FIBA (International Basketball Federation) has announced that the East Asia Super League (EASL) has been designated as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia).
Of the three teams participating in the EASL 2025-26 season, Brex, Ryukyu, and A-Tokyo, the club with the best record will qualify for BCL Asia 2026.
With this system change, competition in EASL will be directly linked to the right to participate in BCL Asia, making EASL an even more important international tournament than ever before, leading to the highest stage in Asia.
Brex will do their best to fight every match of the EASL 2025-26 season in order to win the right to compete on the Asian stage again.
The changes to the BCL Asia participation conditions and the method for determining participating clubs are as follows.
Regarding changes to BCL Asia participation conditions
After change (from BCL Asia 2026): Among the clubs participating in the most recent EASL season, the club with the best result in the same country will participate in BCL Asia.
*In the event of a tie, the decision will be based on goal difference. This change was decided by FIBA to allow clubs from each country sufficient time to prepare for international tournaments.
About BCL Asia 2026 participation slots
Japan/Korea/Philippines: 1 slot for each country (highest-ranked club in the same country among EASL participating clubs)
West Asia Super League: 2 slots
BCL Asia East: 2 slots
*The availability of host country slots is currently under consideration
Positioning of BCL Asia participation rights in Japan
For Brex, the EASL will be an important opportunity for them to aim for the top in Asia through serious competition with strong domestic and international clubs.
Utsunomiya Brex
Ryukyu Golden Kings
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Conference summary
About EASL
EASL is the premier international professional basketball league in East Asia, with a total of 12 clubs participating from seven regions: Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Mongolia, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Utsunomiya Brex will compete with Asia’s top clubs on this stage.
About BCL Asia
BCL Asia is a club championship sponsored by FIBA where top clubs from Asian countries and regions gather to compete for the title of Asian Champion.
The winning club will qualify for the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
