The FIBA U16 Asia Cup, formerly known as the FIBA U16 Asian Championship, is a biennial international men's under-16 basketball competition organized by FIBA Asia.[1]

FIBA U16 Asia Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup
FormerlyFIBA Asia Under-16 Championship,
FIBA U16 Asian Championship
SportBasketball
Founded2009; 17 years ago (2009)
First season2009
Organizing bodyFIBA Asia
No. of teams16
CountriesFIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania member nations
ContinentAsia
Most recent
champion
 Australia (4rd title)
Most titles Australia
(4 titles)
QualificationFIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
Related
competitions
FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup
Official websitewww.fiba.basketball/history

The event also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, where the top four finishers automatically qualify.

Summary

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Year Hosts Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2009[2]
Details
Malaysia
Johor Bahru

China
104–69
South Korea

Iran
83–73
OT

Philippines
2011[3]
Details
Vietnam
Nha Trang

China
92–52
South Korea

Japan
94–81
Philippines
2013[4]
Details
Iran
Tehran

China
85–78
Philippines

Japan
85–72
Chinese Taipei
2015[5]
Details
Indonesia
Jakarta

South Korea
78–69
Chinese Taipei

China
80–58
Japan
2017[6]
Details
China
Foshan

Australia
91–67
China

New Zealand
76–60
Philippines
2019[a]
Details
Lebanon
Beirut
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2022[7]
Details
Qatar
Doha

Australia
94–63
Japan

New Zealand
89–62
Lebanon
2023[8]
Details
Qatar
Doha

Australia
79–76
New Zealand

China
87–59
Philippines
2025[9]
Details
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar

Australia
85–58
China

New Zealand
93–92
Japan
  1. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020 but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia4004
2 China3227
3 South Korea1203
4 New Zealand0134
5 Japan0123
6 Chinese Taipei0101
 Philippines0101
8 Iran0011
Totals (8 entries)88824

Participating nations

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Nation Malaysia
2009
Vietnam
2011
Iran
2013
Indonesia
2015
China
2017
Qatar
2022
Qatar
2023
Mongolia
2025
Total
 Australia 1st1st1st1st 4
 Bahrain 12th8th12th13th15th8th 6
 Bangladesh 15th 1
 China 1st1st1st3rd2nd3rd2nd 7
 Chinese Taipei 5th9th4th2nd9th7th 6
 Hong Kong 13th14th11th 3
 India 10th10th11th13th13th5th9th16th 8
 Indonesia 7th10th11th13th 4
 Iran 3rd6th7th8th6th6th 6
 Iraq 5th9th 2
 Japan 6th3rd3rd4th6th2nd5th4th 8
 Jordan 8th10th8th 3
 Kazakhstan 9th7th10th13th12th 5
 Kuwait 13th12th12th 3
 Lebanon 6th6th8th4th11th9th 6
 Macau 12th 1
 Malaysia 11th13th9th11th10th12th11th 7
 Mongolia 15th 1
 New Zealand 3rd3rd2nd3rd 4
 Philippines 4th4th2nd5th4th7th4th10th 8
 Qatar 11th9th7th 3
 Saudi Arabia 15th8th14th14th 4
 Singapore 14th 1
 South Korea 2nd2nd5th1st5th6th10th5th 8
 Sri Lanka 16th 1
 Syria 7th12th 2
 Thailand 16th13th7th 3
 Uzbekistan 14th 1
 Vietnam 12th 1
Total1614141513131616

General statistics

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All-time statistics, as of the 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship.

Team Played Won Lost %Won
 Australia17170100.00%
 Bahrain2972224.14%
 Bangladesh4040.00%
 China4642491.30%
 Chinese Taipei37241364.86%
 Hong Kong112918.18%
 India40162440.00%
 Indonesia1971236.84%
 Iran34201458.82%
 Iraq179856.25%
 Japan51331864.71%
 Jordan2281436.36%
 Kazakhstan2271531.82%
 Kuwait1951426.32%
 Lebanon35161945.71%
 Macau3030.00%
 Malaysia34112332.35%
 New Zealand1813572.22%
 Philippines52341865.38%
 Qatar1861233.33%
 Saudi Arabia1831516.67%
 Singapore72528.57%
 South Korea51361570.59%
 Syria1661037.50%
 Thailand1841422.22%
 Uzbekistan4040.00%
 Vietnam7070.00%
 Sri Lanka3030.00%

Under-17 World Cup record

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Nation Germany
2010
Lithuania
2012
United Arab Emirates
2014
Spain
2016
Argentina
2018
Spain
2022
Turkey
2024
Turkey
2026
Total
 AustraliaPart of FIBA Oceania6th6th15thQ 4
 China7th7th7th10th15th13thQ 7
 Chinese Taipei14th 1
 Japan14th14thQ 3
 Lebanon16th 1
 New ZealandPart of FIBA Oceania14th12th4thQ 4
 Philippines15th13th16th 3
 South Korea12th11th8th 3
 United Arab Emirates16th 1
Total22434444

See also

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References

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