| Most recent season or competition: 2025 FIBA U17 South American Championship | |
| Formerly | FIBA South American Championship for Junior Men FIBA South America Under-17 Championship for Men |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Organizing body | FIBA Americas |
| No. of teams | 10 max. |
| Continent | South America |
Most recent champion |  Brazil (11th title) |
| Most titles |  Argentina (15 titles) |
| Qualification | FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup |
| Related competitions | FIBA U15 South American Championship |
| Website | www.fiba.basketball/history |
The FIBA U17 South American Championship is a basketball competition held about every two years among the ten countries of South America and is organized in part by FIBA Americas. The tournament serves as a gateway to the FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup. Originally, this competition was played in the under-18 age category, and since 2005 it has been played in the under-17 age category.[1][2]
Summaries
Performances by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 15 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | Brazil | 11 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 4 |  Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Venezuela | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |
Participation details
| Team | 1955 |
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 1994 |
1996 |
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2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
 2017 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
 2025 |
| Argentina | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
| Bolivia | — | 7th | 8th | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8th | 5th | 7th | — | 7th | 10th | 7th | — | 9th | — | 9th | — | 9th | — | 8th | — | — |
| Brazil | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | — | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st |
| Chile | 4th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 7th | — | 6th | 5th | 8th | 6th | — | 6th | 7th | 6th | — | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 7th | 4th | 6th |
| Colombia | 6th | 8th | — | — | 6th | — | — | 6th | 5th | 7th | 6th | — | — | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | — | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 4th | — | 6th | 6th | 8th |
| Ecuador | 8th | — | — | — | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6th | 4th | 8th | 9th | — | 9th | — | 8th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 7th |
| Paraguay | — | — | 7th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 5th | — | — | 4th | — | — | — | 7th | 4th | 7th | 5th | — | 8th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 5th | — | — | 8th | 5th |
| Peru | 7th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 9th | — | — | 7th | 7th | 6th | — | 5th | — | — | 8th | — | 8th | 6th | 5th | — | — | 7th | 9th | 8th | — | — | — | — |
| Uruguay | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th |
| Venezuela | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | — | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | — | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd |
See also
References
- "South American U18 Championship - Editions | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- "South American U17 Championship - Editions | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- "1994 FIBA U18 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "1996 FIBA U18 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "1998 FIBA U18 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2000 FIBA U18 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2005 FIBA U17 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2007 FIBA U17 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2009 FIBA U17 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2011 FIBA U17 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2013 FIBA U17 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2015 FIBA U17 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2017 FIBA U17 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2019 FIBA U17 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2022 FIBA U18 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2023 FIBA U17 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- "2025 FIBA U17 South American Championship". www.fiba.basketball.