Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto
| File:Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol Logo.png | |
| Founded | 1996 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1996 |
| Country | ABASU members |
| Confederation | FIBA Americas |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 (1996–2000, 2008–Present) 1 (2000–2007) |
| Promotion to | BCL Americas |
| Current champions | Uruguay Nacional (1st title) |
| Most championships | Argentina Atenas Brazil Brasília (3 titles each) |
| TV partners | DirecTV |
| Website | www |
| File:Basketball current event.svg 2024 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. 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
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
- 1st-tier: (2001 – 2007)
- 2nd-tier: (1996 – 2000, 2008 – Present)
Names of the top-tier level South American / Latin American competition
- CONSUBASQUET era: (1946–2007)
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol (English: South American Basketball Championship of Champions Clubs): (1946–1992)
- Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (English: Pan American Basketball Club Championship): (1993–2000)
- Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB) (English: South American Basketball League): (2001–2007)
- FIBA Americas era: (2007–present)
- FIBA Americas League: (2007 – 2019)
- Basketball Champions League Americas: (2019 – present)
Title holders
- 1996 Argentina Olimpia
- 1997 Argentina Atenas
- 1998 Argentina Atenas
- 1999 Brazil Vasco da Gama
- 2000 Brazil Vasco da Gama
- 2001 Argentina Estudiantes
- 2002 Argentina Libertad
- 2003 Not held
- 2004 Argentina Atenas
- 2005 Brazil Unitri Uberlândia
- 2006 Argentina Ben Hur
- 2007 Argentina Libertad
- 2008 Argentina Regatas Corrientes
- 2009 Brazil Flamengo (I)
- 2009 Argentina Quimsa (II)
- 2010 Brazil Brasília
- 2011 Argentina Obras Sanitarias
- 2012 Argentina Regatas Corrientes
- 2013 Brazil Brasília
- 2014 Brazil Bauru
- 2015 Brazil Brasília
- 2016 Brazil Mogi das Cruzes
- 2017 Venezuela Guaros de Lara
- 2018 Brazil Franca
- 2019 Brazil Botafogo
- 2022 Brazil Bauru
- 2023 Argentina Instituto
- 2024 Uruguay Nacional
Grand Finals
Titles by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
| 3 | Argentina Atenas | 1997, 1998, 2004 |
| Brazil Lobos Brasília | 2010, 2013, 2015 | |
| 2 | Brazil Vasco da Gama | 1999, 2000 |
| Brazil Bauru | 2014, 2022 | |
| Argentina Libertad | 2002, 2007 | |
| Argentina Regatas Corrientes | 2008, 2012 | |
| 1 | Argentina Olimpia | 1996 |
| Argentina Estudiantes | 2001 | |
| Brazil Uberlândia | 2005 | |
| Argentina Ben Hur | 2006 | |
| Brazil Flamengo | 2009 (I) | |
| Argentina Quimsa | 2009 (II) | |
| Argentina Obras Sanitarias | 2011 | |
| Brazil Mogi das Cruzes | 2016 | |
| Venezuela Guaros de Lara | 2017 | |
| Brazil Franca | 2018 | |
| Brazil Botafogo | 2019 | |
| Argentina Instituto | 2023 | |
| Uruguay Nacional | 2024 |
Titles by country
| Titles | Country |
| 13 | Argentina Argentina |
| 12 | Brazil Brazil |
| 1 | Venezuela Venezuela |
| Uruguay Uruguay |
Awards
See also
- South American Women's Basketball League
- Basketball Champions League Americas
- FIBA Americas League
- Pan American Championship
- South American Championship of Champions Clubs
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Urgente: FIBA canceló las Ligas Sudamericanas masculina y femenina". Basquet Plus (in español). 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
