stringtranslate.com

2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League

The 2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League was the 33nd edition of FIBA Africa's premier club Basketball tournament and the 1st under the new format and new name. The season saw an expansion from twelve to sixteen teams.

The season began on February 8, 2019, and ended on May 26, 2019, with the conclusion of the Final Four. The Final Four was hosted at the Kilamba Arena in Luanda, Angola.

It was the last season of the league as the competition was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL), a new competition jointly established by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA.

Competition format

FIBA Africa has increased the number of participating teams from twelve to sixteen.[1] These teams get their ticket for the Africa Basketball League through regional qualifiers (Zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of FIBA Africa).

The qualifiers for the Africa Basketball League Group stage was held from September and until mid-December 2018, while the final phase will take place from January 11 to April 21, 2019, in various African cities.

The 16 teams qualified for the round of 16 will be divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each and the competition will take place in the form of a championship where each team will face respectively the 3 opponents of his group. Then, the first two clubs in each group will qualify for the Elite 8 where the clubs will be divided into four groups of two teams each and then games will be played in a home and away format.[2] At this stage, the competition will be played in a one-way match against the principle of direct elimination. The Four winners will advance to the Final 4, that will be played on April 20 while the final take place the next day.[3]

Qualification tournament

Teams

A total of 16 teams from 10 countries will contest the league.

Venues and locations

2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League is located in Africa
ES Radès
AS Salé
JS Kairouan
SLAC
SLAC
Hoopers
Defenders
Elan
Elan
BC Terreur
BC Mazembe
Al Ahly
Smouha
Ferroviário
1º Agosto
Petro
COSPN
REG
REG
class=notpageimage|
Location of teams in 2018–19 FIBA AfroLeague
  1. ^ Despite being from Porto-Novo, Elan Sportif hosted the team games at the Hall des Arts Loisirs et Sports Boulevard Saint-Michel (H.A.L.S.) in Cotonou.

Schedule

Group stage

The draw was held in Abidjan on 12 January 2019.[4]

The two teams with the best records for each group qualified to Elite 8.[5]

Group A

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group B

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group C

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group D

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Knockout phase

Bracket

Elite 8

The Elite 8 games were played in a home and away basis from March 22, to April 14, 2019.[6]

Final Four

On 19 April 2019, the Kilamba Arena in Luanda, Angola was announced as host of the Final Four.[7] The draw was held on 27 April 2019 in Abidjan.[8]

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Awards

The individual awards were announced on May 26, after the conclusion of the final.

Statistics

Statistics as of the ending of the season.[12]

Individual statistical leaders

Individual game highs

References

  1. ^ Découvrez l’Afroleague, la nouvelle compétition de clubs de FIBA Afrique
  2. ^ Zone 3 champions Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club will know their opponents for the 2019 FIBA AfroLeague later in December
  3. ^ "Competition System". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ^ Draw Results FIBA Basketball
  5. ^ "FIBA Africa Basketball League has arrived! Everything you need to know about this week's Group C games". fiba.basketball. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ Elite 8 pairings set following conclusion of Group Phase fiba.basketball. 11 Mar 2019. Retrieved 13 Mar 2019.
  7. ^ "Luanda named as hosts of FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019 FINAL FOUR". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Final Four pairings confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Huge crowd witnesses D'Agosto set a record 9th African title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Eduardo Mingas claims MVP award of #AfricaLeague 2019 FINAL FOUR". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Justice Jr. Mingas, Kourodu highlight FIBA ABL 2019 All-Star team". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Players statistics of the FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

External links