FIBA Under-19 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.

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

Summaries

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YearHostsFinalThird place match
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1979
Salvador1

United States
Round-robin group
Brazil

Argentina
Round-robin group
Yugoslavia
1983
Palma de Mallorca

United States
82–78
Soviet Union

Brazil
71–66
Spain
1987
Bormio

Yugoslavia
86–76
United States

Italy
77–66
West Germany
1991
Edmonton

United States
90–85
Italy

Argentina
74–71
Yugoslavia
1995
Athens

Greece
91–73
Australia

Spain
77–64
Croatia
1999
Lisbon

Spain
94–87
United States

Croatia
66–59
Argentina
2003
Thessaloniki

Australia
126–92
Lithuania

Greece
73–64
Croatia
2007
Novi Sad

Serbia
74–69
United States

France
75–67
Brazil
2009
Auckland

United States
88–80
Greece

Croatia
87–81
Australia
2011
Riga

Lithuania
85–67
Serbia

Russia
77–72
Argentina
2013
Prague

United States
82–68
Serbia

Lithuania
106–100
Australia
2015
Heraklion

United States
79–71OT
Croatia

Turkey
80–71
Greece
2017
Cairo

Canada
79–60
Italy

United States
96–72
Spain
2019
Heraklion

United States
93–79
Mali

France
73–68
Lithuania
2021
Daugavpils / Riga

United States
83–81
France

Canada
101–92
Serbia
2023
Debrecen

Spain
73–69OT
France

Turkey
84–70
United States
2025
Lausanne
2027
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
1979

1983

1987

1991

1995

1999

2003

2007

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

2023

2025

2027
Total
 Angola13th13th14th13th14th13th6
 Argentina3rd7th3rd6th4th10th6th5th4th12th10th8th11th8th5thQ16
 Australia9th10th5th11th2nd5th1st5th4th6th4th7th9th10th14
 Brazil2nd3rd10th7th8th4th9th10th11th9
 Canada7th14th6th8th10th7th11th6th5th1st8th3rd7thQ14
 China11th9th10th9th15th14th12th13th7th15th16th10th12
 Chinese Taipei11th14th2
 CroatiaPart of Yugoslavia4th3rd4th3rd8th2nd6
 Czech RepublicPart of Czechoslovakia14thQ2
 Dominican Republic9th13thQ3
 Egypt12th13th11th12th11th12th13th7
 France8th3rd8th7th3rd2nd2nd7
 Germany5th4th5th3
 Greece1st7th3rd2nd4th10th6
 Hungary16th1
 Iran16th15th11th14th15th12th6
 Italy6th6th3rd2nd13th6th2nd7
 Ivory Coast15th1
 Japan16th14th10th16th8th5
 Jordan16th1
 KazakhstanPart of Soviet Union12th1
 LatviaPart of Soviet Union9th10th12th11th4
 Lebanon14th15th2
 LithuaniaPart of Soviet Union5th2nd9th9th1st3rd6th4th6th9
 Madagascar14th1
 Malaysia15th1
 Mali15th16th2nd13th4
 New Zealand13th11th13th3
 Nigeria12th15th11th11th11th13th6
 Panama11th1
 Philippines10th14th2
 Poland7th1
 Portugal16th1
 Puerto Rico8th10th6th16th6th9th6th14th8
 Qatar10th1
 Romania5th1
 RussiaPart of Soviet Union6th3rd9th5th4
 Senegal16th15th7th3
 SerbiaPart of Yugoslavia1st2nd2nd9th7th4th6th7
 SloveniaPart of Yugoslavia7th9th2
 South Korea15th12th11th15th13th12th14th15th12th9
 Soviet Union5th2nd7th9thdefunct4
 Spain4th6th3rd1st8th10th5th8th4th5th1st11
  SwitzerlandQ1
 Syria12th16th2
 Tunisia16th16th2
 Turkey8th7th3rd9th3rd5
 United States1st1st2nd1st7th2nd5th2nd1st5th1st1st3rd1st 1st4thQ17
 Uruguay8th12th14th3
 Venezuela12th12th9th3
 Yugoslavia4th8th1st4thdefunct4
Total (97)121412161616161616161616161616161616

Debut of national teams

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YearDebutants
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
2015None
2017None
2019None
2021None
2023  Hungary,  Madagascar
2025   Switzerland
2027TBD

Tournament awards

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Most recent award winners (2023)

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AwardWinnerPositionTeam
Most Valuable PlayerIzan AlmansaPF  Spain
All-Tournament TeamMark ArmstrongPG  United States
Jordi RodríguezSF  Spain
Berke BüyüktuncelSF  Turkey
Zacharie PerrinPF  France
Izan AlmansaPF  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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