# FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Men

The South American Under-15 Championship for Men is a basketball tournament 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-16 AmeriCup. Originally, this competition was played in the under-16 age category, and since 2008 it has been played in the under-15 age category.

## Summary

| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1984 | Brazil (Porto Alegre) | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 1985 | Peru (Piura) | Brazil | Venezuela | Argentina |
| 1986 | Venezuela (Caracas) | Venezuela | Brazil | Chile |
| 1987 | Colombia (Cúcuta) | Argentina | Brazil | Venezuela |
| 1988 | Paraguay (Encarnación) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1989 | Brazil (Brasília) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1991 | Paraguay (Pedro Juan Caballero) | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 1993 | Brazil (Itanhaém) | Argentina | Brazil | Venezuela |
| 1995 | Peru (Arequipa) | Argentina | Brazil | Venezuela |
| 1996 | Argentina (Córdoba) | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 1997 | Argentina (Santa Fe) | Brazil | Paraguay | Argentina |
| 1998 | Venezuela (Guanare) | Venezuela | Argentina | Paraguay |
| 1999 | Chile (Ancud) | Argentina | Brazil | Paraguay |
| 2000 | Colombia (Bogotá) | Argentina | Uruguay | Paraguay |
| 2002 | Ecuador (Cuenca) | Brazil | Argentina | Venezuela |
| 2003 | Colombia (Cúcuta) | Venezuela | Brazil | Colombia |
| 2004 | Argentina (Catamarca) | Argentina | Uruguay | Brazil |
| 2005 | Uruguay (Piriápolis) | Argentina | Uruguay | Brazil |
| 2006 | Uruguay (Montevideo) | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 2007 | Argentina (Posadas) | Argentina | Venezuela | Brazil |
| 2008 | Venezuela (Guanare) | Argentina | Venezuela | Brazil |
| 2009 | Colombia (San Andrés) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 2010 | Colombia (Pasto) | Argentina | Brazil | Chile |
| 2011 | Paraguay (Asunción) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 2012 | Uruguay (Maldonado) | Argentina | Uruguay | Chile |
| 2014 | Venezuela (Barquisimeto) | Brazil | Argentina | Venezuela |
| 2016 | Paraguay (Asunción) | Argentina | Paraguay | Venezuela |
| 2018 | Uruguay (Montevideo) | Brazil | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 2022 | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 2024 | Ecuador (Pasaje) | Venezuela | Brazil | Argentina |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Argentina | 16 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Brazil | 10 | 12 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Paraguay | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |

## Participation details

| Team | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 |
| Argentina | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Bolivia | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | 10th | ? | ? | ? | 9th | — | 8th | 8th | — | 10th | — | — | — | 8th | — | — | — | — | 8th | 9th |
| Brazil | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ? | 2nd | — | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | — | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
| Chile | ? | ? | 3rd | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 6th | 6th | 6th | ? | ? | ? | 5th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | — | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 5th |
| Colombia | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | 5th | ? | ? | ? | 4th | 3rd | 4th | — | — | 7th | — | 5th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 8th |
| Ecuador | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | 7th | 9th | ? | ? | ? | 8th | — | — | 9th | — | 9th | — | 7th | 7th | — | — | 7th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 4th |
| Paraguay | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | — | 4th | — | 6th | 7th | — | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 7th |
| Peru | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4th | 5th | 8th | ? | ? | ? | 10th | — | — | 7th | — | 8th | 5th | — | 8th | — | 8th | 6th | 8th | — | — | — |
| Uruguay | 3rd | ? | ? | ? | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | ? | 5th | 3rd | 7th | ? | ? | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 6th |
| Venezuela | ? | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | ? | ? | ? | 3rd | 3rd | — | 4th | 1st | ? | ? | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | — | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | — | 1st |