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| Founded | 1996; 29 years ago (1996) |
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| First season | 1996 |
| Country | ABASU members |
| Confederation | FIBA Americas |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level onpyramid | 2(1996–2000, 2008–Present) 1(2000–2007) |
| Promotion to | BCL Americas |
| Current champions |  Nacional(1st title) |
| Most championships |  Atenas Brasília(3 titles each) |
| TV partners | DirecTV |
| Website | www |
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TheLiga Sudamericana de Baloncesto (LSB), orFIBA Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto (Portuguese:Liga Sul-Americana de Basquete,English:South American Basketball League), also commonly known asFIBA South American League, is thesecond-tier levelSouth American professionalbasketball competition at theclub level, with the first-tier level now considered the panamerican competition of theChampions League. The competition is organized by theSouth American Basketball Association (ABASU), which operates as a regional sub-zone ofFIBA Americas, following the dissolution of theSouth American Basketball Confederation (CONSUBASQUET). The winner of each year's competition gets a place at the upcoming edition of theBasketball Champions League Americas.
The league usually includes some national domestic champions, and some runners-up, from the best national leagues and basketball countries on the South American continent. Depending on the country, places may be awarded on the basis of performance in the previous season's national domestic league, or over the previous two or three national domestic seasons. The tournament has been played since 1996, aside from 2003, 2020 and 2021.
TheSouth American Championship of Champions Clubs, which was founded in 1946, was the first international club tournament played between basketball clubs from South America, and it was thefirst-tier and most important club competition in South America. In 1993, thePan American Club Championship was launched including also Central American teams and was held annually until 2000.
The FIBA South American League was founded in 1996 and became the top South American competition, with the historical South American Basketball Championship becoming now the second tier. The champions of the FIBA South American League would automatically earn a spot to the biennial World club competition of theMcDonald's Championship which was supported byFIBA.Atenas in1997 andVasco da Gama in1999 were the only two teams that represented South America in the competition which also includedNBA champions. Atenas also represented South America as champions in the1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
With the emergence of the new panamerican competition called theFIBA Americas League, in December 2007, the FIBA South American League became the second-tier international club championship in South America, beginning with the 2008 edition of the competition. The winner was also allocated a spot in the following year'sFIBA Americas League.
On 24 September 2019, FIBA launched the competition, which derives its name and branding from theEuropean Basketball Champions League. The competition replaced the FIBA Americas League as premier league in the Americas. The competition will consist of twelve teams, which have to qualify through their domestic leagues. The inaugural season is expected to start in October 2019.
The 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled because of the effects of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] In 2022, the league returned.
OlimpiaAtenasAtenasVasco da GamaVasco da GamaEstudiantesLibertadAtenasUnitri UberlândiaBen HurLibertadRegatas CorrientesFlamengo (I)Quimsa (II)BrasíliaObras SanitariasRegatas CorrientesBrasíliaBauruBrasíliaMogi das Cruzes
Guaros de LaraFrancaBotafogoBauruInstitutoNacional| Titles | Club | Years |
| 3 | Atenas | 1997, 1998, 2004 |
| Lobos Brasília | 2010, 2013, 2015 | |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 1999, 2000 |
| Bauru | 2014, 2022 | |
| Libertad | 2002, 2007 | |
| Regatas Corrientes | 2008, 2012 | |
| 1 | Olimpia | 1996 |
| Estudiantes | 2001 | |
| Uberlândia | 2005 | |
| Ben Hur | 2006 | |
| Flamengo | 2009 (I) | |
| Quimsa | 2009 (II) | |
| Obras Sanitarias | 2011 | |
| Mogi das Cruzes | 2016 | |
| Guaros de Lara | 2017 | |
| Franca | 2018 | |
| Botafogo | 2019 | |
| Instituto | 2023 | |
| Nacional | 2024 |
| Titles | Country |
| 13 | Argentina |
| 12 | Brazil |
| 1 | Venezuela |
| Uruguay |
The season usually started in February and ended in May until 2009 (I). Then after the South American Champions Cup folded, it to moved to October until November.
Since the beginning of the1996 season (Points Per Game):
Cleotis Brown III (Libertad de Sunchales):17.4
Leandro García Morales (Club Atlético Aguada):23.5[2]Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball):24.9[3]Guilherme Giovannoni (Brasilia):23.7[4]Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball):25.6[5]Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball):18.8[6]Paulinho Boracini (Pinheiros):22.3[7]Leandro García Morales (Club Atlético Aguada):25.9[8]Guilherme Giovannoni (Brasilia):22[9] Jeremiah Wood (Club San Martín de Corrientes):18.5Leandro García Morales (Hebraica Macabi):23.3Heissler Guillent (Guaros de Lara):16.8[10]Marquinhos Vieira (Flamengo Basketball):22 Samuel Yeager (Piratas de los Lagos):26.9Charles Mitchell (Regatas Corrientes):18.1Emilio Cappare Guzmán (Caballeros de Culiacan):20.7[11]Derrick Woods (ABA Ancud):20.5[12]Since the beginning of the1996 season (rebounds Per Game):
Robert Battle (Libertad de Sunchales):10.9Shilton dos Santos (Joinville):8.6
Roberto Sebastian Lopez (Regatas de Corrientes):8.2Murilo Becker (Minas Tênis Clube):9.8 Ricardo Luis Probst (Minas Tênis Clube):9.8Federico Kammerichs (Regatas):11.6Juan Pedro Gutiérrez (Obras Sanitarias):9.3Murilo Becker (Minas Tênis Clube):10 Bruno Fiorotto (Limeira):9.5Mathías Calfani (Club Malvín):8.5Justin Douglas Williams (Ciclista Olímpico):13Néstor Colmenares (Guaros de Lara):8.8 Pablo Espinoza (Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba):8.6Erik Thomas (Ferro Carril Oeste):7.4
Eloy Vargas (Club Atlético Aguada):11.6Eloy Vargas (Titanes de Barranquilla):11[13]Derrick Woods (ABA Ancud):10.8[14]Since the beginning of the1996 season (assists Per Game):
Helio Rubens Garcia Filho (Unitri/Uberlândia):5.9 Facundo Sucatzky (Minas Tênis Clube):5.8Valtinho da Silva (Brasilia):5Valtinho da Silva (Brasilia):8Nezinho dos Santos (Brasilia):5.3Nezinho dos Santos (Brasilia):5.3Nezinho dos Santos (Brasilia):6.5Nezinho dos Santos (Brasilia):6Fúlvio de Assis (Brasilia):7.5Diego Ciorciari (Club San Martín de Corrientes):5Maximiliano Stanic (Ciclista Olímpico):8Leandro Vildoza (Estudiantes Concordia):4Gegê Chaia (Minas Tênis Clube):7.2 Cordero Bennett (Esporte Clube Pinheiros):5
Jhornan Zamora (Titanes de Barranquilla):6.3 Joshua Webster (Club Gimnasia & Esgrima Comodoro Rivadavia):5.6 Lucas Perez (San Lorenzo):8.8Robert Battle (Libertad de Sunchales):21.5Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball):25.8Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball):25.5Murilo Becker (Minas Tênis Clube):27Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo Basketball):21.9Federico Kammerichs (Regatas):24.6Juan Pedro Gutiérrez (Obras):21.8Alex Garcia (Brasilia):23.3Guilherme Giovannoni (Brasilia):24.5 Jeremiah Wood (Club San Martín de Corrientes):24.3Leandro García Morales (Hebraica Macabi):22.2The competition was held in a play-off format of at least 2 games, before it shifted to a single final.
| Season | Top scorer | Club | Total points Scored | References |
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1996 | Oscar Schmidt | Corinthians | (2 games) | |
1997 | Oscar Schmidt | Corinthians | (3 games) | |
2004 | Josh Pittman | Atenas | 88+(5 games) | [15][16][17][18][19] |
2010 | Marcelinho Machado | Flamengo Basketball | 28(1 game) | |
2011 | Dartona Washam | Obras Sanitarias | 23(1 game) | |
2013 | Leandro García Morales | Atletico Aguada | 29(1 game) | |
2014 | Rafael Hettsheimeir | Bauru | 18(1 game) | |
2015 | Deryk Evandro» | Brasilia | 47(2 games) | |
2016 | Shamell Stallworth | Mogi Das Cruzes | 60(3 games) |
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