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.
| Africa Basketball League | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 8 – May 26, 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Number of games | 24 (group stage) 12 (knockout phase) | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 42 (qualifying tournament) 16 (group stage) | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Season MVP | Eduardo Mingas (Primeiro de Agosto) | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Primeiro de Agosto (9th title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | AS Salé | ||||||||||||
| Third place | Smouha SC | ||||||||||||
| Fourth place | JS Kairouan | ||||||||||||
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← 2017 | |||||||||||||
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.
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