2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

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2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryChile
City Santiago
Dates28 June–6 July
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2023
2027

The 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup will the 18th edition of the FIBA Women's AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior women's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. It will be held from 28 June to 6 July 2025 in Santiago, Chile. [1]

Contents

The top six teams will qualify for one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Brazil are the defending champions.

Host selection

On 22 May 2024, two weeks after receiving the 2024 South American Women's Championship, [2] Chile was awarded the hosting rights for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. [3] [4] [5] This will be Chile's second time hosting the event after 2007 in Valdivia.

Qualification

Map of qualifiers for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup:
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Team qualified for 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Team failed to qualify
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Map of qualifiers for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup:
  Team qualified for 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
  Team failed to qualify
  Did not enter

Qualifying took place between August and November 2024, consisting of two tournaments: the 2024 South American Championship for South American teams and the 2024 Centrobasket for teams from Central America and the Caribbean. In total, 17 countries took part in both competitions. Canada and United States were given automatic tickets to the tournament.

Overall, eight of the ten teams that participated in 2023 are present. As hosts, Chile qualified for the first time since 2015, while El Salvador qualified for their second appearance after missing out on 2023. [6] Dominican Republic qualified for their fourth consecutive time for the first time ever. Cuba and Venezuela miss out having taken part in 2023.

QualificationHostDatesVacanciesQualified
Host Flag of the United States.svg Miami 22 May 20241Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Automatic entry2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2024 South American Championship Flag of Chile.svg Santiago 31 August – 7 September 20243Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2024 Centrobasket Women Flag of Mexico.svg Irapuato 5–10 November 20244Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico

Summary of qualified teams

CountryQualified asDate of qualificationAppearancesFirst appearanceLast appearanceCurrent consecutive appearancesBest placement in tournament WR
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Host nation22 May 202410th 1993 2015 1Fifth place (1995, 2001)TBD
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Automatic entry18th 1989 2023 18Champions (1995, 2015, 2017)TBD
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8th 1989 2023 4Champions (1993, 2007, 2019, 2021)TBD
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Top three at 2024 South American Championship 6 September 202417th 1989 2023 15Champions (Six times) [A] TBD
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 18th 1989 2023 18Runners-up (2009, 2011, 2017)TBD
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 7 September 20247th 1997 2023 5Fifth place (2019, 2021, 2023)TBD
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Top four at 2024 Centrobasket Women 6 November 202414th 1993 2023 9Runners-up (2021)TBD
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 12th 1989 2023 4Sixth place (1989, 1999, 2005)TBD
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 12th 1989 2023 2Fourth place (1999)TBD
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 7 November 20242nd 2021 2021 1Ninth place (2021)TBD

Format

The ten teams will split into two groups of five teams. The top four teams per group will qualify to the quarterfinals. A first-placed team will face off against the fourth-placed team and a second-placed team will battle against a third-placed teams. A knockout-system will be used after the preliminary round.

Notes

  1. Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil have won in 1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011 and 2023.

References

  1. "Calendar". FIBA.
  2. Flores, Sebastián (16 April 2024). "Chile será sede del Sudamericano Adulto femenino".
  3. "Chile will host the FIBA Women's AmeriCup for the second time". FIBA.basketball. 22 May 2024.
  4. Madariaga, Carlos; Sáez, Diego (22 May 2024). "Con homenaje incluido: FIBA Américas otorga a Chile la organización de la Americup Femenina 2025". ADN Radio.
  5. "Americup 2025: Learn about the women's basketball event that will be held in Chile and will be a World Cup qualifier". Gob.cl. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. "El Salvador logra histórica clasificación al Premundial de baloncesto femenino". Noticias de El Salvador - Noticias de El Salvador, noticias internacionales, salvadoreños por el mundo, economia, negocios, politica, deportes, entretenimiento, tecnologia, turismo, tendencias, fotos, videos, redes sociales.