FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
| Current season, competition or edition: 2027 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| First season | 1985 |
| Organising body | FIBA |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | World (International) |
| Most recent champions | United States (11th title) |
| Most titles | United States (11 titles) |
| Related competitions | FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup |
| Official website | fiba.basketball/history |
The FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women) is the women's international under-19 basketball championship organised by FIBA. From its inauguration in 1985 until 2005, it was held every four years. Since 2005, it has been held biennially. The current champions are United States in 2025. The next edition will take place in China in 2027.
Summaries
Medal table
- As of 2025 tournament
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Spain | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Participation details
| Team | 1985 |
1989 |
1993 |
1997 |
2001 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
2027 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | 14th | 3rd | 13th | 14th | 15th | – | 12th | 15th | 16th | 15th | 10 | |
| Australia | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 2nd | 16 | |
| Belgium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | 4th | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Brazil | – | 8th | 5th | 4th | 7th | – | 10th | 9th | 3rd | 6th | 10th | – | – | 16th | 14th | 14th | 12 | |
| Bulgaria | – | 11th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Canada | 8th | – | – | – | – | 9th | 9th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 12 | |
| Chile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| China | 4th | 9th | 11th | 7th | 9th | 3rd | 11th | 11th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 5th | – | 13th | 11th | Q | 16 |
| Chinese Taipei | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | 14th | – | – | 14th | 15th | – | 5 | |
| Colombia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Cuba | 9th | 10th | – | 11th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Czech Republic | as Czechoslovakia | 6th | 1st | – | 7th | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 7th | 13th | 7 | |||
| Czechoslovakia † | – | 4th | defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| DR Congo | – | 12th | 10th | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Egypt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | 16th | 16th | – | 12th | 12th | – | 5 | |
| France | – | – | 6th | – | 5th | – | – | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | – | 10th | 4th | 5th | 10 | |
| Germany | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | 10th | – | 2 | |
| Hungary | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 10th | 3rd | – | 8th | 5 | |
| Israel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 1 |
| Italy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | 11th | – | 11th | 11th | – | 4 | |
| Ivory Coast | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Japan | – | – | 8th | 12th | 11th | – | 13th | 12th | 7th | 8th | DQ | 4th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 12 | |
| Latvia | as USSR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 14th | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Lithuania | as USSR | – | – | 8th | – | 12th | 8th | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 5 | |
| Mali | – | – | – | 10th | 12th | – | 15th | 14th | – | 15th | 12th | 13th | 7th | 4th | 5th | DQ | 11 | |
| Mexico | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Mozambique | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Netherlands | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nigeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 2 | |
| Poland | – | – | 3rd | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Portugal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Russia | as USSR | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 4th | – | 6th | 8th | 9th | 2nd | 1st | – | 8th | – | – | – | 10 | |
| Senegal | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Serbia | as Yugoslavia | as SCG | 3rd | – | – | 11th | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro † | as Yugoslavia | – | – | 2nd | defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Slovakia | as Czechoslovakia | 3rd | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Slovenia | as Yugoslavia | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| South Korea | 2nd | 6th | 4th | – | – | 6th | 8th | 13th | – | 13th | 13th | 15th | 9th | 13th | – | 9th | 12 | |
| Soviet Union † | 1st | 1st | defunct | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 7th | 5th | – | 8th | – | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 14 | |
| Sweden | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Thailand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Tunisia | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| United States | 5th | 7th | 7th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 16 | |
| Yugoslavia† | 3rd | 2nd | defunct | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Total (60) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Tournament awards
Most recent award winners (2025)
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player[17] | Saniyah Hall | United States |
| All-Tournament Team[17] | Bonnie Deas | Australia |
| Syla Swords | Canada | |
| Saniyah Hall | United States | |
| Somtochukwu Okafor | Spain | |
| Sienna Betts | United States |
Debut of national teams
| Year | Debutants |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia, Canada, China, Cuba, Senegal, Soviet Union, South Korea, Spain, United States, Yugoslavia |
| 1989 | Brazil, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, DR Congo |
| 1993 | Chinese Taipei, France, Japan, Poland, Russia |
| 1997 | Argentina, Czech Republic, Mali, Slovakia |
| 2001 | Lithuania |
| 2005 | Hungary, Puerto Rico, Serbia and Montenegro, Tunisia |
| 2007 | Ivory Coast, Serbia, Sweden |
| 2009 | Thailand |
| 2011 | Chile, Egypt, Italy, Nigeria, Slovenia |
| 2013 | Netherlands |
| 2015 | Belgium |
| 2017 | Latvia, Mexico |
| 2019 | Colombia, Germany, Mozambique |
| 2021 | None |
| 2023 | None |
| 2025 | Israel, Portugal |
| 2027 | TBD |
| 2029 | TBD |
Teams by number of appearances
Bold indicates team who qualified for the 2027 edition.
| Team | App | Record streak |
Active streak |
Debut | Most recent | Best result (* hosts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1985 | 2025 | Champions (1993) |
| United States | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1985 | 2025 | Champions (1997, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025) |
| China | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1985 | 2027 | Third place (2005) |
| Spain | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1985 | 2025 | Runners-up (2009, 2011, 2023*) |
| Brazil | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1989 | 2025 | Third place (2011) |
| Canada | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1985 | 2025 | Third place (2017, 2023) |
| Japan | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1993 | 2025 | Fourth place (2017) |
| Mali | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1997 | 2025 | Fourth place (2021) |
| South Korea | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1985 | 2025 | Runners-up (1985) |
| Argentina | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1997 | 2025 | Third place (2009) |
| France | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1993 | 2025 | Runners-up (2013) |
| Russia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1993 | 2021 | Champions (2017) |
| Czech Republic | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1997 | 2025 | Champions (2001*) |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1993 | 2023 | 11th (2011) |
| Egypt | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2011 | 2023 | 12th (2021, 2023) |
| Hungary | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2005 | 2025 | Third place (2021) |
| Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2001 | 2023 | 8th (2001, 2009, 2023) |
| Cuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1985 | 2001 | 6th (2001) |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2011 | 2023 | 10th (2011) |
| DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1989 | 2005 | 10th (1993) |
| Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2007 | 2015 | Third place (2007) |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | 2019 | Fourth place (2019) |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1989 | 1993 | 9th (1993) |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | 2023 | 10th (2023) |
| Latvia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2017 | 2019 | 10th (2017) |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2013 | 2015 | 9th (2015) |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2025 | 12th (2025) |
| Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1993 | 2001 | Third place (1993) |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2005 | 2017 | 10th (2005) |
| Senegal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1985 | 2013 | 10th (1985) |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1997 | 2007 | Third place (1997) |
| Soviet Union † | 2 | 2 | -- | 1985 | 1989 | Champions (1985, 1989) |
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2009 | 2019 | 16th (2009*, 2019*) |
| Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2005 | 2009 | 12th (2005*) |
| Yugoslavia † | 2 | 2 | -- | 1985 | 1989 | Runners-up (1989) |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 2011 | 12th (2011*) |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | 2019 | 11th (2019) |
| Czechoslovakia † | 1 | 1 | -- | 1989 | 1989 | Fourth place (1989) |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 10th (2025) |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2007 | 2007 | 16th (2007) |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | 2017 | 12th (2017) |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | 2019 | 15th (2019) |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 7th (2025) |
| Serbia and Montenegro † | 1 | 1 | -- | 2005 | 2005 | Runners-up (2005) |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 2011 | 14th (2011) |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2007 | 2007 | Runners-up (2007) |
Overall win–loss record (1985–2025)
- In bold, teams finished for the 2025 edition.
| Team | App | Played | Won | Lost | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 120 | 107 | 13 | 89.2 |
| Australia | 16 | 119 | 86 | 33 | 72.3 |
| Spain | 14 | 105 | 67 | 38 | 63.8 |
| China | 15 | 108 | 51 | 57 | 47.2 |
| Canada | 12 | 90 | 50 | 40 | 55.6 |
| France | 10 | 75 | 49 | 26 | 65.3 |
| Russia | 10 | 75 | 49 | 26 | 65.3 |
| Brazil | 12 | 89 | 39 | 50 | 43.8 |
| South Korea | 12 | 83 | 36 | 47 | 43.4 |
| Japan | 12 | 87 | 35 | 52 | 40.2 |
| Czech Republic | 7 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 54.9 |
| Mali | 11 | 65 | 19 | 46 | 29.2 |
| Argentina | 10 | 66 | 19 | 47 | 28.8 |
| Hungary | 5 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 50 |
| Serbia | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 58.3 |
| Soviet Union † | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92.3 |
| Italy | 4 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 41.4 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 |
| Belgium | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71.4 |
| Yugoslavia † | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 76.9 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 25.6 |
| Cuba | 4 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 34.6 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 |
| Latvia | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| Poland | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 36 | 7 | 29 | 19.4 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 |
| Sweden | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Germany | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 |
| Egypt | 5 | 33 | 5 | 28 | 15.2 |
| Czechoslovakia † | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro † | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21.4 |
| Colombia | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 |
| Israel | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 16.7 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Mexico | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 |
| Chile | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8.3 |
| Thailand | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Senegal | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
See also
- FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
- FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
- FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
References
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