FIBA Under-16 Women's AmeriCup
| Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup | |
| Formerly | FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Organising body | FIBA Americas |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Continent | Americas |
| Most recent champion(s) | United States (8th title) |
| Most titles | United States (8 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.
Qualification
USA and Canada participate in the Under-16 Women's AmeriCup without playing qualifiers. The top three teams from the Under-15 Women's Centrobasket along with the top three teams from the Under-15 Women's South American Championship qualify for this event.
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2025[9] Details |
Mexico (Irapuato) |
United States |
85–59 | Canada |
Mexico |
51–43 | Colombia | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Participation details
| Team | 2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
Total |
| Argentina | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | — | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 8 |
| Brazil | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | — | 6th | 6th | 6th | — | 7 |
| Canada | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 9 |
| Chile | — | — | — | — | — | 3rd | 7th | — | — | 2 |
| Colombia | — | — | — | — | 4th | — | — | 5th | 4th | 3 |
| 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 | 3rd | 9 |
| Panama | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8th | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 6th | 4th | 5th | — | 7th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 8 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 9 |
| Venezuela | — | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | — | — | — | 6th | 5 |
Under-17 Women's World Cup record
| 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 | Q | 8 |
| Colombia | — | — | — | — | 14th | — | — | Q | 2 |
| Mexico | — | — | 14th | 14th | — | 16th | 15th | Q | 5 |
| Puerto Rico | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14th | — | 1 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 8 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
See also
References
- ^ 2009 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women
- ^ 2011 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women
- ^ 2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women
- ^ 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women
- ^ 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship
- ^ 2019 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship
- ^ 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship
- ^ 2023 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship
- ^ 2025 FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup