FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup

The FIBA Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup, also known as FIBA Borislav Stanković World Cup and FIBA Mini Basketball World Cup, is an international tournament of basketball for men's national teams.[1] It is held annually by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The tournament is organized in order to help promote the growth of the sport of basketball in the country of China. The first two editions of the tournament, the 2005 Stanković Cup and the 2006 Stanković Cup, were true World Cup competitions, as they included the champions of the various FIBA regional zones.

FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup
SportBasketball
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
First season2005
No. of teams4
CountryFIBA member countries
ContinentFIBA (International)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Croatia (2nd title)
Most titles Slovenia
 Angola
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Croatia (2 titles each)
Related
competitions
William Jones Cup
Official website2018 Stanković Cup
(in Chinese)

History

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The original idea for the FIBA Stanković World Cup came from Dr. Carl Men Ky Ching, the then-President of FIBA Asia. The purpose of the competition was to honor Serbian basketball legend Borislav Stanković, the then-FIBA Secretary General Emeritus, for his significant contributions to the world of basketball. Being the only Chinese President of the 28 International Sports Federations, Dr. Ching selected China as the host country for the competition.

Originally, beginning with the Stanković World Cup's inaugural 2005 edition, the competition provided an opportunity for the senior Chinese men's national basketball team to compete against high level national teams from all around the world, as it featured the continental champions of the various FIBA zone regions. High level national teams continued in the competition for the following 2006 edition and 2007 edition.

However, starting with the 2008 edition of the tournament, some of the national teams began sending youth squad selections to the tournament. While starting with the tournament's 2013 edition, the tournament became a lower level tournament in general, with it often featuring teams composed primarily of youth players.

Summary

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YearHost CityGold MedalSilver MedalBronze Medal
2005
Details

Beijing

Lithuania

Argentina

Australia
2006
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Nanjing/Kunshan

Greece

Germany

France
2007
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Guangzhou
 Macau

Slovenia

China

NBA D-League Ambassadors
2008
Details

Hangzhou

Angola

China

Serbia
2009
Details

Kunshan

Australia

Turkey

China
2010
Details

Liuzhou

Slovenia

Australia

China
2011 (1)
Details

Haining

Angola

Australia

Russia
2011 (2)
Details

Guangzhou

New Zealand

Russia

China
2012
Details

Guangzhou

China

Australia

Tunisia
2013 (1)
Details

Lanzhou

Australia University

Argentina

China Olympic
2013 (2)
Details

Guangzhou

Argentina

China

Nigeria
2014
Details

Luoyang

Russia B

Slovenia

China
2015
Details

Qingyuan

New Zealand

Mexico

Venezuela B
2016
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Beijing

France B

Argentina Youth

Nigeria
2017
Details

Shenzhen

Germany B

Croatia B

China Red
2018
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Shenzhen

Croatia B

Tunisia

China Blue
2019
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Shenzhen

Croatia B

China

Tunisia

Participation details

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Team
2005

2006


2007

2008

2009

2010

2011 (1)

2011 (2)

2012

2013 (1)

2013 (2)

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019
Total
 Angola5th4th1st4th1st4th4th7
 Argentina2nd2nd1st2nd4
 Australia3rd6th1st2nd2nd2nd1st7
 Brazil4th1
 China4th5th2nd2nd3rd3rd4th3rd1st3rd2nd3rd4th4th3rd3rd2nd17
 Croatia2nd1st1st3
 Egypt4th1
 Finland4th1
 France3rd1st2
 Germany2nd5th1st3
 Greece1st1
 Iran4th1
 Latvia4th1
 Lithuania1st1
 Mexico2nd1
 New Zealand5th1st1st3
 Nigeria6th3rd3rd3
 Puerto Rico6th4th4th3
 Russia4th3rd2nd4th1st5
 Serbia3rd1
 Slovenia1st1st2nd3
 Tunisia3rd2nd3rd3
 Turkey2nd1
 United States3rd1
 Venezuela6th3rd2

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