2017 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season2017
Dates3 October – 15 December 2017
Games played40
Teams16
Regular season
Season MVPHeissler Guillént
Finals
ChampionsVenezuela Guaros de Lara (1st title)
  Runners-upArgentina Estudiantes Concordia
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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 round Teams 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
Argentina San Martín de Corrientes (3rd) Brazil Pinheiros (3rd) Uruguay Hebraica Macabi (1st) Ecuador HR Portoviejo (1st)
Argentina Quilmes (4th) Brazil Vitória (4th) Uruguay Aguada (2nd) Paraguay Olimpia (1st)
Argentina Estudiantes Concordia (5th) Brazil Flamengo (5th) Uruguay Malvín (CW) Venezuela Guaros de Lara (2nd)
Chile Osorno (2nd) Colombia Cimarrones (1st) Bolivia Calero (1st) Peru 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):

  • LC: Qualified through a licensed club with a long-term licence
  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winner

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Flamengo 3 3 0 247 202 +45 6 Advance to semifinal phase
2 Colombia Cimmarones (H) 3 2 1 229 228 +1 5
3 Argentina San Martín de Corrientes 3 1 2 225 220 +5 4
4 Uruguay Hebraica Macabi 3 0 3 192 243 −51 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group B

Venue: Montevideo, Uruguay

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil Pinheiros 3 2 1 262 227 +35 5 Advance to semifinal phase
2 Argentina Quilmes 3 2 1 262 235 +27 5
3 Uruguay Aguada (H) 3 2 1 264 224 +40 5
4 Chile Osorno 3 0 3 213 315 −102 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group C

Venue: Salvador, Brazil

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Venezuela Guaros de Lara 3 3 0 245 204 +41 6 Advance to semifinal phase
2 Argentina Estudiantes Concordia 3 2 1 218 204 +14 5
3 Brazil Universo/Vitória (H) 3 1 2 205 237 −32 4
4 Uruguay Malvín 3 0 3 194 217 −23 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group D

Venue:

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Paraguay Olimpia 3 3 0 266 205 +61 6 Advance to semifinal phase
2 Peru Regatas Lima 3 2 1 221 219 +2 5
3 Bolivia Deportivo Calero 3 1 2 245 251 −6 4
4 Ecuador HR Portoviejo 3 0 3 226 284 −58 3
Source: FIBA

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Argentina Estudiantes Concordia 3 2 1 218 223 −5 5 Advance to Finals
2 Brazil Pinheiros 3 2 1 254 215 +39 5
3 Paraguay Olimpia 3 1 2 214 254 −40 4
4 Brazil Flamengo (H) 3 1 2 239 233 +6 4
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group F

Venue: Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Venezuela Guaros de Lara (H) 3 3 0 251 233 +18 6 Advance to Finals
2 Argentina Quilmes 3 1 2 249 238 +11 4
3 Colombia Cimarrones 3 1 2 277 275 +2 4
4 Uruguay Aguada 3 1 2 228 259 −31 4
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

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.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4
Guaros de Lara Venezuela 3–1 Argentina Estudiantes Concordia 77–74 88–83 68–74 82–79

References

  1. ^ FIBA