The 1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 1999 FIBA South American League, was the fourth edition of the second-tier tournament for professional basketball clubs from South America. The tournament began on 9 February 1999 and finished on 30 March 1999. Brazilian team Vasco da Gama won the tournament, defeating Argentine club Boca Juniors in the Grand Finals, and qualified to the 1999 McDonald's Championship.
Format Teams were split into one group of four teams and three teams of three teams each, and played each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final stage, a best-of-three direct playoff elimination where the champion was decided. Unlike the previous tournaments where teams played home and away matches in the group phase, every group played all their matches in the same city.
Teams Country Team Atenas Boca Juniors Independiente de General Pico Andino Franca COC/Ribeirão Preto Vasco da Gama Llanquihue Cañoneros de Cúcuta Cordón Welcome Guaiqueríes de Margarita Trotamundos de Carabobo
Group stage Group A All games in group A were played in Cochabamba, Bolivia.Se larga una Liga con acento argentino, Clarín, 8 February 1999. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
Group B All games in group B were played in Valencia, Venezuela.
Group C All games in group C were played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Group D All games in group D were played in Cúcuta, Colombia.
Final stage
Quarterfinals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Semifinals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Grand Finals
Finals rosters Vasco da Gama: Charles Byrd, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Rogério Klafke, Jose Mingão, Jose Vargas - Janjão. Coach: Flor Meléndez
Boca Juniors: Alejandro Montecchia, Gabriel Fernández, Stacey Williams, Rubén Wolkowyski, Rowan Barrett - Esteban de la Fuente, Daniel Farabello. Coach: Néstor "Che" Garcia
Season MVP Charles Byrd A black perspective: Charles Byrd (interview) - amarillo.comCharles Byrd - proballers.com
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