# FIBA South America Under-17 Championship for Men

The South American Under-17 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-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.

## Summaries

| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1955 | Colombia (Cúcuta) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1972 | Chile (Santiago) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1973 | Argentina (Bahía Blanca) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1975 | Brazil (Araraquara) | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 1977 | Ecuador (Guayaquil) | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 1979 | Uruguay (Montevideo) | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 1981 | Venezuela (Caracas) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1982 | Uruguay (Montevideo) | Uruguay | Argentina | Brazil |
| 1984 | Colombia (Pereira) | Brazil | Venezuela | Argentina |
| 1986 | Argentina (Rosario) | Brazil | Argentina | Venezuela |
| 1988 | Argentina (Jujuy) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1990 | Argentina (Santa Fé) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1992 | Ecuador (Quito) | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 1994 | Bolivia (Oruro) | Argentina | Venezuela | Brazil |
| 1996 | Ecuador (Ibarra) | Argentina | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1998 | Argentina (Córdoba) | Brazil | Argentina | Venezuela |
| 2000 | Colombia (Cali) | Argentina | Brazil | Venezuela |
| 2005 | Venezuela (Barquisimeto) | Argentina | Uruguay | Brazil |
| 2007 | Venezuela (Guanare) | Argentina | Venezuela | Uruguay |
| 2009 | Uruguay (Trinidad) | Argentina | Uruguay | Brazil |
| 2011 | Colombia (Cúcuta) | Brazil | Argentina | Colombia |
| 2013 | Uruguay (Salto) | Argentina | Uruguay | Brazil |
| 2015 | Argentina (Resistencia) | Argentina | Brazil | Chile |
| 2017 | Peru (Lima) | Chile | Argentina | Ecuador |
| 2019 | Chile (Santiago de Chile) | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay |
| 2022 | Venezuela (Caracas) | Brazil | Argentina | Ecuador |
| 2023 | Colombia (Valledupar) | Argentina | Venezuela | Brazil |

## Performances by nation

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Argentina | 15 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | Brazil | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |

## Participation details

| Team | 1955 | 1972 | 1973 | 1975 | 1977 | 1979 | 1981 | 1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Colombia | 6th | 8th | — | — | 6th | — | — | 6th | 5th | 7th | 6th | — | — | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | — | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 4th | — | 6th | 6th |
| Ecuador | 8th | — | — | — | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6th | 4th | 8th | 9th | — | 9th | — | 8th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 7th |
| Paraguay | — | — | 7th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 5th | — | — | 4th | — | — | — | 7th | 4th | 7th | 5th | — | 8th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 5th | — | — | 8th |
| 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 |
| 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 |