# FIBA Congress

The FIBA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), commonly known by the acronym FIBA /ˈfiːbə/. FIBA is the international governing body of basketball.
The Congress takes place every two years. A mid-term congress takes place in the middle of a four-year cycle, an extraordinary congress may be held at any time, within three months of a request to the Secretary-General, with the support of one-fifth of the members of FIBA.
The elective congress takes place at the start and end of a particular four-year cycle, and its functions include the election of the FIBA President and members of its Central Board. Each of the 212 members of FIBA has one vote in the Congress.

## List of congresses

| Congress | Year | City | Event | Activities |
| 1st | 1932 | Geneva | Separate occasion | The first standardized international rules of basketball was conceived. |
| ?? | 1948 | London | 1948 Summer Olympics | Establishment of the FIBA Basketball World Cup (then known as the World Basketball Championship) and the appointment of Argentina as the first hosts of the tournament. |
| ?? | 1952 | Helsinki | 1952 Summer Olympics | Establishment of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly known as the FIBA World Championship for Women). |
| 6th | 1960 | Rome | 1960 Summer Olympics |
| ?? | 1964 | Tokyo | 1964 Summer Olympics |
| ?? | 1968 | Mexico City | 1968 Summer Olympics | The Oceania Basketball Confederation was recognized as a FIBA zone, later renamed as FIBA Oceania. |
| ?? | 1974 | San Juan | 1974 FIBA World Championship | The Philippines was selected as the host of the 1978 FIBA World Championship. |
| ?? | 1976 | Montreal | 1976 Summer Olympics | |
| ?? | 1986 | Madrid | 1986 FIBA World Championship | |
| * | 1989 | Munich | Separate occasion | Lifting of restrictions on professional basketball players participating in international basketball competitions and change of name from Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur to Fédération Internationale de Basketball. |
| 16th | 1998 | Athens | 1998 FIBA World Championship | The Congress officially recognized the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF). |
| 17th | 2002 | Indianapolis | 2002 FIBA World Championship |
| 18th | 2006 | Saitama | 2006 FIBA World Championship | Bob Elphinston of Australia was elected as the 10th President of the International Basketball Federation. Election of the FIBA Central Board for the 2006–2010 cycle. The Basketball Federation of Montenegro was approved as a member of FIBA. |
| 19th | 2010 | Istanbul | 2010 FIBA World Championship | Yvan Mainini of France was elected as the 11th President of the International Basketball Federation. Election of the Central Board for the 2010–2014 cycle. |
| * | 2014 | Istanbul | Separate occasion | Membership of the Central Board was increased from 23 to 29. Establishment of the FIBA Executive Committee. Adoption of new General Statutes and a new FIBA governance structure was approved. The next FIBA Basketball World Cup after the 2014 edition was moved from 2018 to 2019. |
| 20th | 2014 | Seville | 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Horacio Muratore of Argentina was elected as the 12th President of the International Basketball Federation. Election of the Central Board for the 2014–2019 cycle. Changes to the General Statutes were approved. Official recognition of the Deaf International Basketball Federation (DIBF) by the Congress. |
| MT | 2017 | Hong Kong | Separate occasion | New headgear rules were unanimously approved. |
| 21st | 2019 | Beijing | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Hamane Niang of Mali was elected as the 13th President of the International Basketball Federation. Election of the Central Board for the 2019–2023 cycle. Amendments to the General Statues were approved. |
| MT | 2021 | Online congress | Separate occasion | Revisions to the General Statutes were approved. Disaffiliation of the Peru Basketball Federation from FIBA. |
| 22nd | 2023 | Pasay | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani of Qatar was elected as the 14th President of the International Basketball Federation. Election of the Central Board for the 2023–2027 cycle. |
| MT | 2025 | Manama | Separate occasion | |
| 23rd | 2027 | Doha | 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Election of the 15th President of the International Basketball Federation and the Central Board for the 2027–2031 cycle. |