The 2019

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, or 2019 FIBA South American Basketball League, was the 24th edition of the second-tier level continental professional club

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, the

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. Sixteen teams from South America competed over three rounds to determine the champion. The defending champions,

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, did not have the opportunity to defend their title, as they were playing in the first season of

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of Brazil won their first Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol championship in team history by beating

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of Brazil.

Team allocation

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: *1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs *CW: Cup winner *WC: Wild card

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 groups B, C, and D, and the highest-placed team in group A advanced to the semifinal phase. Also, the best third-placed team from groups B, C and D advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 1 to 24 October, 2019.

Group A

The games of Group A were played from 1 to 3 October 2019 in Ibarra,

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Group B

The games of Group B were played from 8 to 10 October 2019 in

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Group C

The games of Group C were played from 15 to 17 October 2019 in

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Group D

The games of Group D were played from 22 to 24 October 2019 in San Andrés,

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Best third-placed team

Semifinal phase

The eight teams which advanced from the group phase played in this stage. The eight teams were split into two groups, 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 highest-placed teams in each group advanced to the Grand Final series. Games were played from 12 to 21 November 2019.

Group E

The games of Group E were played from 12 to 14 November 2019 in

Group F

The games of Group F were played from 19 to 21 November 2019 in

Finals

The Grand Finals were decided in a best-of-three playoff format. Games were played on 5, 12, and 13 December 2019. The team with the better record in the Semifinal phase played Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) at home.

References

External links

Official website
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