The Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol ( pt, Campeonato Sul-Americano de Clubes Campeões de Basquetebol, en, South American Basketball Championship of Champions Clubs), or Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (South American Basketball Club Championship), was an international men's professional

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cup competition that took place between

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. It was originally organized by the South American Basketball Confederation, and then later by

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. It was played annually between the league champions in each country, plus the winner of the previous edition.

History

The South American Championship of Champions Clubs, which was founded in 1946, was the first international competition that was played between basketball clubs from South America, and it was the first-tier and most important club competition in South America until 1993, when the Pan American Club Championship supplanted it in importance. With the emergence of the new

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in 1996, the South American Championship of Champions Clubs became the third-tier international club championship in South America. The competition was finally discontinued in the year 2008, after the new top-tier level

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had been recently formed in December 2007.

South American Championship of Champions Clubs levels on the South American pyramid

*1st-tier: (1946 – 1992) *2nd-tier: (1993 – 1996, 2001 – 2007) *3rd-tier: (1996 – 2000, 2008)

Names of the top-tier level South American / Latin American competition

* CONSUBASQUET era: (1946–2007) ** Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol (

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: South American Basketball Championship of Champions Clubs): (1946–1992) **

Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol The Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (English: Pan American Basketball Club Championship) was an international professional basketball tournament that was contested from 1993 to 2000, with the exception of 1998, when it was sched ...

(

: Pan American Basketball Club Championship): (1993–2000) **

Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol The Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB), or FIBA Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (Portuguese: ''Liga Sul-Americana de Basquete'', English: ''South American Basketball League''), also commonly known as FIBA South American League, is the secon ...

(LSB) (

: South American Basketball League): (2001–2007) *

era: (2007–present) **

: (2007 – present)

Format

The competition was hosted in one or more cities. In the first round, the eight clubs were divided in two groups of four teams each. The two best placed teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the first placed team of a group played against the other group's runner-up. The final was contested by the semifinal winners.

List of champions

Final tournament

Titles by club

Titles by country

Topscorers per tournament

1946: Roberto Lovera (

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)
1953: Aristides Isusi (

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) 140 pts
1958: Héctor Costa ( Sporting Club Uruguay) 124 pts
1966:

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)
1989:

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(

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) - '' Sam Shepherd of Trotamundos was MVP''
1995: Billy Law (Rio Claro)
1998: Charles Byrd (

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) 161 pts
2000: Victor David Diaz (

) 99 pts
2003:

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(Gimnasia)
2004: Paolo Quinteros (

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) 138 pts
2006: Maurice Spillers (

) (also MVP)
2007: Evandro Fernandes Pinto ( Minas Tenis Clube) 113 pts
2008:

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(Bigua) 94 pts

Winning rosters

*1958 Sporting Club Uruguay: Héctor Costa (c), Adolfo Lubnicki, Enrique Baliño, José Llera, Jorge Pagani, Zafiro Antúnez, Hugo Vázquez, Luciano Aranzadi, Tydeo Irigoyen, Carlos Peinado, Nelson Chelle, Carlos Roselló, José Otonello. Coach: Héctor López Reboledo *1965 Corinthians: José Edvar Simões, Pedro Yves, Bira, Rene,

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. Coach:

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*1967 Thomas Bata: Juan Lishnowski, Josè Pleticovic, Luis Lamig, Francisco Valenzuela, Francisco Guerrero, Juan Encina, Luis Garcìa, Enrique Espinoza, Ivan Torres, Luis Barrera. *1969 Corinthians: Ortiz, Ferraz, Bernardo, Felipe, Bira, Rene, Peninha,

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, Renzo, Fernando,

. Coach:

*1981 FCO:

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, Bill Terry, Luis Oroño, Javier Maretto, Jorge Martin, Jose Cotic, Luis Gonzalez, George Berry, Hugo Fransisco Belli. Coach: Leon Najnudel *1982 FCO:

, Bill Terry, Luis Oroño,

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, Luis Chuzo Gonzalez, Alejandro Meschini, Gabriel Darrás, Sebastian Uranga. Coach: Leon Najnudel *1983 Penarol Montevideo: Daniel Wenzel, Hebert Núñez, Álvaro Tito, Juan Andrés Blanc, Gustavo Tito, Joe McColl, Pedro Malet, Alejandro Trias, Oscar Soto, Lincoln Pérez,

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y Jimmy Wells. Coach: Victor Hugo Berardi. *1985 CA Monte Libano: Cadum, Marcel de Souza, Maury de Souza, Pipoca,

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, Bob Miservicius, Paraguai Pisérgio, António Valliengo Toninho. Coach: José Edvar Simões *1986 CA Monte Libano: Ricardo Cardoso Cadum, Marcel de Souza, Maury de Souza, Pipoca,

, António Valliengo Toninho,

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, Cadum, Zé Mauro, Antonio Valliengo Toninho. Coach: José Edvar Simões *1987 FCO:

, Luis Oroño, Jimmy Gilbert,

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, Luis Chuzo Gonzalez, Gabriel Darrás, Orlando Tourn, Diego Maggi. Coach: Luis Martinez *1993

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, Jervis Cole, De la Fuente,

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, Carlos Colla. Coach: Rubén Magnano *1994

, De la Fuente, Diego Osella,

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, Ben Gillery. Coach: Rubén Magnano *1995 Rio Claro:

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, Scooby Tec, Taddei Cury, Paulao, Antonio Santana, Luiz Felipe Azevedo, Almir, Gibi, Daniel Ricardo Probst, Efigenio, Seu Agostinho, Walter Rosamila, Gustavo *1996 Independence de General Pico:

, Facundo Sucatzky, Jervis Cole,

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, Pelado Sanchez, Sergio Aispurúa, Raul Merlo, Alberto Falasconi, Luis Chuzo Gonzalez, Pablo Cariddi. Coach: Mario Guzman *1998 Vasco da Gama: Charles Byrd, Jose Mingao,

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, Rogerio Klafke, Janjao , Ricardinho dos Santos, Jose Vargas, Paulinho, Carlao, Dial, Ze Carlos. *1999 Vasco da Gama: Charles Byrd, Helio Rubens Garcia Filho, Jose Mingao,

, Janjao, Rogerio Klafke, Ricardinho dos Santos, Jose Vargas. Coach:

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*2000 Trotamundos: Oscar Torres, Victor David Diaz,

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, C.Estaba, A.Garcia, R.Osorio, V.Heredia, P.Barrios *2002 Delfines de Miranda: Victor David Diaz,

, Ruben Nembhard,

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, Ludwing Irazabal, Jose Mora, Alejandro Quiroz, Rafael Guevara, Luis Julio, Pablo Machado,

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. Coach: Francisco "Paco" Diez *2003 Delfines de Miranda:

, Derrick Brown, Victor David Diaz, Alejandro Quiroz, Angel Caballero, Richard Lugo. *2004 Boca Juniors: Rotta Juan Pablo, Leonardo Peralta, Fernando Malara, Sandes Matias Carlos, Lucas Ortiz, Juan Sartorelli, Martin Leiva, Sebastian Festa, Paolo Quinteros, Raheim Brown, Alejandro Burgos *2007 Minas Tenis Clube: Soro, Maozao, Facundo Sucatzky, Wanderson Trigueiro, Evandro Fernandes Pinto, Andre, Luiz Felipe, Marcio, Romario Souza, Mauro, Guilherme, Sean Knitter. Coach: Flavio Davis Furtado *2008 Biguá:

, Kevin Young, Duke Freeman-McKarney, Santiago Vidal, Nathan Guillermo, Martín Osimani, Juan Cambon, Joaquin Osimani, Gonzalo Meira, Gonzalo Carvidon, Juan Jose Rovira, Matthias Calfani. Coach: Néstor Garcia

References

Sources

FIBA Archive 95-081983 edition1958 edition

* ttp://www.trotamundosbbc.com/historia%20trotamundos.html Trotamundos: history

External links

LatinBasket.com South American Championship of Champions Clubs
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