Torneo de las Americas 1999
Torneo de las Américas 1999 (Preolympico) English 1999 Tournament of the Americas |
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9th American Basketball Championship | |
Number of nations | 10 (of 44 applicants) |
FIBA American Champion | United States (4th title) |
venue | San Juan |
Opening game | July 14, 1999 |
Endgame | July 25, 1999 |
Games | 40 |
The Torneo de las Américas 1999 ( English The 1999 Tournament of the Americas ) is the ninth edition of the American basketball championship and took place from July 14th to 25th, 1999 in the Puerto Rican capital San Juan . The tournament was about qualifying for the basketball tournament at the 2000 Olympic Games . In retrospect, the tournament was included in the order of the American championships and counted as a continental championship for national teams of men of the continental federation FIBA America . Of the ten participating teams, the two finalists qualified directly for the Olympic Games. All games were played in the Coliseo Roberto Clemente .
Attendees
Regional qualification according to the sub-zones of the Continental Union. In addition to the two national teams of the North American subzone, the four semi-finalists took part in the Central and South American championships, including host Puerto Rico as a finalist in the 1999 Centrobasket.
North America
Central America & Caribbean
- Cuba (winner Centrobasket 1999)
- Puerto Rico (host & finalist Centrobasket 1999)
- Dominican Republic (Bronze Medal Centrobasket 1999)
- Panama (semi-finalist Centrobasket 1999)
South America
- Brazil (winner Campeonato Sudamericano 1999)
- Argentina (Finalist Campeonato Sudamericano 1999)
- Venezuela (bronze medal Campeonato Sudamericano 1999)
- Uruguay (semi-finalist Campeonato Sudamericano 1999)
mode
At the tournament, a preliminary round was held in two groups of five teams each as a round-robin tournament. The two worst-placed teams in the preliminary round were then eliminated from the tournament, while the other teams, taking their preliminary round results with them, played an intermediate round as a continuation of the round-robin tournament against the best four teams in the other preliminary round group. The result against the eliminated team from the preliminary round was included in the evaluation, with the same number of wins and losses, the direct comparison decided . The four semi-finalists played the medals in the knockout system and thus also the direct qualification places.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round games took place between July 14th and 18th, 1999.
Group A
nation | Sp | S. | N | P + | P- | ||||||
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1. United States | 4th | 4th | 0 | 403 | 256 | 94 : 60 | 103 : 72 | 118 : 72 | 88 : 52 | ||
2. Canada | 4th | 3 | 1 | 292 | 291 | 60: 94 | 77 : 70 | 80 : 62 | 75 : 65 | ||
3. Argentina | 4th | 2 | 2 | 320 | 337 | 72: 103 | 70: 77 | 97 : 81 | 81 : 76 | ||
4. Uruguay | 4th | 1 | 3 | 302 | 379 | 72: 118 | 62: 80 | 81: 97 | 87 : 84 a.d. | ||
5. Cuba | 4th | 0 | 4th | 277 | 331 | 52: 88 | 65: 75 | 76: 81 | 84: 87 a.d. |
Group B
nation | Sp | S. | N | P + | P- | ||||||
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1. Puerto Rico | 4th | 4th | 0 | 365 | 310 | 81 : 56 | 96 : 88 | 103 : 95 a.d. | 85 : 71 | ||
2. Venezuela | 4th | 3 | 1 | 293 | 287 | 56: 81 | 91 : 68 | 70 : 66 | 76 : 72 | ||
3. Brazil | 4th | 2 | 2 | 316 | 324 | 88: 96 | 68: 91 | 70 : 64 | 90 : 73 | ||
4. Dominican Republic | 4th | 1 | 3 | 302 | 316 | 95: 103 a.d. | 66: 70 | 64: 70 | 77 : 73 | ||
5. Panama | 4th | 0 | 4th | 289 | 328 | 71: 85 | 72: 76 | 73: 90 | 73: 77 |
Intermediate round
The games of the intermediate round, which determined the four semi-finalists and participants in the final round, took place between July 19 and 22, 1999. The results of the preliminary round are shown in italics.
Final round
The games of the final round took place on July 24th and 25th, 1999. The winners of the semi-finals were directly qualified for the Olympic Games and played for the gold medal in the final.
Semifinals | final | |||||||
24th July | ||||||||
1 | United States | 88 | ||||||
4th | Argentina | 59 | July 25th | |||||
1 | United States | 92 | ||||||
24th July | 2 | Canada | 66 | |||||
2 | Canada | 83 | ||||||
3 | Puerto Rico | 71 | ||||||
3rd place match | ||||||||
July 25th | ||||||||
3 | Puerto Rico | 101 | ||||||
4th | Argentina | 103 |
See also
Web links
- 1999 Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - tournament results at archive.fiba.com ( English )