2017 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
The 2017 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2017 FIBA South American League, was the 22nd edition of the second-tier level continental professional club basketball competition in the South America, the FIBA South American League. Sixteen teams from across South America competed over three rounds, to determine the champion. Team allocation. Teams. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders): 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 each group advanced to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 3 to 26 October 2017. Group A. Venue: Quibdó, Colombia Group B. Venue: Montevideo, Uruguay Group C. Venue: Salvador, Brazil Group D. Venue: Semifinal phase. The eight teams which advanced from the group phase, played in this stage 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 Finals. Games were played from 7 to 16 November 2017. Group E. Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Group F. Venue: Barquisimeto, Venezuela Grand Finals. The Grand Finals were decided in a best-of-five playoff format. Games were played on 6, 7, 13 and 14 December 2017. The team with the better record in the LSB would play Games 1, 2 and 5 (if necessary) at home.