1996 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 1996 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 1996 FIBA South American League, was the first edition of the second-tier tournament for professional basketball clubs from South America. The tournament began on 6 February 1996 and finished on 1 May 1996. Argentine club Olimpia won the tournament, defeating Brazilian club Corinthians in the Grand Finals.

Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
Season1996
Teams16
Dates6 February – 1 May 1996
Final positions
Champions Olimpia
Runners-up Corinthians
Semifinalists Dharma Yara Franca
Rio Claro
1997 →

Format

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
CountryTeam
 ArgentinaIndependiente de General Pico
Olimpia
 BoliviaIngavi de La Paz
 BrazilCorinthians
Dharma Yara Franca
Rio Claro
 ChileUniversidad de Concepción
Universidad de Temuco
 ColombiaCaimanes de Barranquilla
 EcuadorFilanbanco
 ParaguaySol de América
 PeruRegatas Lima
 UruguayAguada
Hebraica y Macabi
 VenezuelaCocodrilos de Caracas
Panteras de Miranda

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification DHA IND ING REG
1 Dharma Yara Franca 6 5 1 11 Advances to final stage — 100–95 134–83 112–93
2 Independiente de General Pico 6 4 2 10 123–119 — 154–84 94–75
3 Ingavi de La Paz 6 2 4 8 117–120 96–114 — 93–89
4 Regatas Lima 6 1 5 7 77–82 88–84 99–78 —
Source: FIBA Archive

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification RIO CAI SOL AGU
1 Rio Claro 6 6 0 12 Advances to final stage — 94–79 118–85 80–79
2 Caimanes de Barranquilla 6 4 2 10 87–92 — 97–89 98–94
3 Sol de América 6 1 5 7 72–85 96–102 — 123–90
4 Aguada 6 1 5 7 77–100 84–104 97–79 —
Source: FIBA Archive

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification COR PAN FIL CON
1 Corinthians 6 6 0 12 Advances to final stage — 98–71 109–78 128–108
2 Panteras de Miranda 6 3 3 9 92–106 — 127–86 104–91
3 Filanbanco 6 2 4 8 81–99 106–126 — 97–91
4 Universidad de Concepción 6 1 5 7 98–103 124–103 107–109 —
Source: FIBA Archive

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification OLI HEB COC TEM
1 Olimpia 6 5 1 11 Advances to final stage — 84–83 119–93 107–98
2 Hebraica y Macabi 6 4 2 10 98–94 — 107–81 113–100
3 Cocodrilos de Caracas 6 3 3 9 97–107 113–110 — 91–83
4 Universidad de Temuco 6 0 6 6 82–107 91–93 99–104 —
Source: FIBA Archive

Final stage
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrand Finals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Dharma Yara Franca 2
 
 
 
 Panteras de Miranda 1
 
 Dharma Yara Franca 0
 
 
 
 Olimpia 2
 
 Olimpia 2
 
 
 
 Caimanes de Barranquilla 0
 
 Olimpia 2
 
 
 
 Corinthians 0
 
 Corinthians 2
 
 
 
 Independiente de General Pico 0
 
 Corinthians 2
 
 
 
 Rio Claro 0
 
 Rio Claro 2
 
 
 Hebraica y Macabi 1
 

References
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