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FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Basketball tournament for national teams from the Western Hemisphere
Basketball tournament for national teams from the Western Hemisphere
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | FIBA Women's AmeriCup |
| Formerly | FIBA Americas Championship for Women |
| current_season | 2027 FIBA Women's AmeriCup |
| logo | FIBA Women's AmeriCup.png |
| pixels | 250px |
| sport | Basketball |
| founded | |
| inaugural | 1989 |
| teams | 10 |
| continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| champion | |
| (5th title) | |
| most_champs | (6 titles) |
| website | FIBA Americas |
| related_comps | FIBA AmeriCup |
(5th title) The FIBA Women's AmeriCup (formerly FIBA Americas Championship for Women) is the Americas women's basketball championship that take place every two years between national teams of the Western Hemisphere continents. The Women's AmeriCup is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's World Cup.
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 competition was first held in 1989, and is played biennially. Brazil has the most titles in the tournament's history with six.
Summary
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | |||||||||
| Details | Brazil | ||||||||
| (São Paulo) | **** | 87–84 | 71–63 | ||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
| Details | Brazil | ||||||||
| (São Paulo) | **** | 106–92 | 61–54 | ||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| Details | Canada | ||||||||
| (Hamilton) | **** | 80–73 | Based on standings | ||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
| Details | Brazil | ||||||||
| (São Paulo) | **** | 101–95 | 81–77 | ||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||
| Details | Cuba | ||||||||
| (Havana) | **** | 90–87 | 80–37 | ||||||
| 2001 | |||||||||
| Details | Brazil | ||||||||
| (São Luís) | **** | 88–83 | Based on standings | ||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| Details | Mexico | ||||||||
| (Culiacán) | **** | 90–81 | 71–34 | ||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||
| Details | Dominican Republic | ||||||||
| (Hato Mayor) | **** | 81–73 | Based on standings | ||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| Details | Chile | ||||||||
| (Valdivia) | **** | 101–71 | 73–41 | ||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||
| Details | Brazil | ||||||||
| (Cuiabá) | **** | 71–48 | 59–49 OT | ||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
| Details | COL | ||||||||
| (Neiva) | **** | 74–33 | 59–46 | ||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| Details | MEX | ||||||||
| (Xalapa) | **** | 79–71 | 66–56 | ||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| Details | CAN | ||||||||
| (Edmonton) | **** | 82–66 | 66–59 | ||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
| Details | ARG | ||||||||
| (Buenos Aires) | **** | 67–65 | 75–68 | ||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||
| Details | PUR | ||||||||
| (San Juan) | **** | 67–46 | 95–66 | ||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||
| Details | PUR | ||||||||
| (San Juan) | **** | 74–59 | 87–82 | ||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Details | MEX | ||||||||
| (León) | **** | 69–58 | 80–73 | ||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||
| Details | Chile | ||||||||
| (Santiago) | **** | 92–84 | 76–75 (2OT) | ||||||
| 2027 | |||||||||
| Details | El Salvador | ||||||||
| (San Salvador) | – | – |
Performances by nation
Tournament awards
;Most recent award winners (2025) Main article: FIBA Women's AmeriCup Most Valuable Player, FIBA Women's AmeriCup All-Tournament Team
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Mikayla Blakes |
| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mikayla Blakes | Guard | |
| Hannah Hidalgo | Guard | ||
| Syla Swords | Guard | ||
| Kamilla Cardoso | Center | ||
| Damiris Dantas | Center |
Participating nations
| Nation | 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 | Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | El Salvador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | Total | Total | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | DQ | 7th | 4th | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | 2nd | – | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | Q | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 8th | 5th | – | – | 5th | 6th | – | 6th | 6th | 10th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | – | 9th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 7th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 8th | 6th | – | 9th | – | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | – | – | 8th | 6th | – | 7th | 6th | – | 8th | – | 9th | 10th | – | 7th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 10th | Q | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 5th | – | – | 4th | 6th | 4th | – | 7th | – | 6th | 10th | – | 10th | 9th | – | 8th | 7th | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | 6th | 10th | – | – | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | – | – | 5th | – | 5th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | 1st | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Q | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 8th | 5th | 9th | – | 7th | 6th | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 5th | – | 6th | – | – | 3 |
Debut of teams
A total of 17 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA Women's AmeriCup in the history of the tournament through the 2025 competition. Each successive AmeriCup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Countries competing in their first AmeriCup are listed below by year.
References
References
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