2026 South American Women's Basketball Championship
International basketball competition
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The 2026 South American Women's Basketball Championship, officially branded as the 2027 FIBA Women's AmeriCup South American Qualifiers, was the 39th edition of the tournament ran by FIBA Americas for South American women's basketball teams. Seven teams competed in the tournament, which took place at Espacio DAM in Zárate, Argentina, from 3 to 9 August 2026.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| City | Zárate |
| Dates | 3–9 August |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Venezuela |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Colombia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 17 |
| MVP | Melisa Gretter |
| Top scorer |  Paola Ferrari (16.5 ppg) |
| Official website | |
| Zárate 2026 | |
The top four teams qualified for the 2027 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in El Salvador.
Argentina came into the tournament as the defending champions after beating Brazil 84–76 in the 2024 final in Santiago. They successfully defended their title, defeating Venezuela 53–44 in the final to clinch their fourth South American title.[2] As the top four finishers, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia qualified for the 2027 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.
Participating teams
Venue
Draw
| 2026 South American Women's Basketball Championship – Draw | |
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 Draw Live Stream |
The draw took place on 14 July 2026 at 14:00 EST at the FIBA Americas’ regional office in Miami, United States.[3] The draw was hosted by competitions manager for FIBA Americas, Oswaldo Piñeiro. The draw started with, in order, pots 1, 2 and 3 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the team within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the schedule). There were no restrictions.
Seeding
The seeding was based on the FIBA Women's World Ranking as of 1 April 2026.[4]
Draw results
Schedule
| Schedule[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Round | Gameday | Date |
| Preliminary round | Gameday 1 | 3 August 2026 |
| Gameday 2 | 4 August 2026 | |
| Gameday 3 | 6 August 2026 | |
| Final round | Quarterfinals | 7 August 2026 |
| Semifinals | 8 August 2026 | |
| Third place game | 9 August 2026 | |
| Final | ||
Squads
Each nation has to submit a list of 12 players.
Referees
The following 12 referees were selected for the tournament.
Patricia Vivanco- Romina Belén Morales Ibarra
Daniel Jiménez- Jassmany Choque
João Varella
Mariajesús González
Carlos Vélez
Krishna Dominguez
Nicolás Flores
Carmelo de la Rosa
Daniel Garcia
Aline García
Format
The teams were drawn into two groups, one with three teams and the other with four. The group winners advanced directly to the semifinals. The second- and third-placed teams from both groups advanced to the quarterfinals. The fourth-placed team were dropped to the 5th–7th place playoffs, where they were joined by the losing quarterfinalists.
Group phase
- The schedule was released on 24 July 2026.[6]
Classification of teams
- Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:
- Win: 2 points
- Loss: 1 point
- Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0 for the opponents of the defaulting team if the latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or the score at the time of stoppage if they are trailing.
- Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team.
- Head-to-head record via points system above
- Point difference in games among tied teams
- Points for in games among tied teams
- Point difference in all group games
- Points for in all group games
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 211 | 135 | +76 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Colombia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 196 | 177 | +19 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 215 | −53 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 215 | −42 | 3 | 5th–7th place semifinal |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
3 August 2026 17:30 |
| Paraguay |
68–63 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 21–13, 20–14, 15–15 | ||
| Pts: Peralta 16 Rebs: Pereira 10 Asts: Pereira 5 |
Pts: Niski 15 Rebs: Schiavo 7 Asts: Niski 6 | |
Espacio DAM, Zárate Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Jassmany Choque (BOL) |
3 August 2026 21:00 |
| Colombia |
42–66 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 13–15, 10–15, 4–19 | ||
| Pts: Muñoz 8 Rebs: Zúñiga, López 6 Asts: Ríos 4 |
Pts: Cabrera 17 Rebs: Cabrera 11 Asts: Gretter 4 | |
Espacio DAM, Zárate Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Mariajesús González (CHI), João Varella (BRA) |
4 August 2026 17:30 |
| Uruguay |
65–83 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 18–17, 18–16, 11–23 | ||
| Pts: Zeballos 14 Rebs: Rivera 9 Asts: Niski 4 |
Pts: Ríos 20 Rebs: Paz 14 Asts: Ríos 8 | |
Espacio DAM, Zárate Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Daniel Jiménez (BOL) |
4 August 2026 21:00 |
| Argentina |
81–48 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 19–12, 23–14, 23–8 | ||
| Pts: Fernández 13 Rebs: Cabrera 12 Asts: Gretter 12 |
Pts: Duarte 11 Rebs: Duarte, Pereira 5 Asts: Pereira 5 | |
Espacio DAM, Zárate Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), João Varella (BRA), Jassmany Choque (BOL) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela |
2 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 108 | +25 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil |
2 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 128 | +14 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Chile |
2 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 147 | −39 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
3 August 2026 14:00 |
| Chile |
57–85 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 12–21, 20–14, 13–27 | ||
| Pts: Retamales 13 Rebs: Oliva 6 Asts: Campos, Mella 3 |
Pts: Nascimento 17 Rebs: Vasconcelos 11 Asts: Guyton 6 | |
Espacio DAM, Zárate Referees: Aline García (URU), Romina Morales (ARG), Patricia Vivanco (ARG) |
4 August 2026 14:00 |
| Venezuela |
62–51 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 16–9, 12–15, 19–14 | ||
| Pts: Wallen 17 Rebs: Rivera, Wallen 11 Asts: Wallen 5 |
Pts: García 15 Rebs: Ojeda 8 Asts: García 5 | |
Espacio DAM, Zárate Referees: Carlos Vélez (COL), Nicolás Flores (PAR), Romina Morales (ARG) |
Knockout phase
Brackets
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 72 | |||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 66 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 74 | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Paraguay | 46 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 53 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 44 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 68 | |||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 64 | Third place game | ||||||||
| Colombia | 78 | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Chile | 51 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 61 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 48 | |||||||||
| 5th–7th place semifinal | Fifth place game | |||||
| 9 August | ||||||
| Paraguay | 73 | |||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| Uruguay | 55 | |||||
| Uruguay | 66 | |||||
| Chile | 58 | |||||
Quarterfinals
7 August 2026 17:30 |
| Colombia |
78–51 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–1, 26–12, 14–13, 19–25 | ||
| Pts: Delgado 15 Rebs: Zúñiga 9 Asts: Ríos 4 |
Pts: Campos 18 Rebs: Campos, Oliva 6 Asts: Campos, Pérez 4 | |
Espacio DAM, Zárate Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Nicolás Flores (PAR), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR) |
5th–7th place semifinal
Semifinals
8 August 2026 17:30 |
| Venezuela |
68–64 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 16–16, 26–7, 10–27 | ||
| Pts: Rivera 20 Rebs: Herlihy 13 Asts: Wallen 6 |
Pts: Ríos 21 Rebs: Paz 9 Asts: Ríos 8 | |
Espacio DAM, Zárate Referees: Aline García (URU), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Daniel Jiménez (BOL) |
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Awards
| 2026 South American Women's Basketball Championship
Team roster:
Dalma Piri, Julia Fernandez, Laila Raviolo, Diana Cabrera, Julieta Mungo, Agostina Burani, Melisa Gretter, Paula Lopez, Sofia Lombardero, Florencia Chagas, Victoria Gauna, Sol Castro. |
The awards were announced on 10 August 2026.[7]
| All-Tournament Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Guards | Forwards | |
| Melisa Gretter Manuela Ríos Florencia Chagas Aaliyah Guyton |
Daniela Wallen | |
| MVP: Melisa Gretter | ||
Notable statistics
- Most points in a game: 148 (Uruguay 92–87 Colombia, 4 August)
- Fewest points in a game: 97 (Argentina 53–44 Venezuela, 9 August)
- Most points by a team in a game: 85 (Chile 57–85 Brazil, 3 August)
- Fewest points by a team in a game: 42 (Colombia 42–66 Argentina, 3 August)
- Biggest points difference in a game: 33 (Argentina 81–48 Paraguay, 4 August)
- Biggest half time deficit in a game: 32 (Colombia 45–13 Chile, 7 August)
- Most points scored by a player in a game: 23 (Daniela Wallen vs Brazil, 6 August)
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