2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup


The 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 28th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament took place from 15 to 17 February 2019. The tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Carioca Arena 1.

Format

The tournament was held under a Final Four format, played by four teams, and included a third-place game.

Teams

The tournament was contested by four teams. The NBA opted to send the G League champions, rather than send the NBA champions. While the champions of the EuroLeague were not allowed to participate by FIBA World, due to the EuroLeague's dispute with FIBA.
TeamQualificationQualified dateParticipation
San LorenzoWinners of the 2018 FIBA Americas League25 March 2018Debut
AEKWinners of the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League6 May 2018Debut
Austin SpursWinners of the 2017–18 NBA G League10 April 2018Debut
FlamengoHost team1

Venue

When the event was announced, it was also announced that the game would be played at the Carioca Arena 1, the home arena of the tournament's host club, Flamengo. Carioca Arena 1 is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The arena was opened in 2016, and it has a seating capacity of 6,000 people for basketball games.

Rio de Janeiro
Carioca Arena 1
Capacity: 6,000

Bracket

Semifinals

Third place game

Final


2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup champions

AEK Athens

Final standings

Final Four MVP