1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season	1999
Dates	9 February – 30 March 1999
Teams	13
Finals
Champions	Piratas de Bogotá
Runners-up	Boca Juniors
Semifinalists	Independiente de General Pico ; Welcome
	← 1998 2000 →

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.

Format

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

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
Uruguay	Welcome
Venezuela	Guaiqueríes de Margarita
Venezuela	Trotamundos de Carabobo

Group stage

Group A

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	Advances to final stage
3	Andino	3	1	2	4
4	Llanquihue	3	0	3	3

Source: FIBA Archive

9 February 1999	Llanquihue	71–107	Boca Juniors	Cochabamba, Bolivia

9 February 1999	Andino	78–118	Welcome	Cochabamba, Bolivia

10 February 1999	Llanquihue	91–95	Welcome	Cochabamba, Bolivia

10 February 1999	Andino	62–106	Boca Juniors	Cochabamba, Bolivia

11 February 1999	Andino	83–64	Llanquihue	Cochabamba, Bolivia

11 February 1999	Boca Juniors	86–83	Welcome	Cochabamba, Bolivia

Group B

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	Advances to final stage
3	Cordón	2	1	1	3

Source: FIBA Archive

9 February 1999	Trotamundos de Carabobo	78–68	Cordón	Valencia, Venezuela

10 February 1999	Cordón	57–52	COC/Ribeirão Preto	Valencia, Venezuela

11 February 1999	Trotamundos de Carabobo	51–57	COC/Ribeirão Preto	Cochabamba, Bolivia

Group C

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	Advances to final stage
3	Guaiqueríes de Margarita	2	1	1	3

Source: FIBA Archive

9 February 1999	Vasco da Gama	105–82	Guaiqueríes de Margarita	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

10 February 1999	Guaiqueríes de Margarita	73–70	Atenas	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

11 February 1999	Vasco da Gama	60–62	Atenas	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

	Pts: Rogério 12^[2]		Pts: Campana 19^[2]

Group D

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	Advances to final stage
3	Franca	2	1	1	3

Source: FIBA Archive

9 February 1999	Piratas de Bogotá	101–104	Independiente de General Pico	Cúcuta, Colombia

10 February 1999	Independiente de General Pico	92–93	Franca	Bogotá, Colombia

11 February 1999	Piratas de Bogotá	90–86	Franca	Cúcuta, Colombia

Final stage

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals



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

Game 1

23 February 1999	Atenas	69–88 (Series: 0–1)	Independiente de General Pico	Córdoba, Argentina

23 February 1999	Piratas de Bogotá	70–69 (Series: 0–1)	Vasco da Gama	Bogotá, Colombia

25 February 1999	COC/Ribeirão Preto	78–93 (Series: 0–1)	Boca Juniors	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

	Pts: Merritt 19^[3]		Pts: Montecchia 27^[3]

25 February 1999	Welcome	88–58 (Series: 1–0)	Trotamundos de Carabobo	Montevideo, Uruguay

Game 2

1 March 1999	Trotamundos de Carabobo	75–73 (Series: 1–1)	Welcome	Valencia, Venezuela

2 March 1999	Independiente de General Pico	70–72 (Series: 1–1)	Atenas	General Pico, Argentina

2 March 1999	Vasco da Gama	104–86 (Series: 2–0)	Cañoneros de Cúcuta	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

4 March 1999	Boca Juniors	93–83 (Series: 2–0)	COC/Ribeirão Preto	Buenos Aires, Argentina

	Pts: de la Fuente 25^[4]		Pts: Wagnao 20^[4]	Arena: Estadio Luis Conde

Game 3

2 March 1999	Trotamundos de Carabobo	78–86 (Series: 1–2)	Welcome	Valencia, Venezuela

3 March 1999	Independiente de General Pico	77–71 (Series: 2–1)	Atenas	General Pico, Argentina

Semifinals

Game 1

9 March 1999	Welcome	75–95 (Series: 0–1)	Vasco da Gama	Montevideo, Uruguay

11 March 1999	Independiente de General Pico	63–71^[5] (Series: 0–1)	Boca Juniors	General Pico, Argentina

Game 2

16 March 1999	Vasco da Gama	90–75 (Series: 0–1)	Welcome	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

16 March 1999	Boca Juniors	80–88^[6] (Series: 1–1)	Independiente de General Pico	Buenos Aires, Argentina

	Pts: Barrett 16^[6]		Pts: Prickett 20^[6]	Arena: Estadio Luis Conde

Game 3

17 March 1999	Boca Juniors	73–77 (Series: 2–1)	Independiente de General Pico	Buenos Aires, Argentina

				Arena: Estadio Luis Conde

Grand Finals

25 March 1999	Boca Juniors	73–77 (Series: 0–1)	Vasco da Gama	Buenos Aires, Argentina

				Arena: Estadio Luis Conde

25 March 1999	Vasco da Gama	76–68 (Series: 2–0)	Boca Juniors	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

	Pts: Byrd^[7]		Pts: Barrett 26^[7]	Arena: Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

Finals rosters

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

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

[loc-1] Se larga una Liga con acento argentino, Clarín, 8 February 1999. Retrieved 26 May 2017.(in Spanish)

[GCM3-2] Atenas se clasificó, Clarín, 12 February 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2017.(in Spanish)

[QFG1-3-3] Un negocio de Boca, , Clarín, 26 February 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2017.(in Spanish)

[QFG2-4-4] 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)

[SFG2-2-6] En busca de la final, Clarín, 13 March 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2017.(in Spanish)

[FG2-7] A Boca no le alcanzó, Clarín, 31 March 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2017.(in Spanish)

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