Current season, competition or edition:
2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | FIBA |
| First season | 1979 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | FIBA (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
^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 |
Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 
Serbia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 
Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 
Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 
Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 
Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 
France | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 
Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 
Croatia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 
Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 
Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | 
Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Turkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | 
Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Participation details
| Team |
 1979 |
1983 |
1987 |
1991 |
1995 |
 1999 |
2003 |
2007 |
 2009 |
 2011 |
 2013 |
2015 |
 2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
 2023 |
 2025 |
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 | 15 | ||
|
Australia |
9th | 10th | 5th | 11th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | – | 9th | 10th | – | 14 | ||
|
Brazil |
2nd | 3rd | 10th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 4th | – | 9th | 10th | – | – | – | – | 11th | 9 | ||
|
Canada |
7th | 14th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 10th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 7th | 13 | ||
China |
– | 11th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 15th | 14th | 12th | – | 13th | 7th | 15th | – | 16th | – | 10th | 12 | ||
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 | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
|
Egypt |
12th | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | 11th | 12th | – | 11th | 12th | – | – | 13th | 7 | ||
|
France |
– | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 3rd | 8th | – | – | – | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 7 | ||
Germany |
– | 5th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | 3 | ||
|
Greece |
– | – | – | – | 1st | 7th | 3rd | – | 2nd | – | – | 4th | – | 10th | – | – | 6 | ||
|
Hungary |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | 1 | ||
Iran |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 15th | – | 11th | 14th | 15th | – | 12th | – | 6 | ||
|
Italy |
6th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 2nd | – | – | – | 7 | ||
Ivory Coast |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
Japan |
– | – | – | 16th | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 16th | 8th | 5 | ||
Jordan |
– | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
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 | – | 4 | ||
|
New Zealand |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | 11th | 13th | – | – | 3 | ||
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 | 7 | |||||
Slovenia |
Part of Yugoslavia | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 2 | |||||
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 | 16 | ||
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
| 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 |
Switzerland
|
| 2027 | TBD |
Tournament awards
Most recent award winners (2023)
| 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
- FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
- FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
- FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
References
- ^ "Worthy, Perkins carry USA to first U19 World title". FIBA. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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