The 2019 FIBA Americas League was the 12th edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club

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competition in the Americas and last for the

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. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to determine the champion.

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won its second continental title, giving them the right to play in the

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Team allocation

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: *1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs *TH: Americas League title holders *LSC: Liga Sudamericana winners *WC: Qualified through Wild Card ;Notes

Group phase

Sixteen teams participated in the group phase, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in each group advance to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 18 January until 10 February 2019.

Group A

Venue:

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Group B

Venue:

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of ...

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Group C

Venue:

Valdivia Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau ...

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Group D

Venue:

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Semifinal phase

The eight teams which advance from the group phase, played in this stage in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in each group advance to the final four. Games were played from 8 March until 17 March 2019.

Group E

Venue:

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Group F

Venue:

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Final Four

The final four tournament decided the champion of the 2019 season. The tournament was held from 30 March and 31 March 2019 in the Polideportivo Roberto Pando in

References

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