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 nationCuba
Dates12–17 May
Teams8
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Cuba
(2nd title)
< 1997
2001 >

Format
  • 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
Advanced to the semifinals

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

Seventh Place
17 May
Puerto Rico  75–61 Venezuela 

Fifth Place
17 May
Dominican Republic  0–2  Argentina

Third place game
17 May
Canada  80–37  Mexico

Final
17 May
Brazil  87–90  Cuba



 2003 Champions of the Americas 

Cuba
First title

Final standings
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
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