The FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organized 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 reigning world champions are , winning the tournament in 2025. The next edition will be held in Czechia in 2027.
Composition According to the updated FIBA Internal Regulations, the FIBA U19 World Cup shall be held every two years (2023, 2025, 2027, etc.).
Sixteen teams, representing all continents, are eligible to participate in the FIBA U19 World Cup as follows:
Directly qualified: The host nation (usually designated by the Central Board a year before the scheduled tournament) From each continent: Two from FIBA Africa: Finalists of the FIBA U18 AfroBasket Four from FIBA Americas: Semi-finalists of the FIBA U18 AmeriCup Four from FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania: Semi-finalists of the FIBA U18 Asia Cup Five from FIBA Europe: Semi-finalists and the fifth-placed team of the FIBA U18 EuroBasket
Summaries Year Hosts Final Third place match Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place 1979 Salvador Round-robin group Round-robin group 1983 Palma de Mallorca 82–78 71–66 1987 Bormio 86–76 77–66 1991 Edmonton 90–85OT 74–71 1995 Athens 91–73 77–64 1999 Lisbon 94–87 66–59 2003 Thessaloniki 126–92 73–64 2007 Novi Sad 74–69 75–67 2009 Auckland 88–80 87–81 2011 Riga 85–67 77–72 2013 Prague 82–68 106–100 2015 Heraklion 79–71OT 80–71 2017 Cairo 79–60 96–72 2019 Heraklion 93–79 73–68 2021 83–81 101–92 2023 Debrecen 73–69OT 84–70 2025 Lausanne 109–76 91–87 2027 Pardubice2029 Indonesia Note:
Medal table
Participation details
Team 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 Total – 13th – 13th 14th – 13th – 14th – – – 13th – – – – – 6 7th – 6th 4th 10th 6th 5th 4th 12th 10th 8th 11th 8th 5th 12th – 16 9th 10th 5th 11th 5th 5th 4th 6th 4th 7th – 9th 10th – 6th Q 16 10th 7th – 8th – 4th – 9th 10th – – – – 11th – Q 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 14th – 1 7th 14th 6th – – – 10th 7th 11th 6th 5th 8th 7th 5th Q 15 – 11th 9th 10th 9th 15th 14th 12th – 13th 7th 15th – 16th – 10th 13th Q 14 – – 11th – – – – – – 14th – – – – – – – – 2 Part of 4th 4th – 8th – – – – – – – 6 Part of Czechoslovakia – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 9th – – – – – – – – – 13th – – – – 15th – 3 12th – – – – 13th – – 11th 12th – 11th – – 13th – – 7 – – – – 8th – – 8th – – – 7th 10th Q 9 – 5th 4th – – – – – – – – – 5th – – – Q 5 – – – – 7th – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 16th – 15th – 11th 14th 15th – 12th – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7th – 1 6th 6th 13th – – – – – – 6th – – – – Q 8 – – – – – – – – – – 15th – – – – – – Q 2 – – – 16th – 14th – – – – – – 10th – 16th 8th – – 5 – – – – 16th – – – – – – – – – – – 16th – 2 Part of – – – – 12th – – – – – – – – – 1 Part of – 9th – – – – – – 12th – – – 4 – – – – – – – 14th – – – – – – – 15th – – 2 Part of 5th 9th 9th – 6th 4th 6th – – – 9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 14th – – 1 – – – – – – 15th – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 15th – – – – 16th 13th – 11th – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 11th 13th – – 4th Q 5 – – 12th 15th 11th 11th 11th 13th – – – – – – – – – – 6 11th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 10th – – – – – – – – – – – – 14th – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 7th – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 8th – 10th – 6th 16th 6th – – – 9th 6th 14th – – Q 9 – – – – – 10th – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 5th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 Part of – 6th – – – 9th – – 5th – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – 16th – – 15th 7th – – Q 4 Part of – – – – 9th – 7th 4th 6th 9th – 8 Part of – – 7th – – – – – – – – 9th Q 4 – – – – 15th – 12th 11th – 15th 13th 12th 14th – 15th 12th – Q 10 † 5th 7th 9th defunct4 – – 6th – 8th 10th – 5th 8th 4th – 5th – Q 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 12th – – – – 16th – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 16th – 16th – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 8th 7th – – – – – 9th – – 5 7th 5th 5th 4th Q 18 8th 12th – 14th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – 12th 12th 9th – – – – – – – – – – – 3 † 4th 8th 4th defunct4Total 12 14 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Tournament awards
Most recent award winners (2025) AwardWinnerPositionTeam Most Valuable Player AJ Dybantsa PF Defensive Most Valuable Player Jordan Smith Jr. PG All-Tournament Team Christian Anderson Jr. PG Mikel Brown Jr. PG Žak Smrekar SF AJ Dybantsa PF Hannes Steinbach C
Debut of national teams Year Debutants 1979 , , , , , , , , , , 1983 , , , , 1987 , , 1991 , , 1995 , , , , , 1999 , , , 2003 , , , 2007 , , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 , , 2015 None 2017 None 2019 None 2021 None 2023 , 2025 , , 2027 None 2029
See also FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
References
External links Brazilian History USA history Official website of FIBA