FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup

The FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup previously known as the FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship is the Americas basketball championship for players under 18 years that take place every two years among national teams of the FIBA Americas zone. Before the 2006 edition the tournament was played by under-19 teams. The top four teams qualify for the FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.

FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup
FormerlyFIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Under-19 Championship for Women
SportBasketball
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
No. of teams8
ContinentFIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)
 United States
(11th title)
Most titles United States
(11 titles)
QualificationFIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
Related
competitions
FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship

Summary

YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
1988  Brazil
(São Paulo)

United States
70–68
Brazil

Cuba

Canada
1992  Mexico
(Guanajuato)

Brazil
80–70
United States

Cuba

Puerto Rico
1996  Mexico
(Cancún)

Brazil
82–78
United States

Argentina
69–61
Cuba
2000  Argentina
(Mar del Plata)

United States
69–46
Cuba

Brazil
59–39
Argentina
2004  Puerto Rico
(Mayagüez)

United States
121–56
Puerto Rico

Canada
47–43
Brazil
2006  United States
(Colorado Springs)

United States
85–52
Canada

Argentina
73–69
Brazil
2008  Argentina
(Buenos Aires)

United States
Round-robin group
Canada

Brazil
Round-robin group
Argentina
2010  United States
(Colorado Springs)

United States
81–38
Brazil

Canada
81–42
Chile
2012  Puerto Rico
(Gurabo)

United States
71–47
Brazil

Argentina
53–49
Canada
2014  United States
(Colorado Springs)

United States
104–74
Canada

Argentina
69–67
Brazil
2016  Chile
(Valdivia)

United States
109–62
Canada

Brazil
70–64
Puerto Rico
2018  Mexico
(Mexico City)

United States
84–60
Canada

Argentina
62–52
Colombia
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in North America and South America
2022  Argentina
(Buenos Aires)

United States
82–77
Canada

Argentina
55–50
Brazil
2024  Colombia
(Bucaramanga)

Performances by nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States112013
2  Brazil2338
3  Canada0527
4  Cuba0123
5  Puerto Rico0101
6  Argentina0055
Totals (6 entries)13121237

Participation details

Team
1988

1992

1996

2000

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2022

2024
Total
 Argentina5th6th3rd4th5th3rd4th5th3rd3rd3rd3rdQ13
 Bolivia8th-1
 Brazil2nd1st1st3rd4th4th3rd2nd2nd4th3rd4thQ13
 Canada4th5th5th5th3rd2nd2nd3rd4th2nd2nd2nd2ndQ14
 Chile7th---4th6th6th6th5
 Colombia8th---6th-4th6thQ5
 Costa Rica-7th-7th8th-3
 Cuba3rd3rd4th2nd----4
 Dominican Republic--7th-8th-Q3
 Ecuador-8th----1
 El Salvador----8th8th8th3
 Guatemala8th-6th--8th3
 Mexico7th6th7th-6th7th7th5th7th5thQ10
 Paraguay--5th---1
 Puerto Rico6th4th8th2nd6th6th7th5th5th4th5th7thQ13
 United States1st2nd2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1stQ14
 Venezuela-6th-5th-7th3

Under-19 Women's World Cup record

Team
1985

1989

1993

1997

2001

2005

2007

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

2023

2025
Total
 Argentina9th14th3rd13th14th15th12th15th16th9
 Brazil8th5th4th7th10th9th3rd6th10th16th14th11
 Canada8th9th9th4th5th7th8th3rd6th5th3rd11
 Chile12th1
 Colombia11th1
 Cuba9th10th11th6th4
 Mexico12th1
 Puerto Rico10th14th2
 United States5th7th7th1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st15
Total332433445444444459

See also