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South American Women's Basketball League

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Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino
Organising bodyCONSUBASQUET
First season1981
RegionSouth America
ConfederationFIBA Americas
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid2nd-tier women's league in South America
Related competitionsWomen's Basketball League Americas (1st tier)
Current championsBrazil SESI Araraquara
(1st title)
(2024)
Most championshipsBrazil Unimep
Brazil BCN
(3 titles each)[note 1]
WebsiteOfficial website
2024 Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino

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

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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. [3] 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.[4]

The streak was breaking in 2019, when Sampaio was eliminated in the group stage, against Club Lums and Leonas de Riobamba from Ecuador.[5] This tournament was won by colombian team, Copacabana de Antioquia.[6]

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.[7]

After two editions, brazilian teams returned to the competition in 2024, taking back the crown, when SESI Araraquara was champion, defeating uruguayan, Aguada.[8]

Format

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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.

Winners

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Results

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

Statistics

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Medals by country

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil198027
2 Colombia2248
3 Paraguay1012
4 Argentina0426
5 Ecuador03811
6 Uruguay0303
7 Chile0134
8 Peru0112
Totals (8 entries)22221963

Titles by club

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

Stats leaders

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

See also

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Men's competitions

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Women's competitions

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Unimep merged with BCN to solve salary problems in 1987. Together they won two championships, but in 1990 BCN broke the sponsorship creating a new team, which later moved to Osasco.[1] The media of the time relate the 1989 title as a three-time championship for Unimep, and also count the 1992 title as a three-time championship for BCN.[2] That means, Unimep won the 1986 tournament as an independent team, both won the title as a merger in 1987 and 1989, and BCN won the championship as an independent team in 1992.

References

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  1. ^ "Todo fim tem um começo". Associação Desportiva Unimep: A casa do basquetebol feminino (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b García, Rodrigo. "Sport Recife es el nuevo campeón del baloncesto femenino sudamericano" (in Portuguese). Campeonato Sul-Americano de Basquete Feminino de Clubes (Campeonato Sudamericano Feminino de Clubes).
  3. ^ que.es. "Con seis equipos arranca XVI Campeonato Sudamericano de Baloncesto Femenino".
  4. ^ elcomercio.com (30 May 2014). "Sport Recife es el nuevo campeón del baloncesto femenino sudamericano". Los equipos cariocas han dominado todas las 17 ediciones anteriores del torneo, desde 1981.
  5. ^ "LEONAS DE RIOBAMBA Y LUMS DE AMBATO COMPLETAN LA FINAL FOUR DE LA LIGA SUDAMERICANA". www.canchalatina.com (in Spanish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ^ "COPACABANA DE ANTIOQUÍA, CAMPEÓN DE LA LIGA SUDAMERICANA FEMENINA 2019". www.canchalatina.com (in Spanish). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ "¡Histórico logro! Félix Pérez Cardozo, campeón de la Liga Sudamericana de Básquet". www.versus.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Nueva campeona en Liga Sudamericana de básquet femenino". www.diariodelsur.com.co (in Spanish). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Se suspendió la Liga Sudamericana Femenina". www.basquetotal.com.ar (in Spanish). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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