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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chile |
| City | Santiago |
| Dates | 28 June–6 July |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Official website | |
| Website | |
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
editOn 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
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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.
| Qualification | Host | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host |  Miami |
22 May 2024 | 1 |  Chile
|
| Automatic entry | 2 |  Canada United States
| ||
| 2024 South American Championship | Santiago |
31 August – 7 September 2024 | 3 |  Argentina Brazil Colombia
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| 2024 Centrobasket Women |  Irapuato |
5–10 November 2024 | 4 |  Dominican Republic El Salvador Mexico Puerto Rico
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Summary of qualified teams
edit| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Appearances | First appearance | Last appearance | Current consecutive appearances | Best placement in tournament | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile |
Host nation | 22 May 2024 | 10 | 1993 | 2015 | 1 | Fifth place (1995, 2001) | TBD |
| Canada |
Automatic entry | 18 | 1989 | 2023 | 18 | Champions (1995, 2015, 2017) | TBD | |
| United States |
8 | 1989 | 2023 | 4 | Champions (1993, 2007, 2019, 2021) | TBD | ||
| Brazil |
Top three at 2024 South American Championship | 6 September 2024 | 17 | 1989 | 2023 | 15 | Champions (1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2023) | TBD |
| Argentina |
18 | 1989 | 2023 | 18 | Runners-up (2009, 2011, 2017) | TBD | ||
| Colombia |
7 September 2024 | 7 | 1997 | 2023 | 5 | Fifth place (2019, 2021, 2023) | TBD | |
| Puerto Rico |
Top four at 2024 Centrobasket Women | 6 November 2024 | 14 | 1993 | 2023 | 9 | Runners-up (2021) | TBD |
| Dominican Republic |
12 | 1989 | 2023 | 4 | Sixth place (1989, 1999, 2005) | TBD | ||
| Mexico |
12 | 1989 | 2023 | 2 | Fourth place (1999) | TBD | ||
| El Salvador |
7 November 2024 | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | Ninth place (2021) | TBD |
Format
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ "Calendar". FIBA.
- ^ Flores, Sebastián (16 April 2024). "Chile será sede del Sudamericano Adulto femenino".
- ^ "Chile will host the FIBA Women's AmeriCup for the second time". FIBA.basketball. 22 May 2024.
- ^ Madariaga, Carlos; Sáez, Diego (22 May 2024). "Con homenaje incluido: FIBA Américas otorga a Chile la organización de la Americup Femenina 2025". ADN Radio.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.