1997 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

The 1997 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the fourth FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women, granting berths to the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in Brazil between 5 August and 10 August 1997. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of São Paulo hosted the tournament. Brazil won their first title after defeating the United States in the final.

FIBA Americas Cup
for Women 1997
4th FIBA American Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationBrazil
Dates5–10 August
Teams8
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Brazil
(1st title)
< 1995
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Format
  • Teams were split into two round-robin groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group advanced to the second stage and qualified directly to the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women. The second stage consisted of another round-robin group of four teams, where the top two teams played an extra game for the championship, and the other two teams played for third place. The results between teams from the same group are carried over to the first round.
  • The teams that did not advance to the second round were cross-paired (3A vs. 3B, 4A vs. 4B) and played an extra game to define fifth through eighth place in the final standings.

First round
Advanced to the second round

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 365 233+132 6
 Cuba 3 2 1 307 250+57 5
 Colombia 3 1 2 198 277−79 4
 Puerto Rico 3 0 3 203 313−110 3
5 August
Cuba  103–66  Puerto Rico
5 August
Brazil  114–55  Colombia
6 August
Cuba  98–69  Colombia
6 August
Brazil  136–72  Puerto Rico
7 August
Colombia  74–65  Puerto Rico
7 August
Brazil  115–106  Cuba

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 193 119+74 6
 Argentina 3 2 1 213 222−9 5
 Canada 3 1 2 260 239+21 4
 Dominican Republic 3 0 3 152 238−86 3
5 August
Argentina  70–66  Canada
5 August
United States  20–0  Dominican Republic
6 August
United States  88–53  Argentina
6 August
Canada  128–84  Dominican Republic
7 August
Argentina  90–68  Dominican Republic
7 August
United States  85–66  Canada

Classification stage

Fifth place
8 August
Canada  87–80  Colombia

Seventh place
8 August
Puerto Rico  107–95  Dominican Republic

Second stage
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 311 250+61 6
 United States 3 2 1 265 230+35 5
 Cuba 3 1 2 286 291−5 4
 Argentina 3 0 3 196 287−91 3
8 August
Brazil  87–83  United States
8 August
Cuba  90–82  Argentina
9 August
Brazil  109–61  Argentina
9 August
United States  94–90  Cuba

Third place
10 August
Cuba  81–77  Argentina

Final
10 August
Brazil  101–95  United States

Final standings
Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women
Rank Team Record
 Brazil 6–0
 United States 4–2
 Cuba 4–2
4  Argentina 2–4
5  Canada 2–4
6  Colombia 1–3
7  Puerto Rico 1–3
8  Dominican Republic 0–4
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