FIBA AmeriCup

FIBA AmeriCup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification
FormerlyTournament of the Americas
FIBA Americas Championship
SportBasketball
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
First season1980
Organising bodyFIBA
No. of teams12
CountryFIBA Americas member nations
ContinentFIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Argentina (3rd title)
Most titles United States (7 titles)
Related
competitions
Centrobasket
South American Championship
Official websiteFIBA Americas

The FIBA AmeriCup (previously known as the FIBA Americas Championship) is the Americas Basketball Championship that takes place every four years between national teams of the Western Hemisphere continents.

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.

Through the 2015 edition, the Americas Championship took place every two years, and was also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games. However, since 2017, the AmeriCup, along with all other FIBA continental championships for men are played once every four years. The continental championships are no longer a part of the qualifying process for either the World Cup or Olympics.[1]

Summaries

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Ed. Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1 1980  Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
[n 1]
Canada

Argentina
[n 1]
Brazil
2 1984  Brazil
Brazil
[n 1]
Uruguay

Canada
[n 1]
Panama
3 1988  Uruguay
Brazil
101–92[2]
Puerto Rico

Canada
87–70
Uruguay
4 1989  Mexico
Puerto Rico
89–80
United States

Brazil
158–124
Venezuela
5 1992  United States
United States
127–80
Venezuela

Brazil
93–91
Puerto Rico
6 1993  Puerto Rico
United States
109–95
Puerto Rico

Argentina
98–91
Brazil
7 1995  Argentina
Puerto Rico
87–86
Argentina

Brazil
97–77
Canada
8 1997  Uruguay
United States
95–86
Puerto Rico

Brazil
76–75
Argentina
9 1999  Puerto Rico
United States
92–66
Canada

Argentina
103–101
Puerto Rico
10 2001  Argentina
Argentina
78–59
Brazil

Canada
102–95
Puerto Rico
11 2003  Puerto Rico
United States
106–73
Argentina

Puerto Rico
79–66
Canada
12 2005  Dominican Republic
Brazil
100–88
Argentina

Venezuela
93–83
United States
13 2007  United States
United States
118–81
Argentina

Puerto Rico
111–107
Brazil
14 2009  Puerto Rico
Brazil
61–60
Puerto Rico

Argentina
88–73
Canada
15 2011  Argentina
Argentina
80–75
Brazil

Dominican Republic
103–89
Puerto Rico
16 2013  Venezuela
Mexico
91–89
Puerto Rico

Argentina
103–93
Dominican Republic
17 2015  Mexico
Venezuela
76–71
Argentina

Canada
87–86
Mexico
18 2017  Argentina
 Colombia
 Uruguay

United States
81–76
Argentina

Mexico
79–65
Virgin Islands
19 2022  Brazil
Argentina
75–73
Brazil

United States
84–80
Canada
20 2025  Nicaragua
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d Positions defined after a round-robin tournament.

Medal table

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Map of best finishes per team.
  First place
  Second place
  Fourth place and better
  Eighth place and better
  Worse than eighth place
  FIBA Americas member, no appearance yet
  Not a FIBA Americas member
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States7119
2 Brazil43411
3 Argentina36514
4 Puerto Rico35210
5 Venezuela1113
6 Mexico1012
7 Canada0246
8 Uruguay0101
9 Dominican Republic0011
Totals (9 entries)19191957

Participating nations

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Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Puerto Rico are the only four teams that have contested all the editions of the tournament. United States is the most successful nation with 7 titles.

Team Puerto Rico
1980
Brazil
1984
Uruguay
1988
Mexico
1989
United States
1992
Puerto Rico
1993
Argentina
1995
Uruguay
1997
Puerto Rico
1999
Argentina
2001
Puerto Rico
2003
Dominican Republic
2005
United States
2007
Puerto Rico
2009
Argentina
2011
Venezuela
2013
Mexico
2015
Argentina
Colombia
Uruguay
2017
Brazil
2022
Nicaragua
2025
Total
 Argentina 3rd 7th 5th 8th 5th 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 19
 Bahamas 8th 1
 Barbados 10th 1
 Brazil 4th 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 6th 2nd 7th 1st 4th 1st 2nd 9th 9th 10th 2nd 19
 Canada 2nd 3rd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 4th 5th 2nd 3rd 4th 9th 5th 4th 6th 6th 3rd 8th 4th 19
 Colombia 11th 9th 2
 Cuba 6th 8th 7th 9th 5th 5th 6th 10th 10th 10th 10
 Dominican Republic 9th 6th 9th 7th 9th 7th 8th 6th 5th 3rd 4th 6th 7th 8th 14
 Ecuador 12th 1
 Jamaica 8th 1
 Mexico 5th 5th 6th 9th 7th 10th 9th 6th 10th 7th 7th 1st 4th 3rd 6th 15
 Nicaragua Q 1
 Panama 4th 11th 8th 8th 9th 6th 5th 9th 8th 8th 7th 12th 11th 13
 Paraguay 10th 9th 10th 3
 Puerto Rico 1st 6th 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 7th 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 5th 5th 5th 19
 United States 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 10th 1st 4th 1st 1st 3rd 11
 Uruguay 7th 2nd 4th 10th 10th 6th 8th 8th 8th 9th 8th 6th 6th 7th 7th 8th 6th 10th 18
 Venezuela 7th 4th 2nd 6th 9th 7th 5th 5th 5th 3rd 8th 9th 5th 5th 1st 9th 7th 17
 Virgin Islands 7th 10th 10th 10th 4th 12th 6
Total 7 9 7 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12

Debut of teams

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A total of 19 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA 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.

Year Debutants Number
1980  Argentina,  Brazil,  Canada,  Cuba,  Mexico,  Puerto Rico,  Uruguay 7
1984  Dominican Republic,  Panama 9
1988  Venezuela 10
1989  Ecuador,  Paraguay,  United States 13
1992 None 13
1993 None 13
1995  Bahamas,  Barbados 15
1997 None 15
1999 None 15
2001  Virgin Islands 16
2003 None 16
2005 None 16
2007 None 16
2009 None 16
2011 None 16
2013  Jamaica 17
2015 None 17
2017  Colombia 18
2022 None 18
2025  Nicaragua 19
Total 19

Tournament awards and records

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Most Valuable Player

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Most recent award winner (2022)
Year Winner
2022 Argentina Gabriel Deck

All-Tournament Team

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Most recent award winners (2022)
Year Player Position Team
2022 Facundo Campazzo Guard  Argentina
Yago dos Santos Guard  Brazil
Norris Cole Forward  United States
Dalano Banton Forward  Canada
Gabriel Deck Center  Argentina

FIBA AmeriCup Top Scorer

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Records

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Board gives green light to new format and calendar of competition" (Press release). FIBA. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. ^ "BRASIL TRIUNFA EN BASKETBALL PREOLIMPICO". El Nuevo Herald. 2 June 1988. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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