2019 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
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| Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2019 |
| Dates | 1 October – 13 December 2019 |
| Games played | 39 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Cauê Borges |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Botafogo (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Corinthians |
← 2018 2022 → | |
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]
Teams
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | |
|---|---|---|
| Group phase (16 teams) |
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| Semifinal Phase (8 teams) |
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| Finals (2 teams) |
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| Group phase | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ferro Carril Oeste (3rd) |
Botafogo (4th) |
 Las Ánimas de Valdivia (CW) |
 San José (1st) |
| Ciclista Olímpico (5th) |
Pinheiros (5th) |
 Búcaros (2nd) |
 Malvín (2nd) |
| Salta Basket (CW) |
Corinthians (6th) |
B&B de San Andrés (CW) |
Nacional (3rd) |
 Pichincha de Potosí (1st) |
Leones de Quilpué (2nd) |
 Piratas de los Lagos (3rd) |
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
Semifinal phase
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
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 | Corinthians (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 184 | +81 | 6 | Advance to Finals |
| 2 | Ferro Carril Oeste |
3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 193 | +49 | 5 | |
| 3 | Pinheiros |
3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 214 | +8 | 4 | |
| 4 | Piratas de los Lagos |
3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 321 | −138 | 3 |
Group F
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 | Botafogo |
3 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 197 | +12 | 6 | Advance to Finals |
| 2 | Ciclista Olímpico (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 209 | +19 | 5 | |
| 3 | Nacional |
3 | 1 | 2 | 210 | 227 | −17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Salta Basket |
3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 215 | −14 | 3 |