FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
SportBasketball
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
FounderFIBA
First season1979
No. of teams16
ContinentFIBA (International)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Spain
(2nd title)
Most titles United States
(8 titles)
Related
competitions
FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was held every four years. Since 2007, it has been held biennially.[1] The current champions are Spain, who defeated France in 2023 in Hungary. The next edition will take place in 2025 in Switzerland.

Summaries

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Year Hosts Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1979 Brazil
Salvador1

United States
Round-robin group
Brazil

Argentina
Round-robin group
Yugoslavia
1983 Spain
Palma de Mallorca

United States
82–78
Soviet Union

Brazil
71–66
Spain
1987 Italy
Bormio

Yugoslavia
86–76
United States

Italy
77–66
West Germany
1991 Canada
Edmonton

United States
90–85
Italy

Argentina
74–71
Yugoslavia
1995 Greece
Athens

Greece
91–73
Australia

Spain
77–64
Croatia
1999 Portugal
Lisbon

Spain
94–87
United States

Croatia
66–59
Argentina
2003 Greece
Thessaloniki

Australia
126–92
Lithuania

Greece
73–64
Croatia
2007 Serbia
Novi Sad

Serbia
74–69
United States

France
75–67
Brazil
2009 New Zealand
Auckland

United States
88–80
Greece

Croatia
87–81
Australia
2011 Latvia
Riga

Lithuania
85–67
Serbia

Russia
77–72
Argentina
2013 Czech Republic
Prague

United States
82–68
Serbia

Lithuania
106–100
Australia
2015 Greece
Heraklion

United States
79–71OT
Croatia

Turkey
80–71
Greece
2017 Egypt
Cairo

Canada
79–60
Italy

United States
96–72
Spain
2019 Greece
Heraklion

United States
93–79
Mali

France
73–68
Lithuania
2021 Latvia
Daugavpils / Riga

United States
83–81
France

Canada
101–92
Serbia
2023 Hungary
Debrecen

Spain
73–69OT
France

Turkey
84–70
United States
2025 Switzerland
Lausanne
2027 Czech Republic
Czech Republic

^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States83112
2 Spain2013
3 Serbia1203
4 Greece1113
 Lithuania1113
6 Australia1102
7 Canada1012
8 Yugoslavia1001
9 France0224
10 Italy0213
11 Croatia0123
12 Brazil0112
13 Mali0101
 Soviet Union0101
15 Argentina0022
 Turkey0022
17 Russia0011
Totals (17 entries)16161648

Participation details

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Team Brazil
1979
Spain
1983
Italy
1987
Canada
1991
Greece
1995
Portugal
1999
Greece
2003
Serbia
2007
New Zealand
2009
Latvia
2011
Czech Republic
2013
Greece
2015
Egypt
2017
Greece
2019
Latvia
2021
Hungary
2023
Switzerland
2025
Czech Republic
2027
Total
 Angola 13th 13th 14th 13th 14th 13th 6
 Argentina 3rd 7th 3rd 6th 4th 10th 6th 5th 4th 12th 10th 8th 11th 8th 5th Q 16
 Australia 9th 10th 5th 11th 2nd 5th 1st 5th 4th 6th 4th 7th 9th 10th Q 15
 Brazil 2nd 3rd 10th 7th 8th 4th 9th 10th 11th 9
 Cameroon Q 1
 Canada 7th 14th 6th 8th 10th 7th 11th 6th 5th 1st 8th 3rd 7th Q 14
 China 11th 9th 10th 9th 15th 14th 12th 13th 7th 15th 16th 10th Q 13
 Chinese Taipei 11th 14th 2
 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 8th 2nd 6
 Czech Republic Part of Czechoslovakia 14th Q 2
 Dominican Republic 9th 13th Q 3
 Egypt 12th 13th 11th 12th 11th 12th 13th 7
 France 8th 3rd 8th 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd Q 8
 Germany 5th 4th 5th Q 4
 Greece 1st 7th 3rd 2nd 4th 10th 6
 Hungary 16th 1
 Iran 16th 15th 11th 14th 15th 12th 6
 Israel Q 1
 Italy 6th 6th 3rd 2nd 13th 6th 2nd 7
 Ivory Coast 15th 1
 Japan 16th 14th 10th 16th 8th 5
 Jordan 16th Q 2
 Kazakhstan Part of Soviet Union 12th 1
 Latvia Part of Soviet Union 9th 10th 12th 11th 4
 Lebanon 14th 15th 2
 Lithuania Part of Soviet Union 5th 2nd 9th 9th 1st 3rd 6th 4th 6th 9
 Madagascar 14th 1
 Malaysia 15th 1
 Mali 15th 16th 2nd 13th Q 5
 New Zealand 13th 11th 13th Q 4
 Nigeria 12th 15th 11th 11th 11th 13th 6
 Panama 11th 1
 Philippines 10th 14th 2
 Poland 7th 1
 Portugal 16th 1
 Puerto Rico 8th 10th 6th 16th 6th 9th 6th 14th 8
 Qatar 10th 1
 Romania 5th 1
 Russia Part of Soviet Union 6th 3rd 9th 5th 4
 Senegal 16th 15th 7th 3
 Serbia Part of Yugoslavia 1st 2nd 2nd 9th 7th 4th 6th Q 8
 Slovenia Part of Yugoslavia 7th 9th Q 3
 South Korea 15th 12th 11th 15th 13th 12th 14th 15th 12th 9
 Soviet Union 5th 2nd 7th 9th defunct 4
 Spain 4th 6th 3rd 1st 8th 10th 5th 8th 4th 5th 1st 11
  Switzerland Q 1
 Syria 12th 16th 2
 Tunisia 16th 16th 2
 Turkey 8th 7th 3rd 9th 3rd 5
 United States 1st 1st 2nd 1st 7th 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 5th 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 4th Q 17
 Uruguay 8th 12th 14th 3
 Venezuela 12th 12th 9th 3
 Yugoslavia 4th 8th 1st 4th defunct 4
Total (97) 12 14 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Debut of national teams

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Year Debutants
1979  Argentina,  Australia,  Brazil,  Canada,  Egypt,  Italy,  Panama,  Philippines,  Soviet Union,  United States,  Uruguay,  Yugoslavia
1983  Angola,  China,  Dominican Republic,  Germany,  Spain
1987  Chinese Taipei,  Nigeria,  Puerto Rico
1991  Japan,  Romania,  Syria
1995  Croatia,  France,  Jordan,  Lithuania,  South Korea,  Venezuela
1999  Latvia,  Portugal,  Qatar,  Russia
2003  Iran,  Malaysia,  Slovenia,  Turkey
2007  Lebanon,  Mali,  Serbia
2009  Kazakhstan,  New Zealand
2011  Poland,  Tunisia
2013  Czech Republic,  Ivory Coast,  Senegal
2015 None
2017 None
2019 None
2021 None
2023  Hungary,  Madagascar
2025  Cameroon,  Israel,   Switzerland
2027 TBD

Tournament awards

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Most recent award winners (2023)

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Award Winner Position Team
Most Valuable Player Izan Almansa PF  Spain
All-Tournament Team Mark Armstrong PG  United States
Jordi Rodríguez SF  Spain
Berke Büyüktuncel SF  Turkey
Zacharie Perrin PF  France
Izan Almansa PF  Spain

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Worthy, Perkins carry USA to first U19 World title". FIBA. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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