2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
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The 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 29th edition of the
FIBA Intercontinental Cup The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, also commonly referred to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs, or the FIBA Club World Cup, is a professional basketball clubs competition that is endorsed by FIBA and the NBA. Historically, its purpose has be ...
. The tournament was held on 7 and 9 February 2020 in
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, on the Spanish island of
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. It was the second time in three years the tournament is held in Tenerife after
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.


Format

Like other years, the tournament was held under a Final Four format, played by four teams, and included a third-place game.


Teams

The tournament was contested by four teams. For the second time, the
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(NBA) opted to send the
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champions, rather than the NBA champions.


Venue


Results


Bracket


Semifinals


Third place game


Final


References


External links


Official website

FIBA official website


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FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...
International basketball competitions hosted by Spain
FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...