The Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (

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: Pan American Basketball Club Championship) was an international professional

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tournament that was contested from 1993 to 2000, with the exception of 1998, when it was scheduled to be held in the

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, and was cancelled due to

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. The team that won the most championships was

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, with 4 titles. This tournament was a predecessor of the current

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, that was created in 2007.

History

The Pan American Club Championship, founded in 1993, was the top-tier level annual professional basketball competition for all of

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. It was not held in 1998, due to

. The competition's last season was held in 2000. A new version of the Pan American Club Championship, called the

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Names of the top-tier level Latin American competition

** Campeonato Panamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (

: Pan American Basketball Club Championship): (1993–2000) *FIBA Americas era: (2007–present) **

: (2007 – present)

Championship results

Champions

Titles by club

Titles by country

References

External links

FIBA Americas Official Website
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