The FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-17 World Championship) is the under-17 men's world

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FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...

). The event was held for the first time in July 2010, and is held biennially.

Composition

According to the updated

Internal Regulations, the FIBA Under-17 World Cup shall be held every two years (2016, 2018, 2020, etc.). Sixteen teams, representing all continents, are eligible to participate in the FIBA U17 World Cup as follows: * Directly Qualified: ** The Host Nation (usually designated by the Central Board a year before the scheduled tournament) *From each Continent: ** Two from

FIBA Africa FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan. Members FIBA World Rankings Overview ...

: Finalists of the

FIBA Under-16 African Championship The FIBA U16 African Championship is an under-16 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Africa zone. The tournament is held biennially. The top two teams in the competition qualify for the FIBA Under-17 Basket ...

. ** Four from

FIBA Americas FIBA Americas ( es, Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto, french: FIBA Amériques) is a zone within FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Americas is responsible for the organiz ...

: Semi-finalists of the

FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship The FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship is the Americas basketball championship for players under 16 years that take place every two years among national teams of the FIBA Americas zone. The event started in 2009. The top four finishers qualify ...

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FIBA Asia FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations. Member associations Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams * FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also inclu ...

and

FIBA Oceania The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...

: Semi-finalists of the

FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship The FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship is an under-16 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The event started in 2009 and is held biennially. The top four teams qualify for the FIBA Under-17 Basketbal ...

. ** Five from

FIBA Europe FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...

: Semi-finalists and the fifth-placed team of the FIBA Under-16 European Championship.

Summaries

Medal table

Tournament awards

Most recent award winners (2022)

Participation details

Debut of national teams

References

External links

FIBA official website
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Under-17 basketball competitions between national teams World youth sports competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2010 World championships in basketball