Centrobasket
Encyclopedia
Centrobasket is a FIBA sponsored basketball
tournament where national teams from Mexico
, Central America
and the Caribbean
participate. These countries make up the Central American and Caribbean Confederation (CONCENCABA). The top three or four teams typically earn berths to the FIBA Americas Championship
, from which they can qualify for the FIBA World Championship
or Olympics
. Teams qualify for these tournaments by finishing high (usually first or second place) in the previous Centrobasket or by placing high at the FIBA COCABA Championship
for Mexico and the seven Central American countries and at the FIBA CBC Championship
for the 24 Caribbean countries. In sum, 32 countries have an opportunity to qualify their national teams for Centrobasket, yet all of them do not enter teams regularly.
Celebration of the tournament typically is every two years. Initially played only in odd years, the tournament has, in recent years, it has moved to even years since 2004. The tournament was not held in either 1979 or 1983, but with those exceptions, the tournament has been held every other year, excepting for subsequent tournaments in 2003 and 2004.
Eight teams participate at the tournament, divided into two groups. The first round of the tournament consists of a round-robin, and then, in the second round, teams compete to define their final position at the tournament's standing.
Panama and Puerto Rico have been multiple medal winners at this event, both considered the strongest teams in the region, even though the Puerto Rican team almost never sends its best players for this competition(it mostly sends it's 2nd team). To date, Puerto Rico has medaled in every tournament that it has participated in.
from June 25 through June 29.
, Puerto Rico
from July 17 through July 21.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
tournament where national teams from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
participate. These countries make up the Central American and Caribbean Confederation (CONCENCABA). The top three or four teams typically earn berths to the FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...
, from which they can qualify for the FIBA World Championship
FIBA World Championship
The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
or Olympics
Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....
. Teams qualify for these tournaments by finishing high (usually first or second place) in the previous Centrobasket or by placing high at the FIBA COCABA Championship
FIBA COCABA Championship
The COCABA championship is a regional Central American qualifying tournament and the first of four possible steps that national teams have to place in qualifying for the Olympics....
for Mexico and the seven Central American countries and at the FIBA CBC Championship
FIBA CBC Championship
The CBC Championship or Caribebasket is a FIBA-sponsored basketball tournament where national teams from the Caribbean participate. These countries make up Caribbean Basketball Confederation...
for the 24 Caribbean countries. In sum, 32 countries have an opportunity to qualify their national teams for Centrobasket, yet all of them do not enter teams regularly.
Celebration of the tournament typically is every two years. Initially played only in odd years, the tournament has, in recent years, it has moved to even years since 2004. The tournament was not held in either 1979 or 1983, but with those exceptions, the tournament has been held every other year, excepting for subsequent tournaments in 2003 and 2004.
Eight teams participate at the tournament, divided into two groups. The first round of the tournament consists of a round-robin, and then, in the second round, teams compete to define their final position at the tournament's standing.
Panama and Puerto Rico have been multiple medal winners at this event, both considered the strongest teams in the region, even though the Puerto Rican team almost never sends its best players for this competition(it mostly sends it's 2nd team). To date, Puerto Rico has medaled in every tournament that it has participated in.
Summaries
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1965 Details |
 Mexico(Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... ) |
– | – | ||||
| 1967 Details |
 El Salvador(San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... ) |
– | – | ||||
| 1969 Details |
 Cuba(Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... ) |
– | ? | – | ? | ||
| 1971 Details |
 Venezuela(Valencia & Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... ) |
– | ? | – | ? | ||
| 1973 Details |
 Puerto Rico(San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of... ) |
– | ? | ? | – | ||
| 1975 Details |
 Dominican Republic(Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... ) |
– | ? | – | ? | ||
| 1977 Details |
 Panama(Panama City Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... ) |
– | – | ? | |||
| 1981 Details |
Puerto Rico (San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of... ) |
– | ? | – | ? | ||
| 1985 Details |
 Mexico(Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... ) |
– | ? | – | |||
| 1987 Details |
Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... ) |
– | – | ||||
| 1989 Details |
Cuba (Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... ) |
– | – | ||||
| 1991 Details |
Mexico (Monterrey Monterrey Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the... ) |
– | – | ||||
| 1993 Details |
Puerto Rico (Ponce Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the... ) |
87–77 | 96–83 | ||||
| 1995 Details |
Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... ) |
– | – | ||||
| 1997 Details 1997 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the 1997 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1997 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras from May 25 to June 1, 1997... |
 Honduras(Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... ) |
106–93 | 92–75 | ||||
| 1999 Details 1999 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the 1999 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1999 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Havana, Cuba from May 4 to May 9, 1999... |
Cuba (Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... ) |
67–63 | 86–74 | ||||
| 2001 Details 2001 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the 2001 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2001 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Toluca, Mexico from July 11 to July 15, 2001... |
Mexico (Toluca Toluca Toluca, formally known as Toluca de Lerdo, is the state capital of Mexico State as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. It is the center of a rapidly growing urban area, now the fifth largest in Mexico. It is located west-southwest of Mexico City and only about 40 minutes by car to the... ) |
86–73 | 93–82 | ||||
| 2003 Details 2003 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2003 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Culiacán, Mexico from June 17 to June 22, 2003.-Competing nations:-Preliminary round:... |
Mexico (Culiacán Culiacán Culiacán is a city in northwestern Mexico, the largest city in the state of Sinaloa as well as its capital and capital of the municipality of Culiacán. With 675,773 inhabitants in the city , and 858,638 in the municipality, it is the largest city in the state of Sinaloa... ) |
92–83 | 78–76 | ||||
| 2004 Details 2004 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the 2004 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2004 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from July 7 to July 11, 2004.-Competing nations:... |
Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... ) |
75–74 | 98–89 | ||||
| 2006 Details 2006 Centrobasket The 2006 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2006 Centrobasket, was hosted in Panama City, Panama. The ATLAPA Convention Center in Panama City served as the venue for all the games... |
Panama (Panama City Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... ) |
73–59 | 93–83 | ||||
| 2008 Details 2008 Centrobasket The 2008 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2008 Centrobasket, was hosted in Cancún and Chetumal, México... |
Mexico (Chetumal & Cancún Cancún Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of... ) |
87–70 | 102–74 | ||||
| 2010 Details 2010 Centrobasket The 2010 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2010 Centrobasket, was hosted in the Dominican Republic. This edition was the first time that the Centrobasket featured ten teams in the finals; previously, eight teams had qualified. Puerto Rico won the title... |
Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... ) |
89-80 | 75-74 | ||||
Participation Details
| Team | 1965 |
1967 |
1969 |
1971 |
1973 |
1975 |
1977 |
1981 |
1985 |
1987 |
1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 1997 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the 1997 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1997 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras from May 25 to June 1, 1997... |
1999 1999 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the 1999 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1999 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Havana, Cuba from May 4 to May 9, 1999... |
2001 2001 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the 2001 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2001 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Toluca, Mexico from July 11 to July 15, 2001... |
2003 2003 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2003 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Culiacán, Mexico from June 17 to June 22, 2003.-Competing nations:-Preliminary round:... |
2004 2004 Centrobasket This page shows the results of the 2004 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2004 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from July 7 to July 11, 2004.-Competing nations:... |
2006 2006 Centrobasket The 2006 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2006 Centrobasket, was hosted in Panama City, Panama. The ATLAPA Convention Center in Panama City served as the venue for all the games... |
2008 2008 Centrobasket The 2008 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2008 Centrobasket, was hosted in Cancún and Chetumal, México... |
2008 2010 Centrobasket The 2010 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2010 Centrobasket, was hosted in the Dominican Republic. This edition was the first time that the Centrobasket featured ten teams in the finals; previously, eight teams had qualified. Puerto Rico won the title... |
Total |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 7th | - | - | - | ≥2 | |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | 8th | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | ≥3 | |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | 7th | - | 6th | - | - | - | ≥3 | |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | ≥2 | |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | ≥1 | |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | 7th | 5th | - | 7th | - | 8th | - | 7th | - | 8th | 8th | - | ≥7 | |
| 3rd | 2nd | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6th | - | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | ≥14 | |
| - | - | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 4th | 5th | - | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 19 | |
| ? | 5th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | ≥3 | |
| ? | 6th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 8th | - | - | - | ≥3 | |
| ? | 7th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | ≥3 | |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | 5th | ≥2 | |
| 1st | 4th | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | - | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 6th | ≥13 | |
| 3rd | 1st | 1st | - | 4th | - | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | - | 4th | 3rd | - | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 18 | |
| 2nd | - | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 22 | |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 6th | 9th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | ≥3 | |
| 5th | 3rd | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | 6th | - | 6th | - | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | - | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | ≥11 |
2003
2006
The tournament was held in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
from June 25 through June 29.
2008
The tournament was played in MorovisMorovis, Puerto Rico
Morovis is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 wards and Morovis Pueblo...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
from July 17 through July 21.