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)
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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 27779 4
 Puerto Rico 3 0 3 203 313110 3
5 August
Cuba  10366  Puerto Rico
5 August
Brazil  11455  Colombia
6 August
Cuba  9869  Colombia
6 August
Brazil  13672  Puerto Rico
7 August
Colombia  7465  Puerto Rico
7 August
Brazil  115106  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 2229 5
 Canada 3 1 2 260 239+21 4
 Dominican Republic 3 0 3 152 23886 3
5 August
Argentina  7066  Canada
5 August
United States  200  Dominican Republic
6 August
United States  8853  Argentina
6 August
Canada  12884  Dominican Republic
7 August
Argentina  9068  Dominican Republic
7 August
United States  8566  Canada

Classification stage

Fifth place

8 August
Canada  8780  Colombia

Seventh place

8 August
Puerto Rico  10795  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 2915 4
 Argentina 3 0 3 196 28791 3
8 August
Brazil  8783  United States
8 August
Cuba  9082  Argentina
9 August
Brazil  10961  Argentina
9 August
United States  9490  Cuba

Third place

10 August
Cuba  8177  Argentina

Final

10 August
Brazil  10195  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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