FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

International basketball tournament

For the women's competition, see FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.

FIBA U19 Basketball World CupCurrent season, competition or edition:
2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

Sport| Basketball
Founded| 1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Founder| FIBA
First season| 1979
No. of teams| 16
Continent| FIBA (International)
Most recent
champion(s)|  Spain
(2nd title)
Most titles|  United States
(8 titles)
Related
competitions| FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

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 Spain, who defeated France in 2023 in Hungary. The next edition will take place in 2025 in Switzerland.

## Summaries

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Year  | Hosts  |  | Final  |  | Third place match

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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 | 90–85 |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |
2027 |
Czech Republic  |  |  |  |  |  |

^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States| 8| 3| 1| 12
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|  Mali| 0| 1| 0| 1
Soviet Union| 0| 1| 0| 1
15|  Argentina| 0| 0| 2| 2
Turkey| 0| 0| 2| 2
17|  Russia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (17 entries)| 16| 16| 16| 48

## Participation details

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Team |
1979 |
1983 |
1987 |
1991 |
1995 |
1999 |
2003 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
2027 | Total

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Angola | – | 13th | – | 13th | 14th | – | 13th | – | 14th | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – |  |  | 6
Argentina | 3rd | 7th | – | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 10th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 8th | 5th | Q |  | 16
Australia | 9th | 10th | 5th | 11th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | – | 9th | 10th | – |  |  | 14
Brazil | 2nd | 3rd | 10th | 7th | –  | 8th | – | 4th | – | 9th | 10th | – | – | – | – | 11th | – |  | 9
Canada | 7th | 14th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 10th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 7th | Q |  | 14
China | – | 11th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 15th | 14th | 12th | – | 13th | 7th | 15th | – | 16th | – | 10th |  |  | 12
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 | – | – | – | – | Q |  | 3
Egypt | 12th | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | 11th | 12th | – | 11th | 12th | – | – | 13th |  |  | 7
France | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 3rd | 8th | – | – | – | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | Q |  | 8
Germany | – | 5th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | Q |  | 4
Greece | – | – | – | – | 1st | 7th | 3rd | – | 2nd | – | – | 4th | – | 10th | – | – | – |  | 6
Hungary | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – |  | 1
Iran | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 15th | – | 11th | 14th | 15th | – | 12th | – |  |  | 6
Israel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q |  | 1
Italy | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 2nd | – | – | – | – |  | 7
Ivory Coast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – |  | 1
Japan | – | – | – | 16th | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 16th | 8th |  |  | 5
Jordan | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |  |  | 1
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 | – |  |  | 4
New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | 11th | 13th | – | – |  |  | 3
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 | Q |  | 8
Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | Q |  | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q |  | 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 | Q |  | 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

## Debut of national teams

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Year  | Debutants

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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 |  Israel,  Switzerland
2027 | TBD

## Tournament awards

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Main articles: FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup Most Valuable Player and FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

### Most recent award winners (2023)

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Award  | Winner  | Position  | Team

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Most Valuable Player | Izan Almansa | PF |  Spain
All-Tournament Team | Mark Armstrong | PG |  United States
Jordi Rodríguez | SF |  Spain
Berke Büyüktuncel | SF |  Turkey
Zacharie Perrin | PF |  France
Izan Almansa | PF |  Spain

## See also

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* FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
* FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
* FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Worthy, Perkins carry USA to first U19 World title". FIBA. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

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