The Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto (LSB), or FIBA Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto (Portuguese: Liga Sul-Americana de Basquete, English: South American Basketball League), also commonly known as FIBA South American League, is the second-tier level South American professional basketball competition at the club level, with the first-tier level now considered the panamerican competition of the Champions League. The competition is organized by the South American Basketball Association (ABASU), which operates as a regional sub-zone of FIBA Americas, following the dissolution of the South American Basketball Confederation (CONSUBASQUET). The winner of each year's competition gets a place at the upcoming edition of the Basketball Champions League Americas.
The league usually includes some national domestic champions, and some runners-up, from the best national 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 national domestic league, or over the previous two or three national domestic seasons. The tournament has been played since 1996, aside from 2003, 2020 and 2021.
History
The South American Championship of Champions Clubs, which was founded in 1946, was the first international club tournament played between basketball clubs from South America, and it was the first-tier and most important club competition in South America. In 1993, the Pan American Club Championship was launched including also Central American teams and was held annually until 2000.The FIBA South American League was founded in 1996 and became the top South American competition, with the historical South American Basketball Championship becoming now the second tier. The champions of the FIBA South American League would automatically earn a spot to the biennial World club competition of the McDonald's Championship which was supported by FIBA. Atenas in 1997 and Vasco da Gama in 1999 were the only two teams that represented South America in the competition which also included NBA champions. Atenas also represented South America as champions in the 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
With the emergence of the new panamerican competition called the FIBA Americas League, in December 2007, the FIBA South American League became the second-tier international club championship in South America, beginning with the 2008 edition of the competition. The winner was also allocated a spot in the following year's FIBA Americas League.
On 24 September 2019, FIBA launched the competition, which derives its name and branding from the European Basketball Champions League. The competition replaced the FIBA Americas League as premier league in the Americas. The competition will consist of twelve teams, which have to qualify through their domestic leagues. The inaugural season is expected to start in October 2019.
The 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the league returned.
FIBA South American League levels on the South American pyramid
1st-tier: (2001 – 2007) 2nd-tier: (1996 – 2000, 2008 – Present)
Names of the top-tier level South American / Latin American competition CONSUBASQUET era: (1946–2007) Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol (English: South American Basketball Championship of Champions Clubs): (1946–1992) Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (English: Pan American Basketball Club Championship): (1993–2000) Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB) (English: South American Basketball League): (2001–2007) FIBA Americas era: (2007–present) FIBA Americas League: (2007 – 2019) Basketball Champions League Americas: (2019 – present)
Title holders
1996 Olimpia 1997 Atenas 1998 Atenas 1999 Vasco da Gama 2000 Vasco da Gama 2001 Estudiantes 2002 Libertad 2003 Not held 2004 Atenas 2005 Unitri Uberlândia 2006 Ben Hur 2007 Libertad 2008 Regatas Corrientes 2009 Flamengo (I) 2009 Quimsa (II) 2010 Brasília 2011 Obras Sanitarias 2012 Regatas Corrientes 2013 Brasília 2014 Bauru 2015 Brasília 2016 Mogi das Cruzes 2017 Guaros de Lara 2018 Franca 2019 Botafogo 2022 Bauru 2023 Instituto 2024 Nacional 2025 Ferro Carril Oeste
Grand Finals
YearGrand FinalSemifinalistsChampionScoreSecond placeThird placeFourth place1996Details Olimpia BBC2–0 series Corinthians Dharma Yara Franca Rio Claro Basquete1997Details Atenas2–1 series Corinthians Olimpia BBC Marathon Franca1998Details Atenas2–0 series Marathon Franca Boca Juniors Independent de General Pico1999Details Vasco da Gama2–0 Series Boca Juniors Independent de General Pico Welcome2000Details Vasco da Gama3–2 series Atenas Marathon Franca Welcome2001Details Estudiantes de Olavarría3–1 series GECR Atenas Flamengo2002Details Libertad de Sunchales3–1 series Vasco da Gama Cocodrilos de Caracas Estudiantes de Olavarría2004Details Atenas3–2 series Unitri Uberlândia Boca Juniors Libertad2005Details Unitri Uberlândia3–1 series Universo Ajax Boca Juniors Cocodrilos de Caracas2006Details Ben Hur3–1 series COC Ribeirão Preto Unitri Uberlândia Libertad2007Details Libertad de Sunchales3–2 series Unimed Franca Ben Hur GECR2008Details Regatas Corrientes3–2 series Flamengo Boca Juniors Lobos Brasília2009 (I)Details FlamengoFinal group Quimsa Norte Regatas Corrientes2009 (II)Details QuimsaFinal group Libertad de Sunchales Juventud Sionista Minas Tênis Clube2010Details Lobos Brasília98-86 Flamengo Boca Juniors Quimsa2011Details Obras Sanitarias88-73 Pinheiros Sky Lobos Brasília Atenas2012Details Regatas CorrientesFinal group Lobos Brasília Flamengo Peñarol de Mar del Plata2013Details Lobos Brasília93–81 Aguada Paschoalotto Bauru Boca Juniors2014Details Paschoalotto Bauru79–53 Mogi das Cruzes Boca Juniors Malvín2015Details Brasília2–0 series San Martín de CorrientesSemifinal groups2016Details Mogi das Cruzes3–0 series Bahía BasketSemifinal groups2017Details Guaros de Lara3–1 series Estudiantes ConcordiaSemifinal groups2018Details Franca2–1 series InstitutoSemifinal groups2019Details Botafogo2–1 series CorinthiansSemifinal groups2020Not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic20212022Details Bauru66–57 San Martín de Corrientes Titanes de Barranquilla Oberá2023Details Instituto81–72 Titanes de Barranquilla Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Caribbean Storm2024Details Nacional77–76 (OT) San Lorenzo Ciclista Olímpico Defensor Sporting2025Details Ferro Carril Oeste85–68 Regatas Corrientes Defensor Sporting Olimpia Kings
Titles by club
Titles Club Years3 Atenas 1997, 1998, 2004 Lobos Brasília 2010, 2013, 20152 Vasco da Gama 1999, 2000 Bauru2014, 2022 Libertad 2002, 2007 Regatas Corrientes 2008, 20121 Olimpia 1996 Estudiantes 2001 Uberlândia 2005 Ben Hur 2006 Flamengo 2009 (I) Quimsa 2009 (II) Obras Sanitarias 2011 Mogi das Cruzes 2016 Guaros de Lara 2017 Franca 2018 Botafogo 2019 Instituto 2023 Nacional 2024 Ferro Carril Oeste 2025
Titles by country
Titles Country14 Argentina12 Brazil1 Venezuela Uruguay
Statistical leaders per season The season usually started in February and ended in May until 2009 (I). Then after the South American Champions Cup folded, it to moved to October until November.
Top scorers Since the beginning of the 1996 season (Points Per Game):
2007 Cleotis Brown III (Libertad de Sunchales): 17.4 2008 Leandro García Morales (Club Atlético Aguada): 23.5 Season 2008 2009 (I) Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball): 24.9 Season 2008-09 2009 (II) Guilherme Giovannoni (Brasilia): 23.7 Season 2009 (II) 2010 Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball): 25.6 Season 2010 2011 Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball): 18.8 Season 2011-12 2012 Paulinho Boracini (Pinheiros): 22.3 Season 2012 2013 Leandro García Morales (Club Atlético Aguada): 25.9 Season 2013 2014 Guilherme Giovannoni (Brasilia): 22 Season 2014 2015 Jeremiah Wood (Club San Martín de Corrientes): 18.5 2016 Leandro García Morales (Hebraica Macabi): 23.3 2017 Heissler Guillent (Guaros de Lara): 16.8 Season 2017 2018 Marquinhos Vieira (Flamengo Basketball): 22 2019 Samuel Yeager (Piratas de los Lagos ): 26.9 2022 Charles Mitchell (Regatas Corrientes): 18.1 2023 Emilio Cappare Guzmán (Caballeros de Culiacan): 20.7 Toscorer 2022-2023 Latinbasket.Com 2024 Derrick Woods (ABA Ancud): 20.5 Toscorer 2023-2024 Latinbasket.Com
Most rebounds Since the beginning of the 1996 season (rebounds Per Game):
2007 Robert Battle (Libertad de Sunchales): 10.9 2008 Shilton dos Santos (Joinville): 8.6 2009 (I) Roberto Sebastian Lopez (Regatas de Corrientes): 8.2 2009 (II) Murilo Becker (Minas Tênis Clube): 9.8 2010 Ricardo Luis Probst (Minas Tênis Clube): 9.8 2011 Federico Kammerichs (Regatas): 11.6 2012 Juan Pedro Gutiérrez (Obras Sanitarias): 9.3 2013 Murilo Becker (Minas Tênis Clube): 10 2014 Bruno Fiorotto (Limeira): 9.5 2015 Mathías Calfani (Club Malvín): 8.5 2016 Justin Douglas Williams (Ciclista Olímpico): 13 2017 Néstor Colmenares (Guaros de Lara): 8.8 2018 Pablo Espinoza (Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba): 8.6 2019 Erik Thomas (Ferro Carril Oeste ): 7.4 2022 Eloy Vargas (Club Atlético Aguada): 11.6 2023 Eloy Vargas (Titanes de Barranquilla): 11 Season 2023 2024 Derrick Woods (ABA Ancud): 10.8Season 2024
Most assists Since the beginning of the 1996 season (assists Per Game):
2007 Helio Rubens Garcia Filho (Unitri/Uberlândia ): 5.9 2008 Facundo Sucatzky (Minas Tênis Clube): 5.8 2009 (I) Valtinho da Silva (Brasilia): 5 2009 (II) Valtinho da Silva (Brasilia): 8 2010 Nezinho dos Santos (Brasilia): 5.3 2011 Nezinho dos Santos (Brasilia): 5.3 2012 Nezinho dos Santos (Brasilia): 6.5 2013 Nezinho dos Santos (Brasilia): 6 2014 Fúlvio de Assis (Brasilia): 7.5 2015 Diego Ciorciari (Club San Martín de Corrientes): 5 2016 Maximiliano Stanic (Ciclista Olímpico): 8 2017 Leandro Vildoza (Estudiantes Concordia): 4 2018 Gegê Chaia (Minas Tênis Clube): 7.2 2019 Cordero Bennett (Esporte Clube Pinheiros): 5 2022 Jhornan Zamora (Titanes de Barranquilla): 6.3 2023 Joshua Webster (Club Gimnasia & Esgrima Comodoro Rivadavia): 5.6 2024 Lucas Perez (San Lorenzo): 8.8
Index rating 2007 Robert Battle (Libertad de Sunchales): 21.5 2008 Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball): 25.8 2009 (I) Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball): 25.5 2009 (II) Murilo Becker (Minas Tênis Clube): 27 2010 Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball): 21.9 2011 Federico Kammerichs (Regatas): 24.6 2012 Juan Pedro Gutiérrez (Obras): 21.8 2013 Alex Garcia (Brasilia): 23.3 2014 Guilherme Giovannoni (Brasilia): 24.5 2015 Jeremiah Wood (Club San Martín de Corrientes): 24.3 2016 Leandro García Morales (Hebraica Macabi): 22.2
Awards Liga Sudamericana MVP
Liga Sudamericana Series Finals Top Scorers The competition was held in a play-off format of at least 2 games, before it shifted to a single final.
Season Top scorer Club Total points Scored References Oscar Schmidt Corinthians Oscar Schmidt Corinthians Josh Pittman Atenas Atenas (ARG) won the 8th. South American League (2004) - FIBAamericas.Com Uberlandia (BRA) ties the final series (2004) - FIBAamericas.Com LSB : Atenas (ARG) close on title (2004) - FIBAamericas.Com Uberlandia wins the second game of the finals:(2004) - FIBAamericas.Com Atenas got a key win in Brazil (2004) - FIBAamericas.Com Marcelinho Machado Flamengo Basketball Dartona Washam Obras Sanitarias Leandro García Morales Atletico Aguada Rafael Hettsheimeir Bauru Deryk Evandro» Brasilia Shamell Stallworth Mogi Das Cruzes
See also List of basketball champions of the Americas South American Women's Basketball League Basketball Champions League Americas FIBA Americas League Pan American Championship South American Championship of Champions Clubs
References
Sources Stats leaders on fiba.basketball Editions
External links Liga Sudamericana Official Website LatinBasket.com Liga Sudamericana