The FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup, formerly known as the FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, is a biennial international under-16 basketball competition organised by FIBA Asia.

FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2023 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship
FormerlyFIBA Under-16 Asian Championship
SportBasketball
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
First season2009
No. of teams16
CountriesFIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania member nations
ContinentFIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Australia (3rd title)
Most titles Australia
 China
(3 titles each)
QualificationFIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
Related
competitions
FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup
Official websiteFIBA Asia

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
Details
 
Johor Bahru
 
China
104–69  
South Korea
 
Iran
83–73
OT
 
Philippines
2011
Details
 
Nha Trang
 
China
92–52  
South Korea
 
Japan
94–81  
Philippines
2013
Details
 
Tehran
 
China
85–78  
Philippines
 
Japan
85–72  
Chinese Taipei
2015
Details
 
Jakarta
 
South Korea
78–69  
Chinese Taipei
 
China
80–58  
Japan
2017
Details
 
Foshan
 
Australia
91–67  
China
 
New Zealand
76–60  
Philippines
2019[a]
Details
 
Beirut
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2022
Details
 
Doha
 
Australia
94–63  
Japan
 
New Zealand
89–62  
Lebanon
2023
Details
 
Doha
 
Australia
79–76  
New Zealand
 
China
87–59  
Philippines
  1. ^ It is originally scheduled to be held in 2020 but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China3126
2  Australia3003
3  South Korea1203
4  Japan0123
  New Zealand0123
6  Chinese Taipei0101
  Philippines0101
8  Iran0011
Totals (8 entries)77721

Participating nations

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Nation  
2009
 
2011
 
2013
 
2015
 
2017
 
2022
 
2023
Years
  Australia 1st 1st 1st 3
  Bahrain 12th 8th 12th 13th 15th 5
  Bangladesh 15th 1
  China 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 6
  Chinese Taipei 5th 9th 4th 2nd 9th 5
  Hong Kong 13th 14th 11th 3
  India 10th 10th 11th 13th 13th 5th 9th 7
  Indonesia 7th 10th 11th 3
  Iran 3rd 6th 7th 8th 6th 5
  Iraq 5th 9th 2
  Japan 6th 3rd 3rd 4th 6th 2nd 5th 7
  Jordan 8th 10th 8th 3
  Kazakhstan 9th 7th 10th 13th 4
  Kuwait 13th 12th 12th 3
  Lebanon 6th 6th 8th 4th 11th 5
  Macau 12th 1
  Malaysia 11th 13th 9th 11th 10th 12th 6
  New Zealand 3rd 3rd 2nd 3
  Philippines 4th 4th 2nd 5th 4th 7th 4th 7
  Qatar 11th 9th 7th 3
  Saudi Arabia 15th 8th 14th 3
  Singapore 14th 1
  South Korea 2nd 2nd 5th 1st 5th 6th 10th 7
  Sri Lanka 16th 1
  Syria 7th 12th 2
  Thailand 16th 13th 7th 3
  Uzbekistan 14th 1
  Vietnam 12th 1
Total 16 14 14 15 13 13 16

General statistics

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All-time statistics, as of the 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship.

Team Played Won Lost %Won
  Australia 17 17 0 94.12%
  Bahrain 29 7 22 24.14%
  Bangladesh 4 0 4 0.00%
  China 46 42 4 91.30%
  Chinese Taipei 37 24 13 64.86%
  Hong Kong 11 2 9 18.18%
  India 40 16 24 40.00%
  Indonesia 19 7 12 36.84%
  Iran 34 20 14 58.82%
  Iraq 17 9 8 56.25%
  Japan 51 33 18 64.71%
  Jordan 22 8 14 36.36%
  Kazakhstan 22 7 15 31.82%
  Kuwait 19 5 14 26.32%
  Lebanon 35 16 19 45.71%
  Macau 3 0 3 0.00%
  Malaysia 34 11 23 32.35%
  New Zealand 18 13 5 72.22%
  Philippines 52 34 18 65.38%
  Qatar 18 6 12 33.33%
  Saudi Arabia 18 3 15 16.67%
  Singapore 7 2 5 28.57%
  South Korea 51 36 15 70.59%
  Syria 16 6 10 37.50%
  Thailand 18 4 14 22.22%
  Uzbekistan 4 0 4 0.00%
  Vietnam 7 0 7 0.00%
  Sri Lanka 3 0 3 0.00%

Under-17 World Cup record

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Team  
2010
 
2012
 
2014
 
2016
 
2018
 
2022
 
2024
 
2026
Total
  Australia Part of FIBA Oceania 6th 6th 15th 3
  China 7th 7th 7th 10th 15th 13th 6
  Chinese Taipei 14th 1
  Japan 14th 14th 2
  Lebanon 16th 1
  New Zealand Part of FIBA Oceania 14th 12th 4th 3
  Philippines 15th 13th 16th 3
  South Korea 12th 11th 8th 3
  United Arab Emirates 16th 1
Total 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 4

See also

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References

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