1958 South American Basketball Championship of Champion Clubs
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CityQuito, Ecuador
Dates16 August - 1 September 1958
Teams8
Champions
Sporting Club Uruguay (1st title)
Sporting Club Uruguay (1st title)| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | Quito, Ecuador |
| Dates | 16 August - 1 September 1958 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sporting Club Uruguay (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  San Lorenzo |
| Third place |  Valle del Cauca Select Team |
| Fourth place |  L.D.U. Quito |
The 1958 South American Basketball Championship of Champion Clubs was the 4th edition of the Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol, the first-tier basketball competition in South America.
Eight teams from eight countries participated and played each other in a round-robin format. Chile sent its national team as their representative, Colombia and Brazil sent two select teams that were created for the tournament.
The competition was played from 16 August to 1 September 1958 and was held in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. Sporting Club Uruguay won the championship, becoming the first Uruguayan club to do so.[1]
