The 1998 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 1998 FIBA South American League, was the third edition of the second-tier tournament for professional basketball clubs from South America. The tournament began on 4 February 1998 and finished on 12 May 1998. Defending champions Atenas won their second title, defeating Brazilian club Cougar Franca in the Grand Finals.
| Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1998 |
| Dates | 4 February – 12 May 1998 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Atenas |
| Runners-up |  Cougar Franca |
| Semifinalists | Boca Juniors Independiente de General Pico |
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Format edit
Teams were split into four groups of four teams each, and played each other in a home-and-away 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.
Teams edit
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | ATE | SAN | CON | AGU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atenas
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | Advances to final stage | — | 112–71 | 123–86 | 92–78 | |
| 2 |  San José
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 59–88 | — | 86–78 | 89–86 | ||
| 3 |  Universidad de Concepción
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 71–94 | 85–81 | — | 96–90 | ||
| 4 |  Aguada
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 81–89 | 86–98 | 99–72 | — |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | FRA | LEO | GUA | LOJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cougar Franca
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | Advances to final stage | — | 116–86 | 139–114 | 147–56 | |
| 2 |  Leopardos de Bucamaranga
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 73–87 | — | 110–86 | 93–78 | ||
| 3 |  Guaiqueríes de Margarita
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 67–88 | 101–100 | — | 102–74 | ||
| 4 |  Ciudad de Loja
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 71–103 | 71–90 | 100–94 | — |
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | BOC | COD | UCA | ING | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | Advances to final stage | — | 126–86 | 112–68 | 134–104 | |
| 2 | Cordón
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 80–104 | — | 110–80 | 101–60 | ||
| 3 | Universidad Católica
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 101–143 | 84–87 | — | 100–96 | ||
| 4 |  Ingavi de La Paz
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 89–114 | 81–100 | 71–104 | — |
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | IND | MOG | COC | ESO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente de General Pico
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | Advances to final stage | — | 109–106 | 130–66 | 123–62 | |
| 2 | Mogi das Cruzes
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 88–96 | — | 98–77 | 143–85 | ||
| 3 | Cocodrilos de Caracas
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 96–103 | 69–74 | — | 97–61 | ||
| 4 |  Esofa de Lima
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 61–96 | 73–99 | 87–127 | — |
Final stage edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand Finals | ||||||||
| Cougar Franca | 2 | |||||||||
| Mogi das Cruzes | 0 | |||||||||
| Cougar Franca | 2 | |||||||||
| Independiente de General Pico | 1 | |||||||||
| Independiente de General Pico | 2 | |||||||||
| Leopardos de Medellin | 0 | |||||||||
| Cougar Franca | 0 | |||||||||
| Atenas | 2 | |||||||||
| Boca Juniors | 2 | |||||||||
| San José | 0 | |||||||||
| Boca Juniors | 1 | |||||||||
| Atenas | 2 | |||||||||
| Atenas | 2 | |||||||||
| Cordón | 0 | |||||||||
Finals rosters edit
Atenas Cordoba: Marcelo Milanesio, Steve Edwards, Darrell Anderson, Fabricio Oberto, Diego Osella - Héctor Campana, Leandro Palladino. Coach: Rubén Magnano
Cougar Franca: Helinho, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Chuí, Rogério Klafke, Jose Vargas - Christopher Knights. Coach: Hélio Rubens
Season MVP: Fabricio Oberto