# South American Women's Basketball League

The South American Women's Basketball League (Spanish: Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino; Portuguese: Liga Sul-Americana de Basquetebol Feminino) is a South American competition of women's basketball clubs organized by CONSUBASQUET, which in 2009 took over and recreated the competition. It is the successor to the "South American Women's Club Championship" and the "South American Women's Club League".

## History

The championship began in 1981 and stopped being played in 1999, then an attempt was made to reissue it in 2002 without success, and it was played again from 2009 to 2015. The tournament was later relaunched in 2019.
There is a hegemony of the Brazilian teams, who dominated the competition, winning the first seventeen of the contests played.
The streak was breaking in 2019, when Sampaio was eliminated in the group stage, against Club Lums and Leonas de Riobamba from Ecuador. This tournament was won by colombian team, Copacabana de Antioquia.
The tournament began to be played every year in 2021, despite the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Félix Pérez Cardozo gave the first title to Paraguay, when defeated Defensor Sporting, from Uruguay, in 2022 final.
After two editions, brazilian teams returned to the competition in 2024, taking back the crown, when SESI Araraquara was champion, defeating uruguayan, Aguada.

## Format

The 8 clubs were divided into two groups of four teams, each with a host.
The two best-placed clubs in each group qualified for the Final Four.
The Final Four were established according to the standings of each team in the groups. It is organized by one of the qualified clubs. The semi-finales were played in a single-match, like the third place game, and the final.

## Results

| # | Year | Final host | Final | Final | Final | | Third and fourth place | Third and fourth place | Third and fourth place | MVP |
| # | Year | Final host | Champion | Score | Runners-up | | Third | Score | Fourth | MVP |
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| 1 | 1981 | Lima | Higienópolis | | Bancoper | | Newell's Old Boys | | Félix Pérez Cardozo | Hortência |
| 2 | 1983 | Presidente Prudente | Prudentina | | Higienópolis | | Félix Pérez Cardozo | | Naga | |
| 3 | 1984 | Sorocaba | Prudentina | | Minercal | | Muebles Tony del Valle | | Félix Pérez Cardozo | Hortência |
| 4 | 1986 | Buenos Aires | Unimep | | Platense | | Drogas La Rebaja | | Brisas | |
| 5 | 1987 | Quito | Unimep/BCN | | Universidad Central | | Circolo Sportivo Italiano | | El Nacional | |
| 6 | 1989 | Piracicaba | Unimep/BCN | | Provincial | | Emelec | | Blooming | |
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| 7 | 1990 | Guayaquil | Divino | 85–77 | Unimep/BCN | | Colo-Colo | 84–73 | Leonas | Janeth |
| 8 | 1992 (I) | Guarujá | BCN | 116–58 | Divino | | Sport Uruguay | 68–51 | Olimpia | |
| Round Robin format |||||||||||
| 9 | 1992 (II) | Santiago | Araçatuba | | Sorocaba | | Thomas Bata | | Maryknoll | |
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| 10 | 1993 | Campos do Jordão | Sorocaba | 101–99 | Araçatuba | | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 11 | 1996 | Jacareí | Sorocaba | 91–76 | Vélez Sarsfield | | UTE Quito | 80–72 | Deportivo Tatio | |
| 12 | 1998 | Curitiba | Paraná | | UTE Quito | | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 13 | 1999 | Santo André | Santo André | | Paraná | | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Final Four Round Robin format |||||||||||
| 14 | 2002 | Puerto Montt | Vasco da Gama | | Deportivo Maullín | | Sport Uruguay | | Economía | |
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| 15 | 2009 | Quito | Ourinhos | 102–77 | UTE Quito | | Universidad de Medellín | 76–63 | Central Entrerriano | |
| 16 | 2012 | Quito | Americana | 82–67 | Ourinhos | | UTE Quito | 88–84 | Lanús | |
| 17 | 2014 | Quito | Sport Recife | 83–82 | La Estancia | | UTE Quito | 99–88 | Deportivo Berazategui | |
| 18 | 2015 | Puente Alto | Unimed/Americana | 70–60 | UTE Quito | | New Crusaders | 80–51 | Deportivo Berazategui | |
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| 19 | 2019 | Santiago del Estero | Copacabana de Antioquia | | Quimsa | | Club Lums | | Leonas de Riobamba | |
| Finals and third place matches |||||||||||
| - | 2021 | Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 20 | 2022 | Paysandú | Félix Pérez Cardozo | 69–51 | Defensor Sporting | | Sportiva Bocca | 48–46 | Deportivo Berazategui | Paola Ferrari |
| 21 | 2023 | Santiago del Estero | Indeportes Antioquia | 82–69 | Aguada | | Búcaros | 74–50 | Quimsa | Jennifer Muñoz |
| 22 | 2024 | Luque | SESI Araraquara | 87–69 | Aguada | | Obras | 75–71 | Félix Pérez Cardozo | Sossô |

## Statistics
### Medals by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 19 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| 2 | Colombia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 22 | 22 | 19 | 63 |

### Titles by club

| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up |
| 1 | BCN | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Unimep | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Sorocaba | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Prudentina | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Ourinhos | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Paraná | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Araçatuba | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Divino | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Higienópolis | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | SESI Araraquara | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Indeportes Antioquia | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Félix Pérez Cardozo | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Copacabana de Antioquia | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Unimed/Americana | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Sport Recife | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Americana | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Vasco Da Gama | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Santo André | 1 | 0 |

## Stats leaders

| Season | Top scorer | PPG | Top rebounder | RPG | Top assistant | APG |
| 2021 | Katrina Pardee | 26.3 | Tatyana Troina | 11.7 | Waleska Pérez | 5.0 |
| 2022 | Gala Mestres | 20.4 | Sabrina Scévola | 14.0 | Kiana Johnson | 6.0 |
| 2023 | Jennifer Muñoz | 19.0 | Mayra Leiva | 9.7 | Andrea Boquete | 5.4 |
| 2024 | Agustina Marín | 22.6 | Diana Cabrera | 15.7 | Diana Cabrera | 4.3 |