2026 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup
27th edition of the biennial competition
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The 2026 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup is an international under-18 women's basketball tournament held in two separate locations: Division A will be held in Seremban, Malaysia from 4 to 10 October 2026, while Division B was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 13 to 19 July 2026.[1][2][3] The tournament is the 27th edition of the biennial FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup, previously known as the FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship. The top four teams will qualify for and will represent FIBA Asia at the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup which will be held in China joining the automatically qualified hosts China.
Thailand (Division B)
13−19 July (Division B)
Hosts selection
On 12 December 2025, it was confirmed by FIBA Asia Regional Office that Malaysia will host Division A, while Division B is set to be played in Thailand.[1]
Qualified teams
For Division A:
- Top seven teams of the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship Division A:
- Winner of the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship Division B:
For Division B:
- The host country:
- One team from the CABA qualifiers:
- One team from the SABA qualifiers:
- One team from the SEABA qualifiers:
- Third- and Fourth-placed teams from the 2025 FIBA U17 Women's Oceania Cup:
- Additional two teams:
Competition format
The sixteen participating teams will be divided into two divisions, Division A and Division B of eight teams each.
In each division, the eight participating teams are divided into two groups (A and B) of four teams each.
Each team shall play all the other teams within its own group. The final stage standings will be established after the games for a total of twelve are all played.
Teams that will finish first in each group will advance to the semifinal round, awaiting the winners of the qualification to semifinals round.
Teams that will finish second and third in each group will face the third-placed and second-placed team, respectively, in the other group within its own division for the qualification to semifinals round.
Winners of the qualification to semifinals round will face the outright semifinalists in the semifinal round. Losers will face each other for the fifth-sixth place classification round.
For the seventh-eighth place classification round, teams that will finish fourth in each group will face the other fourth-placed team in the other group within its own division.
For Division A, all semifinalists will qualify to the 2027 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
The Champion team from Division B will be promoted to Division A for the next championship, replacing the eighth-placed team in Division A that will be relegated to Division B for the next championship.
Divisions
The December 2025 FIBA Girls' World Rankings are shown in parentheses.[9]
| Division A | Division B |
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Division A
| 27th FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Malaysia |
| City | Seremban |
| Dates | 4−10 October |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
All times are Malaysian Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Group phase
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 |  South Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to qualifying round |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Philippines |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Seventh place game |
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  China |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to qualifying round |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Malaysia (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Seventh place game |
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Knockout round
Brackets
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| 10 October | ||||||||||
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| 8 October | ||||||||||
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| 10 October | ||||||||||
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| Fifth place game | ||
| 9 October | ||
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| Seventh place game | ||
| 8 October | ||
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Seventh place game
Qualification to Semifinals
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Division B
| 4th edition of Division B of FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Thailand |
| City | Bangkok |
| Dates | 13−19 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lebanon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Kazakhstan |
| Third place |  Indonesia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer | Lara Al Nakib (18.6) |
| Top rebounds | Milana Krutevich (11.8) |
| Top assists | Sarah Tuukkanen (5.8) |
| PPG (Team) | Indonesia (80.7) |
| RPG (Team) |  Cook Islands (60.0) |
| APG (Team) | Indonesia (25.2) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
Group phase
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 284 | 125 | +159 | 6 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Indonesia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 127 | +139 | 5 | Qualification to qualifying round |
| 3 | Thailand (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 219 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Oman |
3 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 337 | −294 | 3 | Seventh place game |
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
13 July 2026 16:00 |
| Indonesia |
127–6 | Oman |
| Scoring by quarter: 36−1, 34−2, 24−3, 33−0 | ||
| Pts: Blessed, Rahiesa 18 Rebs: Valerie 14 Asts: Blessed 8 |
Pts: Battash 3 Rebs: Al Said 7 Asts: Al Kharusi 1 | |
13 July 2026 18:30 |
| India |
106–62 | Thailand |
| Scoring by quarter: 26−14, 30−12, 28−4, 22−32 | ||
| Pts: Jonnalagadda 17 Rebs: Tarun 5 Asts: Birudavolu 8 |
Pts: Tojaruen 12 Rebs: Tuukkanen, Chanasimma 6 Asts: Tuukkanen 10 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Mahsa Kargari (IRI), Madison Crowley-Long (AUS), Aidyn Zhapar (KAZ) |
14 July 2026 16:00 |
| Oman |
17–99 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 5−28, 5−31, 2−19, 5−21 | ||
| Pts: 3 players 3 Rebs: 4 players 4 Asts: Al Sulaimi 2 |
Pts: Tarun 25 Rebs: Sadhana 14 Asts: Birudavolu 8 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Madison Crowley-Long (AUS), Chitchanok Srisawat (THA), Sabud Md. Miha (BAN) |
14 July 2026 18:30 |
| Thailand |
42–93 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 7−24, 17−25, 10−20, 8−24 | ||
| Pts: Tojaruen, Tuukkanen 11 Rebs: Tojaruen 7 Asts: Tojaruen, Tuukkanen 3 |
Pts: Blessed 20 Rebs: Valerie 9 Asts: Blessed, Chayyara 5 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Mandy Sing Tong Ngieng (MAS), Lien Wan-Chen (TPE), Taylor Folker (AUS) |
15 July 2026 16:00 |
| Indonesia |
46–79 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−22, 8−11, 9−19, 11−27 | ||
| Pts: Giovanni 10 Rebs: Cung 7 Asts: Welly 5 |
Pts: Jonnalagadda, Sharma 15 Rebs: Jonnalagadda 8 Asts: Pardeshi 9 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Lebanon |
3 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 162 | +42 | 6 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Kazakhstan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 173 | +47 | 5 | Qualification to qualifying round |
| 3 |  Samoa |
3 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 227 | −56 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cook Islands |
3 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 187 | −33 | 3 | Seventh place game |
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
13 July 2026 11:00 |
| Samoa |
59–88 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 17−23, 20−20, 13−18, 9−27 | ||
| Pts: Lee-Hang 20 Rebs: Matatia 11 Asts: M. Auva'a 5 |
Pts: Dymovskikh 20 Rebs: Krutevich 13 Asts: Bogashyova 5 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Lien Wan-Chen (TPE), Watcharin Padungratchadakit (THA), Clara Monica (INA) |
13 July 2026 13:30 |
| Cook Islands |
51–54 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 12−13, 13−10, 7−21, 19−10 | ||
| Pts: Iotua, Kata 11 Rebs: Piri 12 Asts: Iotua, Kata, Munokoa 3 |
Pts: Al Nakib 22 Rebs: Hoteit 11 Asts: Al Nakib 5 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Mandy Sing Tong Ngieng (MAS), Chitchanok Srisawat (THA), Arundhaty Banerjee (IND) |
14 July 2026 11:00 |
| Lebanon |
84–52 | Samoa |
| Scoring by quarter: 24−8, 13−20, 27−18, 20−8 | ||
| Pts: Al Nakib 14 Rebs: Kamaz 14 Asts: Hoteit 7 |
Pts: M. Auva'a, Lee-Hang 11 Rebs: Lee-Hang 7 Asts: Mareta-Manu, Kiriau-Paulo 4 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Lee Ji Youn (KOR), Via Diah Rohmana (INA), Nattapong Jontapa (THA) |
14 July 2026 13:30 |
| Kazakhstan |
73–48 | Cook Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−10, 31−15, 15−12, 11−11 | ||
| Pts: Sharipova 17 Rebs: Dymovskikh 12 Asts: Ybray 5 |
Pts: Kata 20 Rebs: Karika 11 Asts: Marsters, John 2 | |
15 July 2026 11:00 |
| Samoa |
60–55 | Cook Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−25, 17−11, 11−3, 16−16 | ||
| Pts: M. Auva'a 20 Rebs: Mareta-Manu 10 Asts: Mareta-Manu 4 |
Pts: Iotua 24 Rebs: Karika 11 Asts: Kata 7 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Lien Wan-Chen (TPE), Wafa Al Sumri (OMA), Watcharin Padungratchadakit (THA) |
15 July 2026 13:30 |
| Lebanon |
66–59 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 15−15, 23−16, 10−10, 18−18 | ||
| Pts: Al Nakib 28 Rebs: El Harake 13 Asts: Al Nakib 5 |
Pts: Shakhida 24 Rebs: Krutevich 15 Asts: Dymovskikh 4 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Lee Ji Youn (KOR), Mandy Sing Tong Ngieng (MAS), Via Diah Rohmana (INA) |
Knockout round
Brackets
| Qualification to Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 18 July | ||||||||||
| India | 36 | |||||||||
| 17 July | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 60 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 62 | |||||||||
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| Thailand | 34 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 39 | |||||||||
| Lebanon | 58 | |||||||||
| 18 July | ||||||||||
| Lebanon | 77 | |||||||||
| 17 July | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 54 | Third place game | ||||||||
| Indonesia | 94 | |||||||||
| 19 July | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 49 | |||||||||
| India | 50 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 70 | |||||||||
| Fifth place game | ||
| 18 July | ||
| Samoa | 82 | |
| Thailand | 73 | |
| Seventh place game | ||
| 17 July | ||
| Oman | 14 | |
| Cook Islands | 126 | |
Seventh place game
17 July 2026 13:30 |
| Oman |
14–126 | Cook Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–33, 1–36, 2–30, 6–27 | ||
| Pts: Al Said 7 Rebs: Battash 9 Asts: Battash 3 |
Pts: Karika 25 Rebs: Marsters 17 Asts: Marsters, Kata 9 | |
Qualification to Semifinals
17 July 2026 16:00 |
| Indonesia |
94–49 | Samoa |
| Scoring by quarter: 26−14, 24−22, 20−9, 24−4 | ||
| Pts: Rahiesa, Giovanni 15 Rebs: Krisabella 9 Asts: Giovanni, Welly 6 |
Pts: M. Auva'a, Lee-Hang 14 Rebs: Kiriau-Paulo 9 Asts: M. Auva'a, Mareta-Manu 3 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Lee Ji Youn (KOR), Lien Wan-Chen (TPE), Chitchanok Srisawat (THA) |
17 July 2026 18:30 |
| Kazakhstan |
62–34 | Thailand |
| Scoring by quarter: 25−15, 12−7, 15−5, 10−7 | ||
| Pts: Krutevich 14 Rebs: Krutevich 14 Asts: Savchenko 6 |
Pts: Tuukkanen 7 Rebs: Trakulvera 8 Asts: Rueangsiri 3 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Mahsa Kargari (IRI), Mandy Sing Tong Ngieng (MAS), Madison Crowley-Long (AUS) |
Fifth place game
Semifinals
18 July 2026 16:00 |
| Lebanon |
77–54 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25−17, 13−13, 26−17, 13−7 | ||
| Pts: Kamar 18 Rebs: Abou Jaoude 9 Asts: Al Nakib 8 |
Pts: Krisabella 15 Rebs: Valerie 9 Asts: Welly 5 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Lee Ji Youn (KOR), Mahsa Kargari (IRI), Watcharin Padungratchadakit (THA) |
18 July 2026 18:30 |
| India |
36–60 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 10−15, 6−10, 11−21, 9−14 | ||
| Pts: Sharma 9 Rebs: Tarun 14 Asts: Subramanian, Kolisetty 2 |
Pts: Ybray 18 Rebs: Satzhanova 7 Asts: Ybray 4 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Mandy Sing Tong Ngieng (MAS), Lien Wan-Chen (TPE), Taylor Folker (AUS) |
Third place game
19 July 2026 16:00 |
| India |
50–70 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11−12, 18−16, 11−24, 10−18 | ||
| Pts: Birudavolu, Sharma 10 Rebs: Sharma 16 Asts: Birudavolu, Kolisetty 4 |
Pts: Blessed 19 Rebs: Celesta 9 Asts: Blessed, Welly 5 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Mahsa Kargari (IRI), Lien Wan-Chen (TPE), Madison Crowley-Long (AUS) |
Final
19 July 2026 18:30 |
| Kazakhstan |
39–58 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−16, 8−16, 6−14, 9−12 | ||
| Pts: Shakhida 12 Rebs: Krutevich 14 Asts: Savchenko, Shakhida 2 |
Pts: Al Nakib 16 Rebs: Hoteit 11 Asts: Hoteit 6 | |
Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Referees: Lee Ji Youn (KOR), Mandy Sing Tong Ngieng (MAS), Chitchanok Srisawat (THA) |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2027 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup | |
| Relegated to Division B of the 2028 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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| 7 | To Be Determined | – |
| 8 | To Be Determined | – |
| Promoted to Division A of the 2028 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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| 1 | Lebanon | 5–0 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 4–2 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 4–2 |
| 4 | India | 3–2 |
| 5 | Samoa | 2–3 |
| 6 | Thailand | 1–4 |
| 7 | Cook Islands | 1–3 |
| 8 | Oman | 0–4 |