FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup

FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2017
No. of teams	5
Country	FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent	FIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent champion	New Caledonia (1st title)
Most titles	Papua New Guinea   New Caledonia (1 title each)

FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2017
No. of teams	5
Country	FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent	FIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent champion	Fiji (1st title)
Most titles	Papua New Guinea   Fiji (1 title each)

The FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup (FMC) is one of three new regional tournaments organized by FIBA Oceania. The tournament was introduced in September 2017 for countries belonging to Melanesia sub-zone. ^[1]

Tournament format

The six teams will be split into two pools of three playing in a round robin format. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the semi-finals (with the two bottom teams playing off) or if there are five teams or less; one pool will play a round-robin with the top four teams qualifying for semi-finals. The top two teams from the FMC will qualify for the Pacific Games. ^[1]

Significance

According to FIBA in Oceania Executive Director David Crocker, one of the main reasons this tournament was created was to strengthen the level of competition within Oceania as well as the Pacific Games, ideally creating new national rivalries.

Men's tournaments

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Bronze medal game
			Champions	Score	Second place		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2017 [2] Details	Port Moresby		Papua New Guinea	81–63	New Caledonia		Fiji	63–43	Solomon Islands
2022 [3] Details	Suva		New Caledonia	87–57	Papua New Guinea		Fiji	67–53	Solomon Islands
2025 [4] Details	Honiara

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Caledonia	1	1	0	2
	Papua New Guinea	1	1	0	2
3	Fiji	0	0	2	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Participating nations

Nation	2017	2022	2025
Fiji	3rd	3rd	Q
Papua New Guinea	1st	2nd	Q
New Caledonia	2nd	1st	Q
Solomon Islands	4th	4th	Q
Vanuatu	—	—	Q
Total	4	4	5

Women's tournaments

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Bronze medal game
			Champions	Score	Second place		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2017 [5] Details	Port Moresby		Papua New Guinea	77–58	Fiji		New Caledonia	60–49	Solomon Islands
2022 [6] Details	Suva		Fiji	71–38	Papua New Guinea		New Caledonia	54–28	Solomon Islands
2025 [7] Details	Honiara

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Fiji	1	1	0	2
	Papua New Guinea	1	1	0	2
3	New Caledonia	0	0	2	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Participating nations

Nation	2017	2022	2025
Fiji	2nd	1st	Q
Papua New Guinea	1st	2nd	Q
New Caledonia	3rd	3rd	Q
Solomon Islands	4th	4th	Q
Vanuatu	—	—	Q
Total	4	4	5

References

1. "FIBA Oceania to host sub-zone qualification starting in 2017". FIBA Oceania. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
2. "2017 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup archive website". www.fiba.basketball.
3. "2022 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup archive website". www.fiba.basketball.
4. "2025 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup official website". www.fiba.basketball.
5. "2017 FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup archive website". www.fiba.basketball.
6. "2022 FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup archive website". www.fiba.basketball.
7. "2025 FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup official website". www.fiba.basketball.