FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

For the women's competition, see FIBA Under-19 Women's 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 United States in 2025. The next edition will take place in Czech Republic in 2027.

FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979)
First season	1979
Organising body	FIBA
No. of teams	16
Continent	World (International)
Most recent champion(s)	United States (9th title)
Most titles	United States (9 titles)
Related competitions	FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
Official website	fiba.basketball/history

Summaries

Year	Hosts		Final				Third place match
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1979[2]	Salvador1		United States	Round-robin group	Brazil		Argentina	Round-robin group	Yugoslavia
1983[3]	Palma de Mallorca		United States	82–78	Soviet Union		Brazil	71–66	Spain
1987[4]	Bormio		Yugoslavia	86–76	United States		Italy	77–66	West Germany
1991[5]	Edmonton		United States	90–85OT	Italy		Argentina	74–71	Yugoslavia
1995[6]	Athens		Greece	91–73	Australia		Spain	77–64	Croatia
1999[7]	Lisbon		Spain	94–87	United States		Croatia	66–59	Argentina
2003[8]	Thessaloniki		Australia	126–92	Lithuania		Greece	73–64	Croatia
2007[9]	Novi Sad		Serbia	74–69	United States		France	75–67	Brazil
2009[10]	Auckland		United States	88–80	Greece		Croatia	87–81	Australia
2011[11]	Riga		Lithuania	85–67	Serbia		Russia	77–72	Argentina
2013[12]	Prague		United States	82–68	Serbia		Lithuania	106–100	Australia
2015[13]	Heraklion		United States	79–71OT	Croatia		Turkey	80–71	Greece
2017[14]	Cairo		Canada	79–60	Italy		United States	96–72	Spain
2019[15]	Heraklion		United States	93–79	Mali		France	73–68	Lithuania
2021[16]	Daugavpils–Riga		United States	83–81	France		Canada	101–92	Serbia
2023[17]	Debrecen		Spain	73–69OT	France		Turkey	84–70	United States
2025[18]	Lausanne		United States	109–76	Germany		Slovenia	91–87	New Zealand
2027	Czech Republic
2029	Indonesia

^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	9	3	1	13
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	Germany	0	1	0	1
	Mali	0	1	0	1
	Soviet Union	0	1	0	1
16	Argentina	0	0	2	2
	Turkey	0	0	2	2
18	Russia	0	0	1	1
	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 entries)		17	17	17	51

Participation details

Team	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	2027	2029	Total
Angola	–	13th	–	13th	14th	–	13th	–	14th	–	–	–	13th	–	–	–	–			6
Argentina	3rd	7th	–	3rd	6th	4th	10th	6th	5th	4th	12th	10th	8th	11th	8th	5th	12th			16
Australia	9th	10th	5th	11th	2nd	5th	1st	5th	4th	6th	4th	7th	–	9th	10th	–	6th			15
Brazil	2nd	3rd	10th	7th	–	8th	–	4th	–	9th	10th	–	–	–	–	11th	–			9
Cameroon	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th			1
Canada	7th	14th	6th	8th	–	–	–	10th	7th	11th	6th	5th	1st	8th	3rd	7th	5th			14
China	–	11th	9th	10th	9th	15th	14th	12th	–	13th	7th	15th	–	16th	–	10th	13th			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	–	–	–	–	15th			3
Egypt	12th	–	–	–	–	13th	–	–	11th	12th	–	11th	12th	–	–	13th	–			7
France	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	3rd	8th	–	–	–	7th	3rd	2nd	2nd	10th			8
Germany	–	5th	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	2nd			4
Greece	–	–	–	–	1st	7th	3rd	–	2nd	–	–	4th	–	10th	–	–	–			6
Hungary	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–			1
Indonesia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Q	1
Iran	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	15th	–	11th	14th	15th	–	12th	–	–			6
Israel	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th			1
Italy	6th	6th	3rd	2nd	13th	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	2nd	–	–	–	–			7
Ivory Coast	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
Japan	–	–	–	16th	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	16th	8th	–			5
Jordan	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th			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	–	11th			5
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13th	–	–	–	11th	13th	–	–	4th			5
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	9th			8
Slovenia	Part of Yugoslavia				–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	3rd			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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th			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	1st			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	16

Debut of national teams

Year	Debutants
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
2029	Indonesia

Tournament awards

Main articles: FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup Most Valuable Player and FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

Most recent award winners (2025)

Award	Winner	Position	Team
Most Valuable Player	AJ Dybantsa	PF	United States
All-Tournament Team	Christian Anderson	PG	Germany
	Mikel Brown Jr.	PG	United States
	Žak Smrekar	SF	Slovenia
	AJ Dybantsa	PF	United States
	Hannes Steinbach	C	Germany

See also

• FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
• FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
• FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup