FIBA COCABA Championship
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The COCABA championship is a regional Central America
n qualifying tournament and the first of four possible steps that national teams have to place in qualifying for the Olympics.
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 Americas
Championship. Depending on their successes in the latter tournaments, they could qualify for the Olympics or FIBA World Championship
.
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...
n qualifying tournament and the first of four possible steps that national teams have to place in qualifying for the Olympics.
The teams that place first, second or third (and sometimes fourth) in COCABA will move on to the Centrobasket
Centrobasket
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 . The top three or four teams typically earn berths to the FIBA Americas Championship,...
Tournament which is a qualifier for the FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...
Championship. Depending on their successes in the latter tournaments, they could qualify for the Olympics or 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...
.
Championships per nation
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Participation Details (Incomplete)
| Team |  1999 |
 2004 |
 2006 |
2007 |
2009 |
Total |
| - | 7th | 3rd | - | 2nd | ≥3 | |
| 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | ≥5 | |
| - | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 8th | ≥4 | |
| 5th | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 5th | ≥5 | |
| 2nd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 7th | ≥5 | |
| - | - | 1st | 1st | 1st | ≥3 | |
| 4th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 6th | ≥5 | |
| 1st | 1st | - | - | 3rd | ≥3 |