FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1985 |
| First season | 1985 |
| Organising body | FIBA |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | World (International) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  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.
Summaries
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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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 | 15 | |
 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 | |
| Indonesia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
 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 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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
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| All-Tournament Team[17] | Bonnie Deas | Australia
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| Syla Swords | Canada
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| Saniyah Hall | United States
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| Somtochukwu Okafor | Spain
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| Sienna Betts | United States
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Debut of national teams
| Year | Debutants |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia, Canada, China, Cuba, Senegal, Soviet Union, South Korea, Spain, United States, Yugoslavia
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| 1989 | Brazil, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, DR Congo
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| 1993 | Chinese Taipei, France, Japan, Poland, Russia
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| 1997 | Argentina, Czech Republic, Mali, Slovakia
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| 2001 | Lithuania
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| 2005 | Hungary, Puerto Rico, Serbia and Montenegro, Tunisia
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| 2007 | Ivory Coast, Serbia, Sweden
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| 2009 | Thailand
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| 2011 | Chile, Egypt, Italy, Nigeria, Slovenia
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| 2013 | Netherlands
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| 2015 | Belgium
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| 2017 | Latvia, Mexico
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| 2019 | Colombia, Germany, Mozambique
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| 2021 | None |
| 2023 | None |
| 2025 | Israel, Portugal
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| 2027 | Indonesia
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Teams by number of appearances
| 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 |
15 | 13 | 2 | 1985 | 2025 | 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
- ^ "1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "1989 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "1993 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "1997 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2001 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2005 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ "2025 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup". FIBA.basketball. FIBA.
- ^ a b "USA standout Saniyah Hall crowned TISSOT Most Valuable Player". FIBA. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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