The Americup 2025 will be the 20th edition of the main men’s basketball championship of the Americas, organized by Fiba Americas. The tournament will be played for the first time in Managua, Nicaragua, between August 22 and 31, 2025.
This edition marks the return of competition to the traditional quadrennial achievement, after the postponement of the previous edition to 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Three selections that will participate in Americup this year were present in every year of competition: Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Canada. The United States participated in just 12 of the 20 editions.
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AMERICUP 2025 format and regulation
The qualifying phase involved 25 selections, including hostess Nicaragua, who participated only as preparation, as it had a guaranteed place. The qualification took place in two steps: first, a pre-qualification phase with teams absent from the previous edition, followed by the group stage.
In the main phase of the qualifiers, the selections were divided into four groups with four teams each. The top three selections in each group advanced to the final tournament. The qualifying games took place between February 2024 and February 2025.
In the main phase of Americup, the 12 classified countries are divided into three groups with four selections each. The top two in each group and the top two third places advance to the quarterfinals, then heading to semifinals and knockout format.
SELECTIONS CLASSIFIED FOR AMERICUP 2025
Among the 12 participating teams, 10 were in the previous edition. Nicaragua, as a host country, debuts in the competition, while the Bahamas have returned for the first time since 1995.
The selections that secured a place in Americup 2025 are:
- Nicaragua (hostess – debut)
- Uruguay (19th Participation – Vice in 1984)
- Brazil (20th participation – four -time champion)
- United States (12th participation – seven titles)
- Argentina (20th participation – three -time champion)
- Colombia (3rd participation – 9th place in 2022)
- Panama (14th participation – 4th place in 1984)
- Venezuela (18th participation – champion in 2015)
- Bahamas (2nd participation – 8th place in 1995)
- Puerto Rico (20th participation – three -time champion)
- Canada (20th participation – twice vice)
- Dominican Republic (15th participation – 3rd place in 2011)
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Headquarters and groups of the initial phase
All games will take place at Polydortivo Alexis Argüello, in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. The group stage was defined in a draw held in March 2025, with the worldwide ranking of the FIBA being used to determine the jars of the draw.
Group a
- USA
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Bahamas
Group b
- Panama
- Venezuela
- Canada
- Puerto Rico
Grup c
- Dominican Republic
- Nicaragua
- Argentina
- Colombia
Group stage matches will be played between August 22 and 26, 2025. The top two places in each group and the two best third places advance to the quarterfinals.
AMERICUP 2025 final phase schedule
The elimination phase begins with the quarterfinals on August 28, with the classified selections being ranked from 1 to 8, according to the performance in the group stage.
Final phase dates
- August 28 – Wednesdays
- August 30 – Semifinals
- August 31 – dispute for 3rd place and end
The clashes will be defined according to the performance of the selections in the first phase, with the best ranks facing the worst.
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