South American Basketball Championship
| South American Basketball Championship | |
| Full name | Campeonato Sudamericano de Baloncesto Masculino de Mayores (Men's Basketball South American Championship) |
| Association | ABaSu (since 2008) |
| First edition | 1930 |
| Teams | 8th |
| Title holder |
 Venezuela
|
| Record winner |
 Brazil (18)
|
The South American Basketball Championship ( Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano de Baloncesto (Masculino de Mayores) ) is a basketball competition that has been held every two years in the past between national teams from the national South American basketball associations. Since 2008, the competition has been part of the ABaSu organization , to which ten national associations belong, which geographically cover the South American subcontinent except for the former colonies of Guyana on the northeast coast of South America. The South American Championship was held for the first time in 1930 between national teams of the participating countries without gender or age restrictions; in fact, the individual players were grown men. As a result, the competition was integrated into the competitions of the World Association FIBA and the Continental Association FIBA America , which were later introduced , and separate championships were introduced according to gender and for youth and junior teams. The South American Championship is now used to qualify for the championships of the continental association FIBA America.
history
The South American Championship is the longest-running and traditional official national team competition in basketball. While the European basketball championships , which were held for the first time five years later in 1935 , were interrupted by the Second World War, the South American championships were held continuously. After the Second World War, the South American associations were in charge of setting up global championships in the world association FIBA, which was founded in 1935. The first five basketball world championships from 1950 onwards were all held on the South American subcontinent and only the sixth World Cup in 1970 took place outside of South America in Yugoslavia .
With the founding of the continental federation FIBA America in 1975, separate qualifying rounds, which later became separate championships, were introduced for global finals for national teams of the member federations of this continental federation. In addition, the best South American players increasingly became professionals in leagues outside of South America in the United States and Europe, and later in Asian professional leagues . Due to the increase in competitions, the South American championships have become more and more difficult to integrate into the competition calendar, so that nowadays almost only players who are also active in club competitions in Latin America participate in the championships . As a result, the sporting importance of the competition decreased. Although the leading South American basketball nations Argentina and Brazil make up most of the players who are active in professional leagues outside South America, this has not prevented the men's selection teams of these nations in the past, along with Uruguay the first in 29 of the 45 men's competitions held up to 2012 to occupy both places. Brazil is the record winner in the men's race with 18 titles; Argentina follows with 13 titles with the same number of 37 medals. Uruguay won eleven titles with 35 medals up to and including 2012.
South American Men's Championships
mode
Until the early 1990s was almost exclusively in the round-robin tournament (mode English "round robin" ) played. Only at the championship in 1942 there was a separate playoff about the award of the gold medal between the equally ranked teams from Argentina and Uruguay . At the championship in 1991 there was a new edition of a final game. In one of the games with the highest number of points in the history of the tournament, hosts Venezuela beat defending champions Brazil with a dramatic 122: 121. Then a medal round was introduced between the best four teams in the preliminary round, which initially decided in group games and then from the championship in 1999 in a knockout system .
Competition overview
| year | venue | final | 3rd place match | Number of participants |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| master | Result | Second place | third place | Result | fourth place | |||
| 1930 |
 Montevideo
|
Uruguay
|
26 : 19 * |
 Argentina
|
 Brazil |
19 : 13 * |
 Chile
|
4th |
| 1932 |
Santiago de Chile
|
Uruguay
|
21 : 19 * |
Chile
|
Argentina |
3 | ||
| 1934 |
Buenos Aires
|
Argentina
|
43 : 26 35 : 20 * |
Chile
|
Brazil |
22: 31 2 : 0 * |
Uruguay 1
|
4th |
| 1935 |
Rio de Janeiro
|
Argentina
|
28 : 23 20: 30 * |
Brazil
|
Uruguay |
3 | ||
| 1937 |
Santiago de Chile
|
Chile
|
19 : 13 34 : 27 * |
Uruguay
|
Brazil |
12:29 PM 6:15 PM * |
 Peru
|
5 |
| 1938 |
Lima
|
Peru
|
61 : 55 * |
Argentina
|
Uruguay |
45 : 30 * |
Brazil
|
5 |
| 1939 |
Rio de Janeiro
|
Brazil
|
34 : 32 * |
Uruguay
|
Argentina |
38 : 33 * |
Peru
|
5 |
| 1940 |
Montevideo
|
Uruguay
|
25 : 23 * |
Argentina
|
Brazil |
36 : 31 * |
Chile
|
6th |
| 1941 |
Mendoza
|
Argentina
|
32 : 17 * |
Peru
|
Uruguay |
48 : 27 * |
Chile
|
6th |
| 1942 |
Santiago de Chile
|
Argentina
|
52 : 47 |
Uruguay
|
Chile |
53 : 48 * |
Brazil
|
5 |
| 1943 |
Lima
|
Argentina
|
32 : 29 * |
Uruguay
|
Peru |
44 : 23 * |
Chile
|
6th |
| 1945 |
 Guayaquil
|
Brazil
|
31 : 26 * |
Uruguay
|
Argentina |
41 : 37 * |
Chile
|
6th |
| 1947 |
Rio de Janeiro
|
Uruguay
|
37 : 27 * |
Brazil
|
Chile |
52 : 31 * |
Ecuador
|
6th |
| 1949 |
.svg){kind=small} Asunción
|
Uruguay
|
34 : 26 * |
Brazil
|
Chile |
41 : 35 * |
Peru
|
6th |
| 1953 |
Montevideo
|
Uruguay
|
48 : 32 * |
Brazil
|
Chile |
40: 46 * |
Paraguay
|
7th |
| 1955 |
 Cúcuta
|
Uruguay
|
69 : 62 * |
.svg){kind=small} Paraguay
|
Brazil |
63 : 35 * |
Argentina
|
9 |
| 1958 |
Santiago de Chile
|
Brazil
|
66 : 56 * |
Uruguay
|
Paraguay |
67 : 53 * |
Argentina
|
8th |
| 1960 |
Cordoba
|
Brazil
|
71 : 64 * |
Paraguay
|
Argentina |
67 : 65 * |
Uruguay
|
7th |
| 1961 |
.svg){kind=small} Rio de Janeiro
|
Brazil
|
66 : 47 * |
Uruguay
|
Argentina |
69 : 61 * |
Paraguay
|
8th |
| 1963 |
Lima
|
Brazil
|
73 : 65 * |
Peru
|
Uruguay |
73 : 65 * |
Argentina
|
9 |
| 1966 |
Cuyo
|
Argentina
|
54 : 52 * |
Brazil
|
Peru |
75 : 69 * |
Uruguay
|
8th |
| 1968 |
Asunción
|
Brazil
|
59 : 50 * |
Uruguay
|
Peru |
62 : 57 * |
Argentina
|
8th |
| 1969 |
Montevideo
|
Uruguay
|
65 : 42 * |
.svg){kind=small} Brazil
|
Argentina |
67 : 46 * |
Peru
|
7th |
| 1971 |
Montevideo
|
Brazil
|
79 : 55 * |
Uruguay
|
Argentina |
76 : 69 * |
Peru
|
8th |
| 1973 |
Bogotá
|
Brazil
|
81 : 74 * |
Argentina
|
Peru |
58 : 53 * |
Uruguay
|
8th |
| 1976 |
Medellin
|
Argentina
|
82 : 80 * |
Brazil
|
Uruguay |
90 : 62 * |
Paraguay
|
7th |
| 1977 |
Valdivia
|
Brazil
|
89 : 55 * |
Uruguay
|
Argentina |
75 : 60 * |
.svg){kind=small} Venezuela
|
9 |
| 1979 |
Bahía Blanca
|
Argentina
|
90 : 85 * |
Brazil
|
Uruguay |
77 : 65 * |
Chile
|
7th |
| 1981 |
Montevideo
|
Uruguay
|
66 : 65 * |
Brazil
|
Argentina |
126 : 71 * |
Chile
|
6th |
| 1983 |
São Paulo
|
Brazil
|
88 : 80 * |
Argentina
|
Uruguay |
84 : 64 * |
Venezuela
|
7th |
| 1985 |
Medellin
|
Brazil
|
89 : 86 * |
Uruguay
|
Argentina |
97 : 83 * |
Venezuela
|
8th |
| 1987 |
Asunción
|
Argentina
|
* |
Venezuela
|
Brazil |
* |
Uruguay
|
7th |
| 1989 |
Golfo de Guayaquil
|
Brazil |
84 : 74 * |
Argentina
|
Uruguay |
110 : 104 * |
Venezuela
|
9 |
| 1991 |
Valencia
|
Venezuela
|
122 : 121 |
Brazil
|
Argentina |
95 : 83 * |
Uruguay
|
8th |
| 1993 |
Guaratinguetá
|
Brazil
|
Argentina
|
Venezuela |
Uruguay
|
7th | ||
| 1995 |
Montevideo
|
Uruguay
|
89 : 74 |
Argentina
|
Brazil |
85 : 63 |
Venezuela
|
6th |
| 1997 |
Maracaibo
|
Uruguay
|
96 : 89 * |
Venezuela
|
Argentina |
91 : 87 * |
Brazil
|
10 |
| 1999 |
Bahía Blanca
|
Brazil
|
73 : 67 |
Argentina
|
Venezuela |
99 : 77 |
Uruguay
|
10 |
| 2001 |
Valdivia
|
Argentina
|
76 : 69 |
Brazil
|
Venezuela |
94 : 90 |
Uruguay
|
10 |
| 2003 |
Montevideo
|
Brazil
|
83 : 80 |
Argentina
|
Uruguay |
88 : 82 |
Venezuela
|
6th |
| 2004 |
Campos dos Goytacazes
|
Argentina
|
95 : 78 |
Brazil
|
Venezuela |
76 : 74 |
Uruguay
|
6th |
| 2006 |
Caracas
|
Brazil
|
92 : 61 |
Uruguay
|
Argentina |
95 : 78 |
Venezuela
|
6th |
| 2008 |
Puerto Montt
|
Argentina
|
100 : 95 |
Uruguay
|
Venezuela |
87 : 72 |
Brazil
|
6th |
| 2010 |
Neiva
|
Brazil
|
87 : 77 |
Argentina
|
Uruguay |
76 : 70 |
Venezuela
|
8th |
| 2012 |
Resistencia
|
Argentina
|
79 : 56 |
Venezuela
|
Uruguay |
80 : 68 |
Brazil
|
8th |
| 2014 |
La Asunción
|
Venezuela
|
74 : 65 |
Argentina
|
Brazil |
66 : 61 |
Uruguay
|
8th |
* Placements were decided in group matches. The specified direct comparison only decided on the allocation of the placements in individual cases.
1 Uruguay have been downgraded after failing to start or finish two games.
statistics
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total | first participation | Participation | host | Title quota | Medal quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brazil
|
18th | 12 | 8th | 38 | 1930 | 44 | 7th | 41% | 86% |
| 2 |
Argentina
|
13 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 1930 | 45 | 7th | 29% | 84% |
| 3 |
Uruguay
|
11 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 1930 | 46 | 8th | 24% | 76% |
| 4th |
Venezuela
|
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1955 | 20th | 4th | 10% | 50% |
| 5 |
Chile
|
1 | 2 | 4th | 7th | 1930 | 41 | 7th | 2.4% | 17% |
| 6th |
Peru
|
1 | 2 | 4th | 7th | 1937 | 30th | 3 | 3.3% | 23% |
| 7th |
 Paraguay
|
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1940 | 34 | 3 | 0% | 9% |
| 8th |
Colombia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1945 | 24 | 5 | 0% | 0% |
| 9 |
Ecuador
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1938 | 21st | 2 | 0% | 0% |
| 10 |
 Bolivia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1943 | 8th | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| total | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | - | 313 (ø 6.8) | 46 | - | - |
Award for most valuable player of the tournament
| year | winner |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
Murilo Becker Da Rosa
|
| 2012 |
Leonardo Martín Gutiérrez
|
| 2014 |
Mauricio Aguiar
|
South American Women's Championships
Competition overview
Medal table
| space | team | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Brazil
|
25th | 4th | 3 | 32 |
| 2. |
Chile
|
4th | 5 | 7th | 16 |
| 3. |
Paraguay
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 6th |
| 4th |
Argentina
|
1 | 16 | 6th | 23 |
| 5. |
Peru
|
1 | 4th | 6th | 11 |
| 6th |
Colombia
|
1 | 2 | 5 | 8th |
| 7th |
Bolivia
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8th. |
Ecuador
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
Venezuela
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Web links
- archive.fiba.com: Events - South American Championship for Men - competition page in the FIBA archive ( English ; incomplete)
Montevideo 1930 | Santiago de Chile 1932 | Buenos Aires 1934 | Rio de Janeiro 1935 | Santiago de Chile 1937 | Lima 1938 | Rio de Janeiro 1939 | Montevideo 1940 | Mendoza 1941 | Santiago de Chile 1942 | Lima 1943 | Guayaquil 1945 | Rio de Janeiro 1947 | Asunción 1949 | Montevideo 1953 | Cúcuta 1955 | Santiago de Chile 1958 | Córdoba 1960 | Rio de Janeiro 1961 | Lima 1963 | Cuyo 1966 | Asunción 1968 | Montevideo 1969 | Montevideo 1971 | Bogotá 1973 | Medellín 1976 | Valdivia 1977 | Bahía Blanca 1979 | Montevideo 1981 | São Paulo 1983 | Medellín 1985 | Asunción 1987 | Golfo de Guayaquil 1989 | Valencia 1991 | Guaratinguetá 1993 | Montevideo 1995 | Maracaibo 1997 | Bahía Blanca 1999 | Valdivia 2001 | Montevideo 2003 | Campos dos Goytacazes 2004 | Caracas 2006 | Puerto Montt 2008 | Neiva 2010 | Resistencia 2012 | La Asunción 2014 | Caracas 2016 | Osorno 2018
Santiago de Chile 1946 | Buenos Aires 1948 | Lima 1950 | Asunción 1952 | São Paulo 1954 | Quito 1956 | Lima 1958 | Santiago de Chile 1960 | Asunción 1962 | Rio de Janeiro 1965 | Cali 1967 | Santiago de Chile 1968 | Guayaquil 1970 | Lima 1972 | La Paz 1974 | Lima 1977 | La Paz 1978 | Lima 1981 | Cúcuta 1984 | Guaratinguetá 1986 | Santiago de Chile 1989 | Bogotá 1991 | Cochabamba 1993 | São Paulo 1995 | Iquique 1997 | Vitória 1999 | Lima 2001 | Loja 2003 | Bogotá 2005 | Asunción 2006 | Loja 2008 | Santiago de Chile 2010 | Mendoza 2013 | Ambato 2014 | Barquisimeto 2016