FIBA Women's AmeriCup

FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Formerly FIBA Americas Championship for Women
Sport Basketball
Founded 1989
Inaugural season 1989
No. of teams 10
Continent FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Canada (2nd title)
Most titles  Brazil (5 titles)
Official website www.FIBAAmericas.com

The FIBA Women's AmeriCup (formerly FIBA Americas Championship for Women) is the name commonly used to refer to the American Women's Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Women's AmeriCup is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and the Olympic Games.

Since FIBA organized the entire Western Hemisphere west of the Atlantic Ocean under one zone, countries from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America compete in this tournament.

The U.S. women's basketball team doesn't typically participate in the tournament as it usually qualifies for major tournaments by virtue of winning the World Cup/Olympics.

Summary

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1989
Details
 Brazil
(São Paulo)

Cuba
87–84
Brazil

Canada
71-63
United States
1993
Details
 Brazil
(São Paulo)

United States
106–92
Brazil

Canada
61-54
Cuba
1995
Details
 Canada
(Hamilton)

Canada
80–73
Cuba

Puerto Rico
Based on standings
Argentina
1997
Details
 Brazil
(São Paulo)

Brazil
101–95
United States

Cuba
81–77
Argentina
1999
Details
 Cuba
(Havana)

Cuba
90–87
Brazil

Canada
80–37
Mexico
2001
Details
 Brazil
(São Luís)

Brazil
88–83
Cuba

Argentina
Based on standings
Canada
2003
Details
 Mexico
(Culiacán)

Brazil
90–81[1]
Cuba

Canada
71–34[2]
Mexico
2005
Details
 Dominican Republic
(Hato Mayor)

Cuba
81–73[3]
Brazil

Canada
Based on standings[4]
Argentina
2007
Details
 Chile
(Valdivia)

United States
101–71
Cuba

Brazil
73–41
Argentina
2009
Details
 Brazil
(Cuiabá)

Brazil
71–48
Argentina

Canada
59–49 OT
Cuba
2011
Details
 Colombia
(Neiva)

Brazil
74–33
Argentina

Canada
59–46
Cuba
2013
Details
 Mexico
(Xalapa)

Cuba
79–71
Canada

Brazil
66–56
Puerto Rico
2015
Details
 Canada
(Edmonton)

Canada
82–66
Cuba

Argentina
66–59
Brazil
2017
Details
 Argentina
(Buenos Aires)

Canada
67–65
Argentina

Puerto Rico
75–68
Brazil
2019
Details

TBD

Performances by nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil54211
2 Cuba45110
3 Canada31711
4 United States2103
5 Argentina0325
6 Puerto Rico0022
Totals (6 nations)14141442

Participation details

Team Brazil
1989
Brazil
1993
Canada
1995
Brazil
1997
Cuba
1999
Brazil
2001
Mexico
2003
Dominican Republic
2005
Chile
2007
Brazil
2009
Colombia
2011
Mexico
2013
Canada
2015
Argentina
2017
Total
 Argentina5th7th4th4th5th3rd5th4th4th2nd2nd5th3rd2nd14
 Brazil2nd2nd1st2nd1st1st2nd3rd1st1st3rd4th4th13
 Canada3rd3rd1st5th3rd4th3rd3rd5th3rd3rd2nd1st1st14
 Chile8th5th5th6th6th6th10th6th8th9
 Colombia6th7th7th3
 Cuba1st4th2nd3rd1st2nd2nd1st2nd4th4th1st2nd8th14
 Dominican Republic6th8th6th7th6th8th9th10th8
 Ecuador7th1
 Jamaica8th8th7th3
 Mexico7th5th4th6th4th7th6th10th10th9
 Paraguay9th6th2
 Peru8th1
 Puerto Rico6th3rd7th7th5th5th5th4th6th3rd10
 United States4th1st2nd1st4
 Venezuela8th7th8th5th9th5
 Virgin Islands9th5th2

See also

References

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