2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup explained

Year:2025
City:Santiago
Country:Chile
Dates:28 June–6 July
Num Teams:10
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Website:Website
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2027

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]

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

On 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

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 22 May 2024 1
Automatic entry 2
31 August – 7 September 2024 3

5–10 November 2024 4


Summary of qualified teams

Country Qualified as Date of qualification Appearances First appearance Last appearance Current consecutive appearances Best placement in tournament WR
Host nation 10 1
Automatic entry 18 18
8 4
17 15
18 18
7 5
14 9
12 4
12 2
2 1

Format

The 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calendar. FIBA.
  2. Web site: Chile será sede del Sudamericano Adulto femenino. Sebastián. Flores. 16 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Chile will host the FIBA Women's AmeriCup for the second time. FIBA.basketball. 22 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Con homenaje incluido: FIBA Américas otorga a Chile la organización de la Americup Femenina 2025. Carlos . Madariaga. Diego. Sáez. 22 May 2024. ADN Radio.
  5. News: Americup 2025: Learn about the women's basketball event that will be held in Chile and will be a World Cup qualifier . 9 August 2024 . Gob.cl . 22 May 2024.
  6. Web site: 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.