2019 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season2019
Dates1 October – 13 December 2019
Games played39
Teams16
Regular season
Season MVPCauê Borges
Finals
ChampionsBrazil Botafogo (1st title)
  Runners-upBrazil Corinthians
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The 2019 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2019 FIBA South American Basketball League, was the 24th edition of the second-tier level continental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from South America competed over three rounds to determine the champion. The defending champions, Franca, did not have the opportunity to defend their title, as they were playing in the first season of Basketball Champions League Americas. Botafogo of Brazil won their first Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol championship in team history by beating Corinthians of Brazil.[1]

Team allocation

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Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Group phase
(16 teams)
  • 16 qualified teams
Semifinal Phase
(8 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the group phase
  • 3 group runners-up from the group phase
  • 1 group third placed from the group phase
Finals
(2 teams)
  • 2 group winners from the semifinal phase

Teams

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Group phase
Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste (3rd) Brazil Botafogo (4th) Chile Las Ánimas de Valdivia (CW) Paraguay San José (1st)
Argentina Ciclista Olímpico (5th) Brazil Pinheiros (5th) Colombia Búcaros (2nd) Uruguay Malvín (2nd)
Argentina Salta Basket (CW) Brazil Corinthians (6th) Colombia B&B de San Andrés (CW) Uruguay Nacional (3rd)
Bolivia Pichincha de Potosí (1st) Chile Leones de Quilpué (2nd) Ecuador Piratas de los Lagos (3rd) Uruguay Defensor Sporting (6th)

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winner
  • WC: Wild card

Group phase

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Sixteen teams participated in the group phase, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in groups B, C, and D, and the highest-placed team in group A advanced to the semifinal phase. Also, the best third-placed team from groups B, C and D advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 1 to 24 October, 2019.

Group A

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The games of Group A were played from 1 to 3 October 2019 in Ibarra, Ecuador.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Ecuador Piratas de los Lagos (H) 3 2 1 247 236 +11 5[a] Advance to Semifinal Phase
2 Paraguay San José 3 2 1 244 228 +16 5[a]
3 Bolivia Pichincha de Potosí 3 2 1 243 229 +14 5[a]
4 Colombia Búcaros 3 0 3 218 259 −41 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head point difference: Piratas de Los Lagos +8, San José +2, Pichincha de Potosí −10.

Group B

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The games of Group B were played from 8 to 10 October 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Corinthians (H) 3 3 0 241 193 +48 6 Advance to Semifinal Phase
2 Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste 3 2 1 213 205 +8 5
3 Chile Las Ánimas de Valdivia 3 1 2 208 240 −32 4
4 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 3 0 3 201 225 −24 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group C

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The games of Group C were played from 15 to 17 October 2019 in La Banda, Argentina.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina Ciclista Olímpico (H) 3 3 0 239 215 +24 6 Advance to Semifinal Phase
2 Brazil Pinheiros 3 2 1 242 219 +23 5
3 Uruguay Malvín 3 1 2 205 222 −17 4
4 Chile Leones de Quilpué 3 0 3 229 259 −30 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group D

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The games of Group D were played from 22 to 24 October 2019 in San Andrés, Colombia.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina Salta Basket 3 3 0 224 183 +41 6 Advance to Semifinal Phase
2 Brazil Botafogo 3 2 1 210 201 +9 5
3 Uruguay Nacional 3 1 2 191 200 −9 4
4 Colombia B&B de San Andrés (H) 3 0 3 196 237 −41 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Best third-placed team

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Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 D Uruguay Nacional 3 1 2 191 200 −9 4 Advance to Semifinal Phase
2 C Uruguay Malvín 3 1 2 205 222 −17 4
3 B Chile Las Ánimas de Valdivia 3 1 2 208 240 −32 4
Source: FIBA

Semifinal phase

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The eight teams which advanced from the group phase played in this stage. The eight teams were split into two groups, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The highest-placed teams in each group advanced to the Grand Final series. Games were played from 12 to 21 November 2019.

Group E

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The games of Group E were played from 12 to 14 November 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Corinthians (H) 3 3 0 265 184 +81 6 Advance to Finals
2 Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste 3 2 1 242 193 +49 5
3 Brazil Pinheiros 3 1 2 222 214 +8 4
4 Ecuador Piratas de los Lagos 3 0 3 183 321 −138 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group F

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The games of Group F were played from 19 to 21 November 2019 in La Banda, Argentina.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Botafogo 3 3 0 209 197 +12 6 Advance to Finals
2 Argentina Ciclista Olímpico (H) 3 2 1 228 209 +19 5
3 Uruguay Nacional 3 1 2 210 227 −17 4
4 Argentina Salta Basket 3 0 3 201 215 −14 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Finals

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The Grand Finals were decided in a best-of-three playoff format. Games were played on 5, 12, and 13 December 2019. The team with the better record in the Semifinal phase played Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) at home.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Corinthians Brazil 1–2 Brazil Botafogo 88–74 64–74 70–74

References

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  1. ^ "Botafogo ganó la Liga Sudamericana y sacó boleto para la próxima BCLA".
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