South American Women's Basketball League

Last updated
Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino
Organising bodyCONSUBASQUET
First season1981
Region South America
Confederation FIBA Americas
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid2nd-tier women's league in South America
Related competitions Women's Basketball League Americas (1st tier)
Current champions Flag of Brazil.svg SESI Araraquara
(1st title)
(2024)
Most championships Flag of Brazil.svg Unimep
Flag of Brazil.svg BCN
(3 titles each) [note 1]
Website Official website
Basketball current event.svg 2024 Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino

The South American Women's Basketball League (Spanish: Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino; Portuguese: Liga Sul-Americana de Basquetebol Feminino) is a South American competition of women's basketball clubs organized by CONSUBASQUET, which in 2009 took over and recreated the competition. It is the successor to the "South American Women's Club Championship" and the "South American Women's Club League".

Contents

History

The championship began in 1981 and stopped being played in 1999, then an attempt was made to reissue it in 2002 without success, and it was played again from 2009 to 2015. [3] The tournament was later relaunched in 2019.

There is a hegemony of the Brazilian teams, who dominated the competition, winning the first seventeen of the contests played. [4]

The streak was breaking in 2019, when Sampaio was eliminated in the group stage, against Club Lums and Leonas de Riobamba from Ecuador. [5] This tournament was won by colombian team, Copacabana de Antioquia. [6]

The tournament began to be played every year in 2021, despite the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Félix Pérez Cardozo gave the first title to Paraguay, when defeated Defensor Sporting, from Uruguay, in 2022 final. [7]

After two editions, brazilian teams returned to the competition in 2024, taking back the crown, when SESI Araraquara was champion, defeating uruguayan, Aguada. [8]

Format

The 8 clubs were divided into two groups of four teams, each with a host.

The two best-placed clubs in each group qualified for the Final Four.

The Final Four were established according to the standings of each team in the groups. It is organized by one of the qualified clubs. The semi-finales were played in a single-match, like the third place game, and the final.

Winners


Results

#YearFinal hostFinal [2] Third and fourth placeMVP
ChampionScoreRunners-upThirdScoreFourth
Round Robin format
1 1981 Flag of Peru.svg
Lima
Flag of Brazil.svg
Higienópolis
Flag of Peru.svg
Bancoper
Flag of Argentina.svg
Newell's Old Boys
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Félix Pérez Cardozo
Flag of Brazil.svg
Hortência
2 1983 Flag of Brazil.svg
Presidente Prudente
Flag of Brazil.svg
Prudentina
Flag of Brazil.svg
Higienópolis
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Félix Pérez Cardozo
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Naga
3 1984 Flag of Brazil.svg
Sorocaba
Flag of Brazil.svg
Prudentina
Flag of Brazil.svg
Minercal
Flag of Colombia.svg
Muebles Tony del Valle
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Félix Pérez Cardozo
Flag of Brazil.svg
Hortência
4 1986 Flag of Argentina.svg
Buenos Aires
Flag of Brazil.svg
Unimep [note 1]
Flag of Argentina.svg
Platense
Flag of Colombia.svg
Drogas La Rebaja
Flag of Chile.svg
Brisas
5 1987 Flag of Ecuador.svg
Quito
Flag of Brazil.svg
Unimep/BCN [note 1]
Flag of Colombia.svg
Universidad Central
Flag of Peru.svg
Circolo Sportivo Italiano
Flag of Ecuador.svg
El Nacional
6 1989 Flag of Brazil.svg
Piracicaba
Flag of Brazil.svg
Unimep/BCN [note 1]
Flag of Argentina.svg
Provincial
Flag of Ecuador.svg
Emelec
Flag of Bolivia.svg
Blooming
Finals and third place matches
7 1990 Flag of Ecuador.svg
Guayaquil
Flag of Brazil.svg
Divino
85–77 Flag of Brazil.svg
Unimep/BCN [note 1]
Flag of Chile.svg
Colo-Colo
84–73 Flag of Venezuela.svg
Leonas
Flag of Brazil.svg
Janeth
8 1992
(I)
Flag of Brazil.svg
Guarujá
Flag of Brazil.svg
BCN [note 1]
116–58 Flag of Brazil.svg
Divino
Flag of Ecuador.svg
Sport Uruguay
68–51 Flag of Paraguay.svg
Olimpia
Round Robin format
9 1992 (II) Flag of Chile.svg
Santiago
Flag of Brazil.svg
Araçatuba
Flag of Brazil.svg
Sorocaba
Flag of Chile.svg
Thomas Bata
Flag of Bolivia.svg
Maryknoll
Finals and third place matches
10 1993 Flag of Brazil.svg
Campos do Jordão
Flag of Brazil.svg
Sorocaba
101–99 Flag of Brazil.svg
Araçatuba
Unknown
11 1996 Flag of Brazil.svg
Jacareí
Flag of Brazil.svg
Sorocaba
91–76 Flag of Argentina.svg
Vélez Sarsfield
Flag of Ecuador.svg
UTE Quito
80–72 Flag of Chile.svg
Deportivo Tatio
12 1998 Flag of Brazil.svg
Curitiba
Flag of Brazil.svg
Paraná
Flag of Ecuador.svg
UTE Quito
Unknown
13 1999 Flag of Brazil.svg
Santo André
Flag of Brazil.svg
Santo André
Flag of Brazil.svg
Paraná
Unknown
Final Four Round Robin format
14 2002 Flag of Chile.svg
Puerto Montt
Flag of Brazil.svg
Vasco da Gama
Flag of Chile.svg
Deportivo Maullín
Flag of Ecuador.svg
Sport Uruguay
Flag of Bolivia.svg
Economía
Finals and third place matches
15 2009 Flag of Ecuador.svg
Quito
Flag of Brazil.svg
Ourinhos
102–77 Flag of Ecuador.svg
UTE Quito
Flag of Colombia.svg
Universidad de Medellín
76–63 Flag of Argentina.svg
Central Entrerriano
16 2012 Flag of Ecuador.svg
Quito
Flag of Brazil.svg
Americana
82–67 Flag of Brazil.svg
Ourinhos
Flag of Ecuador.svg
UTE Quito
88–84 Flag of Argentina.svg
Lanús
17 2014 Flag of Ecuador.svg
Quito
Flag of Brazil.svg
Sport Recife
83–82 Flag of Colombia.svg
La Estancia
Flag of Ecuador.svg
UTE Quito
99–88 Flag of Argentina.svg
Deportivo Berazategui
18 2015 Flag of Chile.svg
Puente Alto
Flag of Brazil.svg
Unimed/Americana
70–60 Flag of Ecuador.svg
UTE Quito
Flag of Chile.svg
New Crusaders
80–51 Flag of Argentina.svg
Deportivo Berazategui
Final Four Round Robin format
19 2019 Flag of Argentina.svg
Santiago del Estero
Flag of Colombia.svg
Copacabana de Antioquia
Flag of Argentina.svg
Quimsa
Flag of Ecuador.svg
Club Lums
Flag of Ecuador.svg
Leonas de Riobamba
Finals and third place matches
- 2021 Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]
20 2022 Flag of Uruguay.svg
Paysandú
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Félix Pérez Cardozo
69–51 Flag of Uruguay.svg
Defensor Sporting
Flag of Ecuador.svg
Sportiva Bocca
48–46 Flag of Argentina.svg
Deportivo Berazategui
Flag of Paraguay.svg
Paola Ferrari
21 2023 Flag of Argentina.svg
Santiago del Estero
Flag of Colombia.svg
Indeportes Antioquia
82–69 Flag of Uruguay.svg
Aguada
Flag of Colombia.svg
Búcaros
74–50 Flag of Argentina.svg
Quimsa
Flag of Colombia.svg
Jennifer Muñoz
22 2024 Flag of Paraguay.svg
Luque
Flag of Brazil.svg
SESI Araraquara
87–69 Flag of Uruguay.svg
Aguada
Flag of Argentina.svg
Obras
75–71 Flag of Paraguay.svg
Félix Pérez Cardozo
Flag of Brazil.svg
Sossô

Statistics

Medals by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 198027
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2248
3Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1012
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0426
5Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 03811
6Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0303
7Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0134
8Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0112
Totals (8 entries)22221963

Titles by club

RankClubWinnersRunners-up
1 Flag of Brazil.svg BCN 31
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Unimep 31
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Sorocaba 21
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Prudentina 20
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Ourinhos 11
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Paraná 11
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Araçatuba 11
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Divino 11
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Higienópolis 11
10 Flag of Brazil.svg SESI Araraquara 10
10 Flag of Colombia.svg Indeportes Antioquia 10
10 Flag of Paraguay.svg Félix Pérez Cardozo 10
10 Flag of Colombia.svg Copacabana de Antioquia 10
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Unimed/Americana 10
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Sport Recife 10
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Americana 10
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco Da Gama 10
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Santo André 10

Stats leaders

SeasonTop scorerPPGTop rebounderRPGTop assistantAPG
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Pardee 26.3 Flag of Belarus.svg Tatyana Troina 11.7 Flag of Venezuela.svg Waleska Pérez 5.0
2022 Flag of Spain.svg Gala Mestres 20.4 Flag of Argentina.svg Sabrina Scévola 14.0 Flag of the United States.svg Kiana Johnson 6.0
2023 Flag of Colombia.svg Jennifer Muñoz 19.0 Flag of Argentina.svg Mayra Leiva 9.7 Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Boquete 5.4
2024 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustina Marín 22.6 Flag of Argentina.svg Diana Cabrera 15.7 Flag of Argentina.svg Diana Cabrera 4.3

See also

Men's competitions

Women's competitions

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Unimep merged with BCN to solve salary problems in 1987. Together they won two championships, but in 1990 BCN broke the sponsorship creating a new team, which later moved to Osasco. [1] The media of the time relate the 1989 title as a three-time championship for Unimep, and also count the 1992 title as a three-time championship for BCN. [2] That means, Unimep won the 1986 tournament as an independent team, both won the title as a merger in 1987 and 1989, and BCN won the championship as an independent team in 1992.

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