Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol

Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol
South American Basketball Championship of Champion Clubs
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Folded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Level on pyramid1st
(1946–1992)
2nd
(1993–1996, 2001–2007)
3rd
(1996–2000, 2008)
Last championsUruguay Biguá
Most championshipsBrazil Sírio (8 titles)

The Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones de Básquetbol (Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano de Clubes Campeões de Basquetebol, English: South American Basketball Championship of Champion Clubs), or Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes de Básquetbol (South American Basketball Club Championship), was an international men's professional basketball cup competition that took place between South American sports clubs. It was originally organized by the South American Basketball Confederation, and then later by FIBA Americas. It was played annually between the league champions in each country, plus the winner of the previous edition.

History

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The South American Championship of Champion Clubs was founded in 1946, and it was the first international tournament in South America. It was played in a round robin format, usually hosted by a single city. From 1965 until 1987 the champion teams (and on many occasions the runners-up too) participated in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup represented South America.
The competition was the first-tier and most important club competition in South America until 1996 when the FIBA South American League was launched, with a format that looked more of one of a European completion and not a single tournament.
The competition was finally discontinued in the year 2008, after the new top-tier panamerican FIBA Americas League had been recently formed in December 2007 and meant that each South America country's top teams would qualify to the new league and not the FIBA South American League. Subsequently the South American Championship lost its importance and it was abolished.

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

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  • 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

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Format

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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

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Final tournament

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Year Host Champion Runner-up Score
1946
Argentina Buenos Aires Uruguay Olimpia Montevideo Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima (VdP)
Chile Antofagasta Paraguay Olimpia
Brazil Flamengo
Argentina Provincia de Santa Fé[1][2][3]
Chile Club Deportivo Palestino
Uruguay Paysandu
Round robin
1956
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay Sporting Club Uruguay Argentina Ateneo de la Juventud Round robin
1958
Ecuador Guayaquil Uruguay Sporting Club Uruguay Argentina San Lorenzo
Colombia Selección Valley del Cauca
Round robin
1961
Paraguay Asunción Brazil Sírio Paraguay Olimpia Round robin
1965
Brazil São Paulo Brazil Corinthians Uruguay Tabaré
1966
Brazil São Paulo Brazil Corinthians[4] Ecuador L.D. Estudantil 100-83,
109-84
1967
Chile Antofagasta Chile Thomas Bata Uruguay Welcome 65-61
1968
Uruguay Montevideo Brazil Sírio Uruguay Welcome
1969
Ecuador Guayaquil Brazil Corinthians Ecuador L.D. Estudantil
1970
Chile Punta Arenas Brazil Sírio Uruguay Atenas
1971
Peru Arequipa Brazil Sírio Chile Sportiva Italiana
1972
Brazil São Paulo Brazil Sírio Uruguay Olimpia
1974
Uruguay Mercedes, Salto, Montevideo Brazil Franca Uruguay CA Peñarol
1975
Bolivia La Paz Brazil Franca Argentina Obras Sanitarias
1977
Argentina Corrientes, Buenos Aires Brazil Franca Brazil Palmeiras
1978
Brazil São Paulo Brazil Sírio Brazil Franca
1979
Venezuela Isla Margarita Brazil Sírio Venezuela Guaiqueríes de Margarita 81-80
1980
Colombia Cúcuta Brazil Franca Brazil Sírio
1981
Paraguay Asunción, Encarnación Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste Brazil São José dos Campos
1982
Argentina Buenos Aires, Uruguay Montevideo Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste Argentina Obras Sanitarias
1983
Argentina Buenos Aires, Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay Peñarol Brazil Monte Líbano
1984
Bolivia Tarija, Sucre Brazil Sírio Argentina River Plate
Brazil Limeira, Jundiaí Brazil Monte Líbano Argentina San Andrés 108-85
Argentina Buenos Aires Brazil Monte Líbano Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste
1987
Chile Valparaíso, Santiago de Chile Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste Brazil Monte Líbano
1988
Venezuela Caracas Venezuela Trotamundos Argentina Atenas Round robin
1989
Paraguay Asunción Venezuela Trotamundos Uruguay Biguá Round robin
1990
Ecuador Guayaquil Brazil Franca Ecuador San Pedro Pascual
1991
Brazil Franca Brazil Franca Argentina Atenas Round robin
1992
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay Biguá Brazil Franca 85-68
1993
Argentina Córdoba Argentina Atenas Brazil Franca 76-73
1994
Peru Lima Argentina Atenas Argentina Olimpia (VT) 77-70
1995
Colombia Bucaramanga Brazil Rio Claro Uruguay Hebraica y Macabi Round robin
1996
Chile Concepción, Talca Argentina Independiente Brazil Rio Claro Round robin
1998
Bolivia Tarija Brazil Vasco da Gama Uruguay Atlético Welcome Round robin
1999
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Brazil Vasco da Gama Brazil Bauru Round robin
2000
Venezuela Valencia Venezuela Trotamundos Brazil Vasco da Gama Round robin
2001
Venezuela Isla Margarita Venezuela Delfines de Cabimas Venezuela Espartanos de Margarita 78-73
2002
Chile Valdivia Venezuela Delfines de Miranda Chile Valdivia Round robin
Venezuela Maracaibo Venezuela Delfines de Miranda Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima (CR) Round robin
2004
Paraguay Asunción Argentina Boca Juniors Venezuela Delfines de Miranda Round robin
Argentina Rafaela Argentina Boca Juniors Brazil Unitri/Uberlândia 85-75
Venezuela Barquisimeto Argentina Boca Juniors Venezuela Guaros de Lara Round robin
Brazil Brasília Brazil Minas Tênis Argentina Boca Juniors Round robin
Ecuador Guayaquil Uruguay Biguá Argentina Libertad Round robin

Titles by club

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Titles Club Years won
8 Brazil Sírio 1961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1984
6 Brazil Franca 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1991
3 Brazil Corinthians 1965, 1966, 1969
Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste 1981, 1982, 1987
Venezuela Trotamundos 1988, 1989, 2000
Venezuela Delfines de Miranda 2001, 2002, 2003
Argentina Boca Juniors 2004, 2005, 2006
2 Uruguay Defensor 1956, 1958
Brazil Monte Líbano 1985, 1986
Uruguay Biguá 1992, 2008
Argentina Atenas 1993, 1994
Brazil Vasco da Gama 1998, 1999
1 Uruguay Olimpia 1946
Paraguay Olimpia 1953
Brazil Flamengo 1953
Argentina Provincia de Santa Fé 1953
Chile Thomas Bata 1967
Uruguay Peñarol 1983
Brazil Rio Claro 1995
Argentina Independiente 1996
Brazil Minas 2007

Titles by country

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Titles Country
24 Brazil Brazil
10 Argentina Argentina
6 Uruguay Uruguay
Venezuela Venezuela
1 Paraguay Paraguay
Chile Chile

Topscorers per tournament

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1946: Uruguay Roberto Lovera (Club Atlético Olimpia)
1953: Paraguay Aristides Isusi (Club Olimpia) 140 pts
1958: Uruguay Héctor Costa (Sporting Club Uruguay) 124 pts
1966: Brazil Wlamir Marques (Corinthians)
1989: United States Al Smith (Trotamundos B.B.C.) - Sam Shepherd of Trotamundos was MVP
1995: United States Billy Law (Rio Claro)
1998: United States Charles Byrd (Vasco da Gama) 161 pts
2000: Venezuela Victor David Diaz (Trotamundos B.B.C.) 99 pts
2003: United States Jervaughn Scales (Gimnasia)
2004: ArgentinaPaolo Quinteros (Boca Juniors) 138 pts
2006: United States Maurice Spillers (Boca Juniors) (also MVP)
2007: Brazil Evandro Fernandes Pinto (Minas Tenis Clube) 113 pts
2008: Uruguay Leandro Garcia Morales (Bigua) 94 pts

Winning rosters

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Fabricio Oberto helped Athens Cordoba winn the 1994 South American Championship.
NBA champion Carl Herrera won the trophy 3 times (2000, 2002, 2003) after the competition was branded as 2nd tier.

1950s

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  • 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

1960s

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1970s

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  • 1974 Franca: Hélio Rubens Garcia, Fransérgio, Fausto Giannechini, Gilson Trindade, Robertão -Betão, Gustavo Aguirre, Carlão, Carrarinho, Carraro. Coach: Pedroca.
  • 1975 Franca: Hélio Rubens Garcia, Fransérgio, Fausto Giannechini, Gilson Trindade, Robertão - Betão, Gustavo Aguirre, Carlão, Carrarinho, Carraro.Coach: Pedroca.

1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Urusubasket (February 22, 2012.) Páginas de la Historia Retrieved September 2, 2012. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Troche, José María Los 60 años del básquetbol en el Paraguay (Oct. 12, 2004) Retrieved September 2, 2012. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Jornal do Brasil, (Dec. 23, 1953) Basket-ball em marcha (in portuguese).
  4. ^ Timoneiros (October 1, 2019.) Especial Basquete: Corinthians Tricampeão Sul-Americano 1965/66/69 Retrieved November 2, 2019. (in Portuguese)

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