Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup | |
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1979 |
Founder | FIBA |
First season | 1979 |
No. of teams | 16 |
Continent | FIBA (International) |
Most recent champion(s) | Spain (2nd title) |
Most titles | United States (8 titles) |
Related competitions | FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup |
The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was held every four years. Since 2007, it has been held biennially. [1] The current champions are Spain, who defeated France in 2023 in Hungary. The next edition will take place in 2025 in Switzerland.
^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
2 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Serbia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
6 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | France | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Turkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
17 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (17 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Team | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | Total |
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Angola | – | 13th | – | 13th | 14th | – | 13th | – | 14th | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Argentina | 3rd | 7th | – | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 10th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 8th | 5th | Q | 16 | |
Australia | 9th | 10th | 5th | 11th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | – | 9th | 10th | – | Q | 15 | |
Brazil | 2nd | 3rd | 10th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 4th | – | 9th | 10th | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | 9 | |
Cameroon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 | |
Canada | 7th | 14th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 10th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 7th | Q | 14 | |
China | – | 11th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 15th | 14th | 12th | – | 13th | 7th | 15th | – | 16th | – | 10th | Q | 13 | |
Chinese Taipei | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | 4th | 3rd | 4th | – | 3rd | 8th | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ||||
Czech Republic | Part of Czechoslovakia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 2 | |||
Dominican Republic | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | Q | 3 | |
Egypt | 12th | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | 11th | 12th | – | 11th | 12th | – | – | 13th | – | 7 | |
France | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 3rd | 8th | – | – | – | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | Q | 8 | |
Germany | – | 5th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | Q | 4 | |
Greece | – | – | – | – | 1st | 7th | 3rd | – | 2nd | – | – | 4th | – | 10th | – | – | – | 6 | |
Hungary | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 1 | |
Iran | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 15th | – | 11th | 14th | 15th | – | 12th | – | – | 6 | |
Israel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 | |
Italy | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 7 | |
Ivory Coast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Japan | – | – | – | 16th | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 16th | 8th | – | 5 | |
Jordan | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 2 | |
Kazakhstan | Part of Soviet Union | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||
Latvia | Part of Soviet Union | – | 9th | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | 12th | 11th | – | – | 4 | ||||
Lebanon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | 2 | |
Lithuania | Part of Soviet Union | 5th | 2nd | 9th | 9th | 1st | 3rd | – | 6th | 4th | 6th | – | – | 9 | |||||
Madagascar | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | 1 | |
Malaysia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Mali | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | 16th | 2nd | 13th | – | Q | 5 | |
New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | 11th | 13th | – | – | Q | 4 | |
Nigeria | – | – | 12th | 15th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Panama | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Philippines | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | 2 | |
Poland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Portugal | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Puerto Rico | – | – | 8th | – | 10th | – | 6th | 16th | 6th | – | – | – | 9th | 6th | 14th | – | – | 8 | |
Qatar | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Romania | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Russia | Part of Soviet Union | – | 6th | – | – | – | 3rd | 9th | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | 4 | |||
Senegal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | 15th | 7th | – | – | 3 | |
Serbia | Part of Yugoslavia | – | – | – | 1st | – | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | – | 7th | 4th | 6th | Q | 8 | ||||
Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | Q | 3 | ||||
South Korea | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | 12th | 11th | – | 15th | 13th | 12th | 14th | – | 15th | 12th | – | 9 | |
Soviet Union | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 9th | defunct | 4 | |||||||||||||
Spain | – | 4th | – | 6th | 3rd | 1st | – | 8th | 10th | – | 5th | 8th | 4th | – | 5th | 1st | – | 11 | |
Switzerland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 | |
Syria | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Tunisia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Turkey | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | 9th | 3rd | – | 5 | |
United States | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 4th | Q | 17 | |
Uruguay | 8th | 12th | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Venezuela | – | – | – | – | 12th | 12th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Yugoslavia | 4th | 8th | 1st | 4th | defunct | 4 | |||||||||||||
Total (97) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Year | Debutants |
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1979 | Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Italy, Panama, Philippines, Soviet Union, United States, Uruguay, Yugoslavia |
1983 | Angola, China, Dominican Republic, Germany, Spain |
1987 | Chinese Taipei, Nigeria, Puerto Rico |
1991 | Japan, Romania, Syria |
1995 | Croatia, France, Jordan, Lithuania, South Korea, Venezuela |
1999 | Latvia, Portugal, Qatar, Russia |
2003 | Iran, Malaysia, Slovenia, Turkey |
2007 | Lebanon, Mali, Serbia |
2009 | Kazakhstan, New Zealand |
2011 | Poland, Tunisia |
2013 | Czech Republic, Ivory Coast, Senegal |
2015 | None |
2017 | None |
2019 | None |
2021 | None |
2023 | Hungary, Madagascar |
2025 | Cameroon, Israel, Switzerland |
2027 | TBD |
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