2022 BAL qualification
2022 BAL qualification | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2022 BAL season | ||||||||||||
Teams | 26 | ||||||||||||
Games played | 52 | ||||||||||||
Dates | 19 October – 16 December 2021 | ||||||||||||
TV | YouTube | ||||||||||||
Final positions | |||||||||||||
Champions | West Division: FAP East Division: Ferroviário da Beira | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Roche-Bois 36–132 Ferroviário da Beira (22 October 2021) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 3 games Cape Town Tigers | ||||||||||||
← 2021 |
The qualification tournaments for the 2022 BAL season were the qualification rounds for the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments began on 19 October 2021 and ended 16 December 2021. The competition consisted out of two stages: the first round and the elite 16.[1] Six teams advanced to the group phase of the BAL.
Teams[]
On 13 October 2021, FIBA announced the 26 teams from 26 countries which participate in the qualification round.[1]
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: ranking in national leagues
- CW: Cup winner
First round | |||
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AS Police (1st) | |
City Oilers (1st) |
SLAC (1st) | |
ASPAC (1st) | Nigelec |
SOA (1st) | Espoir Fukash (CW)[Note COD] | FAP (1st) | |
Tondema (1st) | |
Cobra Sport | |
Kurasini Heat (1st) | New Star | Cape Town Tigers (1st) | Ferroviário da Beira (1st) |
Roche-Bois Warriors | Matero Magic | |
Ulinzi Warriors (1st) |
Brave Hearts (1st) |
- Notes
- ^ DR Congo (COD): In FIBA's team list of 13 October, 2020 national champions ASB Mazembe was announced to be the Congolese representative. However, the Fédération de basketball du Congo (FEBACO) eventually decided to enter 2021 champions Espoir Fukash.[2]
- ^ Zimbabwe (ZIM): The representative team from Zimbabwe, Mercenaries pulled out before its games in Group F started.[3]
First round[]
The first two teams of each group advance to the elite 16 and two wild cards will be given to teams from each division.
West Division[]
Group A[]
Initially, four teams were drawn in Group A, which was played in Conakry, Guinea. However, Prédio and WA Boufarik failed to travel to Conakry.[4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | AS Police | 2 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 167 | +6 | 3 | Advance to Elite 16 |
2 | SLAC (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 167 | 173 | −6 | 3 | |
3 | Prédio (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
4 | WA Boufarik (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 October 2021 | |||||
SLAC | 95–93 | AS Police | |||
31 October 2021 | |||||
AS Police | 80–72 | SLAC |
Group B[]
Venue: Conakry, Guinea
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | SOA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 91 | +33 | 4 | Advance to Elite 16 |
2 | Nigelec | 2 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 99 | +17 | 3 | |
3 | ASPAC (W) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 125 | −50 | 2 | |
4 | AOA (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
29 October 2021 | |||||
SOA | 64–51 | Nigelec | |||
30 October 2021 | |||||
ASPAC | 40–60 | SOA | |||
31 October 2021 | |||||
Nigelec | 65–35 | ASPAC |
Group C[]
Group C was hosted in Yaoundé, Cameroon. FAP, who play in the 2021 regular season, returned while Tondema and Espoir Fukash made their debuts in the competition. Malabo Kings forfeited the last day.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FAP (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 122 | +44 | 4 | Advance to Elite 16 |
2 | Espoir Fukash | 2 | 1 | 1 | 167 | 133 | +34 | 3 | |
3 | Tondema | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 184 | −78 | 2 | |
4 | Malabo Kings (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Forfeited |
29 October 2021 | |||||
FAP | 82–57 | Tondema | |||
30 October 2021 | |||||
Tondema | 49–102 | Espoir Fukash | |||
31 October 2021 | |||||
FAP | 84–65 | Espoir Fukash |
East Division[]
Because Hawassa City and ASCUT of Group D withdrew, the groups were divided again. New Star was moved to Group D.
Group D[]
Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Star | 2 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 120 | +27 | 4 | Advance to Elite 16 |
2 | Ulinzi Warriors | 2 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Cobra Sport (W) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 120 | −27 | 2 | |
4 | Hawassa City (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
5 | ASCUT (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 October 2021 | |||||
New Star | 67–46 | Cobra Sport | |||
30 October 2021 | |||||
Ulinzi Warriors | 72–80 | New Star | |||
31 October 2021 | |||||
Cobra Sport | 47–53 | Ulinzi Warriors |
Group E[]
Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | City Oilers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 92 | +51 | 4 | Advance to Elite 16 |
2 | Kurasini Heat (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 97 | +6 | 3 | |
3 | Brave Hearts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 127 | −57 | 2 |
29 October 2021 | |||||
Brave Hearts | 27–54 | Kurasini Heat | |||
30 October 2021 | |||||
City Oilers | 73–43 | Brave Hearts | |||
31 October 2021 | |||||
Kurasini Heat | 49–70 | City Oilers |
Group F[]
The venue of Group F was the Inzibio Hall in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Five teams were placed in this group, however, Mercenaries pulled out before the start.[3] The Cape Town Tigers and Roche-Bois Warriors made their debut in the international level.[5] The Group featured two former NBA players in Ben Uzoh and Billy Preston, who both played with Cape Town.[6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cape Town Tigers (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 285 | 211 | +74 | 6 | Advance to Elite 16 |
2 | Ferroviário da Beira | 3 | 2 | 1 | 298 | 173 | +125 | 5 | |
3 | Matero Magic (W) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 207 | +16 | 4 | |
4 | Roche-Bois Warriors | 3 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 343 | −215 | 3 | |
5 | Mercenaries (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
21 October 2021 | |||||
Cape Town Tigers | 81–51 | Matero Magic | |||
Ferroviário da Beira | 116–49 | Roche-Bois Warriors | |||
22 October 2021 | |||||
Roche-Bois Warriors | 36–132 | Ferroviário da Beira | |||
Matero Magic | 77–83 | Cape Town Tigers | |||
23 October 2021 | |||||
Matero Magic | 95–43 | Roche-Bois Warriors | |||
Cape Town Tigers | 86–85 | Ferroviário da Beira |
Elite 16[]
In the elite 16, two groups of eight teams will be created consisting of the top two teams and wild cards of the first round. AS Salé, as the national champions of Morocco, directly enters this stage. Competition will begin on 02 December 2021 (Division East) in Johannesburg and 11 December 2021 (Division West) in Yaounde. The top three teams from each group advance to the 2022 BAL season.[7]
On 20 November 2021, the draw was held in Abidjan.[8] On 11 December, FIBA announced ASPAC had withdrawn and AS Salé was not available.[9]
Division West[]
Group G1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FAP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 130 | +27 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | AS Police | 2 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 144 | +7 | 3 | |
3 | SOA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 168 | −34 | 2 | |
4 | ASPAC (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
11 December 2021 | |||||
SOA | 64–83 | FAP | |||
12 December 2021 | |||||
AS Police | 85–70 | SOA | |||
13 December 2021 | |||||
FAP | 74–66 | AS Police |
Group G2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | SLAC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 158 | +13 | 3[a] | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | Espoir Fukash | 2 | 1 | 1 | 195 | 193 | +2 | 3[a] | |
3 | Nigelec | 2 | 1 | 1 | 158 | 173 | −15 | 3[a] | |
4 | AS Salé (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
11 December 2021 | |||||
Nigelec | 104–91 | Espoir Fukash | |||
12 December 2021 | |||||
Espoir Fukash | 104–89 | SLAC | |||
13 December 2021 | |||||
SLAC | 82–54 | Nigelec |
Final stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
15 December | ||||||
FAP | 70 | |||||
16 December | ||||||
Espoir Fukash | 56 | |||||
FAP | 81 | |||||
15 December | ||||||
SLAC | 34 | |||||
SLAC (OT) | 81 | |||||
AS Police | 78 | |||||
Third place game | ||||||
16 December | ||||||
Espoir Fukash (OT) | 93 | |||||
AS Police | 87 |
Semi-finals[]
15 December 2021 | SLAC | 81–78 OT | AS Police | Yaoundé |
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15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 25–11, 18–20, 14–24, Overtime: 11–8 | |||
Pts: Miller Jr. 26 Rebs: Miller Jr. 10 Asts: Miller Jr. 6 PIR: Miller Jr. 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: 24 Rebs: Diarouma 17 Asts: 4 PIR: Konaté, Diarouma 21 |
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex |
15 December 2021 | FAP | 70–56 | Espoir Fukash | Yaoundé |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–11, 11–19, 19–14 | |||
Pts: Lyle 17 Rebs: 10 Asts: , 3 PIR: 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: 14 Rebs: Fula 9 Asts: 3 PIR: Mutomb Mbav 12 |
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex |
Third place game[]
16 December 2021 | Espoir Fukash | 93–87 OT | AS Police | Yaoundé |
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15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 24–17, 14–22, 20–17, Overtime: 15–9 | |||
Pts: Fula 29 Rebs: Mutomb Mbav 16 Asts: 8 PIR: Fula 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: 20 Rebs: Diarouma 21 Asts: 5 PIR: Diarouma 39 |
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex |
Final[]
16 December 2021 | FAP | 81–34 | SLAC | Yaoundé |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 22–5, 21–15, 17–6 | |||
Pts: Almeida 19 Rebs: 12 Asts: 4 PIR: Almeida 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: 9 Rebs: Miller Jr. 11 Asts: Fofana 2 PIR: Poole, Miller Jr. 10 |
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex |
Division East[]
The Division East games were played from 6 December until 11 December at the Wembley Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Group H1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Star | 2 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 141 | +20 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | Cape Town Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 146 | +4 | 3 | |
3 | Matero Magic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 157 | −24 | 2 | |
4 | Kurasini Heat (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
6 December 2021 | |||||
New Star | 83–71 | Cape Town Tigers | |||
7 December 2021 | |||||
Matero Magic | 70–78 | New Star | |||
8 December 2021 | |||||
Cape Town Tigers | 79–63 | Matero Magic |
Group H2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ferroviário da Beira | 2 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 105 | +52 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | Cobra Sport | 2 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 143 | −20 | 3 | |
3 | Ulinzi Warriors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 158 | −32 | 2 | |
4 | City Oilers (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[a] |
6 December 2021 | |||||
Ferroviário da Beira | 76–46 | Cobra Sport | |||
7 December 2021 | |||||
Cobra Sport | 77–67 | Ulinzi Warriors | |||
8 December 2021 | |||||
Ferroviário da Beira | 81–59 | Ulinzi Warriors |
Final stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
10 December | ||||||
New Star | 76 | |||||
11 December | ||||||
Cobra Sport | 78 | |||||
Cobra Sport | 65 | |||||
10 December | ||||||
Ferroviário da Beira | 91 | |||||
Ferroviário da Beira | 77 | |||||
Cape Town Tigers | 75 | |||||
Third place game | ||||||
11 December | ||||||
New Star | ||||||
Cape Town Tigers |
Semi-finals[]
10 December 2021 | New Star | 76–78 | Cobra Sport | Johannesburg |
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15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18-13, 19–28, 13–26, 26–11 | |||
Pts: Masa 33 Rebs: Ndikumana 11 Asts: Gasana 6 PIR: Masa 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: 27 Rebs: Wamukota 13 Asts: Wamukota, Deng 5 PIR: Ndizeye 20 |
Arena: Wembley Stadium |
10 December 2021 | Ferroviário da Beira | 77–75 | Cape Town Tigers | Johannesburg |
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18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 13–31, 18–20, 19–9 | |||
Pts: Nurmamade 24 Rebs: Ubisse 11 Asts: 8 PIR: Kennedy 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: 17 Rebs: Preston 10 Asts: Preston, Kabongo 6 PIR: Preston 21 |
Arena: Wembley Stadium |
Third place game[]
The third place game was supposed to be played on 11 December 2021, however, the game was cancelled after six players tested positive on COVID-19 hours before the tip-off.[11]
Cancelled | New Star | vs. | Cape Town Tigers | Johannesburg |
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TBD | ||||
Arena: Wembley Stadium |
Final[]
11 December 2021 | Cobra Sport | 65–91 | Ferroviário da Beira | Johannesburg |
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20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 18–28, 17–30, 18–16 | |||
Pts: 21 Rebs: 6 Asts: Wamukota 6 PIR: Wamukota 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Nurmamade 25 Rebs: Ubisse 9 Asts: 7 PIR: Nurmamade 18 |
Arena: Wembley Stadium |
Notes[]
- ^ On 6 December 2021, it was announced City Oilers had withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
References[]
- ^ a b "Draw results for second edition of Basketball Africa League Qualifiers confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Ndour, Papa Lamine. "BAL : BC Espoir Fukash remplace BC Mazembe pour la RD Congo". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ a b "24 teams set to battle for six remaining tickets for second edition of Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Battle line drawn for six teams in West Division of Road to BAL in Conakry". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Roche-Bois Warriors motivated and ready to learn at BAL Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Can Ben Uzoh help Cape Town Tigers qualify to the Basketball Africa League?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Competition System". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Draw results for Elite 16 Round of Basketball Africa League Qualifiers confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Which teams will secure the last three tickets for season 2 of the Basketball Africa League?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Which teams will cross the Johannesburg Elite 16 hurdle?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Beira finish the Elite 16 Division East competition on a high note". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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