Japan women's national under-19 basketball team

The Japan women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Japan, administered by the Japan Basketball Association.^[1][2] It represents the country in international under-18 and under-19 women's basketball competitions.

Japan

FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Japan Basketball Association
Coach	Mikiko Hagiwara
U19 World Cup
Appearances	12
U18 Asia Cup
Appearances	23
Medals	Gold: 1 (2008) Silver: 11 (1970, 1974, 1990, 1996, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) Bronze: 7 (1982, 1984, 1989, 1992, 2004, 2022, 2024)
Home Away

At the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, Japan finished 8th out of 16 overall. The team displayed some strong showings including its game against eventual bronze medalist Spain, where Japan won two of the four quarters.^[3]

Results

FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup

Year	Pos.	Pld	W	L
1985[4]	Did not qualify
1989[5]
1993[6]	8th	7	2	5
1997[7]	12th	7	0	7
2001[8]	11th	7	1	6
2005[9]	Did not qualify
2007[10]	13th	5	2	3
2009[11]	12th	8	2	6
2011[12]	7th	9	4	5
2013[13]	8th	9	3	6
2015[14]	Suspended
2017[15]	4th	7	5	2
2019[16]	8th	7	3	4
2021[17]	9th	7	4	3
2023[18]	6th	7	5	2
2025[19]	6th	7	4	3
Total	12/16	87	35	52

FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup

Year Result 1970 1972 Did not participate 1974 1977 Did not participate 1978 1980 5th 1982 1984 1986 4th 1989 1990 1992 1996[20]

Year Result 1998[21] 4th 2000[22] 2002[23] 4th 2004[24] 2007[25] 2008[26] 2010[27] 2012[28] 2014[29] 2016[30] 2018[31] 2022[32] 2024[33]

See also

• Japan women's national basketball team
• Japan women's national under-17 basketball team
• Japan men's national under-19 basketball team