Current season, competition or edition: 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) |
| Founder | FIBA |
| First season | 1979 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | FIBA (International) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  United States (8th title) |
| Most titles | United States (8 titles) |
| Related competitions | FIBA Under-17 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.[1] The current champions are the United States, who defeated France in 2021.
^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 |  Serbia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Croatia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |  Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
| 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 | 15 | |||
| Australia |
9th | 10th | 5th | 11th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | – | 9th | 10th | – | 14 | ||
| Brazil |
2nd | 3rd | 10th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 4th | – | 9th | 10th | – | – | – | – | 11th | 9 | ||
| Canada |
7th | 14th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 10th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | Q | 13 | ||
 China |
– | 11th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 15th | 14th | 12th | – | 13th | 7th | 15th | – | 16th | – | 10th | 12 | ||
 Chinese Taipei |
– | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Croatia |
Part of Yugoslavia | 4th | 3rd | 4th | – | 3rd | 8th | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 6 | |||||
| Czech Republic |
Part of Czechoslovakia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 2 | ||||
 Dominican Republic |
– | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Egypt |
12th | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | 11th | 12th | – | 11th | 12th | – | – | 13th | 7 | ||
| France |
– | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 3rd | 8th | – | – | – | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | Q | 7 | ||
 Germany |
– | 5th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| Greece |
– | – | – | – | 1st | 7th | 3rd | – | 2nd | – | – | 4th | – | 10th | – | – | 6 | ||
| Hungary |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | 1 | ||
 Iran |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 15th | – | 11th | 14th | 15th | – | 12th | – | 6 | ||
| Italy |
6th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 2nd | – | – | – | 7 | ||
 Ivory Coast |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
 Japan |
– | – | – | 16th | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 16th | Q | 5 | ||
 Jordan |
– | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
 Kazakhstan |
Part of Soviet Union | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||||
| Latvia |
Part of Soviet Union | – | 9th | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | 12th | 11th | – | 4 | |||||
 Lebanon |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | 2 | ||
| Lithuania |
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 | – | 4 | ||
| New Zealand |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | 11th | 13th | – | – | 3 | ||
 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 | – | 6th | – | – | – | 3rd | 9th | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | 4 | |||
 Senegal |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | 15th | 7th | – | 3 | ||
| Serbia |
Part of Yugoslavia | – | – | – | 1st | – | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | – | 7th | 4th | 6th | 7 | |||||
 Slovenia |
Part of Yugoslavia | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 2 | |||||
 South Korea |
– | – | – | – | 15th | – | 12th | 11th | – | 15th | 13th | 12th | 14th | – | 15th | 12th | 9 | ||
| Soviet Union |
5th | 2nd | 7th | 9th | defunct | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Spain |
– | 4th | – | 6th | 3rd | 1st | – | 8th | 10th | – | 5th | 8th | 4th | – | 5th | Q | 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 | 16 | ||
 Uruguay |
8th | 12th | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||
 Venezuela |
– | – | – | – | 12th | 12th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| Yugoslavia |
4th | 8th | 1st | 4th | defunct | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Total (97) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| Year | Debutants |
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| 1979 | Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Italy, Panama, Philippines, Soviet Union, United States, Uruguay, Yugoslavia
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| 1983 | Angola, China, Dominican Republic, Germany, Spain
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| 1987 | Chinese Taipei, Nigeria, Puerto Rico
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| 1991 | Japan, Romania, Syria
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| 1995 | Croatia, France, Jordan, Lithuania, South Korea, Venezuela
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| 1999 | Latvia, Portugal, Qatar, Russia
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| 2003 | Iran, Malaysia, Slovenia, Turkey
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| 2007 | Lebanon, Mali, Serbia
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| 2009 | Kazakhstan, New Zealand
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| 2011 | Poland, Tunisia
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| 2013 | Czech Republic, Ivory Coast, Senegal
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| 2015 | None |
| 2017 | None |
| 2019 | None |
| 2021 | None |
| 2023 | Hungary, Madagascar
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| 2025 | Switzerland
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| 2027 | TBD |
| Award | Winner | Position | Team |
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| Most Valuable Player | Chet Holmgren | C | United States
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| All-Tournament Team | Jaden Ivey | SG | United States
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| Nikola Jović | PF | Serbia
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| Victor Wembanyama | PF | France
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| Chet Holmgren | PF | United States
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| Zach Edey | C | Canada
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