2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification explained

Tourney Name:	2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification
Num Teams:	31
Website:	Qualifiers website Pre-qualifiers website South American pre-qualifiers website Central American pre-qualifiers website Caribbean pre-qualifiers website
Nextseason:	2025

The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification was a basketball competition that was played from June 2018 to February 2021, to determine the eleven FIBA Americas nations who would join the automatically qualified host Brazil at the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.

Sub-zone pre-qualifiers

South American Pre-qualifiers

Three teams were eligible to participate in the South American pre-qualifiers. Following suspension of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador played two-legged match with overall winner advanced to the pre-qualifiers.^[1]

Central American Pre-qualifiers

Six teams were eligible to participate in the Central American pre-qualifiers. They were drawn into two groups by three teams. Following withdrawals of Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras, only three teams were left to play the Central American pre-qualifiers. Instead, they played single round-robin tournament with winner qualified for the pre-qualifiers.

Caribbean Pre-qualifiers

Ten teams participated in the Caribbean pre-qualifiers to qualify for the pre-qualifiers.

Classification round

Fifth place game

Final round

Final

Final standings

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Qualified for the Pre-qualifiers

Pre-qualifiers

Eight teams participated in the Pan-American pre-qualifiers. They were drawn into two groups by four teams. Top two teams from each group advanced to the qualifiers.^[2]

All times are local.

Group A

Group B

Qualifiers

Draw

The draw was held on 23 July 2019.^[3]

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 19 July 2019.^[4]

Groups

All times are local.^[5]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each group played the November 2020 window at a single venue.^[6] The same will be done for the February 2021 window.^[7]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification			Best placement in tournament
	Group B top three	28 November 2020	19th		(1984, 1988, 2005, 2009)
			13th		(1984)
	Group D top three	30 November 2020	11th		(1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2017)
	Group C top three	19 February 2021	14th		(2011)
	Group D top three		15th		(2013)
	Group C top three	20 February 2021	19th		(1980, 1999)
	Group D top three		19th		(1980, 1989, 1995)
	Group B top three	21 February 2021	18th		(1984)
	Group A top three		17th		(2015)
			19th		(2001, 2011)
		22 February 2021	2nd		(2017)
	Group C top three	4 March 2021	6th		(2017)

External links

• Qualifiers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results in for FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Pre-Qualifiers Draw. 13 December 2017. FIBA.
2. Web site: Belize City and Tunja to host the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Pre-Qualifiers. 13 February 2019. FIBA.
3. Web site: Draw results in for FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifiers. 23 July 2019. FIBA.
4. Web site: FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifiers Draw set for Tuesday. 19 July 2019. FIBA.
5. Web site: FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifiers Schedule confirmed. 1 August 2019. FIBA.
6. Web site: FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers to return in bubble format. 15 October 2020. FIBA.
7. Web site: Colombia, Puerto Rico confirmed hosts for FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers' third window in February. 20 January 2021. FIBA.