# 2019 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 2019 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2019 FIBA South American Basketball League, was the 24th edition of the second-tier level continental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from South America competed over three rounds to determine the champion. The defending champions, Franca, did not have the opportunity to defend their title, as they were playing in the first season of Basketball Champions League Americas. Botafogo of Brazil won their first Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol championship in team history by beating Corinthians of Brazil.

## Team allocation

| | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round |
| Group phase (16 teams) | 16 qualified teams | |
| Semifinal Phase (8 teams) | | 4 group winners from the group phase 3 group runners-up from the group phase 1 group third placed from the group phase |
| Finals (2 teams) | | 2 group winners from the semifinal phase |

### Teams

Group phase :
| Ferro Carril Oeste (3rd) | Botafogo (4th) | Las Ánimas de Valdivia (CW) | San José (1st) |
| Ciclista Olímpico (5th) | Pinheiros (5th) | Búcaros (2nd) | Malvín (2nd) |
| Salta Basket (CW) | Corinthians (6th) | B&B de San Andrés (CW) | Nacional (3rd) |
| Pichincha de Potosí (1st) | Leones de Quilpué (2nd) | Piratas de los Lagos (3rd) | Defensor Sporting (6th) |
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
* 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
* CW: Cup winner
* WC: Wild card

## Group phase

Sixteen teams participated in the group phase, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in groups B, C, and D, and the highest-placed team in group A advanced to the semifinal phase. Also, the best third-placed team from groups B, C and D advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 1 to 24 October, 2019.

### Group A

The games of Group A were played from 1 to 3 October 2019 in Ibarra, Ecuador.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Piratas de los Lagos (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 236 | +11 | 5 | Advance to Semifinal Phase |
| 2 | San José | 3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 228 | +16 | 5 | |
| 3 | Pichincha de Potosí | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 229 | +14 | 5 | |
| 4 | Búcaros | 3 | 0 | 3 | 218 | 259 | −41 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head point difference: Piratas de Los Lagos +8, San José +2, Pichincha de Potosí −10.

### Group B

The games of Group B were played from 8 to 10 October 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 241 | 193 | +48 | 6 | Advance to Semifinal Phase |
| 2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 205 | +8 | 5 | Advance to Semifinal Phase |
| 3 | Las Ánimas de Valdivia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 240 | −32 | 4 | |
| 4 | Defensor Sporting | 3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 225 | −24 | 3 | |

### Group C

The games of Group C were played from 15 to 17 October 2019 in La Banda, Argentina.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ciclista Olímpico (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 215 | +24 | 6 | Advance to Semifinal Phase |
| 2 | Pinheiros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 219 | +23 | 5 | Advance to Semifinal Phase |
| 3 | Malvín | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 222 | −17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Leones de Quilpué | 3 | 0 | 3 | 229 | 259 | −30 | 3 | |

### Group D

The games of Group D were played from 22 to 24 October 2019 in San Andrés, Colombia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Salta Basket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 224 | 183 | +41 | 6 | Advance to Semifinal Phase |
| 2 | Botafogo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 210 | 201 | +9 | 5 | Advance to Semifinal Phase |
| 3 | Nacional | 3 | 1 | 2 | 191 | 200 | −9 | 4 | |
| 4 | B&B de San Andrés (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 237 | −41 | 3 | |

### Best third-placed team

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | D | Nacional | 3 | 1 | 2 | 191 | 200 | −9 | 4 | Advance to Semifinal Phase |
| 2 | C | Malvín | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 222 | −17 | 4 | |
| 3 | B | Las Ánimas de Valdivia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 240 | −32 | 4 | |

## Semifinal phase

The eight teams which advanced from the group phase played in this stage. The eight teams were split into two groups, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The highest-placed teams in each group advanced to the Grand Final series. Games were played from 12 to 21 November 2019.

### Group E

The games of Group E were played from 12 to 14 November 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Corinthians (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 184 | +81 | 6 | Advance to Finals |
| 2 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 193 | +49 | 5 | |
| 3 | Pinheiros | 3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 214 | +8 | 4 | |
| 4 | Piratas de los Lagos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 321 | −138 | 3 | |

### Group F

The games of Group F were played from 19 to 21 November 2019 in La Banda, Argentina.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Botafogo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 197 | +12 | 6 | Advance to Finals |
| 2 | Ciclista Olímpico (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 209 | +19 | 5 | |
| 3 | Nacional | 3 | 1 | 2 | 210 | 227 | −17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Salta Basket | 3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 215 | −14 | 3 | |

## Finals

The Grand Finals were decided in a best-of-three playoff format. Games were played on 5, 12, and 13 December 2019. The team with the better record in the Semifinal phase played Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Corinthians | 1–2 | Botafogo | 88–74 | 64–74 | 70–74 |