2018–19 Africa Basketball League
| Africa Basketball League | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2018–19 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 42 (Qualifying tournament) 16 (Group stage) | ||||||||||||
| Games played | 24 (Group stage) 12 (Knockout phase) | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 2018 – April 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Final positions | |||||||||||||
| Champions |  Primeiro de Agosto(9th title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up |  AS Salé | ||||||||||||
| Third place |  Smouha SC | ||||||||||||
| Fourth place |  JS Kairouan | ||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||
| MVP |  Eduardo Mingas | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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← 2017 | |||||||||||||
The 2018–19 Africa Basketball League or Africa League was the 33nd edition of FIBA Africa's premier club Basketball tournament and the first under the new format and name of Africa Basketball League. The season saw an expansion from twelve to sixteen teams.
After this season, the competition was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL), which will start in March 2020.
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.
- Group stage
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.
- Elite 8
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.
- Final four
The Four winners will advance to the Final 4, that will be played on April 20 while the final take place the next day.
Qualification tournament[]
| Zone | Qualified teams | Eliminated teams |
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| Zone 1 |
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| Zone 2 |  SLAC |
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| Zone 3 | ||
| Zone 4 |
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| Zone 5 | Al Ahly, Smouha,  REG |
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| Zone 6 |  Ferroviário da Beira, Primeiro de Agosto, Petro Luanda |
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| Zone 7 |  COSPN |
Teams[]
A total of 16 teams from 10 countries will contest the league.
Venues and locations[]
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES Radès
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Tunis | 3,500 | |
| AS Salé
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Salé | 2,000 | |
| JS Kairouan
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Kairouan | 2,000 | |
| SLAC
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Conakry | ||
 Rivers Hoopers
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Port Harcourt | Rivers State Basketball Complex | 2,000 |
| Civil Defenders
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Abuja | 3,000 | |
 Elan Sportif
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Porto-Novo | ||
 BC Terreur
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Kinshasha | Martyrs Sports Complex | 2,000 |
| ASB Mazembe
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Lubumbashi | ||
| Al Ahly
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Cairo | Al Ahly Sports Hall | 3,500 |
| Smouha
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Alexandria | Ittihad Sports Arena | 2,000 |
| Ferroviário da Beira
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Beira | ||
| Primeiro de Agosto
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Luanda | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | 1,500 |
| Petro de Luanda
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Luanda | Pavilhão da Cidadela | 6,873 |
| COSPN
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Antananarivo | 7,090 | |
| REG
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Kigali | Amahoro Indoor Stadium |
Group stage[]
The draw was held in Abidjan on 12 January 2019.[3]
The two teams with the best records for each group qualified to Elite 8.[4]
Group A[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Salé (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 222 | +50 | 6 | Advance to Elite 8 |
| 2 | JS Kairouan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 212 | +29 | 5 | |
| 3 | Rivers Hoopers
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3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 254 | −49 | 4 | |
| 4 | SLAC
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3 | 0 | 3 | 233 | 263 | −30 | 3 |
Group B[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ES Radès
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3 | 3 | 0 | 236 | 187 | +49 | 6 | Advance to Elite 8 |
| 2 | Civil Defenders
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3 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 213 | −4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Élan Sportif (H)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 207 | −14 | 4 | |
| 4 | Terreur
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3 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 216 | −31 | 3 |
Group C[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primeiro de Agosto
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3 | 3 | 0 | 243 | 196 | +47 | 6 | Advance to Elite 8 |
| 2 | Al Ahly (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 239 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | REG
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3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 225 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ferroviário da Beira
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3 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 259 | −50 | 3 |
Group D[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smouha
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3 | 3 | 0 | 276 | 177 | +99 | 6 | Advance to Elite 8 |
| 2 | Petro de Luanda
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3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 216 | +19 | 5 | |
| 3 | ASB Mazembe
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3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 222 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | COSPN (H)
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3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 312 | −116 | 3 |
Knockout phase[]
Bracket[]
| Final four | Final | |||||||||||||||
| AS Salé | 69 | 96 | 165 | |||||||||||||
| Civil Defenders | 69 | 77 | 146 | |||||||||||||
| AS Salé | 81 | |||||||||||||||
| JS Kairouan | 73 | |||||||||||||||
| ES Radès | 67 | 73 | 140 | |||||||||||||
| JS Kairouan | 68 | 74 | 142 | |||||||||||||
| AS Salé | 71 | |||||||||||||||
| Primeiro de Agosto | 83 | |||||||||||||||
| Primeiro de Agosto | 70 | 74 | 144 | |||||||||||||
| Petro | 57 | 57 | 114 | |||||||||||||
| Primeiro de Agosto | 86 | |||||||||||||||
| Smouha | 76 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 82 | 88 | 170 | |||||||||||||
| Smouha | 91 | 88 | 179 | |||||||||||||
| JS Kairouan | 58 | |||||||||||||||
| Smouha | 69 | |||||||||||||||
Elite 8[]
The Elite 8 games will be played in a home and away basis from March 22–April 14, 2019.[5]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Civil Defenders
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146–165 | AS Salé
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69–69 | 77–96 |
| JS Kairouan
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142–140 | ES Radès
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68–67 | 74–73 |
| Petro de Luanda
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114–144 | Primeiro de Agosto
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57–70 | 57–74 |
| Smouha
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179–163 | Al Ahly
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91–82 | 88–81 |
Final Four[]
On 19 April 2019, the in Luanda, Angola was announced as host of the Final Four.[6] The draw was held on 27 April 2019 in Abidjan.[7]
Final[]
| 26 May 2019 | AS Salé
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71–83 | Primeiro de Agosto
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Luanda |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 17–16, 19–13, 18–28 | |||
| Pts: Arnold 21 Rebs: Najah 13 Asts: El Mahsini 5 PIR: Najah 18 |
Report | Pts: Mingas Rebs: Mingas 11 Asts: Quezada 7 PIR: Quezada 21 |
Arena: Attendance: 5,500[8] |
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Awards[]
- Most Valuable Player:
Eduardo Mingas (Primeiro de Agosto)[9] - All-Star Team:[10]
- Eduardo Mingas (Primeiro de Agosto)
Soufiane Kourdou (AS Salé)
Manny Quezada (Primerio de Agosto)- Abderrahim Najah (AS Salé)
James Justice Jr. (Smouha)
References[]
- ^ Découvrez l’Afroleague, la nouvelle compétition de clubs de FIBA Afrique
- ^ Zone 3 champions Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club will know their opponents for the 2019 FIBA AfroLeague later in December
- ^ Draw Results FIBA Basketball
- ^ "FIBA Africa Basketball League has arrived! Everything you need to know about this week's Group C games". fiba.basketball. 7 Feb 2019. Retrieved 12 Feb 2019.
- ^ Elite 8 pairings set following conclusion of Group Phase fiba.basketball. 11 Mar 2019. Retrieved 13 Mar 2019.
- ^ "Luanda named as hosts of FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019 FINAL FOUR". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Final Four pairings confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Huge crowd witnesses D'Agosto set a record 9th African title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Eduardo Mingas claims MVP award of #AfricaLeague 2019 FINAL FOUR". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Justice Jr. Mingas, Kourodu highlight FIBA ABL 2019 All-Star team". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
External links[]
- FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
- 2018 in African basketball
- 2019 in African basketball
- 2018–19 in basketball leagues