Torneo Interligas de Básquet

{{Infobox basketball league | title = Torneo Interligas de Básquet | current_season = | logo = | pixels = | caption = | founded = 2010 | inaugural = 2009–10 | folded = 2012 | fame = | motto = | teams = | country = {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina<br/>{{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil | champions = Peñarol<br/>(2nd title) | most_champs = Peñarol<br/>(2 titles) | related_comps = Liga Nacional de Básquet <br/>Novo Basquete Brasil | website = | ceo = | TV = }}

The '''Torneo Interligas de Básquet''' ({{langx|pt|Torneio Interligas Brasil-Argentina}}) ({{langx|en|InterLeagues Basketball Tournament}}) was an international professional club basketball competition between the four best-placed teams in the top-tier level Argentine and Brazilian leagues.

== History == The presidents of the Asociación de Clubes de Basquetbol of Argentina and of the Brazilian Liga Nacional de Basquete do Brasil met on March 12, 2010, in São Paulo, Brazil, to discuss the creation of a tournament between the top clubs from both countries.<ref name="Se creó el Torneo InterLigas">{{cite web|url=http://ciudadmilrayitas.com.ar/noticias/liga-nacional/00000928/|title=Se creó el Torneo InterLigas|publisher=ciudadmilrayitas.com.ar|access-date=April 6, 2010|language=es}}</ref> The tournament was held from 2010 to 2012.

== Format == In the first stage, the eight teams were divided in two groups of four teams each. Each group had two teams from Argentina, and two teams from Brazil. One group was played in Argentina, while the other group was played in Brazil. The teams played against the other teams of their respective groups once. The winner of each group placed in the final. The finals were played in Argentina, if there was at least one Argentine team. If there were two Brazilian teams, the final was played in Brazil.

== Participating teams ==

=== 2010 Torneo InterLigas === {| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0; background: #f5faff; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 100%;" |- style="background:#006699;color:white; border: 1px #aaa solid;" !width=11%|Group A !width=11%|Group B !width=22%|Final |- style="background:#006699;color:white; border: 1px #aaa solid;" !width=9%|Brasília (Brazil) !width=9%|Mar del Plata (Argentina) !width=25%|Mar del Plata (Argentina) |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Brasília''' |{{flagicon|Argentina}} '''Peñarol Mar del Plata''' |align=center|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Peñarol Mar del Plata 90–78 {{flagicon|Brazil}} Brasília |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Flamengo |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Atenas de Córdoba |align=center|April 15 |- |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Sionista |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Minas TC | |- |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Libertad Sunchales |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Franca | |}

=== 2011 Torneo InterLigas === {| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0; background: #f5faff; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 100%;" |- style="background:#006699;color:white; border: 1px #aaa solid;" !width=11%|Group A !width=11%|Group B !width=22%|Final |- style="background:#006699;color:white; border: 1px #aaa solid;" !width=9%|Mendoza (Argentina) !width=9%|Franca (Brazil) !width=25%|São Paulo (Brazil) |- |{{flagicon|Argentina}} '''Obras Sanitarias''' |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Franca |align=center|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Pinheiros 77–80 {{flagicon|Argentina}} Obras Sanitarias |- |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Peñarol Mar del Plata |{{flagicon|Brazil}} '''Pinheiros''' |align=center|April 21 |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Brasília |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Libertad Sunchales | |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Flamengo |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Atenas de Córdoba | |}

=== 2012 Torneo InterLigas === {| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0; background: #f5faff; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 100%;" |- style="background:#006699;color:white; border: 1px #aaa solid;" !width=11%|Group A !width=11%|Group B !width=22%|Final |- style="background:#006699;color:white; border: 1px #aaa solid;" !width=9%|Uberlândia (Brazil) !width=9%|Buenos Aires (Argentina) !width=25%|Mar del Plata (Argentina) |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Pinheiros |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Peñarol Mar del Plata |align=center|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Peñarol Mar del Plata 88–75 {{flagicon|Brazil}} Pinheiros |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Unitri Uberlândia |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Obras Sanitarias | |- |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Lanús |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Bauru | |- |{{flagicon|Argentina}} Libertad Sunchales |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Paulistano | |}

== List of champions ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:100%; width:500px" |-class="wikitable" !Year !Venue !Champion !Result !Runner-up |- |2010 |Mar del Plata, Argentina |'''Peñarol''' |90–78 |Brasília |- |2011 |São Paulo, Brazil |'''Obras Sanitarias''' |80–77 |Pinheiros |- |2012 |Mar del Plata, Argentina |'''Peñarol''' |88–75 |Pinheiros |}

==Performances==

===By club=== {| class="wikitable" width="370" |- ! width=200px|Team ! width=70px|Winners ! width=100px|Years Won |- |{{flagicon|ARG}} Peñarol || align="center" | 2 || 2010, 2012 |- |{{flagicon|ARG}} Obras Sanitarias || align="center" | 1 || 2011 |- |}

===By country=== {| class="wikitable" width="200" !width=150px|Nation !width=50px|Winners |- |{{flag|Argentina}} || align="center" | 3 |- |{{flag|Brazil}} || align="center" | 0 |}

==MVPs== *2010: {{flagicon|Argentina}} Leonardo Gutiérrez (Peñarol Mar del Plata) *2011: {{flagicon|USA}} William McFarlan (Obras Sanitarias) *2012: {{flagicon|Argentina}} Leonardo Gutiérrez (Peñarol Mar del Plata)

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.laliganacional.com.ar/laliga/ Argentine League Official website] {{in lang|es|fr|en|zh}} *[http://lnb.com.br/ Brazilian League Official website] {{in lang|pt}}

Category:Basketball club competitions Category:Basketball competitions in Brazil Category:Basketball competitions in Argentina Category:2010 establishments in South America Category:2012 disestablishments in South America