The 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 28th edition of the

FIBA Intercontinental Cup The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, previously known to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs and the FIBA Club World Cup, is an annual international men's basketball competition organised by FIBA, the sport's global governing body. The competit ...

. The tournament took place from 15 to 17 February 2019. The tournament was held in

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, at the

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Format

The tournament was held under a

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format, played by four teams, and included a third-place game.

Teams

The tournament was contested by four teams. The

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opted to send the G League champions, rather than send the NBA champions.

Venue

When the event was announced, it was also announced that the game would be played at the

, the home arena of the tournament's host club,

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. Carioca Arena 1 is located in

. The arena was opened in 2016, and it has a

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of 6,000 people for basketball games.

Bracket

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Final Four MVP

* Jordan Theodore ( AEK)AEK beat Flamengo in Final to win FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
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References

External links

Official website

FIBA official website

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