Youth Basketball Champions League

Youth Basketball Champions League
Organising bodyFIBA Europe
Founded2023
First season2023
CountryFIBA Europe members
Number of teams12
Current championsLithuania Rytas (3rd title)
(2026)
Most championshipsLithuania Rytas
(3 titles)
Websitechampionsleague.basketball/en/youth
2026 Youth Basketball Champions League

The Youth Basketball Champions League (YBCL) is a European basketball competition for men's junior teams organised by FIBA Europe. The league is contested by junior teams of selected Basketball Champions League member teams which can field players younger than 18 years old. The establishment of the league was announced in January and the inaugural season began in April 2023.[1]

The inaugural 2023 season took place with ten teams in Bursa, Turkey, and was won by Igokea.[2] The second edition expanded to 13 teams and was held in Debrecen, Hungary.[3] The second championship was won by Rytas.[4] The third edition of the Youth Basketball Champions League was played at the Tarik Almis Sports Hall in Manisa. It was won by Rytas.[5] Fourt season was held in Aleksandrovac, where Rytas secured its third consecutive title.[6]

Winners

Season Year Host city Final Third and fourth place
Winners Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
1 2023
Details		 Bursa Bosnia and Herzegovina

Igokea

 73–66 Turkey

Tofaş

 Lithuania

Rytas

 78–73 Israel

Hapoel Jerusalem

2 2024
Details		 Debrecen Lithuania

Rytas

 98–62 Turkey

Galatasaray

 Turkey

Tofaş

 93–89 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Igokea

3 2025
Details		 Manisa Lithuania

Rytas

 109–76 BelgiumFilou Oostende Turkey

Tofaş

 83–72 Germany

Porsche BBA Ludwigsburg

4 2026
Details		 Aleksandrovac Lithuania

Rytas

 77–54 Bosnia and HerzegovinaIgokea Belgium

Filou Oostende

 83–72 Germany

Telekom Baskets Bonn

All-time participants

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Youth Basketball Champions League at any time since its formation in 2023 to the current season.

1st Champions
2nd Runners-up
3rd Third place
4th Fourth place
SF Semifinalists
QF Quarterfinalists
RS Regular season
Q Qualified for upcoming season
Team 2023 2024 2025 2026 Total
seasons
Belgium Oostende 7th N/a 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3
Israel Bnei Herzliya 9th N/a N/a N/a 1
Czech Republic Nymburk 10th 7th 10th 12th 4
Czech Republic Opava N/a 8th N/a N/a 1
Spain UCAM Murcia 8th N/a N/a N/a 1
Spain Lenovo Tenerife 6th 5th N/a N/a 2
Germany Riesen Ludwigsburg 5th 11th 4th 10th 4
Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 4th 12th N/a N/a 2
Lithuania Rytas 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
Turkey Galatasaray N/a 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9th 9th 3
Turkey Tofaş 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8th 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4th 11th 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
Germany Oldenburg N/a 6th N/a 6th 2
Greece AEK N/a 10th N/a N/a 1
Greece Promitheas Patras N/a 13th N/a N/a 1
Hungary Debrecen N/a 9th N/a N/a 1
Italy Pallacanestro Reggiana N/a N/a 5th N/a 1
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn N/a N/a 6th 4th 2
Turkey Aliaga Petkimspor N/a N/a 7th N/a 1
Serbia Spartak Office Shoes N/a N/a 8th 11th 2
Turkey Manisa BBSK N/a N/a 12th N/a 1
Azerbaijan Sabah N/a N/a N/a 7th 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac WWIN N/a N/a N/a 5th 1

All-Star Team and MVP

At the end of each season, FIBA Europe selects one most valuable player and names five players to the All-Star Team.[7]

Season MVP All-Star Team Ref.
2023 Dusan Makitan (Igokea)
  • Ognjen Radosic (Igokea)
  • Ozgur Cengiz (Tofas)
  • Roe Averni (Hapoel Jerusalem)
  • Ernestas Matulevic (Rytas)
 [7]
2024 Ignas Urbonas (Rytas)
  • Kerem Erdem (Igokea)
  • Efe Postel (Tofas)
  • Babel Yitu Lipasi (Lenovo Tenerife)
  • Andrej Acimovic (Igokea)
 [8]
2025 Ignas Urbonas (Rytas)
  • Ignas Urbonas (Rytas)
  • Gabrielius Bubnys (Rytas)
  • Daan Pieters (Filou Oostende)
  • Tim Waerniers (Filou Oostende)
  • Mame Samba Deme El Hadji (Pallacanestro Reggiana)
 [5]
2026 Gabrielius Buivydas (Rytas)
  • Gabrielius Buivydas (Rytas)
  • Djordje Djukanovic (Igokea)
  • Tim Waerniers (Filou Oostende)
  • Von Saldern (Bonn)
  • Emmanuel Agbason (Sabah)
 [6]

References

  1. ↑ "BCL launches the brand new Youth Basketball Champions League". Eurohoops. 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Igokea shine brightest, defeat Tofas for first-ever YBCL title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ↑ "Debrecen hosts the expanding Youth Basketball Champions League". Eurohoops. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Rytas Vilnius celebrate their first Youth BCL title in Debrecen". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  5. 1 2 "MVP Urbonas leads Rytas Vilnius to back-to-back Youth BCL titles". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  6. 1 2 "MVP Buivydas leads Rytas to historic three-peat". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  7. 1 2 "MVP Makitan will always remember Igokea's magical YBCL run in Bursa". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  8. ↑ "MVP Urbonas of Rytas Vilnius headlines All-Star Five". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
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