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.

Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season1999
Dates9 February – 30 March 1999
Teams13
Finals
ChampionsColombia Piratas de Bogotá
  Runners-upArgentina Boca Juniors
SemifinalistsArgentina Independiente de General Pico
Uruguay Welcome
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2000

Format

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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

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

Group stage

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Group A

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All games in group A were played in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[1]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1   Boca Juniors 3 3 0 6 Advances to final stage
2   Welcome 3 2 1 5
3   Andino 3 1 2 4
4   Llanquihue 3 0 3 3
Source: FIBA Archive
9 February 1999 Andino   78–118   Welcome Cochabamba, Bolivia
11 February 1999 Andino   83–64   Llanquihue Cochabamba, Bolivia

Group B

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All games in group B were played in Valencia, Venezuela.[1]

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
3   Cordón 2 1 1 3
Source: FIBA Archive

Group C

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All games in group C were played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1]

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
3   Guaiqueríes de Margarita 2 1 1 3
Source: FIBA Archive

Group D

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All games in group D were played in Bogotá, Colombia.[1]

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
3   Franca 2 1 1 3
Source: FIBA Archive

Final stage

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

Quarterfinals

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Game 1

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Game 2

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Game 3

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Semifinals

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Game 1

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Game 2

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Game 3

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Grand Finals

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Finals rosters

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Se larga una Liga con acento argentino, Clarín, 8 February 1999. Retrieved 26 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  2. ^ a b Atenas se clasificó, Clarín, 12 February 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b Un negocio de Boca, , Clarín, 26 February 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  4. ^ a b Boca ganó y jugará ante Independiente, Clarín, 5 March 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  5. ^ Boca logró un triunfo para recuperar la fe, Clarín, 13 March 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  6. ^ a b c En busca de la final, Clarín, 13 March 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2017.(in Spanish)
  7. ^ a b A Boca no le alcanzó, Clarín, 31 March 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2017.(in Spanish)