The 2026 FIBA U18 Asia Cup was an international under-18 men's basketball tournament that was held in Ahmedabad, India, from 13 to 23 August 2026. This was the 28th edition of the biennial FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup, previously known as the FIBA U18 Asian Championship. The tournament also served as the FIBA Asia's qualifier for the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Czechia, where the top four teams qualified.
secured their second straight title, and third championship overall, with a victory over in the final, The finalists, together with both losing semifinalists — , who won the bronze medal against in their 3rd place match, — punched their tickets to the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup as FIBA Asia's representatives.
Venue Ahmedabad India Veer Savarkar Indoor Stadium
Qualification Allocation of berths and auto qualifiers According to FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA U18 Asian Championship is set at 16. The hosts and the defending champions qualified automatically. The host does not take its subzone's berth and the defending champions do. All FIBA Asia subzones got two berths each, except for the Central and South Asian subzones, which got one berth each. FIBA Oceania got two berths. The last three berths were allocated to Asian subzones based on their teams' results in the 2024 FIBA U18 Asia Cup.
+Allocation of berthsSubzoneDefault berthsAdditional berth as hostAdditional berths as top 3 Asian teams from last championshipTotalCentral Asia 1 0 0 1East Asia 2 0 2 4Gulf 2 0 0 2South Asia 1 1 0 2Southeast Asia 2 0 0 2West Asia 2 0 1 3FIBA Oceania 2 0 0 2 Total 12 1 3 16 +Automatic qualifiersSubzoneHostDefending championCentral Asia 0 0East Asia 0 0Gulf 0 0South Asia 1 0Southeast Asia 0 0West Asia 0 0FIBA Oceania 0 1 Total 1 1
Qualified teams Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified team/s Host nation 13 May 2026 Beirut 1 Defending champions 2−9 September 2024 Amman 1 2026 U18 CABA Qualifier 7−9 April 2026 Tashkent 1 2026 U18 EABA Qualifier 2−7 June 2026 Fukuoka 4 2026 U18 GBA Qualifier 25−30 July 2026 Doha 2 2026 U18 SABA Qualifier 25–29 May 2026 Colombo 1 2026 U18 SEABA Qualifier 10–14 June 2026 Krabi 2 2026 U18 WABA Qualifier 7−11 July 2026 Amman 3 2025 FIBA U17 Oceania Cup 8–13 December 2025 1 Total 16
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+5:30). The groups were determined after the qualifiers.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Brackets Main bracket
5th place bracket
Final round Playoffs
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings RankTeamRecord 6–0 5–1 5–14 4–25 5–26 4–37 3–48 3–49 2–210 1–311 1–312 1–313 0–314 0–315 0–316 0–3 Qualified for the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Awards
Most Valuable Player Ahmet Yahya Başaran
All-Tournament Team F Zhang Yizhaojie F Jackson Ball C Ahmet Yahya Başaran (MVP) G Yoon Ji-hoon G Jai Fa'ale
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