Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season2018
Dates2 October – 14 December 2018
Number of games38
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPDavid Jackson
Finals
ChampionsBrazil Franca (1st title)
  Runners-upArgentina Instituto
← 2017

The 2018 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (South American Basketball League) was the 23rd edition of the second-tier level continental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from South America competed over three rounds to determine the champion. The defending champions, Guaros de Lara, did not have the opportunity to defend their title, after the Venezuelan Basketball Federation failed to register the team in the competition, alleging financial troubles.[1] Franca of Brazil won their first Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol championship in team history by beating Instituto of Argentina.[2]

Team allocation

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Group phase
(16 teams)
  • 16 qualified teams
Semifinal Phase
(8 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the group phase
  • 3 group runners-up from the group phase
  • 1 group third placed from the group phase
Finals
(2 teams)
  • 2 group winners from the semifinal phase

Teams

Group phase
Argentina Instituto (3rd) Brazil Flamengo (3rd) Chile Leones de Quilpué (2nd) Paraguay Olimpia (1st)
Argentina Quimsa (5th) Brazil Bauru (4th) Colombia Fastbreak del Valle (2nd) Uruguay Welcome (4th)
Argentina Libertad (CW) Brazil Franca (5th) Ecuador ICCAN Macas (1st) Uruguay Goes (5th)
Bolivia Deportivo Calero (1st) Brazil Minas Tênis Clube (WC) Ecuador Piratas de los Lagos (WC) Uruguay Aguada (WC)

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 A, C, and D, and the highest-placed team in group B advanced to the semifinal phase. Also, the best third-placed team from groups A, C and D advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 2 to 24 October, 2018.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Franca (H) 3 3 0 268 218 +50 6 Advance to Semifinal Phase
2 Argentina Instituto 3 2 1 231 220 +11 5
3 Chile Leones de Quilpué 3 1 2 220 249 −29 4
4 Uruguay Club Atlético Aguada 3 0 3 226 258 −32 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Venue: Franca, Brazil

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Paraguay Olimpia 3 3 0 264 212 +52 6 Advance to Semifinal Phase
2 Ecuador ICCAN Macas (H) 3 2 1 234 212 +22 5
3 Bolivia Club Deportivo Calero 3 1 2 234 270 −36 4
4 Ecuador Piratas de los Lagos 3 0 3 229 267 −38 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Venue: Macas, Ecuador

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina Quimsa 3 3 0 248 222 +26 6 Advance to Semifinal Phase
2 Brazil Bauru 3 2 1 237 222 +15 5
3 Brazil Minas Tênis Clube 3 1 2 218 223 −5 4
4 Colombia Fastbreak del Valle (H) 3 0 3 225 261 −36 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Venue: Cali, Colombia

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Flamengo 3 3 0 277 239 +38 6 Advance to Semifinal Phase
2 Argentina Libertad 3 2 1 252 235 +17 5
3 Uruguay Welcome 3 1 2 226 240 −14 4
4 Uruguay Goes (H) 3 0 3 214 255 −41 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Venue: Montevideo, Uruguay

Best third-placed team

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 C Brazil Minas Tênis Clube 3 1 2 218 223 −5 4 Advance to Semifinal Phase
2 D Uruguay Welcome 3 1 2 226 240 −14 4
3 A Chile Leones de Quilpué 3 1 2 220 249 −29 4
Source: FIBA

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 13 to 22 November 2018.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Franca 3 2 1 257 231 +26 5[lower-alpha 1] Advance to Finals
2 Argentina Libertad 3 2 1 255 245 +10 5[lower-alpha 1]
3 Paraguay Olimpia (H) 3 2 1 241 239 +2 5[lower-alpha 1]
4 Argentina Quimsa 3 0 3 226 264 −38 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Franca 1–1, +9; Libertad 1–1, +5; Olimpia 1–1, –14

Venue: Asunción, Paraguay

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina Instituto 3 3 0 257 207 +50 6 Advance to Finals
2 Brazil Flamengo (H) 3 2 1 277 242 +35 5
3 Brazil Minas Tênis Clube 3 1 2 207 240 −33 4
4 Brazil Bauru 3 0 3 200 252 −52 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Grand Finals

The Grand Finals were decided in a best-of-three playoff format. Games were played on 7, 13, and 14 December 2018. The team with the better record in the Semifinal phase played Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) at home.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Instituto Argentina 1–2 Brazil Franca 90–92 79–68 90–94

References

  1. ↑ "Guaros de Lara no jugará la Liga Sudamericana 2018". El Nacional.
  2. ↑ "Franca Basketball Clube es el Campeón de la DIRECTV Liga Sudamericana 2018". FIBA.
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