2017 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol explained

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Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season:2017
Champions: Guaros de Lara (1st title)
Runners Up: Estudiantes Concordia
Teams:16
Games:40
Dates:3 October – 15 December 2017
Mvp:Heissler Guillént

The 2017 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2017 FIBA South American League, was the 22nd edition of the second-tier level continental professional club basketball competition in the South America, the FIBA South American League. Sixteen teams from across South America competed over three rounds, to determine the champion.

Team allocation

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

Teams

Group phase
San Martín de Corrientes (3rd) Pinheiros (3rd) Hebraica Macabi (1st) HR Portoviejo (1st)
Quilmes (4th) Vitória (4th) Aguada (2nd) Olimpia (1st)
Estudiantes Concordia (5th) Flamengo (5th) Malvín (CW) Guaros de Lara (2nd)
Osorno (2nd) Cimarrones (1st) Calero (1st) Regatas Lima (1st)
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders):

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 each group advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 3 to 26 October 2017.

Group A

Venue: Quibdó, Colombia

Group B

Venue: Montevideo, Uruguay

Group C

Venue: Salvador, Brazil

Group D

Venue:

Semifinal phase

The eight teams which advanced from the group phase, played in this stage 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 Finals. Games were played from 7 to 16 November 2017.

Group E

Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Group F

Venue: Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Grand Finals

The Grand Finals were decided in a best-of-five playoff format. Games were played on 6, 7, 13 and 14 December 2017.[1] The team with the better record in the LSB would play Games 1, 2 and 5 (if necessary) at home.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.fiba.basketball/es/ligasudamericana/2017/groups#tab=play_offs_and_final_four FIBA