South American professional club basketball system

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The South American professional club basketball system or South American professional club basketball pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in South America. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. There are currently two different competitions on the pyramid – the 1st tier Basketball Champions League Americas, and the 2nd tier FIBA South American League. The 1st-tier level Basketball Champions League Americas is organized by FIBA Americas, and the 2nd-tier level FIBA South American League is organized by the South American Basketball Association (ABASU), which operates as a regional sub-zone of FIBA Americas.

The tier pyramid[edit]

Current South American basketball competitions[edit]

Level League
1 Basketball Champions League Americas
(2019 – present)
2 FIBA South American League
(2008 – present)

Evolution of the South American basketball competitions[edit]

The table below shows the tier structure of the pyramid for both the former eras and the current era. Current tier competitions are indicated in bold.

Level League
1 Basketball Champions League Americas
(2019 – present)

FIBA Americas League
(2007 – 2019)[1] (Defunct)
FIBA South American League
(2001 – 2007) (Current 2nd-tier)
Pan American Club Championship
(1993 – 2000) (Defunct)
South American Championship of Champions Clubs
(1946 – 1992) (Defunct)

2 FIBA South American League
(1996 – 2000, 2008 – present)[2]

South American Championship of Champions Clubs
(1993 – 1996, 2001 – 2007) (Defunct)

3 South American Championship of Champions Clubs
(1996 – 2000, 2008) (Defunct)[3]

History[edit]

The evolution of the top-tier international South American inter–continental and South American inter–regional professional club basketball competitions (1946—present):

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Liga Americas.
  2. ^ L.Sudamericana.
  3. ^ S.American Cup.

External links[edit]

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