Torneo Top 4 de Básquet

{{Short description|Argentinian professional basketball cup competition}}

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The Torneo Top 4 de Básquet (English: Top 4 Basketball Tournament) was a national domestic professional basketball cup tournament that was contested between clubs from Argentina's top-tier level Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). A similar system was planned for 2015-16.{{Cite web |url=http://unocontraunoweb.com/asi-se-jugara-la-lnb-20152016/ |title=Así se jugará la LNB 2015/2016 |publisher=unocontraunoweb.com |accessdate=5 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129192302/http://unocontraunoweb.com/asi-se-jugara-la-lnb-20152016/ |archivedate=29 January 2016 }}

Format

The Torneo Top 4 was contested between the top four placed clubs in the regular season league standings of the Argentine top-tier level league, the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). The tournament took place after the first half of the league's regular season was completed. The top four placed teams at the half-way point of the LNB's regular season contested the cup tournament.

History

The Torneo Top 4 was originally contested between 2002 and 2004. In 2005 it was replaced by the Torneo Súper 8 (Super 8 Tournament).

Winners

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| 2002 I
2001–02

| Estadio Ángel Malvicino
(Santa Fe)

| Estudiantes de Olavarría

| Atenas

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| 2002 II
2002–03

| Estadio Ángel Malvicino
(Santa Fe)

| Libertad de Sunchales

| Boca Juniors

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| 2003
2003–04

| Estadio Coliseo del Sur
(Rafaela)

| Atenas

| Boca Juniors

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| 2004
2004–05

| Estadio Universidad Tecnológica, Santa Fe
(Santa Fe)

| Boca Juniors

| Club Sportivo Ben Hur

See also

References

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