# FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup

The FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup, formerly known as the Asian Basketball Confederation Junior Championship and FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, is a biennial international men's under-18 basketball competition organized by FIBA Asia.
The event also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, where the top four finishers automatically qualify.

## Summary

| Year | Hosts | | Final | Final | Final | | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Hosts | | Champions | Score | Runners-up | | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| 1970 Details | Seoul | | Philippines | No playoffs | Japan | | South Korea | No playoffs | Taiwan |
| 1972 Details | Manila | | Philippines | No playoffs | Taiwan | | South Korea | No playoffs | India |
| 1974 Details | Manila | | Philippines | | South Korea | | Taiwan | | Thailand |
| 1977 Details | Kuwait City | | Philippines | | China | | Kuwait | | Thailand |
| 1978 Details | Manila | | Philippines | | China | | Iraq | | Japan |
| 1980 Details | Bangkok | | China | No playoffs | Philippines | | Thailand | No playoffs | Saudi Arabia |
| 1982 Details | Manila | | Philippines | | China | | South Korea | | Thailand |
| 1984 Details | Seoul | | South Korea | No playoffs | China | | Philippines | No playoffs | Japan |
| 1986 Details | Manila | | China | 81–67 | Philippines | | Chinese Taipei | | Japan |
| 1989 Details | Manila | | China | 89–62 | Chinese Taipei | | Philippines | | Japan |
| 1990 Details | Nagoya | | Japan | 82–63 | Syria | | China | 96–93 | Philippines |
| 1992 Details | Beijing | | China | 93–80 | South Korea | | Philippines | 103–74 | Japan |
| 1995 Details | Manila | | South Korea | 55–48 | China | | Jordan | 62–56 | Thailand |
| 1996 Details | Johor Bahru | | China | 86–71 | Qatar | | Japan | 89–75 | South Korea |
| 1998 Details | Kolkata | | China | 59–45 | Qatar | | Japan | 110–94 | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000 Details | Kuala Lumpur | | South Korea | 120–92 | China | | Chinese Taipei | 77–76 | Japan |
| 2002 Details | Kuwait City | | China | 81–70 | Iran | | South Korea | 105–88 | Qatar |
| 2004 Details | Bangalore | | Iran | 89–86 | South Korea | | China | 73–63 | Lebanon |
| 2006 Details | Urumqi | | China | 99–83 | South Korea | | Lebanon | 83–60 | Chinese Taipei |
| 2008 Details | Tehran | | Iran | 95–76 | Kazakhstan | | Syria | 93–86 | Japan |
| 2010 Details | Sana'a | | China | 103–80 | South Korea | | Chinese Taipei | 65–60 | Iran |
| 2012 Details | Ulaanbaatar | | China | 93–91 | South Korea | | Iran | 87–83 | Japan |
| 2014 Details | Doha | | China | 66–48 | Iran | | South Korea | 70–58 | Chinese Taipei |
| 2016 Details | Tehran | | Iran | 71–65 | Japan | | South Korea | 86–63 | Lebanon |
| 2018 Details | Bangkok | | Australia | 72–63 | New Zealand | | China | 76–57 | Philippines |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia |
| 2022 Details | Tehran | | South Korea | 77–73 | Japan | | China | 85–68 | Lebanon |
| 2024 Details | Amman | | Australia | 96–33 | New Zealand | | China | 84–63 | Jordan |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Philippines | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Qatar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Syria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | 1970 | 1972 | 1974 | 1977 | 1978 | 1980 | 1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1989 | 1990 | 1992 | 1995 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 |
| Australia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bahrain | | | | 9th | 9th | 8th | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bangladesh | | | | | | 15th | | | | | | | | 15th | 15th | | | | | |
| Brunei | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | | | | | | | |
| China | | | | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 5th |
| Chinese Taipei | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | | | | | | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 4th | 9th |
| Hong Kong | | | 7th | 12th | 10th | 13th | 11th | | 6th | 16th | 8th | 8th | 13th | 11th | 10th | 6th | 12th | 6th | 16th | 12th |
| India | 5th | 4th | | 15th | | 12th | 10th | | | 12th | 11th | | 9th | 13th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 7th | 13th | 13th |
| Indonesia | | | | 13th | 6th | 11th | 8th | | | 10th | 12th | 6th | 8th | | | | | | | |
| Iran | | | 6th | 8th | 12th | | 13th | | | 8th | 10th | 9th | | 10th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 1st |
| Iraq | | | | | 3rd | | | | | 7th | | | | | | | | | | |
| Japan | 2nd | | | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 9th | 6th | 4th |
| Jordan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 9th | | | | | | 10th |
| Kazakhstan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 12th | 6th | | | 8th | 5th | 2nd |
| Kuwait | | | | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 16th | | | | | | | | 12th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 8th | |
| Kyrgyzstan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 12th | |
| Lebanon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 10th | 9th | 4th | 3rd | 8th |
| Macau | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 14th | | | | | | | |
| Malaysia | 6th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 5th | | 11th | 6th | 11th | 11th | 8th | 8th | 11th | 10th | | 14th | 15th |
| New Zealand | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mongolia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pakistan | | | | 10th | | | | | | 13th | | | | | 14th | | | | | |
| Philippines | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 7th | | | 13th | | 7th |
| Qatar | | | | | | 16th | 15th | | | | | 7th | | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | 4th | 16th | | |
| Saudi Arabia | | | | 11th | 5th | 4th | 9th | | | 6th | 5th | | | | | 5th | 7th | 10th | | 11th |
| Singapore | 7th | 6th | 8th | 14th | 13th | 10th | 12th | 7th | | 14th | | 12th | 12th | 14th | | 16th | | 15th | 15th | |
| South Korea | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 9th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 6th |
| Sri Lanka | | | | 16th | | 14th | | 6th | | 15th | 13th | 14th | | | | 15th | 14th | | | |
| Syria | | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | | | | | | | | 9th | 3rd |
| Thailand | | 5th | 4th | 4th | 11th | 3rd | 4th | | | 9th | | 10th | 4th | 7th | | 14th | | | 11th | |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | 17th | 14th | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th |
| Yemen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 11th | 14th | 10th | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Nation | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | Years |
| Australia | | | | | 1st | | 1st | 2 |
| Bahrain | | 12th | | | 7th | | | 6 |
| Bangladesh | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Brunei | | | | | | | | 1 |
| China | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 24 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 7th | 12th | 22 |
| Hong Kong | | 13th | 11th | | | | | 19 |
| India | 13th | 10th | 13th | 8th | 11th | 9th | 8th | 22 |
| Indonesia | | 11th | | 12th | 12th | | 13th | 12 |
| Iran | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 5th | 6th | 21 |
| Iraq | 10th | | 13th | 9th | | | | 5 |
| Japan | 8th | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 7th | 25 |
| Jordan | | | 10th | | | | 4th | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 11th | 15th | 8th | 10th | 13th | | 14th | 12 |
| Kuwait | | | 12th | | | | 15th | 11 |
| Kyrgyzstan | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Lebanon | 7th | 7th | | 4th | 10th | 4th | 10th | 12 |
| Macau | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Malaysia | 12th | | 7th | | | | | 20 |
| Mongolia | | 14th | | | | | 16th | 2 |
| New Zealand | | | | | 2nd | | 2nd | 2 |
| Pakistan | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Philippines | 5th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 11th | 24 |
| Qatar | 16th | | 9th | | | 8th | 9th | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 15th | 8th | | | | | | 12 |
| Singapore | | 16th | | | | | | 16 |
| South Korea | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 1st | 5th | 26 |
| Sri Lanka | 14th | | | | | | | 9 |
| Syria | 9th | 9th | | | 15th | 10th | | 7 |
| Thailand | | | | 11th | 14th | | | 14 |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | 16th | | | 4 |
| Yemen | 6th | | | | | | | 5 |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 16 | |

## Under-19 World Cup record

| Team | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | Total |
| Australia | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | 9th | 10th | – | Q | | 15 |
| China | – | 11th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 15th | 14th | 12th | – | 13th | 7th | 15th | – | 16th | – | 10th | Q | | 13 |
| Chinese Taipei | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | 2 |
| Iran | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 15th | – | 11th | 14th | 15th | – | 12th | – | | | 6 |
| Japan | – | – | – | 16th | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 16th | 8th | | | 5 |
| Jordan | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | 1 |
| Lebanon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | | | 2 |
| Malaysia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | 1 |
| New Zealand | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | Part of FIBA Oceania | 13th | – | – | Q | | 3 |
| Philippines | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | | | 3 |
| Qatar | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | 1 |
| South Korea | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | 12th | 11th | – | 15th | 13th | 12th | 14th | – | 15th | 12th | | | 9 |
| Syria | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |