2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup

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2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup
8th FIBA Under-16 Asian Basketball Championship
2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
City Ulaanbaatar
Dates31 August – 7 September
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2023
2027

The 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup is the eighth edition of the FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup, the continental basketball championship for U16 men's national teams from the FIBA Asia zone. The tournament is being played at the M bank arena and the Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 31 August to 7 September 2025. [1] It also serves as a qualifier for the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey, where the top four teams qualify.

Contents

Australia are the defending champions.

Qualification

Each of FIBA Asia's six subzones gets one berth or two each, and FIBA Oceania gets 2 berths. The remaining 4 berths include one host nation and three for the subzones contributed by the top 3 Asian nations of the previous championship.

Allocation of berths
SubzoneAutomatic QualifierBerths as top 3 Asian teams from last championshipHostTotal
Central Asia1001
East Asia2215
Gulf2002
South Asia1001
Southeast Asia2103
West Asia2002
FIBA Oceania 22
Total123116

The host nation and the defending champion are qualified automatically and take one berth from their own subzones, but the host also makes one extra berth for his subzone.

Participating teams

The following are the list of teams that entered the tournament.

Includes current ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).

Preliminary round

The draw of the preliminary round was held on 30 July 2025 at the FIBA Asia Regional Office in Beirut, Lebanon. [2]

In the preliminary round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. The winners of each group will advance directly to the quarterfinals; the second and third teams will play the playoff match, the winner of which will also advance to the quarterfinals.

All times are local (Mongolian Standard Time; UTC+8).

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 330345150+1956 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 321228289615 Playoffs
3Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 312224216+84
4Flag of India.svg  India 3031953371423
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
31 August 2025
11:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg14147Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Scoring by quarter:41−11, 33−14, 35−13, 32−9
Pts: Paul 20
Rebs: Byrne 10
Asts: Paul 12
Pts: Meshaei 13
Rebs: Onoduenyi 7
Asts: AlHaddad 4
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Song Houlu (CHN), Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN), An Young Sun (KOR)
31 August 2025
14:00
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg9573Flag of India.svg  India
Scoring by quarter:24−20, 16−14, 21−19, 34−20
Pts: Sawma 34
Rebs: Nahle 13
Asts: El Herera 7
Pts: Rathee 19
Rebs: Tomer 12
Asts: Suneriya, Khan 4
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Lee Kyounghwan (KOR), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Yusuke Ichikawa (JPN)

1 September 2025
11:30
India  Flag of India.svg42131Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 11−34, 11−30, 10−32, 10−35
Pts: Tomer 11
Rebs: Tomer 8
Asts: Rathee 4
Pts: Jorgenson 22
Rebs: Machar 9
Asts: Paul 8
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN), An Young San (KOR), Ganbayar Gantumur (MGL)
1 September 2025
14:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg7068Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter:22−18, 9−15, 15−21, 24−14
Pts: Onoduenyi 23
Rebs: Onoduenyi 23
Asts: Mohamed 4
Pts: El Herera 17
Rebs: Abboud 18
Asts: El Herera 4
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP)

2 September 2025
11:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7361Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter:24−16, 17−18, 14−11, 18−16
Pts: Jorgenson 20
Rebs: Paul 7
Asts: Watene 4
Pts: Sawma 22
Rebs: Abboud 9
Asts:4 players 2
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Yaroshenko Vladislav (KAZ), Ichikawa Yusuke (JPN)
2 September 2025
14:00
India  Flag of India.svg80111Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Scoring by quarter: 27-30, 12-23, 21-25, 20-33
Pts: Arman 23
Rebs: Tomer 13
Asts: Rathee 8
Pts: Abdulkadir 31
Rebs: Abdulkadir 21
Asts: Ghuloom 7
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Lee Kyounghwan (KOR), Hosoda Tomohiro (JPN), Song Houlu (CHN)

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330282190+926 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 321295285+105 Playoffs
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 312201251504
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 303216268523
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
31 August 2025
16:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg9654Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Scoring by quarter:23−11, 31−20, 23−9, 19−14
Pts: Duncan 15
Rebs: Duncan 14
Asts: Hakaraia, Cate 6
Pts: Naranatha 18
Rebs: Sebastian 6
Asts: Christiano 6
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Aryan Jamshidi (IRI), Jeremy Goh (SGP), Ganbayar Gantumur (MGL)
31 August 2025
19:00
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg82106Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 21−28, 21−29, 20−30, 20−19
Pts: Cariño 23
Rebs: Orca 13
Asts: Cabanero 6
Pts: Wang I. 24
Rebs: Pan 6
Asts: Chou 5
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Abdullah Alhejaili (KSA), Vladislav Yaroshenko (KAZ)

1 September 2025
16:30
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg82101Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 20−22, 21−37, 23−21, 18−21
Pts: Wang I., Sing 16
Rebs: Chang, Chou 5
Asts: Chou 4
Pts: Sula 22
Rebs: Sula 7
Asts: Sula 5
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR), Aryan Jamshidi (IRI), Vladislav Yaroshenko (KAZ)
1 September 2025
19:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg6065Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Scoring by quarter:20−17, 10−19, 18−15, 12−14
Pts: Christiano 13
Rebs: Sebastian 11
Asts:6 players 1
Pts: Tan-chi 12
Rebs: Orca 13
Asts: J. Pascual 5
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Song Houlu CHN), Yusuke Ichikawa (JPN)

2 September 2025
16:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg8554Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Scoring by quarter:17−7, 25−19, 24−18, 19−10
Pts: Keogh 17
Rebs: Wilson 14
Asts: Keogh 7
Pts: Hallare 13
Rebs: Cariño 8
Asts: Tan-chi 4
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Aryan Jamshidi (IRI), An Young Sun (KOR), Ganbayar Gantumar (MGL)
2 September 2025
19:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg107102Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Scoring by quarter:26−23, 34−32, 16−21, 31−26
Pts: Wang I. 21
Rebs:3 players 7
Asts: Chou, Hsiao 4
Pts: Hernusi 22
Rebs: Sebastian 12
Asts:3 players 4
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Jeremy Goh (SGP)

Group C

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330300170+1306 Quarterfinals
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 321289226+635 Playoffs
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 312193280874
4Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (H)3031612671063
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
31 August 2025
16:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg12370Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter:41−16, 29−17, 32−21, 21−16
Pts: Lee S.H. 19
Rebs:4 players 6
Asts: Park T. 10
Pts: Tai 22
Rebs: Chen 6
Asts: Lim, San 3
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Travis Stewart (AUS), Lin Yuan Dian (TPE), Sadiq Almeshkhas (BRN)
31 August 2025
19:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg10345Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Scoring by quarter:27−13, 32−8, 25−20, 19−4
Pts: Zhang Y. 27
Rebs: Zhang C., Zhao 8
Asts: Yao, Zhou 6
Pts: Batnyam 15
Rebs: Damdin 8
Asts: Gantur, Orgil 2
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Rendra Lesmana (INA), Ralph Lauren Moreto (PHI)

1 September 2025
16:30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg44100Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by quarter: 10−25, 12−25, 8−24, 14−26
Pts: Sham, Tai 8
Rebs: Lim, Chen 6
Asts:3 players 2
Pts: Lyu 18
Rebs: Zhang Z. 11
Asts: Chen 9
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Rendra Lesmana (INA), Sadiq Almeshkhas (BRN)
1 September 2025
19:00
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg5985Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 13−22, 18−21, 16−24, 12−18
Pts: Damdin 16
Rebs: Damdin 14
Asts: Orgil 3
Pts: Park B. 25
Rebs: Park B. 9
Asts:3 players 4
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Michael Graham (NZL), Ralph Lauren Moreto (PHI)

2 September 2025
16:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg9781Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 22−25, 22−20, 27−12, 26−24
Pts: Zhang C. 25
Rebs: Zhang Z. 20
Asts: Zhang Y. 11
Pts: Park T. 27
Rebs: Lee S.H. 7
Asts: Park T. 9
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Michael Graham (NZL), Ralph Lauren Moreto (PHI)
2 September 2025
19:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg7957Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Scoring by quarter:16−12, 22−16, 27−9, 14−20
Pts: Tan 23
Rebs: Kingsley Daniel 10
Asts: San 5
Pts: Damdin 18
Rebs: Damdin 8
Asts: Gantur, Khangarid 3
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Aaron Rey Cañete (PHI), Sadiq Almeshkhas (BHR)

Group D

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330271176+956 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 321244170+745 Playoffs
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3121452461014
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 303150218683
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
31 August 2025
11:30
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg8743Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by quarter:22−15, 25−10, 21−8, 19−10
Pts: Rashidi 23
Rebs: Taghizadeh 12
Asts: Raeisi 6
Pts: Peake 7
Rebs: Al Qattan 6
Asts: Aldubaisi 4
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Rakesh Ramaligaiah (IND), Aaron Rey Cañete (PHI)
31 August 2025
14:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg10751Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter:31−11, 35−16, 23−9, 18−15
Pts: Hawkins 23
Rebs: Shiratani 9
Asts: Miyazato, Takahashi 7
Pts: Atakhanov 11
Rebs: Denissov 6
Asts: Moskalevich 3
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Michael Graham (NZL), Chan Ho Ming (HKG)

1 September 2025
11:30
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg5878Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 17−18, 8−29, 16−17, 17−14
Pts: Alzayer, Al Qattan 11
Rebs: Alshinkite, Alzayer 6
Asts: Aldubaisi 3
Pts: Koshi 18
Rebs: Shiratani 7
Asts: Blake 4
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Lin Yuan Dian (TPE), Chan Ho Ming (HKG)
1 September 2025
14:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg4190Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 16−27, 8−26, 9−21, 8−16
Pts: Shmik 9
Rebs: Tlembay 11
Asts:4 players 2
Pts: Azari 18
Rebs: Pakgohar 9
Asts: Behnia 6
Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Rakesh Ramaligaiah (IND), Aaron Rey Cañete (PHI), Travis Stewart (AUS)

2 September 2025
11:30
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg6786Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 18-18, 16-20, 15-26
Pts: Rashidi 22
Rebs: Taghizadeh, MorovatHalabi 7
Asts: Rashidi, Behnia 4
Pts: Shiratani 24
Rebs: Shiratani 16
Asts: Miyazato 7
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Muongee Preeda (THA), Lin Yuan Dian (TPE), Stewart Travis (AUS)
2 September 2025
14:00
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg5349Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by quarter:17-10, 9-10, 12-22, 15-7
Pts: Tlembay 23
Rebs: Tlembay, Bissengaliyev 13
Asts: Atakhanov 3
Pts: Baltaji 11
Rebs: Alshinkite 17
Asts: Aldubaisi 4
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Jontapa Nattapong (THA), Lesmana Rendra (INA), Chan Ho Ming (HKG)

Final round

Bracket

 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
5 September
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia -
 
4 September
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea -
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 96
 
6 September
 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 48
 
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--
 
 
5 September
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan -
 
4 September
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei -
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 97
 
7 September
 
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 90
 
--
 
 
--
 
 
5 September
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand -
 
4 September
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran -
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 102
 
6 September
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 62
 
--
 
 
-- Third place
 
 
5 September7 September
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China ---
 
4 September
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain - --
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 79
 
 
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 66
 
Classification 5th–8th
 
Classification semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
6 September
 
 
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7 September
 
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--
 
6 September
 
--
 
--
 
 
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Seventh place game
 
 
7 September
 
 
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Qualification to Quarterfinals

4 September 2025
11:30
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg7966Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Scoring by quarter:22−21, 20−16, 20−13, 17−16
Pts: Abdulla 22
Rebs: Habib, Abdulkadir 12
Asts: Habib, Mohamed 5
Pts: J. Pascual 10
Rebs: Cabanero 8
Asts: G. Pascual 8
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Jontapa Nattapong (THA), Yaroshenko Vladislav (KAZ), Gantumur Ganbayar (MGL)

4 September 2025
14:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg9790Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter:29−21, 24−26, 25−23, 19−20
Pts: Wang I. 19
Rebs: Wang J., Chang 7
Asts: Chou 7
Pts: Sawma 38
Rebs: Abboud 11
Asts:4 players 2
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar
Referees: Muongmee Preeda (THA), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Ramalingaiah Rakesh (IND)

4 September 2025
16:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg9648Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter:33−15, 24−15, 21−13, 18−5
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar

4 September 2025
19:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg10262Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter:24−12, 25−18, 32−22, 21−10
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar

Quarterfinals

5 September 2025
11:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvs.Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: −, −, −, −
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar

5 September 2025
14:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvs.Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Scoring by quarter: −, −, −, −
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar

5 September 2025
16:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvs.Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Scoring by quarter: −, −, −, −
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar

5 September 2025
19:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvs.Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: −, −, −, −
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svg
Silver medal icon.svg
Bronze medal icon.svg
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0–3
14Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0–3
15Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0–3
16Flag of India.svg  India 0–3
Qualified for the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

References

  1. "2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup official website". www.fiba.basketball.
  2. "Groupings, schedule confirmed for FIBA U16 Asia Cup 2025". www.fiba.basketball. 30 July 2025.