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Revision as of 14:37, 28 December 2018
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 2018 – April 2019 |
| Teams | 42 (Qualifying tournament) 16 (Group stage) |
| Official website | |
| FIBA Africa | |
The 2018–19 FIBA AfroLeague is the 33nd edition of FIBA Africa's premier club Basketball tournament and the first under the new format of FIBA AfroLeague
Competition format
FIBA Africa has increased the number of participating teams from twelve to sixteen[1]. These teams get their ticket for the AfroLeague through regional qualifiers (Zone 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7 of FIBA Africa).
The qualifiers for the FIBA AfroLeague 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 |  ES Radès,  AS Salé, JS Kairouan |
Wydad AC,  Al Ahly Tripoli and Ittihad Tripoli
|
| Zone 2 |  SLAC |
MBC and  USFAS Bamako
|
| Zone 3 |  Rivers Hoopers, Civil Defenders,  Elan Sportif |
 Custom Braves,  Harbel Pointer and  AS Police
|
| Zone 4 |  BC Terreur, BC Mazembe |
 CAS 1987 Le Phoenix,  San Antonio and Jet 7 CB
|
| Zone 5 |  Al Ahly, Smouha |
 Ethiopia Water, Wolekite City,  Kenya Ports Authority, Strathmore,  Patriots, REG,  JKT and Oilers
|
| Zone 6 |  Ferroviário da Beira,  Primeiro de Agosto, Petróleos de Luanda |
Ferroviario de Maputo, Bravehearts, Central Knight, City Hornets and Foxes.
|
| Zone 7 |  COSPN |
 Premium Cobras,  Mahebourg Flippers and Beau Vallon Heat
|
Teams
A total of 16 teams from 10 countries will contest the league.
Venues and locations
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES Radès
|
Tunis | Salle Taoufik-Bouhima | 3,500 |
| AS Salé
|
Salé | Salle El Bouâzzaoui | 2,000 |
| JS Kairouan
|
Kairouan | Salle Kairouan | |
| SLAC
|
Conakry | ||
| Rivers Hoopers
|
Port Harcourt | ||
| Civil Defenders
|
Abuja | Abuja Sports Hall | 3,000 |
| Elan Sportif
|
Porto-Novo | ||
| BC Terreur
|
Kinshasha | ||
| BC Mazembe
|
Lubumbashi | ||
| Al Ahly
|
Cairo | The Covered Hall | 20,000 |
| Smouha
|
Alexandria | ||
| Ferroviário da Beira
|
Beira | ||
| Primeiro de Agosto
|
Luanda | Pavilhão Multiusos do Kilamba | 12,720 |
| Petróleos de Luanda
|
Luanda | Pavilhão da Cidadela | 6,873 |
| COSPN
|
Antananarivo | ||
| Wild Card |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage will be held in December 2018 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The 16 teams will be drawn into four groups of 4 teams each.