The 2007–08 FIBA Americas League was the first edition of the first-tier and most important professional international club basketball competition in the regions of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico, with the winner of the competition being crowned as the best team and champion of all of those regions, as well as of the FIBA Americas zone. The first FIBA Americas League also included two teams from the United States, the Miami Tropics, and the PBL All-Stars, which was an All-Star selection team from the Premier Basketball League.
The competition began on December 4. The first stage was a round robin phase with four teams in each group. Each of the groups were played in different cities, (Guaynabo, Miami, Belo Horizonte, and Mar del Plata). The Final 4 of the league was played in a round-robin format from February 7 to February 9, in Mexicali, Mexico, home of the hosting team, Soles de Mexicali.
Teams Group phase Boca Juniors (1st) Brasília (1st) Soles de Mexicali (1st) Miami Tropics (ABA) Peñarol Mar del Plata (2nd) Flamengo (2nd) Halcones de Xalapa (2nd) Premier Basketball League All Stars (PBL) Libertad SunchalesLSH(3d) Minas Tênis (WC) Fuerza Regia (WC) Cangrejeros de Santurce (1st) Metros de Santiago (1st) Defensor Sporting (WC) Liceo Mixto (1st) Capitanes de Arecibo (2nd)
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders, LSH: Liga Sudamerican title holders): LC: Qualified through a licensed club with a long-term licence 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
Group stage + Key to colors Top two places advanced to Quarterfinals
Group A (Guaynabo)
Group B (Miami)
Group C (Belo Horizonte)
Group D (Mar del Plata)
Quarterfinals Team No. 1Agg.Team No. 2Game 1Game 2Game 3 1. Halcones de Xalapa 1–2 Soles de Mexicali 93–78 60–72 84–67 2. Libertad 0–2 Minas Tênis Clube 72–74 73–80 3. Cangrejeros de Santurce 1–2 Miami Tropics 102–94 64–91 83–91 4. Defensor Sporting 1–2 Peñarol 98–95 74-98 68–77
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Final 4 Peñarol got the first place in the round-robin group and won their first Americas League title due to a better point difference than the other two teams who had the same record (Soles de Mexicali and Miami Tropics).
FIBA Americas League 2007–08 Champions Peñarol de Mar del Plata 1st title
References Liga Americas 2007 - Men Basketball, Latinbasket.com.
External links FIBA Americas League FIBA Americas League FIBA Americas FIBA Liga Americas Twitter LatinBasket.com FIBA Americas League Liga de las Américas YouTube Channel