The South American professional club basketball system or South American professional club basketball pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in South America.
There are currently two different competitions on the pyramid – the 1st tier Basketball Champions League Americas, and the 2nd tier FIBA South American League.
The 1st-tier level Basketball Champions League Americas is organized by FIBA Americas, and the 2nd-tier level FIBA South American League is organized by the South American Basketball Association (ABASU), which operates as a regional sub-zone of FIBA Americas.
Current tier competitions are indicated in bold.
FIBA Americas League(2007 – 2019)[1] (Defunct) FIBA South American League(2001 – 2007) (Current 2nd-tier) Pan American Club Championship(1993 – 2000) (Defunct) South American Championship of Champions Clubs(1946 – 1992) (Defunct) South American Championship of Champions Clubs(1993 – 1996, 2001 – 2007) (Defunct) The evolution of the top-tier international South American inter–continental and South American inter–regional professional club basketball competitions (1946—present):