiegel (ULEB)
Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Comninos
Two committees composed of representatives of Leagues and FIBA:
Competitions Committee
Serhan Antalyali (TUR), Chairman
Kamil Novak (FIBA), Delegate of the Board
Cohen Rani (ISR)
Djilali Meziane (FRA)
Francesco Ricco (ITA)
Joan Rocca (ESP)
Efthimis Rentzias (GRE)
Wim van de Keere (BEL)
Tomas van der Spiegel (ULEB)
Finance Committee
Stefan Holz (Chairman and Delegate of the Board)
Ingo Weiss (FIBA)
Patrick Mariller (FIBA)
Grzegorz Bachanski (FIBA Europe)
Radek Piesiewicz (Business Advisor)
BCL Club Council (season 2023-24)
Maurizio Bertea, Delegate of the Board AEK (Greece), member Dinamo Sassari (Italy), member Filou Oostende (Belgium), member Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel), member Igokea m:tel (Bosnia and Herzegovina), member JDA Bourgogne Dijon (France), member Lenovo Tenerife (Spain), member Pinar Karsiyaka (Turkey), member Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania), member Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany), member Unicaja (Spain), member
Single Judge
Olivier Ducrey