1997 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

Season	1997
Champions	Atenas
Runners-up	Corinthians
Semifinalists	Olimpia Cougar Franca
Teams	15
Dates	18 February – 9 May 1997
← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol was the second edition of the top-tier tournament for basketball teams from South America. The tournament began on 18 February 1997 and finished on 9 May 1997. Argentine club Atenas won the tournament, defeating Brazilian club Corinthians in the finals.

Format

Teams were split into three groups of four teams each and one group of three teams, and played each other in a home-and-away round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final stage, a best-of-three direct playoff elimination where the champion was decided.

Teams

Country	Team
Argentina	Andino Sport Club
	Atenas
	Olimpia
Bolivia	Ingavi de La Paz
Brazil	Corinthians
	Cougar Franca
	Corinthians de Santa Cruz do Sul
Chile	Español de Talca
	Deportivo Petrox
Colombia	Paisas de Medellín
	Piratas de Bogotá
Paraguay	Sol de América
Peru	Deportivo SIPESA
	Regatas Lima
Venezuela	Gaiteros del Zulia

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification		OLI	PET	SOL	ING
1	Olimpia	6	6	0	12	Advances to final stage		—	109–88	105–86	151–88
2	Deportivo Petrox	6	3	3	9			83–97	—	92–99	127–89
3	Sol de América	6	2	4	8			94–102	87–105	—	101–90
4	Ingavi de La Paz	6	1	5	7			101–114	91–106	120–113	—

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification		FRA	PAI	GAI
1	Cougar Franca	4	4	0	8	Advances to final stage		—	118–83	w/o
2	Paisas de Medellín	4	1	3	5			78–108	—	w/o
3	Gaiteros del Zulia[lower-alpha 1]	4	1	3	5			76–86	92–78	—

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification		COR	AND	REG	ESP
1	Corinthians	6	4	2	10	Advances to final stage		—	99–92	106–84	123–122
2	Sport Club Andino	6	4	2	10			87–81	—	94–69	110–81
3	Regatas Lima	6	3	3	9			81–74	62–96	—	97–73
4	Español de Talca	6	1	5	7			80–81	103–94	54–56	—

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification		ATE	PIR	COS	SIP
1	Atenas	7	6	1	13	Advances to final stage		—	103–84	98–82	105–46
2	Piratas de Bogotá	6	4	2	10			57–77	—	87–79	85–77
3	Corinthians de Santa Cruz do Sul	6	2	4	8			91–103	w/o	—	104–77
4	Deportivo SIPESA	6	0	6	6			72–86	65–96	86–96	—

Final stage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
	Atenas	2
	Paisas de Medellín	0
					Atenas	2
					Olimpia	1
	Olimpia	2
	Sport Club Andino	1
									Atenas	2
									Corinthians	1
	Corinthians	2
	Deportivo Petrox	0
					Corinthians	2
					Cougar Franca	0
	Cougar Franca	2
	Piratas de Bogotá	1

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