The 2016 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2016 FIBA South American Basketball League, was the 21st 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, Brasília, were eliminated in semifinals. Mogi das Cruzes of Brazil won their first Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol championship in team history by beating Bahía Basket of Argentina.[1]
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 each group advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 20 September to 13 October 2016.
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 1 to 9 November 2016.
Group E
The games of Group E were played from 1 to 3 November 2016 in La Banda, Argentina.
The Grand Finals were decided in a best-of-five playoff format. Games were played on 23, 24, and 30 November 2016. The team with the better record in the Semifinal phase played Games 1, 2 and 5 (if necessary) at home.
