Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Current season, competition or edition: 2015 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | ABASU members |
| Continent | South America |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 Brasília(3rd title) |
| Most titles |
 Atenas Brasília(3 titles each) |
| Level on pyramid |
1st-tier – South America (1996–2007) 2nd-tier – South America (2008–present) |
| Promotion to | FIBA Americas League (Champion) |
| Official website | FIBA Americas.com |
The Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB) (Portuguese: Liga Sul-Americana de Basquete (LSB), English: South American Basketball League) is the second-tier South American professional basketball competition at the club level, with the first being the FIBA Americas League. It is organized by 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
- 1996 Olimpia (VT)
- 1997 Atenas
- 1998 Atenas
- 1999 Vasco da Gama
- 2000 Vasco da Gama
- 2001 Estudiantes (O)
- 2002 Libertad (S)
- 2003 (Not held)
- 2004 Atenas
- 2005 Uberlândia (Unitri)
- 2006 Ben Hur
- 2007 Libertad (S)
- 2008 Regatas (C)
- 2009 Flamengo
- 2009 Quimsa
- 2010 Brasília
- 2011 Obras Sanitarias
- 2012 Regatas (C)
- 2013 Brasília
- 2014 Bauru
- 2015 Brasília
Finals
Titles by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
| 3 | Atenas | 1997, 1998, 2004 |
| Brasília | 2010, 2013, 2015 | |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 1999, 2000 |
| Libertad | 2002, 2007 | |
| Regatas Corrientes | 2008, 2012 | |
| 1 | Olimpia | 1996 |
| Estudiantes | 2001 | |
| Uberlândia | 2005 | |
| Ben Hur | 2006 | |
| Flamengo | 2009 | |
| Quimsa | 2009 | |
| Obras Sanitarias | 2011 | |
| Bauru | 2014 |
Titles by country
| Titles | Country |
| 12 | Argentina |
| 8 | Brazil |
MVP Award
| Year | MVP | Team |
|---|---|---|
| | Jorge Racca | Olimpia |
| |  Greg Dennis | Atenas |
| | Fabricio Oberto | Atenas |
| | Charles Byrd | Vasco da Gama |
| |  José Vargas | Vasco da Gama |
| | Daniel Farabello | Estudiantes |
| | Mariano Cerutti | Libertad |
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| | Héctor Campana | Atenas |
| | Valtinho | Unitri Uberlândia |
| | Leonardo Gutiérrez | Ben Hur |
| | Cleotis Brown | Libertad |
| | Alejandro Montecchia | Regatas Corrientes |
| | Marcelinho Machado | Flamengo |
| | Julio Mázzaro | Quimsa |
| | Guilherme Giovannoni | Brasília |
| | Juan Pedro Gutiérrez | Obras Sanitarias |
| | Paolo Quinteros | Regatas Corrientes |
| | Guilherme Giovannoni (2) | Brasília |
| | Alex Garcia | Bauru |
| | Deryk Ramos | Brasília |
See also
External links
- Liga Sudamericana Official Website
- ABASU Official Website (Spanish)
- LatinBasket.com Liga Sudamericana
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