# List of basketball champions of the Americas

The continental championship for men's basketball teams based in the Americas, a landmass that includes North America and South America, has been played since 1993. From 1946 to 1992, a competition for South American teams was run by FIBA. Historically, different leagues have been organised to determine the continental champions of the American continents. Currently, the Basketball Champions League Americas is the official first-level league.
Teams from the highest level of basketball in the United States, the National Basketball Association (NBA), do not participate in FIBA competitions. Although this league is widely accepted to be of a higher level, FIBA still awards the continental championship title to the BCLA winners.

## Competitions

Competitions historically considered as the first-level continental league :
| Timespan | League | Note(s) |
| 1946-1992 | Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol | The league was exclusivley for teams from Latin America. The competition continued as the continental second-tier level until 1996, and later as the third-tier level until 2008. |
| 1993-2000 | Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol | |
| 2000-2007 | Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB) | The league was exclusively for teams from Latin America. The LSB was the second-tier league between 1996 and 2000, and still is since 2008. |
| 2007-2019 | FIBA Americas League | |
| 2019-present | Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) | |

## List of champions

From 1946 to 1992, the South American champions are listed in the absence of a FIBA-ran competition for Northern American teams.
| Ed. | Pan-American ed. | Year | First place game | First place game | Third place game | Third place game | Num. teams | Ref. |
| Ed. | Pan-American ed. | Year | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Num. teams | Ref. |
| 1 | – | 1946 | Olimpia Montevideo | Gimnasia y Esgrima (VdP) | – | – | 2 | |
| 2 | – | 1953 | Olimpia Flamengo Provincia de Santa Fé | Club Deportivo Palestino Paysandu | | | | |
| 3 | – | 1956 | Sporting Club Uruguay | Ateneo de la Juventud | | | | |
| 4 | – | 1958 | Defensor Sporting | San Lorenzo | Selección Valley del Cauca | LDU Quito | 7 | |
| 5 | – | 1961 | Sírio | Olimpia | | | | |
| 6 | – | 1965 | Corinthians | Tabaré | | | | |
| 7 | – | 1966 | Corinthians | L.D. Estudantil | Two teams from Argentina and Uruguay withdrew | Two teams from Argentina and Uruguay withdrew | 2 | |
| 8 | – | 1967 | Thomas Bata | Welcome | | | | |
| 9 | – | 1968 | Sírio | Welcome | | | | |
| 10 | – | 1969 | Corinthians | L.D. Estudantil | | | | |
| 11 | – | 1970 | Sírio | Atenas | | | | |
| 12 | – | 1971 | Sírio | Sportiva Italiana | | | | |
| 13 | – | 1972 | Sírio | Olimpia | | | | |
| 14 | – | 1974 | Franca | CA Peñarol | | | | |
| 15 | – | 1975 | Franca | Obras Sanitarias | | | | |
| 16 | – | 1977 | Franca | Palmeiras | | | | |
| 17 | – | 1978 | Sírio | Franca | | | | |
| 18 | – | 1979 | Sírio | Guaiqueríes de Margarita | | | | |
| 19 | – | 1980 | Franca | Sírio | | | | |
| 20 | – | 1981 | Ferro C. Oeste | São José dos Campos | | | 7 | |
| 21 | – | 1982 | Ferro C. Oeste | Obras Sanitarias | | | | |
| 22 | – | 1983 | Peñarol | Monte Líbano | | | 6 | |
| 23 | – | 1984 | Sírio | River Plate | | | | |
| 24 | – | 1985 | Monte Líbano | San Andrés | | | | |
| 25 | – | 1986 | Monte Líbano | Ferro C. Oeste | | | | |
| 26 | – | 1987 | Ferro C. Oeste | Monte Líbano | | | | |
| 27 | – | 1988 | Trotamundos | Atenas | | | | |
| 28 | – | 1989 | Trotamundos | Biguá | | | | |
| 29 | – | 1990 | Franca | San Pedro Pascual | | | | |
| 30 | – | 1991 | Franca | Atenas | | | | |
| 31 | – | 1992 | Biguá | Franca | | | | |
| Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol |||||||||
| 32 | 1 | 1993 | Franca | Atenas | Indios de Ciudad Juárez | Adidas | | |
| 33 | 2 | 1994 | Franca | Olimpia de Venado Tuerto | União Corinthians | Atenas | | |
| 34 | 3 | 1995 | Rio Claro | Peñarol Mar del Plata | União Corinthians | Franca | | |
| 35 | 4 | 1996 | Atenas | Franca | Dharma/Yara Franca | Independiente de General Pico | | |
| 36 | 5 | 1997 | Franca | Atenas | Independiente de General Pico | Mogi das Cruzes | | |
| 37 | 6 | 1998 | Cancelled due to the 1999 Pacific hurricane season | Cancelled due to the 1999 Pacific hurricane season | Cancelled due to the 1999 Pacific hurricane season | Cancelled due to the 1999 Pacific hurricane season | | |
| 38 | 7 | 1999 | Franca | Vasco da Gama | Mauricio Baez | Independiente de General Pico | | |
| 39 | 8 | 2000 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | Aguada | Atlético Welcome | Marathon Franca | | |
| Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB) |||||||||
| 40 | – | 2001 | Estudiantes de Olavarría | GECR | Atenas | Flamengo | 16 | |
| 41 | – | 2002 | Libertad de Sunchales | Vasco da Gama | Cocodrilos de Caracas | Estudiantes de Olavarría | 16 | |
| 42 | – | 2004 | Atenas | Unitri Uberlândia | Boca Juniors | Libertad | 16 | |
| 43 | – | 2005 | Uberlândia | Universo Ajax | Boca Juniors | Cocodrilos de Caracas | 16 | |
| 44 | – | 2006 | Ben Hur | COC Ribeirão Preto | Unitri Uberlândia | Libertad | 16 | |
| 45 | – | 2007 | Libertad de Sunchales | Unimed Franca | Ben Hur | GECR | 16 | |
| FIBA Americas League | FIBA Americas League | FIBA Americas League | FIBA Americas League | FIBA Americas League | FIBA Americas League | FIBA Americas League | FIBA Americas League | |
| 46 | 9 | 2007–08 | Peñarol | Soles de Mexicali | Miami Tropics | Minas | | |
| 47 | 10 | 2008–09 | Brasília | Halcones UV Xalapa | Biguá | Minas | | |
| 48 | 11 | 2009–10 | Peñarol | Espartanos de Margarita | Halcones UV Xalapa | Quimsa | | |
| 49 | 12 | 2010–11 | Regatas Corrientes | Capitanes de Arecibo | Halcones UV Xalapa | Halcones Rojos | | |
| 50 | 13 | 2012 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo | La Unión | Obras Sanitarias | Brasília | | |
| 51 | 14 | 2013 | Pinheiros | Lanús | Capitanes de Arecibo | Brasília | | |
| 52 | 15 | 2014 | Flamengo | Pinheiros | Aguada | Halcones UV Xalapa | | |
| 53 | 16 | 2015 | Bauru | Pioneros de Quintana Roo | Flamengo | Peñarol | | |
| 54 | 17 | 2016 | Guaros de Lara | Bauru | Mogi das Cruzes | Flamengo | | |
| 55 | 18 | 2017 | Guaros de Lara | Weber Bahía Blanca | Leones de Ponce | Fuerza Regia | | |
| 56 | 19 | 2018 | San Lorenzo | Mogi das Cruzes | Regatas Corrientes | Estudiantes Concordia | | |
| 57 | 20 | 2019 | San Lorenzo | Guaros de Lara | Paulistano | Capitanes de Ciudad de México | | |
| Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) | Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) | Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) | Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) | Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) | Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) | Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) | Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) | |
| 58 | 21 | 2019–20 | Quimsa | Flamengo | Instituto and San Lorenzo | Instituto and San Lorenzo | 12 | |
| 59 | 22 | 2021 | Flamengo | Real Estelí | Minas | São Paulo | 12 | |
| 60 | 23 | 2021–22 | São Paulo | Biguá | Minas | Quimsa | 12 | |
| 61 | 24 | 2022–23 | Franca | Flamengo | Minas | Quimsa | 12 | |
| 62 | 25 | 2023–24 | Quimsa | Flamengo | Halcones de Xalapa | Hebraica Macabi | 12 | |

## Performance by club

The listing includes South American championships from 1946 to 1992 and from 2001 to 2007, as there was no competition for teams from North and Central America.
There are 26 teams who have won the continental championship. Two clubs have won three championships in a row: Sírio (1970-1972) and Franca (1974-1977). Twelve teams have won two consecutive titles.
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
| Franca | 10 | 3 | 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2022–23 | 1978, 1992, 1996 |
| Sirio | 8 | 1 | 1961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1984 | 1980 |
| Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1953*, 2014, 2021 | 2019–20, 2022–23 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 3 | 1 | 1981, 1982, 1987 | 1986 |
| Atenas de Cordoba | 2 | 4 | 1996, 2004 | 1988, 1991, 1993, 1997 |
| Monte Libano | 2 | 2 | 1985, 1986 | 1983, 1987 |
| San Lorenzo | 2 | 1 | 2018, 2019 | 1958** |
| Peñarol Mar del Plata | 2 | 1 | 2007–08, 2009–10 | 1995 |
| Guaros de Lara | 2 | 1 | 2016, 2017 | 2019 |
| Quimsa | 2 | 0 | 2019–20, 2023–24 | — |
| Corinthians | 2 | 0 | 1965, 1966 | — |
| Defensor Sporting | 2 | 0 | 1956, 1958 | — |
| Trotamundos | 2 | 0 | 1988, 1989 | |
| Estudiantes de Olavarría | 2 | 0 | 2000, 2001 | — |
| Libertad de Sunchales | 2 | 0 | 2002, 2007 | — |
| Biguá | 1 | 2 | 1992 | 1989, 2021–22 |
| Olimpia Montevideo | 1 | 1 | 1946 | 1972 |
| Olimpia | 1 | 1 | 1953* | 1961 |
| Peñarol Montevideo | 1 | 1 | 1983 | 1974 |
| Bauru | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Uberlândia | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2004 |
| Pioneros de Quintana Roo | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2015 |
| Pinheiros | 1 | 1 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Provincia de Santa Fé | 1 | 0 | 1953* | — |
| Thomas Bata | 1 | 0 | 1967 | — |
| Rio Claro | 1 | 0 | 1995 | — |
| Brasília | 1 | 0 | 2008–09 | — |
| Regatas Corrientes | 1 | 0 | 2010–11 | — |
| São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 2021–22 | — |
| Estudantil | 0 | 2 | — | 1966, 1969 |
| Welcome | 0 | 2 | — | 1967, 1968 |
| Obras Sanitarias | 0 | 2 | — | 1975, 1982 |
| Vasco da Gama | 0 | 2 | — | 1999, 2002 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 0 | 1 | — | 1946 |
| Palestino | 0 | 1 | — | 1953* |
| Ateneo de la Juventud | 0 | 1 | — | 1956 |
| Valle del Cauca | 0 | 1 | — | 1958** |
| Tabaré | 0 | 1 | — | 1965 |
| Atenas de San Carlos | 0 | 1 | — | 1970 |
| Sportiva Italiana | 0 | 1 | — | 1971 |
| Palmeiras | 0 | 1 | — | 1977 |
| Guaiqueríes de Margarita | 0 | 1 | — | 1979 |
| São José dos Campos | 0 | 1 | — | 1981 |
| San Pedro Pascual | 0 | 1 | — | 1990 |
| Olimpia de Venado Tuerto | 0 | 1 | — | 1994 |
| Aguada | 0 | 1 | — | 2000 |
| GE Comodoro Rivadavia | 0 | 1 | — | 2001 |
| Universo/Goiânia | 0 | 1 | — | 2005 |
| COC Ribeirão Preto | 0 | 1 | — | 2006 |
| Soles de Mexicali | 0 | 1 | — | 2007–08 |
| Halcones de Xalapa | 0 | 1 | — | 2008–09 |
| Espartanos de Margarita | 0 | 1 | — | 2009–10 |
| Capitanes de Arecibo | 0 | 1 | — | 2010–11 |
| La Unión | 0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
| Lanús | 0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
| Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca | 0 | 1 | — | 2017 |
| Mogi das Cruzes | 0 | 1 | — | 2018 |
| Real Estelí | 0 | 1 | — | 2021 |
* The 1953 edition had three joint winners and two joint runners-up.
** The 1958 season had two joint runners-up, both San Lorenzo and Selleción Valley del Cauca.

## Performance by country

| Club | Titles | Runners-up |
| Brazil | 31 | 19 |
| Argentina | 18 | 16 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 9 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 3 |
| Mexico | 1 | 3 |
| Chile | 1 | 2 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1 |
| Ecuador | 0 | 3 |
| Colombia | 0 | 1 |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 |