BAL Qualifying Tournaments

The BAL Qualifying Tournaments, also branded as the Road to BAL, are the qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The organization of the qualifiers is in hands of FIBA Africa. The first qualifying rounds were held on 16 October 2019.

BAL Qualifying Tournaments
Organising bodyFIBA Africa
Founded2019 (2019)
First season2021
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Number of teams26
(depends on applications)
Current champions2 teams (1 title)
2022 BAL qualification

The qualifiers are geographically divided into the West and East Division, with three teams qualifying out of each division. Semi-finals and finals are played to determine the winners of the qualifying tournaments.

Format

The national champions of each national federation (associated with FIBA Africa) can sign up for the BAL qualifiers.

A total of 31 teams[1] from 31 countries participate in the qualifying tournaments to determine which six teams will play in the 2020 BAL regular season, along with six directly placed six teams. The qualifying tournaments are divided into the First round and Second round.

Winners

Edition Season East Division West Division Number
of teams
Champions Runners-up Third place Champions Runners-up Third place
1 2021
Patriots

GNBC

Ferroviário de Maputo

GS Pétroliers

FAP

AS Police
31[1]
2 2022
Ferroviário da Beira

Cobra Sport

Cape Town Tigers

FAP

SLAC

Espoir Fukash
20[lower-alpha 1]

All-time participants

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the BAL Qualifying Tournaments at any time since its formation in 2019.

Defunct Defunct teams
1st Champions
2nd Runners-up
3rd Third place
SF Semi-finalists
R1 First round
R2 Second round
DQ Disqualified
Team 21 22 Total
seasons
Times
qualified
GS Pétroliers1st–11
WA Boufarik–DQ––
DolphinsR1–––
ASPACR1TBD2–
AOA–DQ––
Les AbeillesDQ–––
Tondema–R11–
UsoniR1–––
ABC4th–––
SOA–R21–
FAP2nd1st21
ASB MazembeR2–––
Espoir Fukash–3rd––
Prédio–DQ––
Manga BBR2–1–
SLACR12nd2–
Virgen María de ÁfricaR1–1–
Malabo Kings–DQ––
Hawassa CityR1DQ1–
City Oilers4thR22–
AS Police3rd4th11
JKTR2–––
Kurasini Heat–R2––
Cobra SportR22nd2–
DynamoR1–––
New Star–4th––
Jozi NuggetsR1–––
Cape Town Tigers–3rd––
Ferroviário de Maputo3rd–11
Ferroviário da Beira –1st1–
Roche-Bois Warriors–R11–
LionsR1–––
Beau Vallon HeatR1–––
Al-NasrR2–––
AS Salé–DQ––
ASCUT–DQ––
GNBC2nd–11
Brave Hearts–R11–
KPAR2–1–
Ulinzi Warriors–R21–
Matero Magic–R21–
UNZA PacersR2–1–
NigelecR2R2––
NPA PythonsR1–––
Patriots1st–11
MercenariesR1DQ––

Notes

  1. In the 2022 BAL qualification, initially 26 teams would participate but six teams withdrew.

References

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