Africa Basketball League | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 8 – May 26, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Games played | 24 (group stage) 12 (knockout phase) | ||||||||||||
Teams | 42 (qualifying tournament) 16 (group stage) | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP | Eduardo Mingas (Primeiro de Agosto) | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Primeiro de Agosto (9th title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | AS Salé | ||||||||||||
Third place | Smouha SC | ||||||||||||
Fourth place | JS Kairouan | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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The 2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League was the 33nd edition of FIBA Africa's premier club Basketball tournament and the 1st under the new format and new name. The season saw an expansion from twelve to sixteen teams.
The season began on February 8, 2019, and ended on May 26, 2019, with the conclusion of the Final Four. The Final Four was hosted at the Kilamba Arena in Luanda, Angola.
It was the last season of the league as the competition was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a new competition jointly established by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA.
FIBA Africa has increased the number of participating teams from twelve to sixteen. [1] These teams get their ticket for the Africa Basketball League through regional qualifiers (Zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of FIBA Africa).
The qualifiers for the Africa Basketball League Group stage was held from September and until mid-December 2018, while the final phase will take place from January 11 to April 21, 2019, in various African cities.
The 16 teams qualified for the round of 16 will be divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each and the competition will take place in the form of a championship where each team will face respectively the 3 opponents of his group. Then, the first two clubs in each group will qualify for the Elite 8 where the clubs will be divided into four groups of two teams each and then games will be played in a home and away format. [2] At this stage, the competition will be played in a one-way match against the principle of direct elimination. The Four winners will advance to the Final 4, that will be played on April 20 while the final take place the next day. [3]
Zone | Qualified teams | Eliminated teams |
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Zone 1 | ||
Zone 2 | SLAC | |
Zone 3 | ||
Zone 4 | ||
Zone 5 | Al Ahly, Smouha, REG | |
Zone 6 | Ferroviário da Beira, Primeiro de Agosto, Petro Luanda | |
Zone 7 | COSPN |
A total of 16 teams from 10 countries will contest the league.
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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AS Salé | Salé | Salle El Bouâzzaoui | 2,000 |
ES Radès | Tunis | Salle Taoufik-Bouhima | 3,500 |
JS Kairouan | Kairouan | Salle Aziz Miled | 2,000 |
SLAC | Conakry | Palais de Sport du Stade du 28 Septembre | – |
Rivers Hoopers | Port Harcourt | Rivers State Basketball Complex | 2,000 |
Civil Defenders | Abuja | Abuja Sports Hall | 3,000 |
Elan Sportif | Porto-Novo | Hall des Arts Loisirs et Sports Boulevard Saint-Michel [lower-alpha 1] | – |
BC Terreur | Kinshasa | Martyrs Sports Complex | 2,000 |
BC Mazembe | Lubumbashi | – | |
Al Ahly | Cairo | Al Ahly Sports Hall | 3,500 |
Smouha | Alexandria | Ittihad Sports Arena | 2,000 |
Ferroviário da Beira | Beira | Estádio do Ferroviário Indoor Hall | – |
Primeiro de Agosto | Luanda | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | 1,500 |
Petro de Luanda | Luanda | Pavilhão da Cidadela | 6,873 |
COSPN | Antananarivo | Palais des Sports Mahamasina | 7,090 |
REG | Kigali | Amahoro Indoor Stadium | 2,500 |
Phase | Round | Draw date | Games |
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Group stage | January 12, 2019 | February 8 – March 10, 2019 | |
Elite 8 | First leg | March 22, 2019 | |
Second leg | April 14, 2019 | ||
Final Four | Semi-finals | April 27, 2019 | May 24 and May 26, 2019 |
Final and third place |
The draw was held in Abidjan on 12 January 2019. [4]
The two teams with the best records for each group qualified to Elite 8. [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | AS Salé (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 222 | +50 | 6 | Advance to Elite 8 |
2 | JS Kairouan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 212 | +29 | 5 | |
3 | Rivers Hoopers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 254 | −49 | 4 | |
4 | SLAC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 233 | 263 | −30 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ES Radès | 3 | 3 | 0 | 236 | 187 | +49 | 6 | Advance to Elite 8 |
2 | Civil Defenders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 213 | −4 | 5 | |
3 | Élan Sportif (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 207 | −14 | 4 | |
4 | Terreur | 3 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 216 | −31 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Primeiro de Agosto | 3 | 3 | 0 | 243 | 196 | +47 | 6 | Advance to Elite 8 |
2 | Al Ahly (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 239 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | REG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 225 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | Ferroviário da Beira | 3 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 259 | −50 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Smouha | 3 | 3 | 0 | 276 | 177 | +99 | 6 | Advance to Elite 8 |
2 | Petro de Luanda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 216 | +19 | 5 | |
3 | ASB Mazembe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 222 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | COSPN (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 312 | −116 | 3 |
Elite 8 | Final four | Final | ||||||||||||||
AS Salé | 69 | 96 | 165 | |||||||||||||
Civil Defenders | 69 | 77 | 146 | |||||||||||||
AS Salé | 81 | |||||||||||||||
JS Kairouan | 73 | |||||||||||||||
ES Radès | 67 | 73 | 140 | |||||||||||||
JS Kairouan | 68 | 74 | 142 | |||||||||||||
AS Salé | 71 | |||||||||||||||
Primeiro de Agosto | 83 | |||||||||||||||
Primeiro de Agosto | 70 | 74 | 144 | |||||||||||||
Petro | 57 | 57 | 114 | |||||||||||||
Primeiro de Agosto | 86 | |||||||||||||||
Smouha | 76 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
Al Ahly | 82 | 88 | 170 | |||||||||||||
Smouha | 91 | 88 | 179 | |||||||||||||
JS Kairouan | 58 | |||||||||||||||
Smouha | 69 | |||||||||||||||
The Elite 8 games were played in a home and away basis from March 22, to April 14, 2019. [6]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Civil Defenders | 146–165 | AS Salé | 69–69 | 77–96 |
JS Kairouan | 142–140 | ES Radès | 68–67 | 74–73 |
Petro de Luanda | 114–144 | Primeiro de Agosto | 57–70 | 57–74 |
Smouha | 179–163 | Al Ahly | 91–82 | 88–81 |
On 19 April 2019, the Kilamba Arena in Luanda, Angola was announced as host of the Final Four. [7] The draw was held on 27 April 2019 in Abidjan. [8]
24 May 2019 | AS Salé | 81–73 | JS Kairouan | Luanda |
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Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 27–15, 19–17, 16–21 | ||||
Pts: Wood 27 Rebs: Choua 10 Asts: El Ghazi, El Mahsini 4 each Eff: Kourdou 24 | Boxscore | Pts: Gilbert 24 Rebs: Nguirane 14 Asts: Dhif 7 Eff: Slimane 19 | Arena: Kilamba Arena |
24 May 2019 | Primeiro de Agosto | 86–76 | Smouha | Luanda |
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Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 24–12, 30–17, 12–22 | ||||
Pts: Harris 24 Rebs: Mingas 12 Asts: Costa, Quezada 7 Eff: Mingas 35 | Boxscore | Pts: Justice Jr. 23 Rebs: Sarhan 6 Asts: Justice Jr. 5 Eff: Justice Jr. 20 | Arena: Kilamba Arena |
26 May 2019 | JS Kairouan | 58–69 | Smouha | Luanda |
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18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 12–13, 17–17, 15–15 | |||
Pts: Gilbert, Kochat 15 each Rebs: Gilbert 14 Asts: Dhif 4 Eff: Kochat 19 | Boxscore | Pts: Justice Jr. 22 Rebs: Okosun 15 Asts: Justice Jr. 3 Eff: Okosun 23 | Arena: Kilamba Arena |
The individual awards were announced on May 26, after the conclusion of the final.
Statistics as of the ending of the season. [12]
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Efficiency per game | Maodo Nguirane | JS Kairouan | 21.7 |
Points per game | Reggie Holmes | Al Ahly | 20.2 |
Rebounds per game | Todd O'Brien | 14.0 | |
Assists per game | Ahmed Dhif | JS Kairouan | 5.7 |
Steals per game | Reggie Holmes | Al Ahly | 2.6 |
Blocks per game | Mohamed Choua | AS Salé | 2.0 |
Turnovers per game | James Justice Jr. | Smouha | 3.0 |
Minutes per game | 34.1 | ||
FG% | Augustine Okosun | 59.0% | |
3P% | Ahmed Azab Farag | 60.0% | |
Double-doubles | Maodo Nguirane | JS Kairouan | 4 |
Todd O'Brien | Al Ahly |
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Efficiency | Eduardo Mingas | Primeiro de Agosto | 35 |
Abderrahim Najah | AS Salé | ||
Points | Manny Quezada | Primeiro de Agosto | 36 |
Rebounds | Aubin Junior Kasongo | BC Mazembe | 23 |
Assists | Yassine El Mahsini | AS Salé | 13 |
Steals | Carlos Cabral | Primeiro de Agosto | 8 |
Blocks | Nick West | ES Radès | 5 |
Turnovers | Engelbert Beleck | REG | 8 |
2-point field goals | Elhadji Mbodji | ES Radès | 12 |
3-point field goals | Reggie Holmes | Al Ahly | 7 |
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