# 1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 1999 FIBA South American League, was the fourth edition of the second-tier tournament for professional basketball clubs from South America. The tournament began on 9 February 1999 and finished on 30 March 1999. Brazilian team Vasco da Gama won the tournament, defeating Argentine club Boca Juniors in the Grand Finals, and qualified to the 1999 McDonald's Championship.

## Format

Teams were split into one group of four teams and three teams of three teams each, and played each other in a 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. Unlike the previous tournaments where teams played home and away matches in the group phase, every group played all their matches in the same city.

## Teams

| Country | Team |
| Argentina | Atenas |
| Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| Argentina | Independiente de General Pico |
| Bolivia | Andino |
| Brazil | Franca |
| Brazil | COC/Ribeirão Preto |
| Brazil | Vasco da Gama |
| Chile | Llanquihue |
| Colombia | Piratas de Bogotá |
| Uruguay | Cordón |
| Uruguay | Welcome |
| Venezuela | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| Venezuela | Trotamundos de Carabobo |

## Group stage
### Group A

All games in group A were played in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | Welcome | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | Andino | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Llanquihue | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |

### Group B

All games in group B were played in Valencia, Venezuela.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Trotamundos de Carabobo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | COC/Ribeirão Preto | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | Cordón | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |

### Group C

All games in group C were played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | Atenas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |

### Group D

All games in group D were played in Bogotá, Colombia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Independiente de General Pico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Advances to final stage |
| 2 | Piratas de Bogotá | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Advances to final stage |
| 3 | Franca | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Vasco da Gama | 0 | | |
| Piratas de Bogotá | 2 | | |
| Piratas de Bogotá | 2 | Piratas de Bogotá | 2 |
| | | Welcome | 0 |
| Trotamundos de Carabobo | 1 | Welcome | 0 |
| Welcome | 2 | | | | |
| Welcome | 2 | | | Piratas de Bogotá | 2 |
| | | | | Boca Juniors | 0 |
| Boca Juniors | 2 | | | Boca Juniors | 0 |
| COC/Ribeirão Preto | 0 | | | | |
| COC/Ribeirão Preto | 0 | Boca Juniors | 2 | | |
| | | Independiente de General Pico | 1 |
| Independiente de General Pico | 2 | Independiente de General Pico | 1 |
| Atenas | 1 | | |

### Grand Finals
## Finals rosters

Vasco da Gama: Charles Byrd, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Rogério Klafke, Jose Mingão, Jose Vargas - Janjão. Coach: Flor Meléndez
Boca Juniors: Alejandro Montecchia, Gabriel Fernández, Stacey Williams, Rubén Wolkowyski, Rowan Barrett - Esteban de la Fuente, Daniel Farabello. Coach: Néstor "Che" Garcia
Season MVP: Charles Byrd