FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
International basketball tournament
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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.
Current season, competition or edition: 2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1979 |
| First season | 1979 |
| Organising body | FIBA |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | World (International) |
| Most recent champions |  United States(9th title) |
| Most titles | United States (9 titles) |
| Related competitions | FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup |
| Official website | fiba.basketball/history |
Summaries
^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 | – | Q | 10 | |
 Cameroon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | 1 | ||
| Canada | 7th | 14th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 10th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 7th | 5th | Q | 15 | |
 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 | – | – | Q | 9 | |
 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 | Q | 18 | |
 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
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 |
