FIBA COCABA Championship
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Country | FIBA Americas member nations |
| Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Panama (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Mexico (4 titles) |
| Related competitions | Centrobasket FIBA AmeriCup |
| Official website | FIBA Americas |
The COCABA (Confederación Centroamericana de Baloncesto) championship is a regional basketball qualifying tournament and the first of four possible steps that Central American national teams have to participate in order to qualify for major international basketball competitions.
The teams that place first, second or third (and sometimes fourth) in COCABA will move on to the Centrobasket Tournament which is a qualifier for the FIBA AmeriCup. Depending on their successes in the latter tournaments, they could qualify for the Summer Olympics or FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Men's tournament
Summaries
| Year | Host (Final phase/game) | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1999 | Costa Rica (San Jose) |
Panama |
77–50 | Honduras |
Costa Rica |
91–77 | Nicaragua |
| 2004 | El Salvador (San Salvador) |
Panama |
89–61 | Guatemala |
El Salvador |
95–74 | Honduras |
| 2006 | Mexico (?) |
Mexico |
Series 4–1 |
Costa Rica |
Belize |
98–92 | El Salvador |
| 2007 | El Salvador (San Salvador) |
Mexico |
Round robin | Costa Rica |
El Salvador |
Round robin | Guatemala |
| 2009 | Mexico (Quintana Roo) |
Mexico |
106–103 | Belize |
Panama |
86–69 | Costa Rica |
| 2011 | Mexico (Xalapa) |
Not held tournament | |||||
| 2013 | El Salvador (San Salvador) |
Mexico |
Round robin | El Salvador |
Costa Rica |
Round robin | Honduras |
| 2015 | Costa Rica (San Jose) |
Panama |
74–46 | Costa Rica |
Nicaragua |
75–71 | Mexico |
Performance by team
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Belize | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Honduras | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participation details
| Team | 1999 |
2004 |
2006 |
2007 |
2009 |
2013 |
2015 |
Total |
| Belize | – | 7th | 3rd | – | 2nd | – | – | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 7 |
| El Salvador | – | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 8th | 2nd | 6th | 6 |
| Guatemala | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 5th | – | 7th | 6 |
| Honduras | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 7 |
| Mexico | – | – | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 5 |
| Nicaragua | 4th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 6th | – | 3rd | 6 |
| Panama | 1st | 1st | – | – | 3rd | – | 1st | 4 |
Women's tournament
| Year | Host (Final phase/game) | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2004 | Guatemala (Guatemala City) |
Guatemala |
Round Robin | Costa Rica |
Mexico |
Round Robin | Nicaragua |
| 2006 | El Salvador (San Salvador) |
Not held tournament | |||||
| 2007 | El Salvador (San Salvador) |
Guatemala |
70–59 | Costa Rica |
El Salvador |
? | Honduras |
| 2009 | Guatemala (Cobán) |
Mexico |
Round Robin | Guatemala |
Honduras |
Round Robin | El Salvador |
| 2011 | El Salvador (San Salvador) |
Not held women's tournament | |||||
| 2013 | El Salvador (San Salvador) |
Mexico |
Round Robin | El Salvador |
Costa Rica |
Round Robin | Honduras |
| 2015 | Costa Rica (Cartago) |
Mexico |
57–49 | Guatemala |
El Salvador |
57–39 | Costa Rica |
| 2022 | Mexico (Chihuahua) |
Mexico |
Round Robin | El Salvador |
Guatemala |
Round Robin | Costa Rica |
| 2023 | El Salvador (San Salvador) |
El Salvador |
Round Robin | Guatemala |
Costa Rica |
Round Robin | Panama |
| 2025 | Nicaragua (Managua) |
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References
Additional Sources
- "Belize Win Silver Medal In FIBA AmeriCup COCABA Championship". Krem Television. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.