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{{Short description|Regional basketball qualifying tournament}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox sports league
| title          = FIBA COCABA Championship
| Formerly       = 
| current_season = 
| logo           = 
| pixels         = 
| caption        = 
| sport          = [[Basketball]]
| fame           = 
| motto          = 
| founded        = 1999
| inaugural      = 
| teams          = 7
| country        = [[FIBA Americas]] member nations
| continent      = [[FIBA Americas]] ([[Americas]])
| champion       = {{bk|PAN}} (3rd title)
| most_champs    = {{bk|MEX}} (4 titles)
| qualification  = 
| website        = [http://fibaamericas.com/en/default.asp?lang=en FIBA Americas]
| singles        = 
| ceo            = 
| Director       = 
| TV             = 
| related_comps  = [[Centrobasket]] <br /> [[FIBA AmeriCup]]
| Founder        = 
}}

The '''COCABA''' (Confederación Centroamericana de Baloncesto) championship is a regional [[basketball]] qualifying tournament and the first of four possible steps that [[Central America|Central American]] national teams have to participate in order to qualify for major international basketball competitions. 

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 AmeriCup]]. Depending on their successes in the latter tournaments, they could qualify for the [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] or [[FIBA Basketball World Cup]].

==Men's tournament==
===Summaries===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%"
|+Summaries
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=13%|Host (Final phase/game)
!colspan=3|Gold medal game
!colspan=3|Bronze medal game
|-
!width=15%|Gold
!width=6.5%|Score
!width=15%|Silver
!width=15%|Bronze
!width=6.5%|Score
!width=15%|Fourth place
|-
|[[1999 FIBA COCABA Championship|1999]]
|align="left"|{{flag|Costa Rica}}<br>([[San José, Costa Rica|San Jose]])
|'''{{bk-big|Panama}}'''
|'''77–50'''
|{{bk-big|Honduras|1949}}
|{{bk-big|Costa Rica}}
|'''91–77'''
|{{bk-big|Nicaragua}}
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|[[2004 FIBA COCABA Championship|2004]]
|align="left"|{{flag|El Salvador}}<br>([[San Salvador]])
|'''{{bk-big|Panama}}'''
|'''89–61'''
|{{bk-big|Guatemala}}
|{{bk-big|El Salvador}}
|'''95–74'''
|{{bk-big|Honduras|1949}}
|-
|[[2006 FIBA COCABA Championship|2006]]
|align="left"|{{flag|Mexico}}<br>(?)
|'''{{bk-big|Mexico}}'''
|'''Series<br>4–1'''
|{{bk-big|Costa Rica}}
|{{bk-big|Belize|1981}}
|'''98–92'''
|{{bk-big|El Salvador}}
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|[[2007 FIBA COCABA Championship|2007]]
|align="left"|{{flag|El Salvador}}<br>([[San Salvador]])
|'''{{bk-big|Mexico}}'''
|Round robin
|{{bk-big|Costa Rica}}
|{{bk-big|El Salvador}}
|Round robin
|{{bk-big|Guatemala}}
|-
|[[2009 FIBA COCABA Championship|2009]]
|align="left"|{{flag|Mexico}}<br>([[Quintana Roo]])
|'''{{bk-big|Mexico}}'''
|'''106–103'''
|{{bk-big|Belize|1981}}
|{{bk-big|Panama}}
|'''86–69'''
|{{bk-big|Costa Rica}}
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|[[2011 FIBA COCABA Championship|2011]]
|align="left"|{{flag|Mexico}}<br>([[Xalapa]])
|colspan=6 rowspan=1 align=center|Not held tournament
|-
|[[2015_FIBA_Americas_Championship_qualification#2013_FIBA_COCABA_Championship|2013]]
|align="left"|{{flag|El Salvador}}<br>([[San Salvador]])
|'''{{bk-big|Mexico}}'''
|Round robin
|{{bk-big|El Salvador}}
|{{bk-big|Costa Rica}}
|Round robin
|{{bk-big|Honduras|1949}}
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|[[2015 FIBA COCABA Championship|2015]]
|align="left"|{{flag|Costa Rica}}<br>([[San José, Costa Rica|San Jose]])
|'''{{bk-big|Panama}}'''
|'''74–46'''
|{{bk-big|Costa Rica}}
|{{bk-big|Nicaragua}}
|'''75–71'''
|{{bk-big|Mexico}}
|}

===Performance by team===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = bk
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_MEX = 4 | silver_MEX = 0 | bronze_MEX = 0
 | gold_PAN = 3 | silver_PAN = 0 | bronze_PAN = 1
 | gold_CRC = 0 | silver_CRC = 3 | bronze_CRC = 2
 | gold_ESA = 0 | silver_ESA = 1 | bronze_ESA = 2
 | gold_BIZ = 0 | silver_BIZ = 1 | bronze_BIZ = 1
 | gold_HON = 0 | silver_HON = 1 | bronze_HON = 0
 | gold_GUA = 0 | silver_GUA = 1 | bronze_GUA = 0
 | gold_NIC = 0 | silver_NIC = 0 | bronze_NIC = 1
}}

===Participation details===
{| border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"
|- bgcolor=
|'''Team''' 
|| '''{{flagicon|Costa Rica}}<br />[[FIBA COCABA Championship 1999|1999]]''' 
|| '''{{flagicon|El Salvador}}<br />[[FIBA COCABA Championship 2004|2004]]''' 
|| '''{{flagicon|Mexico}}<br />[[FIBA COCABA Championship 2006|2006]]''' 
|| '''{{flagicon|El Salvador}}<br />[[FIBA COCABA Championship 2007|2007]]''' 
|| '''{{flagicon|Mexico}}<br />[[FIBA COCABA Championship 2009|2009]]'''
|| '''{{flagicon|El Salvador}}<br />[[FIBA COCABA Championship 2013|2013]]'''  
|| '''{{flagicon|Costa Rica}}<br />[[FIBA COCABA Championship 2015|2015]]'''
|| '''Total'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|{{bk|Belize}} || – || 7th || bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd || – || bgcolor=silver| 2nd || – || – || '''3'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|{{bk|Costa Rica}} || bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd || 5th || bgcolor=silver| 2nd || bgcolor=silver| 2nd || 4th || bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd || bgcolor=silver| 2nd || '''7'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|{{bk|El Salvador}} || – || bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd || 4th || bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd || 8th ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd || 6th || '''6'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|{{bk|Guatemala}} || 5th || bgcolor=silver| 2nd || 7th || 4th || 5th || – || 7th || '''6'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|{{bk|Honduras}} || bgcolor=silver| 2nd || 4th || 6th || 5th || 7th || 4th || 5th || '''7'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|{{bk|Mexico}} || – || – || bgcolor=gold| 1st || bgcolor=gold| 1st || bgcolor=gold| 1st || bgcolor=gold| 1st || 4th || '''5'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|{{bk|Nicaragua}} || 4th || 6th || 5th || 6th || 6th || – || bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd || '''6'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|{{bk|Panama}} || bgcolor=gold| 1st || bgcolor=gold| 1st || – || – || bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd || – || bgcolor=gold| 1st || '''4'''
|}

==Women's tournament==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%"
|+Summaries
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=13%|Host (Final phase/game)
!colspan=3|Gold medal game
!colspan=3|Bronze medal game
|-
!width=15%|Gold
!width=6.5%|Score
!width=15%|Silver
!width=15%|Bronze
!width=6.5%|Score
!width=15%|Fourth place
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|[[2004 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women|2004]]
|align="left"|{{flag|Guatemala}}<br>([[Guatemala City]])
|'''{{bkw-big|Guatemala}}'''
|Round Robin
|{{bkw-big|Costa Rica}}
|{{bkw-big|Mexico}}
|Round Robin
|{{bkw-big|Nicaragua}}
|-
|[[2006 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women|2006]]
|align="left"|{{flag|El Salvador}}<br>([[San Salvador]])
|colspan=6 rowspan=1 align=center|Not held tournament
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|[[2007 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women|2007]]
|align="left"|{{flag|El Salvador}}<br>([[San Salvador]])
|'''{{bkw-big|Guatemala}}'''
|'''70–59'''
|{{bkw-big|Costa Rica}}
|{{bkw-big|El Salvador}}
|?
|{{bkw-big|Honduras|1949}}
|-
|[[2009 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women|2009]]
|align="left"|{{flag|Guatemala}}<br>([[Cobán]])
|'''{{bkw-big|Mexico}}'''
|Round Robin
|{{bkw-big|Guatemala}}
|{{bkw-big|Honduras|1949}}
|Round Robin
|{{bkw-big|El Salvador}}
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|[[2011 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women|2011]]
|align="left"|{{flag|El Salvador}}<br>([[San Salvador]])
|colspan=6 rowspan=1 align=center|Not held women's tournament
|-
|[[2013 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women|2013]]
|align="left"|{{flag|El Salvador}}<br>([[San Salvador]])
|'''{{bkw-big|Mexico}}'''
|Round Robin
|{{bkw-big|El Salvador}}
|{{bkw-big|Costa Rica}}
|Round Robin
|{{bkw-big|Honduras|1949}}
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|[[2015 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women|2015]]
|align="left"|{{flag|Costa Rica}}<br>([[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]])
|'''{{bkw-big|Mexico}}'''
|'''57–49'''
|{{bkw-big|Guatemala}}
|{{bkw-big|El Salvador}}
|'''57–39'''
|{{bkw-big|Costa Rica}}
|- 
|[[2022 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women|2022]]
|align="left"|{{flag|Mexico}}<br>([[Chihuahua City|Chihuahua]])
|'''{{bkw-big|Mexico}}'''
|Round Robin
|{{bkw-big|El Salvador}}
|{{bkw-big|Guatemala}}
|Round Robin
|{{bkw-big|Costa Rica}}
|- 
|[[2023 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women|2023]]
|align="left"|{{flag|El Salvador}}<br>([[San Salvador]])
|'''{{bkw-big|El Salvador}}'''
|Round Robin
|{{bkw-big|Guatemala}}
|{{bkw-big|Costa Rica}}
|Round Robin
|{{bkw-big|Panama}}
|- 
|[[2025 FIBA COCABA Championship for Women|2025]]
|align="left"|{{flag|Nicaragua}}<br>([[Managua]])
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==References==

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==Additional Sources==

*{{cite web|url=https://www.kremtvbz.com/2018/07/23/belize-win-silver-medal-in-fiba-americup-cocaba-championship/|title=Belize Win Silver Medal In FIBA AmeriCup COCABA Championship|date=23 July 2018|publisher=Krem Television|access-date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829000220/https://www.kremtvbz.com/2018/07/23/belize-win-silver-medal-in-fiba-americup-cocaba-championship/|archive-date=29 August 2018|url-status=dead}}

==External links==
* [https://www.fiba.basketball/cocabawomen/2023 2023 FIBA COCABA Women's Championship]
* [https://www.fiba.basketball/cocabawomen/2022 2022 FIBA COCABA Women's Championship]
* [http://www.interbasket.net/news/2912/2009/07/21/2009-cocaba-championships/ COCABA Interbasket] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090820094152/http://www.interbasket.net/news/2912/2009/07/21/2009-cocaba-championships/ Archived])
* [http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1.asp?xtab=1&t=ZXSEXGVNUC 2013 Tournament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223022932/http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1.asp?xtab=1&t=ZXSEXGVNUC |date=2014-12-23 }} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160403005917/http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/torneos1.asp?t=ZXSEXGVNUC&xtab=1 Archived])
* [http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1.asp?t=MIUYOLWTIU 2009 Tournament] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165713/http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1.asp?t=MIUYOLWTIU Archived], In Spanish)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080904165311/http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1_us.asp?t=GNSSTHUMQL 2007 Tournament]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080903104020/http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1_us.asp?t=UPLIDIGNIZ 2006 Tournament]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080903103940/http://www.fibaamericas.com/torneos1_us.asp?t=FKRTMKPQPG 2004 Tournament]
* [https://www.latinbasket.com/COCABA-Championships/basketball_1999.aspx 1999 Tournament]

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