1999 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

The 1999 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the fifth FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the top three teams in the final standings. It was held in Cuba between 12 May and 17 August 1999. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Havana hosted the tournament. Cuba won their second title after defeating Brazil in the final.

FIBA Americas Cup
for Women 1999
5th FIBA American Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryCuba
Dates12–17 May
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (2nd title)
1997
2001

Format edit

  • Teams were split into two round-robin groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout semifinals. The winners from the semifinals competed for the championship and qualified directly to the 2000 Summer Olympics. The losing teams from the semifinals played a game for third place and the final berth to the Olympic Tournament.
  • The teams that did not get past the first round competed in a separate bracket to define places fifth through eighth in the final standings.

First round edit

Advanced to the semifinals

Group A edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Cuba 3 3 0 283 148 +135 6
  Mexico 3 2 1 187 205 −18 5
  Argentina 3 1 2 172 197 −25 4
  Dominican Republic 3 0 3 173 265 −92 3
12 May
Cuba   76–42   Mexico
12 May
Argentina   56–54   Dominican Republic
13 May
Cuba   126–51   Dominican Republic
13 May
Mexico   62–61   Argentina
14 May
Cuba   81–55   Argentina
14 May
Mexico   83–68   Dominican Republic

Group B edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 257 170 +87 6
  Canada 3 2 1 227 161 +66 5
  Puerto Rico 3 1 2 179 221 −42 4
  Venezuela 3 0 3 147 258 −111 3
12 May
Brazil   102–56   Puerto Rico
12 May
Canada   101–40   Venezuela
13 May
Brazil   83–48   Venezuela
13 May
Canada   60–49   Puerto Rico
14 May
Brazil   72–66   Canada
14 May
Puerto Rico   74–59   Venezuela

Classification stage edit

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
16 May
 
 
  Argentina59
 
17 May
 
  Venezuela49
 
  Argentina2
 
16 May
 
  Dominican Republic0
 
  Dominican Republic75
 
 
  Puerto Rico71
 
Seventh place
 
 
17 May
 
 
  Venezuela61
 
 
  Puerto Rico75

Championship bracket edit

 
Championship roundFinal
 
      
 
16 May
 
 
  Cuba80
 
17 May
 
  Canada60
 
  Cuba90
 
16 May
 
  Brazil87
 
  Mexico43
 
 
  Brazil76
 
Third Place
 
 
17 May
 
 
  Canada80
 
 
  Mexico37

Seventh Place edit

17 May
Puerto Rico   75–61 Venezuela  

Fifth Place edit

17 May
Dominican Republic   0–2   Argentina

Third place game edit

17 May
Canada   80–37   Mexico

Final edit

17 May
Brazil   87–90   Cuba


 2003 Champions of the Americas 
 
Cuba
First title

Final standings edit

Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
Rank Team Record
    Cuba 5–0
    Brazil 4–1
    Canada 3–2
4   Mexico 2–3
5   Argentina 2–2
6   Dominican Republic 1–3
7   Puerto Rico 2–3
8   Venezuela 0–5

External links edit