FIBA U16 Asia Cup
Under-16 basketball championship
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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]
FormerlyFIBA Asia Under-16 Championship,
FIBA U16 Asian Championship
FIBA U16 Asian Championship
SportBasketball
Founded2009
First season2009
Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup | |
| Formerly | FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship, FIBA U16 Asian Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 2009 |
| First season | 2009 |
| Organizing 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 U18 Asia Cup |
| Website | www.fiba.basketball/history |
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 |
| 2027[10] Details |
 Amman |
– | – | ||||
- 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 | 2027 | 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 | Q | 4 | |||||
 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 | 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 |
 2028 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Part of FIBA Oceania | 6th | 6th | 15th | 3rd | 4 | ||||
| China | 7th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 15th | – | 13th | 10th | 7 | |
| Chinese Taipei | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Japan | – | – | 14th | – | – | 14th | – | 14th | 3 | |
| Lebanon | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | 1 | |
| New Zealand | Part of FIBA Oceania | 14th | 12th | 4th | 12th | 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 | 4 | |