The Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol (, ), or Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (South American Basketball Club Championship), was an international men's professional basketball cup competition that took place between South American sports clubs. It was originally organized by the South American Basketball Confederation (CONSUBASQUET), and later in 2008 by FIBA Americas. It was played annually between the league champions in each country, plus the winner of the previous edition.
History The South American Championship of Champion Clubs was founded in 1946, and it was the first international tournament in South America. It was played in a round robin format, usually hosted by a single city. From 1965 until 1987 the champion teams (and on many occasions the runners-up too) participated in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup represented South America. The competition was the first-tier and most important club competition in South America until 1996 when the FIBA South American League was launched, with a format that looked more of one of a European completion and not a single tournament.
The competition was finally discontinued in the year 2008, after the new top-tier Panamerican FIBA Americas League had been recently formed in December 2007 and meant that each South America country's top teams would qualify to the new league and not the FIBA South American League. Subsequently, the South American Championship lost its importance and it was abolished.
Legendary South American players like Oscar Schmidt, Marcelo Milanesio and Hector Campana have played in the competition.
South American Championship of Champion Clubs levels on the South American pyramid
1st-tier: (1946 – 1992) 2nd-tier: (1993 – 1996, 2001 – 2007) 3rd-tier: (1996 – 2000, 2008)
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 Champion 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)
Format The competition was hosted in one or more cities. In the first round, the eight clubs were divided in two groups of four teams each. The two best placed teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the first placed team of a group played against the other group's runner-up. The final was contested by the semifinal winners.
Finals
Year Winners Finalists Score Olimpia Montevideo Gimnasia y Esgrima (VdP) Flamengo Selección de Santa Fé OlimpiaRound robin Sporting Club Uruguay Ateneo de la JuventudRound robin Sporting Club Uruguay San Lorenzo Selección Valley del CaucaRound robin Sírio OlimpiaRound robin Corinthians Tabaré Corinthians L.D. Estudantil100-83,109-84 Thomas Bata Welcome65-61 Sírio Welcome Corinthians L.D. Estudantil107-80 Sírio Atenas Sírio Sportiva Italiana Sírio Olimpia Franca CA Peñarol Franca Obras Sanitarias Franca Palmeiras Sírio Franca Sírio Guaiqueríes de Margarita81-80 Franca Sírio75-74 Ferro Carril Oeste São José dos Campos Ferro Carril Oeste Obras Sanitarias Peñarol Monte Líbano Sírio River Plate Monte Líbano San Andrés108-85 Monte Líbano Ferro Carril Oeste Ferro Carril Oeste Monte Líbano Trotamundos Atenas Round robin Trotamundos Biguá 103-101 Franca San Pedro Pascual 88-85 Franca Atenas 94-72 Biguá Franca85-68 Atenas Franca 76-73 Atenas Olimpia (VT)77-70 Rio Claro Hebraica y Macabi106-103 Independiente Rio Claro 84-78 Vasco da Gama Atlético Welcome 98-84 Vasco da Gama Bauru 82-76 Trotamundos Vasco da Gama 94-91 Delfines de Cabimas Espartanos de Margarita78-73 Delfines de Miranda Valdivia Round robin Delfines de Miranda Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) 88-85 Boca Juniors Delfines de Miranda 92-87 Boca Juniors Unitri/Uberlândia85-75 Boca Juniors Guaros de Lara Round robin Minas Tênis Boca Juniors Round robin Biguá Libertad Round robin
Classification
Final tournament
South American 1st tier Year Host Champion Runner-up Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Buenos Aires Olimpia Montevideo Gimnasia y Esgrima VdP (Villa del Parque) Antofagasta Flamengo Selección de Santa Fé OlimpiaUrusubasket (February 22, 2012.) Páginas de la Historia Retrieved September 2, 2012. (in Spanish)Troche, José María Los 60 años del básquetbol en el Paraguay (Oct. 12, 2004) Retrieved September 2, 2012. (in Spanish)Jornal do Brasil, (Dec. 23, 1953) Basket-ball em marcha (in Portuguese). - - Paysandú Edition 1953 (in Portuguese) Palestino Atlético Bilis Selección de Antofagasta LDU Quito Edition 1953 Montevideo Sporting Club Uruguay Ateneo de la Juventud Selección of State of São Paulo Guayaquil Sporting Club Uruguay San Lorenzo Selección Valley del Cauca Asunción Sírio Edition 1961 Olimpia Assuncion Tabaré São Paulo Corinthians Edition 1965 Tabaré São Paulo CorinthiansTimoneiros (October 1, 2019.) Especial Basquete: Corinthians Tricampeão Sul-Americano 1965/66/69 Retrieved November 2, 2019. (in Portuguese) L.D. Estudantil Antofagasta Thomas Bata Welcome Botafogo Montevideo Sírio Welcome L.D. Estudantil Guayaquil Corinthians Edition 1969 L.D. Estudantil Union Espanola Club de Regatas Lima Club Atlético Tabaré Club Atletico Almagro - - Punta Arenas Sírio Atenas Sokol Arequipa Sírio Sportiva Italiana Club de Regatas Lima Olimpia São Paulo Sírio Olimpia Olimpia Assuncion Mercedes, Salto, Montevideo Franca CA Peñarol Thomas Bata La Paz Franca Obras Sanitarias Noris Corrientes, Buenos Aires Franca Palmeiras Obras Sanitarias Club Atlético Aguada São Paulo Sírio Franca Guaiqueríes de Nueva Esparta Isla Margarita Sírio Edition 1979 part 1Edition 1979 part 2 Guaiqueríes de Margarita Obras Sanitarias Peñarol Deportivo Field Olimpia Asuncion Club Deportivo Universitario de Sucre - Cúcuta Franca Edition 1980 Sírio Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata Sporting Club Uruguay Asunción, Encarnación Ferro Carril Oeste São José dos Campos Sporting Club Uruguay Buenos Aires, Montevideo Ferro Carril Oeste Obras Sanitarias Franca Club Atlético Bohemios Buenos Aires, Montevideo Peñarol Monte Líbano Franca Tarija, Sucre Sírio River Plate Limeira, Jundiaí Monte Líbano Edition 1985 part 1Edition 1985 part 2 San Andrés Buenos Aires Monte Líbano Ferro Carril Oeste Atenas Valparaíso, Santiago de Chile Ferro Carril Oeste Monte Líbano Club Atlético Bohemios Caracas Trotamundos Atenas Asunción Trotamundos Biguá Olimpia Assuncion Guayaquil Ravelli/Franca Edition 1990 San Pedro Pascual Biguá Franca Franca Atenas Neptuno MontevideoEdition 1992 Biguá Franca Cesp/Rio Claro GEPU Deportivo Petrox C.N.D. Gimnasia y Esgrima Arequipa Ingavi Córdoba Atenas Franca Club Atlético Cordón Biguá Lima (23-29 April 1994) Atenas Olimpia (VT) União Corinthians-RS Bucaramanga(2-8 June 1995) Rio Claro Edition 19951995 Fiba.Com Hebraica y Macabi Peñarol Mar del Plata Club de Regatas Lima Atenas Leopardos de Bucaramanga C.D. Universidad de Concepción Banco Central del Ecuador Concepción, Talca (12-21 May 1996) Independiente South American Championship for Men's Champion Clubs 1996 Fiba.Com Rio Claro C.D. Universidad de Concepción Club Atlético Cordón Dharma Franca Club de Regatas Lima Ingavi -
South American 2nd tier Year Host Champion Runner-up Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Tarija(1-6 December 1998) Vasco da Gama South American Championship for Men's Champion Clubs 1998 Fiba.Com Atlético Welcome Independiente Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca Provincial Osorno Ingavi Club de Regatas Lima Deportivo Guayas Rio de Janeiro Vasco da Gama Edition 1999 Bauru/TilibraEition 1999 - consubasquet.com Welcome Independiente C.D. Universidad de Concepción Club de Regatas Lima Cocodrilos de Caracas Umpayu Valencia(30 Aug - 3 Sept 2000) Trotamundos Trotamundos in the 2000 final (in Spanish) - lr21.com Vasco da Gama WelcomeEdition 2000 on Latinbasket.Com Estudiantes de Olavarría Piratas de Bogota Provincial Osorno Club de Regatas Lima Club ESPE Isla Margarita(18-22 October 2001) Delfines de Cabimas 2001 Edition - www.consubasquet.com Espartanos de Margarita Estudiantes de Olavarría Unitri/Uberlândia Defensor Sporting Paisas de Medellín UTE - Valdivia (20-27 October 2002) Delfines de Miranda ValdiviaDeportivo San José triumfa (2002) - abc.com Deportivo San José San Jose fifth (Spanish) - abc.com Defensor Sporting Paisas de Medellín Mavort Maracaibo Delfines de Miranda Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Duros de Lara Tanqueros del Zulia Ribeirao Prato Deportivo San José Paisas de Medellín Club ESPE Asunción(7-11 September 2004) Boca Juniors Boca es el campeón sudamericano 2004 - ellitoral.com Delfines de Miranda Deportivo San José Unitri/Uberlândia Provincial Llanquihue Guacharos Monagas Piratas de Bogota Club de Regatas Lima Rafaela(20-24 September 2005) Boca Juniors Unitri/Uberlândia Libertad Ben Hur Salto Club ESPE Deportivo San José Delfines de Miranda Barquisimeto(18-22 October 2006) Boca Juniors Guaros de Lara UniCEUB Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Deportivo San José Universidad Católica - - Brasília(31 Oct - 4 Nov 2007) Minas Tênis Boca Juniors Peñarol Mar del Plata Duros de Lara UniCEUB Deportivo San José - -
South American 3d tier Year Host Champion Runner-up Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Guayaquil (28 Oct - 1 Nov 2008) Biguá Libertad Joinville Minas Tênis Liceo Mixto Barcelona S.C.
Performances Titles by club
Titles Club Years won 8 Sírio 1961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1984 6 Franca 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1991 3 Corinthians 1965, 1966, 1969 Ferro Carril Oeste 1981, 1982, 1987 Trotamundos 1988, 1989, 2000 Delfines de Miranda 2001, 2002, 2003 Boca Juniors 2004, 2005, 2006 2 Defensor 1956, 1958 Monte Líbano 1985, 1986 Biguá 1992, 2008 Atenas 1993, 1994 Vasco da Gama 1998, 1999 1 Olimpia 1946 Flamengo 1953 Selección de Santa Fé 1953 Olimpia 1953 Thomas Bata 1967 Peñarol 1983 Rio Claro 1995 Independiente 1996 Minas 2007
Titles by country Titles Country 24 Brazil10 Argentina6 Uruguay Venezuela1 Paraguay Chile
Statistical leaders per season
Topscorers per tournament 1946: Roberto Lovera (Club Atlético Olimpia) 1953: Aristides Isusi (Club Olimpia) 140 ptsEdition 1953 - Latinbasket.Com 1958: Héctor Costa (Sporting Club Uruguay) 124 pts 1966: Wlamir Marques (Corinthians) 1969: Wlamir Marques (Corinthians) 144 pts 1989: Al Smith (Trotamundos B.B.C.) 1992: Gustavo Szczygielski (Bigua) 104 ptsLa gloria llegó a Villa Biarritz, Biguá campeón sudamericano de 1992 - elobservador.com
1995: Billy Law (Rio Claro) 1998: Charles Byrd (Vasco da Gama) 161 pts 1999: Charles Byrd (Vasco da Gama) 160 pts1999 Edition on Latinbasket.Com 2000: Victor Diaz (Trotamundos B.B.C.) 99 pts 2001: Víctor Díaz (Delfines) 2003: Jervaughn Scales (Gimnasia) 115 pts 2004: Paolo Quinteros (Boca Juniors) 138 pts 2006: Maurice Spillers (Boca Juniors) 95 pts (19.0 pg) 2007: Evandro Fernandes Pinto (Minas Tenis Clube) 113 pts (22.6 pg)Edition 2007 2008: Leandro Garcia Morales (Bigua) 94 pts (23.5 pg)
Most rebounds 2003: Nick Davis (Duros de Lara) 40 2004: Kenny Whitehead (Club de Regatas Lima)Season 2004 Latinbasket.Com 2006: Martín Leiva (Boca Juniors) 4.8 2007: Charles Márcio Lopes (UniCEUB) 9.8 (pg) 2008: Shilton Dos Santos (Joinville) 8.8 (pg)
Most assists 2003: Nezinho Dos Santos (Ribeirão Preto) 28 2006: Pablo Moldú (Boca Juniors) 4.2 2007: Facundo Sucatzky (Tenis Minas) 5.0 (pg) 2008: Facundo Sucatzky (Tenis Minas) 11.6 (pg)
Index rating 2007: Facundo Sucatzky (Tenis Minas) 23.0 ptsSeason 2007 South American Championship for Men's Champion Clubs - Fiba.Com 2008: Leandro Garcia Morales (Bigua) 19.3 pts
South American Cup Finals Top Scorers The competition was normally held in a round robin format, but on a few occasions there were single finals. On many occasions the Final was considered the decider match of the last round.