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 FIBA Americas, 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".
| Confederation | FIBA Americas |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  Indeportes Antioquia (2023) |
| Website | Official website |
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. [1] The tournament was later relaunched in 2019.
There is a hegemony of the Brazilian teams, who dominated the competition, winning seventeen of the contests played.[2]
Winners
editSouth American Women's Club Championship
edit| Year | Finals host city | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  Lima
|
 Higienópolis/Catanduva
|
Bancoper
|
| 1983 | Presidente Prudente
|
Prudentina
|
Higienópolis/Catanduva
|
| 1984 | Sorocaba
|
Prudentina
|
Minercal
|
| 1986 |  Buenos Aires
|
Unimep/Piracicaba
|
Platense
|
| 1987 |  Quito
|
Unimep/Piracicaba
|
Club Universidad
|
| 1989 | Piracicaba
|
ADN BCN/Piracicaba
|
Provincia
|
| 1990 | Guayaquil
|
Perdigão Divino/Jundiaí
|
ADN BCN/Piracicaba
|
| 1991 | Guarujá
|
ADN BCN/Piracicaba
|
Van Melle/Divino
|
| 1992 |  Santiago
|
Unimed/Araçatuba
|
Sorocaba
|
| 1993 | Campos do Jordão
|
Sorocaba
|
Unimed/Araçatuba
|
| 1996 | Jacareí
|
Sorocaba
|
Vélez Sársfield
|
| 1998 | Curitiba
|
Paraná
|
UTE Quito
|
| 1999 | Santo André
|
Arcor/Santo André
|
Paraná
|
South American Women's Club League
edit| Year | Finals host city | Champion | Result | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Puerto Montt
|
Vasco da Gama
|
Final Four | Deportivo Maullín
|
FIBA Americas Women's South American Club Championship
edit| Year | Finals host city | Champion | Result | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Quito
|
Ourinhos
|
102 – 77 | UTE Quito
|
| 2012 | Quito
|
Americana
|
82 – 67 | Ourinhos
|
| 2014 | Quito
|
Sport Recife
|
85 – 84 | La Estancia de Popayán
|
South American Women's Club League
edit| Year | Finals host city | Champion | Result | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Puente Alto
|
ADCF Unimed/Americana
|
70 – 60 | UTE Quito
|
| 2019 | Santiago del Estero
|
Copacabana de Antioquia
|
Final Four | Quimsa
|
| 2021 | The tournament was left unfinished due to COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
South American Women's Basketball League
edit| Year | Finals host city | Champion | Result | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Paysandú
|
 Félix Pérez Cardozo
|
69 - 51[3] | Defensor Sporting
|
| 2023 | Santiago del Estero
|
Indeportes Antioquia
|
82 - 69 | Aguada
|
| 2024 | Luque
|
Performances by club
edit| Club | Country | Champion | Runner-up | Winner year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorocaba | Brazil
|
2 | 1 | 1993, 1996 |
| ADN BCN/Piracicaba | Brazil
|
2 | 1 | 1989, 1991 |
| Unimep/Piracicaba | Brazil
|
2 | 1986, 1987 | |
| Prudentina | Brazil
|
2 | 1983, 1984 | |
| Unimed/Araçatuba | Brazil
|
1 | 1 | 1992 |
| Ourinhos | Brazil
|
1 | 1 | 2009 |
| Félix Pérez Cardozo | Paraguay
|
1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paraná | Brazil
|
1 | 1 | 1998 |
| Higienópolis/Catanduva | Brazil
|
1 | 1 | 1981 |
| Perdigão Divino/Jundiaí | Brazil
|
1 | 1 | 1990 |
| Arcor/Santo André | Brazil
|
1 | 1999 | |
| Vasco da Gama | Brazil
|
1 | 2002 | |
| Americana | Brazil
|
1 | 2012 | |
| Sport Recife | Brazil
|
1 | 2014 | |
| ADCF Unimed/Americana | Brazil
|
1 | 2015 | |
| Copacabana de Antioquía | Colombia
|
1 | 2019 | |
| Indeportes Antioquia | Colombia
|
1 | 2023 | |
| UTE Quito | Ecuador
|
3 | ||
| Bancoper | Peru
|
1 | ||
| Minercal | Brazil
|
1 | ||
| Platense | Argentina
|
1 | ||
| Club Universidad | Colombia
|
1 | ||
| Provincia | Argentina
|
1 | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | Argentina
|
1 | ||
| La Estáncia de Popayán | Colombia
|
1 | ||
| Quimsa | Argentina
|
1 | ||
| Deportivo Maullín | Chile
|
1 | ||
| Aguada | Uruguay
|
1 |
Performances by nation
edit| Country | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
18 | 8 |
| Colombia
|
2 | 2 |
| Paraguay
|
1 | 1 |
| Argentina
|
0 | 4 |
| Ecuador
|
0 | 3 |
| Peru
|
0 | 1 |
| Chile
|
0 | 1 |
| Uruguay
|
0 | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ que.es. "Con seis equipos arranca XVI Campeonato Sudamericano de Baloncesto Femenino".
- ^ elcomercio.com. "Sport Recife es el nuevo campeón del baloncesto femenino sudamericano".
Los equipos cariocas han dominado todas las 17 ediciones anteriores del torneo, desde 1981.
- ^ "Félix Pérez celebró el título de la Liga Sudamericana Femenina". FIBA.