1970 South American Basketball Championship for Women

1970 South American Basketball Championship for Women
13th South American Basketball Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host country	Ecuador
Dates	September 22 – October 3
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (6th title)
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The 1970 South American Basketball Championship for Women was the 13th iteration of the tournament, which was hosted in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The winners were Brazil, who won their sixth title to date and fourth consecutive title.^[1]

Tournament[edit]

The tournament was held in a single round robin format among the eight competing teams. Brazil won all seven of their games.^[2] The change in teams from the previous tournament was the return of the Colombian team after missing the previous tournament, as well as the Venezuelan team.^[3]

Results[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	7	7	0	645	376	+269	14
2	Argentina	7	5	2	430	428	+2	12
3	Ecuador	7	4	3	418	363	+55	11
4	Chile	7	4	3	399	388	+11	11
5	Paraguay	7	4	3	458	480	−22	11
6	Peru	7	3	4	420	423	−3	10
7	Colombia	7	1	6	383	496	−113	8
8	Venezuela	7	0	7	371	570	−199	7

Updated to match(es) played on October 3 1970. Source: "archive.fiba.com: 1970 South American Championship for Women". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.