1997 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

women Americas 1997 200 Brazil 5–10 August 8 1 1 BRA 1 1995 1999 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. 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 BRA 3 0 365 233 #ccffcc CUB 2 1 307 250 #ccffcc COL 1 2 198 277 PUR 0 3 203 313 |} 5 August CUB 103 PUR 66 5 August BRA 114 COL 55 #eee 6 August CUB 98 COL 69 #eee 6 August BRA 136 PUR 72 7 August COL 74 PUR 65 7 August BRA 115 CUB 106 Group B USA 3 0 193 119 #ccffcc ARG 2 1 213 222 #ccffcc CAN 1 2 260 239 DOM 0 3 152 238 |} 5 August ARG 70 CAN 66 5 August USA 20 DOM 0 #eee 6 August USA 88 ARG 53 #eee 6 August CAN 128 DOM 84 7 August ARG 90 DOM 68 7 August USA 85 CAN 66 Classification stage Fifth place #eee 8 August CAN 87 COL 80 Seventh place #eee 8 August PUR 107 DOM 95 Second stage BRA 3 0 311 250 USA 2 1 265 230 CUB 1 2 286 291 ARG 0 3 196 287 |} 8 August BRA 87 USA 83 8 August CUB 90 ARG 82 #eee 9 August BRA 109 ARG 61 #eee 9 August USA 94 CUB 90 Third place #eee 10 August CUB 81 ARG 77 Final #ffffd0 10 August BRA 101 USA 95 Final standings Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women Rank Team Record BRA 6–0 USA 4–2 CUB 4–2 4ARG 2–4 5CAN 2–4 6COL 1–3 7PUR 1–3 8DOM 0–4 External links 1997 Championship of the Americas for Women, FIBA.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015. Category:FIBA Women's AmeriCup Category:1997 in women's basketball Category:1997 in Brazilian sport Category:Women's international basketball competitions hosted by Brazil Category:1997–98 in North American basketball Category:1997–98 in South American basketball