2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup Last updated September 13, 2025 Men's under-16 basketball tournament in Mongolia
International basketball competition
The 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup , the continental basketball championship for under-16 men's national teams from the FIBA Asia zone. The tournament was 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 served as a qualifier for the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey, where the top four teams qualified.
Australia successfully defended their title from the previous championship after defeating China in the final, 85–58.
On 5 September 2025, after winning their respective quarterfinal matches, Australia , New Zealand , China , and Japan clinched the four spots allocated and will represent FIBA Asia at the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup . [ 2]
Qualification Allocation of berths According to FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA U16 Asia Cup was set at 16. The hosts and the defending champions qualified automatically. All FIBA Asia subzones got two berths each, except for the Central and South Asian subzones, which got one berth each. FIBA Oceania also got one berth. The last three berths were allocated to Asian subzones based on their teams' results in the 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship .
Allocation of berths Subzone Automatic qualifiers Default berths Additional berths as top 3 Asian teams from last championship Total Hosts Defending champions Central Asia 0 0 1 0 1 East Asia 1 0 2 2 5 Gulf 0 0 2 0 2 South Asia 0 0 1 0 1 Southeast Asia 0 0 2 1 3 West Asia 0 0 2 0 2 FIBA Oceania 0 1 1 — 2 Total 1 1 11 3 16
Qualified teams The following is the list of the qualified teams. FIBA Boys' World Rankings as of 2 December 2024 are in parentheses. [ 3]
Central Asia (1) East Asia (5) Gulf (2)
Preliminary round The draw of the preliminary round was held on 30 July 2025 at the FIBA Asia Regional Office in Beirut, Lebanon. [ 4]
In the preliminary round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. The winners of each group advanced directly to the quarterfinals; the second and third teams played the playoff match, the winner of which also advanced to the quarterfinals.
All times are local (Mongolian Standard Time ; UTC+08:00 ).
Group A Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN), An Young San (KOR), Ganbayar Gantumur (MGL)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP)
Group B Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR), Aryan Jamshidi (IRI), Vladislav Yaroshenko (KAZ)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Song Houlu CHN), Yusuke Ichikawa (JPN)
Group C Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Travis Stewart (AUS), Lin Yuan Dian (TPE), Sadiq Almeshkhas (BRN)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Rendra Lesmana (INA), Ralph Lauren Moreto (PHI)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Michael Graham (NZL), Ralph Lauren Moreto (PHI)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Aaron Rey Cañete (PHI), Sadiq Almeshkhas (BHR)
Group D Source:
FIBA Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Rakesh Ramaligaiah (IND), Aaron Rey Cañete (PHI)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Michael Graham (NZL), Chan Ho Ming (HKG)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Muongee Preeda (THA), Lin Yuan Dian (TPE), Stewart Travis (AUS)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Jontapa Nattapong (THA), Lesmana Rendra (INA), Chan Ho Ming (HKG)
Final round Bracket Classification 5th–8th Qualification to Quarterfinals
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Jontapa Nattapong (THA), Yaroshenko Vladislav (KAZ), Gantumur Ganbayar (MGL)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Muongmee Preeda (THA), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Ramalingaiah Rakesh (IND)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Canete Aron Ray (PHI), Chan Ho Ming (HKG)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Alhejaili Abdullah (KSA), Lesmana Rendra (INA), Goh Jeremy (SGP)
Quarterfinals
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Ganbayar Gantumur (MGL)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Vladislav Yaroshenko (KAZ), Jeremy Goh (SGP)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Rendra Lesmana (INA), Ralph Lauren Moreto (PHI)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Abdullah Alhejaili (KSA), Aaron Rey Cañete (PHI)
M Bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Leong Chuen Wing Leong (SGP), Song Houlu (CHN), Travis Stewart (AUS)
M Bank Arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Michael Graham (NZL), Yusuke Ichikawa (JPN)
Seventh place game
M Bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Lee Kyounghwan (KOR), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Michael Graham (NZL)
Fifth place game
M Bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN), Sadiq Almeshkhas (BRN)
Championship semifinals
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Lee Kyounghwan (KOR), Vladislav Yaroshenko (KAZ)
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Aryan Jamshidi (IRI), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Abdullah Alhejaili (KSA)
Third place game
M bank arena,
Ulaanbaatar Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Rakesh Ramalingaiah(IND), Aaron Rey Cañete (PHI)
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