1999 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

The 1999 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the fifth FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the top three teams in the final standings. It was held in Cuba between 12 May and 17 August 1999. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Havana hosted the tournament. Cuba won their second title after defeating Brazil in the final.

FIBA Americas Cup
for Women 1999
5th FIBA American Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationCuba
Dates12–17 May
Teams8
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Cuba
(2nd title)
< 1997
2001 >

Format

  • Teams were split into two round-robin groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout semifinals. The winners from the semifinals competed for the championship and qualified directly to the 2000 Summer Olympics. The losing teams from the semifinals played a game for third place and the final berth to the Olympic Tournament.
  • The teams that did not get past the first round competed in a separate bracket to define places fifth through eighth in the final standings.

First round

Advanced to the semifinals

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Cuba 3 3 0 283 148+135 6
 Mexico 3 2 1 187 20518 5
 Argentina 3 1 2 172 19725 4
 Dominican Republic 3 0 3 173 26592 3
12 May
Cuba  7642  Mexico
12 May
Argentina  5654  Dominican Republic
13 May
Cuba  12651  Dominican Republic
13 May
Mexico  6261  Argentina
14 May
Cuba  8155  Argentina
14 May
Mexico  8368  Dominican Republic

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 257 170+87 6
 Canada 3 2 1 227 161+66 5
 Puerto Rico 3 1 2 179 22142 4
 Venezuela 3 0 3 147 258111 3
12 May
Brazil  10256  Puerto Rico
12 May
Canada  10140  Venezuela
13 May
Brazil  8348  Venezuela
13 May
Canada  6049  Puerto Rico
14 May
Brazil  7266  Canada
14 May
Puerto Rico  7459  Venezuela

Classification stage

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
16 May
 
 
 Argentina59
 
17 May
 
 Venezuela49
 
 Argentina2
 
16 May
 
 Dominican Republic0
 
 Dominican Republic75
 
 
 Puerto Rico71
 
Seventh place
 
 
17 May
 
 
 Venezuela61
 
 
 Puerto Rico75

Championship bracket

 
Championship roundFinal
 
      
 
16 May
 
 
 Cuba80
 
17 May
 
 Canada60
 
 Cuba90
 
16 May
 
 Brazil87
 
 Mexico43
 
 
 Brazil76
 
Third Place
 
 
17 May
 
 
 Canada80
 
 
 Mexico37

Seventh Place

17 May
Puerto Rico  7561 Venezuela 

Fifth Place

17 May
Dominican Republic  02  Argentina

Third place game

17 May
Canada  8037  Mexico

Final

17 May
Brazil  8790  Cuba



 2003 Champions of the Americas 

Cuba
First title

Final standings

Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
Rank Team Record
 Cuba 5–0
 Brazil 4–1
 Canada 3–2
4  Mexico 2–3
5  Argentina 2–2
6  Dominican Republic 1–3
7  Puerto Rico 2–3
8  Venezuela 0–5
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