Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB)
Founded 1996 (1996)
First season 1996
Country ABASU members
Confederation FIBA Americas
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 2
Promotion to FIBA Americas League
Current champions Venezuela Guaros de Lara
(1st title)
Most championships Argentina Atenas
Brazil Brasília
(3 titles each)
TV partners DirecTV
Website www.fiba.basketball/es/ligasudamericana/2017
2017 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB) (Portuguese: Liga Sul-Americana de Basquete (LSB), English: South American Basketball League) is the second-tier level South American professional basketball competition at the club level, with the first being the FIBA Americas League. It 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 FIBA Americas League.

The league usually includes some domestic champions, and some runners-up, from the best 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 domestic league, or over the previous two or three domestic seasons. The tournament has been played since 1996, with 2003 being the only year in which it was not held.

History

The South American Club Championship, which was founded in 1946, was the first international competition that was played between basketball clubs from South America, and it was the first-tier and most important club competition in South America until 1996, when the new South American League supplanted it in importance. With the emergence of the new FIBA Americas League in December 2007, the South American League became the second-tier international club championship in South America, beginning with the 2008 edition of the competition.

Title holders

Finals

Year Final Semifinalists
Champion Score Second place
1996
Details
Argentina
Olimpia
2–0 series Brazil
Corinthians
Brazil
Cougar Franca
Brazil
Rio Claro
1997
Details
Argentina
Atenas
2–1 series Brazil
Corinthians
Argentina
Olimpia
Brazil
Marathon Franca
1998
Details
Argentina
Atenas
2–0 series Brazil
Marathon Franca
Argentina
Boca Juniors
Argentina
Independiente
1999
Details
Brazil
Vasco da Gama
2–0 Series Argentina
Boca Juniors
Argentina
Independiente
Uruguay
Welcome
2000
Details
Brazil
Vasco da Gama
3–2 series Argentina
Atenas
Brazil
Marathon Franca
Uruguay
Welcome
2001
Details
Argentina
Estudiantes
3–1 series Argentina
GECR
Argentina
Atenas
Brazil
Flamengo
2002
Details
Argentina
Libertad
3–1 series Brazil
Vasco da Gama
Venezuela
Cocodrilos de Caracas
Argentina
Estudiantes
2004
Details
Argentina
Atenas
3–2 series Brazil
Unitri Uberlândia
Argentina
Boca Juniors
Argentina
Libertad
2005
Details
Brazil
Unitri Uberlândia
3–1 series Brazil
Universo Ajax
Argentina
Boca Juniors
Venezuela
Cocodrilos de Caracas
2006
Details
Argentina
Ben Hur
3–1 series Brazil
COC Ribeirão Preto
Brazil
Unitri Uberlândia
Argentina
Libertad
2007
Details
Argentina
Libertad
3–2 series Brazil
Unimed Franca
Argentina
Ben Hur
Argentina
GECR
2008
Details
Argentina
Regatas Corrientes
3–2 series Brazil
Flamengo
Argentina
Boca Juniors
Brazil
Universo Brasília
2009
Details
Brazil
Flamengo
Final group Argentina
Quimsa
Colombia
Norte
Argentina
Regatas Corrientes
2009 II
Details
Argentina
Quimsa
Final group Argentina
Libertad
Argentina
Juventud Sionista
Brazil
Minas
2010
Details
Brazil
Brasília
98-86 Brazil
Flamengo
Argentina
Boca Juniors
Argentina
Quimsa
2011
Details
Argentina
Obras Sanitarias
88-73 Brazil
Pinheiros Sky
Brazil
Brasília
Argentina
Atenas
2012
Details
Argentina
Regatas Corrientes
Final group Brazil
Brasília
Brazil
Flamengo
Argentina
Peñarol
2013
Details
Brazil
Brasília
93–81 Uruguay
Aguada
Brazil
Paschoalotto Bauru
Argentina
Boca Juniors
2014
Details
Brazil
Bauru
79–53 Brazil
Mogi das Cruzes
Argentina
Boca Juniors
Uruguay
Malvín
2015
Details
Brazil
Brasília
2–0 series Argentina
San Martín de Corrientes
Semifinal groups
2016
Details
Brazil
Mogi das Cruzes
3–0 series Argentina
Bahía Basket
Semifinal groups
2017
Details
Venezuela
Guaros de Lara
3–1 series Argentina
Estudiantes Concordia
Semifinal groups

Titles by club

TitlesClubYears
3Argentina Atenas1997, 1998, 2004
Brazil Brasília2010, 2013, 2015
2Brazil Vasco da Gama1999, 2000
Argentina Libertad2002, 2007
Argentina Regatas Corrientes2008, 2012
1Argentina Olimpia1996
Argentina Estudiantes2001
Brazil Uberlândia2005
Argentina Ben Hur2006
Brazil Flamengo2009
Argentina Quimsa2009
Argentina Obras Sanitarias2011
Brazil Bauru2014
Brazil Mogi das Cruzes2016
Venezuela Guaros de Lara2017

Titles by country

TitlesCountry
12Argentina Argentina
9Brazil Brazil
1Venezuela Venezuela

MVP award

YearMVPTeam
1996
Argentina Jorge RaccaArgentina Olimpia
1997
United States Greg DennisArgentina Atenas
1998
Argentina Fabricio ObertoArgentina Atenas
1999
United States Charles ByrdBrazil Vasco da Gama
2000
Dominican Republic José VargasBrazil Vasco da Gama
2001
Argentina Daniel FarabelloArgentina Estudiantes
2002
Argentina Mariano CeruttiArgentina Libertad
2003
not held
2004
Argentina Héctor CampanaArgentina Atenas
2005
Brazil ValtinhoBrazil Unitri Uberlândia
2006
Argentina Leonardo GutiérrezArgentina Ben Hur
2007
United States Cleotis BrownArgentina Libertad
2008
Argentina Alejandro MontecchiaArgentina Regatas Corrientes
2009 (I)
Brazil Marcelinho MachadoBrazil Flamengo
2009 (II)
Argentina Julio MázzaroArgentina Quimsa
2010
Brazil Guilherme GiovannoniBrazil Brasília
2011
Argentina Juan Pedro GutiérrezArgentina Obras Sanitarias
2012
Argentina Paolo QuinterosArgentina Regatas Corrientes
2013
Brazil Guilherme GiovannoniBrazil Brasília
2014
Brazil Alex GarciaBrazil Bauru
2015
Brazil Deryk RamosBrazil Brasília
2016
United States Shamell StallworthBrazil Mogi das Cruzes
2017
Venezuela Heissler GuilléntVenezuela Guaros de Lara

See also

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