Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto

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Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto
South American Basketball League
Liga Sudamericana de Basquetbol Logo.png
Founded1996;28 years ago (1996)
First season 1996
Country ABASU members
Confederation FIBA Americas
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid 2 (1996–2000, 2008–Present)
1 (2000–2007)
Promotion to Champions League
Americas
Related competitions Basketball Champions League Americas
Current champions Flag of Argentina.svg Instituto
(1st title)
Most championships Flag of Argentina.svg Atenas
Flag of Brazil.svg Brasília
(3 titles each)
TV partners DirecTV
Website www.fiba.basketball/ligasudamericana/2023
Basketball current event.svg 2023 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto (LSB), or FIBA Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto (Portuguese: Liga Sul-Americana de Basquete, English: South American Basketball League), also commonly known as FIBA South American League, is the second-tier level South American professional basketball competition at the club level, with the first-tier level now considered the panamerican competition of the Champions League. The competition is organized by the South American Basketball Association (ABASU), which operates as a regional sub-zone of FIBA Americas. The winner of each year's competition gets a place at the upcoming edition of the Basketball Champions League Americas.

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The league usually includes some national domestic champions, and some runners-up, from the best national leagues and basketball countries on the South American continent. Depending on the country, places may be awarded on the basis of performance in the previous season's national domestic league, or over the previous two or three national domestic seasons. The tournament has been played since 1996, aside from 2003, 2020 and 2021.

History

Basketball's 2nd all-time top scorer, Oscar Schmidt, played in the FIBA South American League Grand Finals twice, in 1996 and 1997. Schmidtoscar.jpg
Basketball's 2nd all-time top scorer, Oscar Schmidt, played in the FIBA South American League Grand Finals twice, in 1996 and 1997.

The South American Championship of Champions Clubs, which was founded in 1946, was the first international club tournament played between basketball clubs from South America, and it was the first-tier and most important club competition in South America. In 1993, the Pan American Club Championship was launched including also Central American teams and was held annually until 2000.
The FIBA South American League was founded in 1996 and became the top South American competition, with the historical South American Basketball Championship becoming now the second tier. The champions of the FIBA South American League would automatically earn a spot to the biennial World club competition of the McDonald's Championship which was supported by FIBA. Atenas in 1997 and Vasco da Gama in 1999 were the only two teams that represented South America in the competition which also included NBA champions. Atenas also represented South America as champions in the 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

With the emergence of the new panamerican competition called the FIBA Americas League, in December 2007, the FIBA South American League became the second-tier international club championship in South America, beginning with the 2008 edition of the competition. The winner was also allocated a spot in the following year's FIBA Americas League.

On 24 September 2019, FIBA launched the competition, which derives its name and branding from the European Basketball Champions League. The competition replaced the FIBA Americas League as premier league in the Americas. The competition will consist of twelve teams, which have to qualify through their domestic leagues. The inaugural season is expected to start in October 2019.

The 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] In 2022, the league returned.

FIBA South American League levels on the South American pyramid

Names of the top-tier level South American / Latin American competition

Title holders

Grand Finals

YearGrand FinalSemifinalists
ChampionScoreSecond place
1996
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Olimpia BBC
2–0 series Flag of Brazil.svg
Corinthians
Flag of Brazil.svg
Dharma Yara Franca
Flag of Brazil.svg
Rio Claro Basquete
1997
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Atenas
2–1 series Flag of Brazil.svg
Corinthians
Flag of Argentina.svg
Olimpia BBC
Flag of Brazil.svg
Marathon Franca
1998
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Atenas
2–0 series Flag of Brazil.svg
Marathon Franca
Flag of Argentina.svg
Boca Juniors
Flag of Argentina.svg
Independent de General Pico
1999
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Vasco da Gama
2–0 Series Flag of Argentina.svg
Boca Juniors
Flag of Argentina.svg
Independent de General Pico
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Welcome
2000
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Vasco da Gama
3–2 series Flag of Argentina.svg
Atenas
Flag of Brazil.svg
Marathon Franca
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Welcome
2001
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Estudiantes de Olavarría
3–1 series Flag of Argentina.svg
GECR
Flag of Argentina.svg
Atenas
Flag of Brazil.svg
Flamengo
2002
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Libertad de Sunchales
3–1 series Flag of Brazil.svg
Vasco da Gama
Flag of Venezuela.svg
Cocodrilos de Caracas
Flag of Argentina.svg
Estudiantes de Olavarría
2004
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Atenas
3–2 series Flag of Brazil.svg
Unitri Uberlândia
Flag of Argentina.svg
Boca Juniors
Flag of Argentina.svg
Libertad
2005
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Unitri Uberlândia
3–1 series Flag of Brazil.svg
Universo Ajax
Flag of Argentina.svg
Boca Juniors
Flag of Venezuela.svg
Cocodrilos de Caracas
2006
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Ben Hur
3–1 series Flag of Brazil.svg
COC Ribeirão Preto
Flag of Brazil.svg
Unitri Uberlândia
Flag of Argentina.svg
Libertad
2007
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Libertad de Sunchales
3–2 series Flag of Brazil.svg
Unimed Franca
Flag of Argentina.svg
Ben Hur
Flag of Argentina.svg
GECR
2008
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Regatas Corrientes
3–2 series Flag of Brazil.svg
Flamengo
Flag of Argentina.svg
Boca Juniors
Flag of Brazil.svg
Lobos Brasília
2009 (I)
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Flamengo
Final group Flag of Argentina.svg
Quimsa
Flag of Colombia.svg
Norte
Flag of Argentina.svg
Regatas Corrientes
2009 (II)
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Quimsa
Final group Flag of Argentina.svg
Libertad de Sunchales
Flag of Argentina.svg
Juventud Sionista
Flag of Brazil.svg
Minas Tênis Clube
2010
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Lobos Brasília
98-86 Flag of Brazil.svg
Flamengo
Flag of Argentina.svg
Boca Juniors
Flag of Argentina.svg
Quimsa
2011
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Obras Sanitarias
88-73 Flag of Brazil.svg
Pinheiros Sky
Flag of Brazil.svg
Lobos Brasília
Flag of Argentina.svg
Atenas
2012
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Regatas Corrientes
Final group Flag of Brazil.svg
Lobos Brasília
Flag of Brazil.svg
Flamengo
Flag of Argentina.svg
Peñarol de Mar del Plata
2013
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Lobos Brasília
93–81 Flag of Uruguay.svg
Aguada
Flag of Brazil.svg
Paschoalotto Bauru
Flag of Argentina.svg
Boca Juniors
2014
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Paschoalotto Bauru
79–53 Flag of Brazil.svg
Mogi das Cruzes
Flag of Argentina.svg
Boca Juniors
Flag of Uruguay.svg
Malvín
2015
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brasília
2–0 series Flag of Argentina.svg
San Martín de Corrientes
Semifinal groups
2016
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Mogi das Cruzes
3–0 series Flag of Argentina.svg
Bahía Basket
Semifinal groups
2017
Details
Flag of Venezuela.svg
Guaros de Lara
3–1 series Flag of Argentina.svg
Estudiantes Concordia
Semifinal groups
2018
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Franca
2–1 series Flag of Argentina.svg
Instituto
Semifinal groups
2019
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Botafogo
2–1 series Flag of Brazil.svg
Corinthians
Semifinal groups
2020Not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic [1]
2021
2022
Details
Flag of Brazil.svg
Bauru
66–57 Flag of Argentina.svg
San Martín de Corrientes
Flag of Colombia.svg
Titanes de Barranquilla
Flag of Argentina.svg
Oberá
2023
Details
Flag of Argentina.svg
Instituto
81–72 Flag of Colombia.svg
Titanes de Barranquilla
Flag of Argentina.svg
Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR)
Flag of Colombia.svg
Caribbean Storm

Titles by club

TitlesClubYears
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Atenas 1997, 1998, 2004
Flag of Brazil.svg Lobos Brasília 2010, 2013, 2015
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 1999, 2000
Flag of Brazil.svg Bauru 2014, 2022
Flag of Argentina.svg Libertad 2002, 2007
Flag of Argentina.svg Regatas Corrientes 2008, 2012
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Olimpia 1996
Flag of Argentina.svg Estudiantes 2001
Flag of Brazil.svg Uberlândia 2005
Flag of Argentina.svg Ben Hur 2006
Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 2009 (I)
Flag of Argentina.svg Quimsa 2009 (II)
Flag of Argentina.svg Obras Sanitarias 2011
Flag of Brazil.svg Mogi das Cruzes 2016
Flag of Venezuela.svg Guaros de Lara 2017
Flag of Brazil.svg Franca 2018
Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo 2019
Flag of Argentina.svg Instituto 2023

Titles by country

TitlesCountry
13 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela

Awards

See also

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References

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