Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol

The Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (English: Pan American Basketball Club Championship) was an international professional basketball tournament that was contested from 1993 to 2000, with the exception of 1998, when it was scheduled to be held in the Dominican Republic, and was cancelled due to Hurricane Georges. The team that won the most championships was Franca Basquetebol Clube, with 4 titles.

Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol
Founded1993 (1993)
First season1993
Folded2000 (2000)
CountryLatin America
ConfederationFIBA Americas
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Last champions Estudiantes de Olavarría
(1 title)
Most championships Franca
(4 titles)

This tournament was a predecessor of the current FIBA Americas League, that was created in 2007.[1]

History

The Pan American Club Championship,[2][3] founded in 1993, was the top-tier level annual professional basketball competition for all of Latin America. It was not held in 1998, due to Hurricane Georges. The competition's last season was held in 2000. A new version of the Pan American Club Championship, called the FIBA Americas League, was created in 2007.[4]

Names of the top-tier level Latin American competition

Championship results
Year Host City Champions Finalists Third place Fourth place
1993 Quito[5] Franca Atenas Indios de Ciudad Juárez Adidas
1994 Córdoba / Olavarría Franca[6] Olimpia de Venado Tuerto Esporte Clube União Corinthians Atenas
1995 Santa Cruz do Sul / Porto Alegre Rio Claro Peñarol Mar del Plata[7] Pony EC União Corinthians Franca
1996 Franca[8] Atenas[9][10][11] Cougar/Franca Dharma/Yara Franca Independiente de General Pico
1997 General Pico[12][13] Marathon/Franca Atenas[14][15] Independiente de General Pico Mogi das Cruzes
1998 Santo Domingo[16]
(cancelled due to Hurricane Georges)		N/AN/AN/AN/A
1999 Santo Domingo[17] Franca Vasco da Gama Mauricio Baez Independiente de General Pico
2000 Montevideo Estudiantes de Olavarría[18][19][20] Aguada Atlético Welcome Marathon Franca

Champions

Titles by club
Club Champions Years Won Runners-up Years Finalists
Franca 4 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999 1 1996
Atenas 1 1996 2 1993, 1997
Rio Claro 1 1995 0 –
Estudiantes de Olavarría 1 2000 0 –
Olimpia de Venado Tuerto 0 – 1 1994
Peñarol de Mar del Plata 0 – 1 1995
Vasco da Gama 0 – 1 1999
Aguada 0 – 1 2000

Titles by country
Country
(national league)		 Champions Years Won Runners-up Years Finalists
 Brazil (CBB)51993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 199921996, 1999
 Argentina (LNB)21996, 200041993, 1994, 1995, 1997
 Uruguay (CFB)0–12000

See also

References
  1. Equipo de baloncesto salvadoreño jugará Liga de las Américas (in Spanish).
  2. Historia de los panamericanos (in Spanish).
  3. Helio Rubens versus equipos Argentinos (in Spanish).
  4. Equipo de baloncesto salvadoreño jugará Liga de las Américas (in Spanish).
  5. Atenas vs Adidas (in Spanish).
  6. Franca en tiempo extra(in Spanish).
  7. Historia del Penarol (in Spanish).
  8. Panamericano 96 (in Spanish).
  9. Nuestra Historia (in Spanish).
  10. Fabricio Oberto Básquetbol (in Spanish).
  11. Panamericano 1996 (in Spanish).
  12. BASQUET: DEBUTAN INDEPENDIENTE Y ATENAS El turno del Panamericano (in Spanish).
  13. Panamericano 97 (in Spanish).
  14. Panamericano 1997 (in Spanish).
  15. Atenas in the final (in Spanish).
  16. Panamericano de clubes 1998: teams confirmed (in Spanish).
  17. Panamericano de clubes 1999 (in Spanish).
  18. Panamericano de clubes 2000 (in Spanish).
  19. Conociendo a Gustavo "Lobito" Fernández (in Spanish).
  20. Estudiantes de Olavarría, un bicampeón jerarquizado (in Spanish).
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