8th FIBA Under-16 Asian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
City | Ulaanbaatar |
Dates | 31 August – 7 September |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Official website | |
www.fiba.basketball | |
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.
Australia are the defending champions.
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.
Subzone | Automatic Qualifier | Berths as top 3 Asian teams from last championship | Host | Total |
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Central Asia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
East Asia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Gulf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
South Asia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Southeast Asia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
West Asia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
FIBA Oceania | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Total | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
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.
The following are the list of teams that entered the tournament.
Includes current ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).
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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).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 345 | 150 | +195 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 289 | −61 | 5 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 216 | +8 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 337 | −142 | 3 |
31 August 2025 11:30 |
Australia ![]() | 141–47 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 95–73 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 42–131 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 70–68 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 73–61 | ![]() |
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 |
2 September 2025 14:00 |
India ![]() | 80–111 | ![]() |
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) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 282 | 190 | +92 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 295 | 285 | +10 | 5 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 251 | −50 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 268 | −52 | 3 |
31 August 2025 16:30 |
New Zealand ![]() | 96–54 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 82–106 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 82–101 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 60–65 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 85–54 | ![]() |
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) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 170 | +130 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 289 | 226 | +63 | 5 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 280 | −87 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 267 | −106 | 3 |
31 August 2025 16:30 |
South Korea ![]() | 123–70 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 103–45 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 44–100 | ![]() |
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 |
1 September 2025 19:00 |
Mongolia ![]() | 59–85 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 97–81 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 79–57 | ![]() |
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) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 176 | +95 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 170 | +74 | 5 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 145 | 246 | −101 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 218 | −68 | 3 |
31 August 2025 11:30 |
Iran ![]() | 87–43 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 107–51 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 58–78 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 41–90 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 67–86 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 53–49 | ![]() |
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) |
Playoffs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
5 September | ||||||||||||||
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4 September | ||||||||||||||
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6 September | ||||||||||||||
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5 September | ||||||||||||||
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4 September | ||||||||||||||
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7 September | ||||||||||||||
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5 September | ||||||||||||||
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6 September | ||||||||||||||
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5 September | 7 September | |||||||||||||
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4 September | ||||||||||||||
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Classification semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
6 September | ||||||
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7 September | ||||||
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6 September | ||||||
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Seventh place game | ||||||
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4 September 2025 11:30 |
Bahrain ![]() | 79–66 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 97–90 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 96–48 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter:33−15, 24−15, 21−13, 18−5 |
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar |
4 September 2025 19:00 |
Iran ![]() | 102–62 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter:24−12, 25−18, 32−22, 21−10 |
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar |
5 September 2025 11:30 |
Australia ![]() | vs. | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: −, −, −, − |
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar |
5 September 2025 19:00 |
Japan ![]() | vs. | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: −, −, −, − |
M bank arena, Ulaanbaatar |
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13 | ![]() | 0–3 |
14 | ![]() | 0–3 |
15 | ![]() | 0–3 |
16 | ![]() | 0–3 |
Qualified for the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup |