Most recent season or competition: 2023 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship | |
Formerly | FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship |
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Sport | Basketball |
Founded | 2009 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
Most recent champion(s) | United States (7th title) |
Most titles | United States (7 titles) |
Qualification | FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup |
Related competitions | FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup |
Official website | www.fiba.basketball/history |
The FIBA Under-16 Women's AmeriCup, previously known as the FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship, is the Americas basketball championship for women's under-16 national teams that takes place every two years in the FIBA Americas zone. The inaugural edition of this event was held in 2009.
The top four finishers qualify for the FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup.
Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2009 [1] Details | Mexico (Mexico City) | United States | 103–52 | Canada | Argentina | 64–47 | Brazil | ||
2011 [2] Details | Mexico (Mérida) | United States | 73–40 | Brazil | Canada | 53–36 | Puerto Rico | ||
2013 [3] Details | Mexico (Cancún) | United States | 82–48 | Canada | Brazil | 70–56 | Mexico | ||
2015 [4] Details | Mexico (Puebla) | Canada | 72–71 (OT) | Brazil | United States | 81–24 | Mexico | ||
2017 [5] Details | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | United States | 91–46 | Canada | Argentina | 59–52 (OT) | Colombia | ||
2019 [6] Details | Chile (Puerto Aysén) | United States | 87–37 | Canada | Chile | 59–49 | Puerto Rico | ||
2021 [7] Details | Mexico (León) | United States | 118–45 | Canada | Mexico | 72–67 | Argentina | ||
2023 [8] Details | Mexico (Mérida) | United States | 79–59 | Canada | Argentina | 67–58 | Puerto Rico |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Canada | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
3 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
5 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Team | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | Total |
Argentina | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | — | 4th | 3rd | 7 |
Brazil | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | — | 6th | 6th | 6th | 7 |
Canada | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 8 |
Chile | — | — | — | — | — | 3rd | 7th | — | 2 |
Colombia | — | — | — | — | 4th | — | — | 5th | 2 |
Costa Rica | — | — | 8th | — | — | — | 8th | — | 2 |
Cuba | — | — | — | 5th | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Dominican Republic | 7th | — | — | — | 8th | — | — | 8th | 3 |
Ecuador | — | — | — | — | — | 5th | — | — | 1 |
El Salvador | — | — | — | — | — | 8th | — | — | 1 |
Guatemala | 8th | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Honduras | — | — | — | 8th | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Mexico | 5th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 7th | 8 |
Puerto Rico | 6th | 4th | 5th | — | 7th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 7 |
United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 8 |
Venezuela | — | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | — | — | — | 4 |
Team | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | Total |
Argentina | 9th | — | — | — | 13th | 15th | 16th | 4 | |
Brazil | — | 11th | 9th | 13th | — | — | — | 3 | |
Canada | 11th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 7 | |
Colombia | — | — | — | — | 14th | — | — | 1 | |
Mexico | — | — | 14th | 14th | — | 16th | 15th | 4 | |
Puerto Rico | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14th | 1 | |
United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7 | |
Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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