The 2019 FIBA Americas League was the 12th edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas and last for the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to determine the champion.
San Lorenzo won its second continental title, giving them the right to play in the 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
Team allocation Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundGroup phase(16 teams)16 qualified teamsSemifinal Phase(8 teams)4 group winners from the group phase 4 group runners-up from the group phaseFinal Four(4 teams)2 group winners from the semifinal phase 2 group runners-up from the semifinal phase
Teams Group phase San Lorenzo TH (1st) Mogi das Cruzes (2nd) Soles de Mexicali (1st) Capitanes de Arecibo (1st) San Martín de Corrientes (2nd) Franca LSC Capitanes de la Ciudad de México (2nd) Leones de Ponce (4th) Atenas (3rd) Las Animas (1st) Libertadores de Querétaro (WC) Malvín (1st) Paulistano (1st) Titanes de Barranquilla (1st) Real Estelí Guaros de Lara (1st)
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs TH: Americas League title holders LSC: Liga Sudamericana winners WC: Qualified through Wild Card
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Group phase Sixteen teams participated in the group phase, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in each group advance to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 18 January until 10 February 2019.
Group A Venue: São Paulo, Brazil
Group B Venue: Mexico City, Mexico
Group C Venue: Valdivia, Chile
Group D Venue: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Semifinal phase The eight teams which advance from the group phase, played in this stage in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in each group advance to the final four. Games were played from 8 March until 17 March 2019.
Group E Venue: Franca, Brazil
Group F Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Final Four The final four tournament decided the champion of the 2019 season. The tournament was held from 30 March and 31 March 2019 in the Polideportivo Roberto Pando in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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