The 2008–09 FIBA Americas League was the second 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. It 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, (Arecibo, Mar del Plata, Sunchales, and Xalapa). The first team from each group advanced to the Final 4 round-robin stage that took place in the city of Xalapa, Mexico.
Teams allocation Group phase Regatas de CorrientesLSH(LNB) Brasília (2nd) Soles de Mexicali (2nd) Liceo de Costa Rica (1st) Peñarol Mar del Plata (3d) Flamengo (2nd) Halcones de Xalapa (1st) Merengueros (WC) Libertad Sunchales(1st) Minas Tênis (3d) Biguá (1st) Pioneros de Quintana Roo (WC) Quimsa (2nd) Universidad de Concepción (4th) Deportes Castro (3d) Capitanes de Arecibo (1st)
The labels in the brackets 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 the Final 4
Group A (Arecibo) Minas Tênis Clube advanced due to a better goal average.
Group B (Mar del Plata)
Group C (Sunchales)
Group D (Xalapa)
Final 4
TeamWLPtsPFPA Brasília306262238 Halcones de Xalapa215287261 Club Biguá124250263 Minas Tênis Clube033241278
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
FIBA Americas League 2008–09 Champions Brasília 1st title
Statistics Top Scorer Leandro Garcia Morales ( Club Biguá )
Assists Leader Facundo Sucatzky ( Minas Tênis Clube )
Awards Grand Finals MVP Alex Ribeiro Garcia ( Brasília )
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