1999 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

women Americas 1999 200 Cuba 12–17 May 8 1 1 CUB 2 1997 2001 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. 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 CUB 3 0 283 148 #ccffcc MEX 2 1 187 205 #ccffcc ARG 1 2 172 197 DOM 0 3 173 265 |} 12 May CUB 76 MEX 42 12 May ARG 56 DOM 54 #eee 13 May CUB 126 DOM 51 #eee 13 May MEX 62 ARG 61 14 May CUB 81 ARG 55 14 May MEX 83 DOM 68 Group B BRA 3 0 257 170 #ccffcc CAN 2 1 227 161 #ccffcc PUR 1 2 179 221 VEN 0 3 147 258 |} 12 May BRA 102 PUR 56 12 May CAN 101 VEN 40 #eee 13 May BRA 83 VEN 48 #eee 13 May CAN 60 PUR 49 14 May BRA 72 CAN 66 14 May PUR 74 VEN 59 Classification stage Classification round Fifth place Seventh place 16 May ARG 59 VEN 49 16 May DOM 75 PUR 71 17 May ARG 2 DOM 0 17 May VEN 61 PUR 75 Championship bracket Championship round Final Third Place 16 May CUB 80 CAN 60 16 May MEX 43 BRA 76 17 May CUB 90 BRA 87 17 May CAN 80 MEX 37 Seventh Place 17 May PUR 75 VEN 61 Fifth Place 17 May DOM 0 ARG 2 Third place game #eee 17 May CAN 80 MEX 37 Final gold 17 May BRA 87 CUB 90 bkw 2003 Champions of the Americas CUB First Final standings Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics Rank Team Record CUB 5–0 BRA 4–1 CAN 3–2 4MEX 2–3 5ARG 2–2 6DOM 1–3 7PUR 2–3 8VEN 0–5 External links 1999 Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, FIBA.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015. Category:FIBA Women's AmeriCup Category:1999 in women's basketball Category:1999 in Cuban sport Category:Women's international basketball competitions hosted by Cuba Category:1998–99 in North American basketball Category:1998–99 in South American basketball