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The Torneo de las Naciones (Nations Tournament) is a friendly basketball tournament held in Spain co-organized by the basketball federations of Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia. This three regional teams participate each year in a Final Four format with an invited national team.

The players in the tournament are not identified with the Spain men's national basketball team, and the invited teams usually do not participate with their best players.

Champions

Ed. Year Host Winner Runner-up Score MVP Third place Fourth place
I
2008
Catalonia Girona   Basque Country   Galicia
80–72
Basque Country (autonomous community) Javi Salgado   Catalonia   Portugal
II
2009
Basque Country (autonomous community) Bilbao   Basque Country   Canada
75–68
Basque Country (autonomous community) Urko Otegi   Catalonia   Galicia
III
2010
Galicia (Spain) Lugo   Catalonia   Lithuania [1]
78–67
Catalonia Guillem Rubio   Basque Country   Galicia
Team W RU Winning years
  Basque Country
2
0
2008, 2009
  Catalonia
1
0
2010
Invited team
0
2
  Galicia
0
1

Results

I Copa de las Naciones 2008

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 June
 
 
  Galicia 70
 
7 June
 
Portugal Portugal 62
 
  Galicia 72
 
6 June
 
  Basque Country 80
 
  Catalonia 79
 
 
  Basque Country 81
 
Third place
 
 
7 June
 
 
Portugal Portugal 63
 
 
  Catalonia 93

II Copa de las Naciones 2009

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 June
 
 
  Catalonia 68
 
27 June
 
Canada Canada 69
 
Canada Canada 68
 
26 June
 
  Basque Country 75
 
  Basque Country 84
 
 
  Galicia 80
 
Third place
 
 
27 June
 
 
  Catalonia 93
 
 
Galicia (Spain) Galicia 72

III Copa de las Naciones 2010

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 July
 
 
  Basque Country 72
 
3 July
 
Catalonia Catalonia 76
 
  Catalonia 78
 
2 July
 
Lithuania Lithuania 67
 
  Galicia 71
 
 
Lithuania Lithuania 76
 
Third place
 
 
3 July
 
 
  Galicia 71
 
 
  Basque Country 79

Notes

  1. ^ Lithuania played with a team composed basically by LKKA-Atletas players
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Torneo de las Naciones (Nations Tournament) is a friendly basketball tournament held in Spain co-organized by the basketball federations of Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia. This three regional teams participate each year in a Final Four format with an invited national team.

The players in the tournament are not identified with the Spain men's national basketball team, and the invited teams usually do not participate with their best players.

Champions

Ed. Year Host Winner Runner-up Score MVP Third place Fourth place
I
2008
Catalonia Girona   Basque Country   Galicia
80–72
Basque Country (autonomous community) Javi Salgado   Catalonia   Portugal
II
2009
Basque Country (autonomous community) Bilbao   Basque Country   Canada
75–68
Basque Country (autonomous community) Urko Otegi   Catalonia   Galicia
III
2010
Galicia (Spain) Lugo   Catalonia   Lithuania [1]
78–67
Catalonia Guillem Rubio   Basque Country   Galicia
Team W RU Winning years
  Basque Country
2
0
2008, 2009
  Catalonia
1
0
2010
Invited team
0
2
  Galicia
0
1

Results

I Copa de las Naciones 2008

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 June
 
 
  Galicia 70
 
7 June
 
Portugal Portugal 62
 
  Galicia 72
 
6 June
 
  Basque Country 80
 
  Catalonia 79
 
 
  Basque Country 81
 
Third place
 
 
7 June
 
 
Portugal Portugal 63
 
 
  Catalonia 93

II Copa de las Naciones 2009

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 June
 
 
  Catalonia 68
 
27 June
 
Canada Canada 69
 
Canada Canada 68
 
26 June
 
  Basque Country 75
 
  Basque Country 84
 
 
  Galicia 80
 
Third place
 
 
27 June
 
 
  Catalonia 93
 
 
Galicia (Spain) Galicia 72

III Copa de las Naciones 2010

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 July
 
 
  Basque Country 72
 
3 July
 
Catalonia Catalonia 76
 
  Catalonia 78
 
2 July
 
Lithuania Lithuania 67
 
  Galicia 71
 
 
Lithuania Lithuania 76
 
Third place
 
 
3 July
 
 
  Galicia 71
 
 
  Basque Country 79

Notes

  1. ^ Lithuania played with a team composed basically by LKKA-Atletas players

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