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