2027 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

2027 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

Tournament details
Host country	El Salvador
City	San Salvador
Dates	3–11 July
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
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The 2027 FIBA Women's AmeriCup will be the 19th edition of the biannual continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Americas, for national women's basketball teams. It will be held from 3 to 11 July 2027 in San Salvador, El Salvador, marking the first time the competition will be in Central America.

10 teams will take part, with qualification taking place between July 2025 and November 2026.

The top four teams will qualify for the 2028 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to try and participate in the Basketball at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

United States are the defending champions, beating Brazil 92–84 in the 2025 final in Santiago.

Host selection

On 10 December 2025, El Salvador was awarded the tournament as the only bidder for the edition. ^[1] This will be El Salvador's first time hosting the event. This will also be the first time the competition will be in Central America. Yamil Bukele, president of the Salvadoran Basketball Federation, said:

"We are proud to host the top continental event for senior women’s national teams. We will work tirelessly from this moment on to ensure that the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2027 becomes an unforgettable experience for every team and visitor, and we are certain they will want to return to our land. We are grateful to FIBA Americas for trusting El Salvador to host this competition.”

Qualification

Qualifying will take place between July 2025 and November 2026, consisting of two tournaments: the 2026 South American Championship for South American teams and the 2026 Centrobasket for teams from Central America and the Caribbean. In total, nearly 20 countries will take part in both competitions. Canada and United States were given automatic tickets to the tournament. El Salvador as host are also given an automatic qualification.

Qualification	Host	Dates	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	Miami	10 December 2025	1	El Salvador
Automatic entry			2	Canada   United States
2026 South American Championship	TBA	August 2026	4	TBD TBD TBD TBD
2026 Centrobasket Women	TBA	November 2026	3	TBD TBD TBD

Summary of qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance [a]	WR [b]
			Total	First	Last	Streak
El Salvador	Host nation	10 December 2025	3rd	2021	2025	2	Ninth place (2021)	TBD
Canada	Automatic entry		19th	1989		19	Champions ( 1995 , 2015 , 2017)	TBD
United States			9th			5	Champions (1993, 2007, 2019, 2021, 2025)	TBD

Format

The ten teams were split into two groups of five teams. The top four teams per group qualified to the quarterfinals. A first-placed team faced off against the fourth-placed team and a second-placed team battled against a third-placed team of the other group. A knockout-system was used after the preliminary round.

Venue

The venue for the entire competition was the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in El Salvador's capital, San Salvador. The venue inaugurated in 1950 and hosted Basketball at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games. It also hosted Miss Universe 2023.

San Salvador		San Salvador
		Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
		Capacity: 12,900

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
		0–0
		0–0
		0–0
4		0–0
5		0–0
6		0–0
7		0–0
8		0–0
9		0–0
10		0–0

	Qualified for the 2028 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
	Qualified for the FIBA Americas Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament

Notes

1. Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
2. World ranking at start of tournament.

References

1. "El Salvador to host the FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2027". FIBA. 10 December 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Tournament summary