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FIBA COCABA Championship
The COCABA (Confederación Centroamericana de Baloncesto) championship is a regional basketball qualifying tournament and the first of four possible steps that Central American national teams have to participate in order to qualify for major international basketball competitions.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Country | FIBA Americas member nations |
| Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Panama (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Mexico (4 titles) |
| Related competitions | Centrobasket FIBA AmeriCup |
| Official website | FIBA Americas |
The teams that place first, second or third (and sometimes fourth) in COCABA will move on to the Centrobasket Tournament which is a qualifier for the FIBA AmeriCup. Depending on their successes in the latter tournaments, they could qualify for the Summer Olympics or FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Men's tournament
Summaries
| Year | Host (Final phase/game) | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1999 | Costa Rica (San Jose) | Panama | 77–50 | Honduras | Costa Rica | 91–77 | Nicaragua |
| 2004 | El Salvador (San Salvador) | Panama | 89–61 | Guatemala | El Salvador | 95–74 | Honduras |
| 2006 | Mexico (?) | Mexico | Series 4–1 | Costa Rica | Belize | 98–92 | El Salvador |
| 2007 | El Salvador (San Salvador) | Mexico | Round robin | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Round robin | Guatemala |
| 2009 | Mexico (Quintana Roo) | Mexico | 106–103 | Belize | Panama | 86–69 | Costa Rica |
| 2011 | Mexico (Xalapa) | Not held tournament | |||||
| 2013 | El Salvador (San Salvador) | Mexico | Round robin | El Salvador | Costa Rica | Round robin | Honduras |
| 2015 | Costa Rica (San Jose) | Panama | 74–46 | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | 75–71 | Mexico |
Performance by team
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Belize | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Honduras | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participation details
| Team | 1999 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2009 | 2013 | 2015 | Total |
| Belize | – | 7th | 3rd | – | 2nd | – | – | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 7 |
| El Salvador | – | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 8th | 2nd | 6th | 6 |
| Guatemala | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 5th | – | 7th | 6 |
| Honduras | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 7 |
| Mexico | – | – | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 5 |
| Nicaragua | 4th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 6th | – | 3rd | 6 |
| Panama | 1st | 1st | – | – | 3rd | – | 1st | 4 |
Women's tournament
| Year | Host (Final phase/game) | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2004 | Guatemala (Guatemala City) | Guatemala | Round Robin | Costa Rica | Mexico | Round Robin | Nicaragua |
| 2006 | El Salvador (San Salvador) | Not held tournament | |||||
| 2007 | El Salvador (San Salvador) | Guatemala | 70–59 | Costa Rica | El Salvador | ? | Honduras |
| 2009 | Guatemala (Cobán) | Mexico | Round Robin | Guatemala | Honduras | Round Robin | El Salvador |
| 2011 | El Salvador (San Salvador) | Not held women's tournament | |||||
| 2013 | El Salvador (San Salvador) | Mexico | Round Robin | El Salvador | Costa Rica | Round Robin | Honduras |
| 2015 | Costa Rica (Cartago) | Mexico | 57–49 | Guatemala | El Salvador | 57–39 | Costa Rica |
| 2022 | Mexico (Chihuahua) | Mexico | Round Robin | El Salvador | Guatemala | Round Robin | Costa Rica |
References
Additional Sources
- . Krem Television. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
External links
- 2022 FIBA COCABA Women's Championship
- COCABA Interbasket ()
- 2013 Tournament ()
- 2009 Tournament (, In Spanish)
- 1999 Tournament