FIBA Americas League

FIBA Americas League
Current season or competition:
2010–11 Americas League
Sport Basketball
Founded 2007
No. of teams 16
Country(ies) FIBA Americas members
Continent Americas
Most recent champion(s) Regatas Corrientes
Official website FIBA Americas.com

The FIBA Americas League (Portuguese: FIBA Liga das Américas, Spanish: FIBA Liga de las Américas) is an international men's basketball club cup competition played annually by clubs of Americas, and is organized by FIBA Americas. The first edition started on December 4, 2007.[1]

Contents

Format

The 16 participating clubs are divided in four groups of four teams each. The top two clubs of each group qualify for the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals winners play a four-team group stage in a yet to be determined host city.[2]

Participating teams

In the 2010-11 edition of this tournament, the following clubs are participating:[3]

 

In past years, teams from Costa Rica, Panama and the United States have participated.

List of champions

Season Final Four host Winner Runner-up
2007-08
Details 		Mexicali, Mexico Peñarol Mar del Plata Soles de Mexicali
2008-09
Details 		Xalapa, Mexico Universo/BRB Halcones UV Xalapa
2009-10
Details 		Mar del Plata, Argentina Peñarol Mar del Plata Espartanos de Margarita
2010-11
Details 		Xalapa, Mexico Regatas Corrientes Capitanes de Arecibo

Performances

By club

Team Winners Runners-Up Years Won Years Runner-Up
Peñarol Mar del Plata 2 0 2007–08 and 2009–10
UniCEUB/BRB 1 0 2008–09
Regatas Corrientes 1 0 2010–11
Espartanos de Margarita 0 1 2009–10
Halcones UV Xalapa 0 1 2008–09
Soles de Mexicali 0 1 2007–08
Capitanes de Arecibo 0 1 2010–11

By country

Nation Winners Runners-up
 Argentina 3 0
 Brazil 1 0
 Mexico 0 2
 Puerto Rico 0 1
 Venezuela 0 1

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Americas League - Clubs gear up for tip off". FIBA. http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/langid/1/newsid/22827/arti.html. Retrieved 2007-12-05. 
  2. ^ "Três clubes brasucas na Liga das Américas" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Basquete/0,,MUL181052-4433,00-TRES+CLUBES+BRASUCAS+NA+LIGA+DAS+AMERICAS.html. Retrieved 2007-12-05. 
  3. ^ "Equipos: 2010/2011 Liga de las Américas" (in spanish). FIBA Americas. http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos_equipos.asp?t=DVVFRGSIHX. Retrieved 2011-01-11. 

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Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.
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