FIBA AmeriCup

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FIBA AmeriCup
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FormerlyTournament of the Americas
FIBA Americas Championship
Sport Basketball
Founded1980;44 years ago (1980)
First season 1980
Organising body FIBA
No. of teams12
Country FIBA Americas member nations
Continent FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (3rd title)
Most titlesFlag of the United States.svg  United States (7 titles)
Related
competitions
Centrobasket
South American Championship
Official website FIBA 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.

Contents

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

Ed.YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
1 1980 Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
Puerto Rico
[n 1] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
[n 1] Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
Brazil
2 1984 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
Brazil
[n 1] Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
[n 1] Flag of Panama.svg
Panama
3 1988 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
Brazil
101–92 [2] Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
Puerto Rico
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
87–70Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
4 1989 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
Puerto Rico
89–80Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
Brazil
158–124Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg
Venezuela
5 1992 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the United States.svg
United States
127–80Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg
Venezuela
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
93–91Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
Puerto Rico
6 1993 Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico Flag of the United States.svg
United States
109–95Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
Puerto Rico
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
98–91Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
7 1995 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
87–86Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
97–77Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
8 1997 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Flag of the United States.svg
United States
95–86Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
76–75Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
9 1999 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Flag of the United States.svg
United States
92–66Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
103–101Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
10 2001 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
78–59Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
102–95Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
11 2003 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Flag of the United States.svg
United States
106–73Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
79–66Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
12 2005 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
100–88Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg
Venezuela
93–83Flag of the United States.svg
United States
13 2007 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of the United States.svg
United States
118–81Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
111–107Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
14 2009 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
61–60Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
88–73Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
15 2011 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
80–75Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
Dominican Republic
103–89Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
16 2013 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
91–89Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
103–93Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
Dominican Republic
17 2015 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Venezuela.svg
Venezuela
76–71Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
87–86Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
18 2017 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
81–76Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
79–65Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
Virgin Islands
19 2022 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
75–73Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
84–80Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
20 2025 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 Positions defined after a round-robin tournament.

Medal table

Map of best finishes per team.
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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 Image-FIBA Americas Basketball Championships countries.PNG
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
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7119
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 43411
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 36514
4Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 35210
5Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1113
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1012
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0246
8Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0101
9Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0011
Totals (9 entries)19191957

Participating nations

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 Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
1980
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg
1984
Flag of Uruguay.svg
1988
Flag of Mexico.svg
1989
Flag of the United States.svg
1992
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
1993
Flag of Argentina.svg
1995
Flag of Uruguay.svg
1997
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
1999
Flag of Argentina.svg
2001
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
2003
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
2005
Flag of the United States.svg
2007
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
2009
Flag of Argentina.svg
2011
Flag of Venezuela.svg
2013
Flag of Mexico.svg
2015
Flag of Argentina.svg
Flag of Colombia.svg
Flag of Uruguay.svg
2017
Flag of Brazil.svg
2022
Flag of Nicaragua.svg
2025
Total
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3rd7th5th8th5th3rd2nd4th3rd1st2nd2nd2nd3rd1st3rd2nd2nd1st19
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 8th1
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 10th1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4th1st1st3rd3rd4th3rd3rd6th2nd7th1st4th1st2nd9th9th10th2ndQ20
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2nd3rd3rd5th6th7th4th5th2nd3rd4th9th5th4th6th6th3rd8th4th19
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11th9th2
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 6th8th7th9th5th5th6th10th10th10th10
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 9th6th9th7th9th7th8th6th5th3rd4th6th7th8th14
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 12th1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 8th1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5th5th6th9th7th10th9th6th10th7th7th1st4th3rd6th15
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Q1
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 4th11th8th8th9th6th5th9th8th8th7th12th11th13
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 10th9th10th3
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1st6th2nd1st4th2nd1st2nd4th4th3rd7th3rd2nd4th2nd5th5th5th19
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2nd1st1st1st1st10th1st4th1st1st3rd11
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 7th2nd4th10th10th6th8th8th8th9th8th6th6th7th7th8th6th10thQ19
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 7th4th2nd6th9th7th5th5th5th3rd8th9th5th5th1st9th7th17
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 7th10th10th10th4th12th6
Total7971210101010101010101010101010121212

Debut of teams

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.

YearDebutantsNumber
1980 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina, Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada, Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico, Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico, Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 7
1984 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic, Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 9
1988 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 10
1989 Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador, Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay, Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13
1992 None13
1993 None13
1995 Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas, Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 15
1997 None15
1999 None15
2001 Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 16
2003 None16
2005 None16
2007 None16
2009 None16
2011 None16
2013 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 17
2015 None17
2017 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 18
2022 None18
2025 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 19
Total19

Tournament awards and records

Most Valuable Player

Most recent award winner (2022)
YearWinner
2022 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Deck

All-Tournament Team

Most recent award winners (2022)
YearPlayerPositionTeam
2022 Facundo Campazzo Guard Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Yago dos Santos Guard Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Norris Cole Forward Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Dalano Banton Forward Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Gabriel Deck Center Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

FIBA AmeriCup Top Scorer

Records

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