Oct 14, 2008, 4:32 pm
Quote:FIBA Americas - 2008/09 FIBA Americas League has new structure
SAN JUAN (FIBA Americas League) - FIBA Americas, the Zone organization of FIBA in the Americas with headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, announced a new competition format for the 2008/2009 edition of the FIBA Americas League.
With the national and international competition schedules as the main reason for this new format, the 2008/09 FIBA Americas League will be organized with a new system of play.
16 (sixteen) teams will be participating, starting the second week of December 2008 through the first week of February 2009.
Two ââ¬Åfour-team seriesââ¬Â will be played in both the South and North regions of the Americas, with two of them scheduled for December 2008, and the other two for January 2009.
The winners of each ââ¬Åfour-team seriesââ¬Â will qualify for the ââ¬ÅFinal Fourââ¬Â, which is scheduled for February 2009.
Every game will be broadcasted by FOX Sports for the whole continent. The bidding process for those teams interested in hosting one of those ââ¬Åfour-team seriesââ¬Â has already started.
The countries that have already confirmed their representation at the FIBA AMERICAS LEAUE 2008/09 are: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay for South America. For Central America and the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic.
The FIBA Americas League is the most important international club competition in the Americas. Sixteen teams were active in the first edition, with Mar del Plata Peñarol from Argentina crowned as the 2007/08 Champions.
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