FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup

For the girls' competition, see FIBA Under-16 Women's Asia Cup.

FIBA U16 Asia Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup
Formerly	FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship, FIBA U16 Asian Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2009;16 years ago (2009)
First season	2009
Organising body	FIBA Asia
No. of teams	16
Countries	FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent	Asia
Most recent champion	Australia (4rd title)
Most titles	Australia (4 titles)
Qualification	FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
Related competitions	FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup
Official website	www.fiba.basketball/history

The FIBA U16 Asia Cup, formerly known as the FIBA U16 Asian Championship, is a biennial international men's under-16 basketball competition organized by FIBA Asia. ^[1]

The event also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, where the top four finishers automatically qualify.

Summary

Year	Hosts	Final			Third place match
		Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2009 [2] Details	Johor Bahru	China	104–69	South Korea	Iran	83–73 OT	Philippines
2011 [3] Details	Nha Trang	China	92–52	South Korea	Japan	94–81	Philippines
2013 [4] Details	Tehran	China	85–78	Philippines	Japan	85–72	Chinese Taipei
2015 [5] Details	Jakarta	South Korea	78–69	Chinese Taipei	China	80–58	Japan
2017 [6] Details	Foshan	Australia	91–67	China	New Zealand	76–60	Philippines
2019 [a] Details	Beirut	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2022 [7] Details	Doha	Australia	94–63	Japan	New Zealand	89–62	Lebanon
2023 [8] Details	Doha	Australia	79–76	New Zealand	China	87–59	Philippines
2025 [9] Details	Ulaanbaatar	Australia	85–58	China	New Zealand	93–92	Japan

1. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020 but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	4	0	0	4
2	China	3	2	2	7
3	South Korea	1	2	0	3
4	New Zealand	0	1	3	4
5	Japan	0	1	2	3
6	Chinese Taipei	0	1	0	1
	Philippines	0	1	0	1
8	Iran	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		8	8	8	24

Participating nations

Nation	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2022	2023	2025	Total
Australia					1st	1st	1st	1st	4
Bahrain	12th		8th	12th		13th	15th	8th	6
Bangladesh				15th					1
China	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd		3rd	2nd	7
Chinese Taipei	5th	9th	4th	2nd	9th			7th	6
Hong Kong			13th	14th	11th				3
India	10th	10th	11th	13th	13th	5th	9th	16th	8
Indonesia		7th		10th		11th		13th	4
Iran	3rd		6th		7th	8th	6th	6th	6
Iraq		5th		9th					2
Japan	6th	3rd	3rd	4th	6th	2nd	5th	4th	8
Jordan	8th		10th				8th		3
Kazakhstan	9th		7th			10th	13th	12th	5
Kuwait	13th			12th		12th			3
Lebanon		6th		6th	8th	4th	11th	9th	6
Macau					12th				1
Malaysia	11th	13th	9th	11th	10th		12th	11th	7
Mongolia								15th	1
New Zealand					3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	4
Philippines	4th	4th	2nd	5th	4th	7th	4th	10th	8
Qatar		11th				9th	7th		3
Saudi Arabia	15th	8th					14th	14th	4
Singapore	14th								1
South Korea	2nd	2nd	5th	1st	5th	6th	10th	5th	8
Sri Lanka							16th		1
Syria	7th		12th						2
Thailand	16th		13th	7th					3
Uzbekistan		14th							1
Vietnam		12th							1
Total	16	14	14	15	13	13	16	16

General statistics

All-time statistics, as of the 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship.

Team	Played	Won	Lost	%Won
Australia	17	17	0	100.00%
Bahrain	29	7	22	24.14%
Bangladesh	4	0	4	0.00%
China	46	42	4	91.30%
Chinese Taipei	37	24	13	64.86%
Hong Kong	11	2	9	18.18%
India	40	16	24	40.00%
Indonesia	19	7	12	36.84%
Iran	34	20	14	58.82%
Iraq	17	9	8	56.25%
Japan	51	33	18	64.71%
Jordan	22	8	14	36.36%
Kazakhstan	22	7	15	31.82%
Kuwait	19	5	14	26.32%
Lebanon	35	16	19	45.71%
Macau	3	0	3	0.00%
Malaysia	34	11	23	32.35%
New Zealand	18	13	5	72.22%
Philippines	52	34	18	65.38%
Qatar	18	6	12	33.33%
Saudi Arabia	18	3	15	16.67%
Singapore	7	2	5	28.57%
South Korea	51	36	15	70.59%
Syria	16	6	10	37.50%
Thailand	18	4	14	22.22%
Uzbekistan	4	0	4	0.00%
Vietnam	7	0	7	0.00%
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0.00%

Under-17 World Cup record

Nation	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	2026	Total
Australia	Part of FIBA Oceania				6th	6th	15th	Q	4
China	7th	7th	7th	10th	15th	–	13th	Q	7
Chinese Taipei	–	–	–	14th	–	–	–	–	1
Japan	–	–	14th	–	–	14th	–	Q	3
Lebanon	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	1
New Zealand	Part of FIBA Oceania				14th	12th	4th	Q	4
Philippines	–	–	15th	–	13th	–	16th	–	3
South Korea	12th	11th	–	8th	–	–	–	–	3
United Arab Emirates	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	1
Total	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	4

See also

• FIBA Asia Cup
• FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup
• FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
• FIBA Under-16 Women's Asia Cup

References

1. "FIBA U16 Asia Cup - Editions | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball.
2. "2009 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
3. "2011 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
4. "2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
5. "2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
6. "2017 FIBA U16 Asian Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
7. "2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
8. "2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
9. "2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup". www.fiba.basketball.

External links

• Official website of FIBA