2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup explained

Year:2025
City:Santiago
Country:Chile
Dates:28 June–6 July
Num Teams:10
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Website:Website
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2027

The 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup will the 18th edition of the FIBA Women's AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior women's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. It will be held from 28 June to 6 July 2025 in Santiago, Chile.[1]

The top six teams will qualify for one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Brazil are the defending champions.

Host selection

On 22 May 2024, two weeks after receiving the 2024 South American Women's Championship,[2] Chile was awarded the hosting rights for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.[3] [4] [5] This will be Chile's second time hosting the event after 2007 in Valdivia.

Qualification

Qualification Host Dates Vacancies Qualified
Host 22 May 2024 1
Automated entry 2
31 August – 7 September 2024 3
3–11 November 2024 4

Format

The ten teams will split into two groups of five teams. The top four teams per group will qualify to the quarterfinals. A first-placed team will face off against the fourth-placed team and a second-placed team will battle against a third-placed teams. A knockout-system will be used after the preliminary round.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calendar. FIBA.
  2. Web site: Chile será sede del Sudamericano Adulto femenino. Sebastián. Flores. April 16, 2024.
  3. Web site: Chile will host the FIBA Women's AmeriCup for the second time. FIBA.basketball.
  4. Web site: Con homenaje incluido: FIBA Américas otorga a Chile la organización de la Americup Femenina 2025. Carlos . Madariaga. Diego. Sáez. May 22, 2024. ADN Radio.
  5. https://www.gob.cl/en/news/americup-2025-learn-about-the-womens-basketball-event-that-will-be-held-in-chile-and-will-be-a-world-cup-qualifier/