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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 Spain, who defeated France in 2023 in Hungary. The next edition will take place in 2025 in Switzerland.
Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 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 |
^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
| Team |  1979 |
1983 |
 1987 |
 1991 |
 1995 |
 1999 |
2003 |
 2007 |
 2009 |
 2011 |
 2013 |
2015 |
 2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
 2023 |
 2025 |
2027 |
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 | Q | 16 | |
 Australia | 9th | 10th | 5th | 11th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | – | 9th | 10th | – | Q | 15 | |
 Brazil | 2nd | 3rd | 10th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 4th | – | 9th | 10th | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | 9 | |
 Cameroon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 | |
| 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 | Q | 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 | – | – | – | – | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 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 | – | Q | 5 | |
| New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | 11th | 13th | – | – | Q | 4 | |
 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 | |
| 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 |
| Award | Winner | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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