# FIBA Under-19 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. The current champions are Spain, who defeated France in 2023 in Hungary. The next edition will take place in Switzerland in 2025.

## Summaries

| 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 |
| 1979 | Salvador | 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 | 79–71 | 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 | 73–69 | France | Turkey | 84–70 | United States |
| 2025 | Lausanne | | | | | | |
| 2027 | Czech Republic | | | | | | |
^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 13 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |

## Participation details

| 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 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | 4th | 3rd | 4th | – | 3rd | 8th | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | | 6 |
| Czech Republic | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | 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 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | 1 |
| Latvia | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | – | 9th | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | 12th | 11th | – | – | | 4 |
| Lebanon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | | 2 |
| Lithuania | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | 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 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | – | 6th | – | – | – | 3rd | 9th | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Senegal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | 15th | 7th | – | – | | 3 |
| Serbia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | – | – | – | 1st | – | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | – | 7th | 4th | 6th | Q | | 8 |
| Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | 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 | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | 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 | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | defunct | 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

| 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 |

## Tournament awards
### Most recent award winners (2023)

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