FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship

FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship
Formerly	FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship ABC Under-18 Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1970; 52 years ago (1970)
Inaugural season	1970
No. of teams	16
Countries	FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	Australia (1st title)
Most titles	China (11 titles)
Qualification	FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Related competitions	FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship
Official website	FIBA Asia

The FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship refers to the under-18 basketball championship for in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The event used to be known as the Asian Basketball Confederation Juniors Championship. The top three finishers compete in the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

Summary[]

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Game
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1970 Details	Seoul		Philippines	No playoffs	Japan		South Korea	No playoffs	Taiwan
1972 Details	Manila		Philippines	No playoffs	Taiwan		South Korea	No playoffs	India
1974 Details	Manila		Philippines		South Korea		Taiwan		Thailand
1977	Kuwait City		Philippines		China		Kuwait		Thailand
1978	Manila		Philippines		China		Iraq		Japan
1980 Details	Bangkok		China	No playoffs	Philippines		Thailand	No playoffs	Saudi Arabia
1982 Details	Manila		Philippines		China		South Korea		Thailand
1984 Details	Seoul		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Philippines	No playoffs	Japan
1986 Details	Manila		China	81-67	Philippines		Chinese Taipei		Japan
1989 Details	Manila		China	89-62	Chinese Taipei		Philippines		Japan
1990 Details	Nagoya		Japan	82–63	Syria		China	96–93	Philippines
1992 Details	Beijing		China	93–80	South Korea		Philippines	103–74	Japan
1995 Details	Manila		South Korea	55–48	China			62–56	Thailand
1996 Details	Johor Bahru		China	86–71	Qatar		Japan	89–75	South Korea
1998 Details	Kolkata		China	59–45	Qatar		Japan	110–94	Chinese Taipei
2000 Details	Kuala Lumpur		South Korea	120–92	China		Chinese Taipei	77–76	Japan
2002 Details	Kuwait City		China	81–70	Iran		South Korea	105–88	Qatar
2004 Details	Bangalore		Iran	89–86	South Korea		China	73–63	Lebanon
2006 Details	Urumqi		China	99–83	South Korea		Lebanon	83–60	Chinese Taipei
2008 Details	Tehran		Iran	95–76	Kazakhstan		Syria	93–86	Japan
2010 Details	Sana'a		China	103–80	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	65–60	Iran
2012 Details	Ulaanbaatar		China	93–91	South Korea		Iran	87–83	Japan
2014 Details	Doha		China	66–48	Iran		South Korea	70–58	Chinese Taipei
2016 Details	Tehran		Iran	71–65	Japan		South Korea	86–63	Lebanon
2018 Details	Bangkok		Australia	72–63	New Zealand		China	76–57	Philippines
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	11	6	3	20
2	Philippines	6	2	3	11
3	South Korea	3	6	6	15
4	Iran	3	2	1	6
5	Japan	1	2	2	5
6	Australia	1	0	0	1
7	Chinese Taipei	0	2	4	6
8	Qatar	0	2	0	2
9	Syria	0	1	1	2
10	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
	New Zealand	0	1	0	1
12	Iraq	0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
	Kuwait	0	0	1	1
	Lebanon	0	0	1	1
	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (16 nations)		25	25	25	75

Participating nations[]

Nation	1970	1972	1974			1980	1982	1984	1986	1989	1990	1992	1995	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008
Australia
				9th	9th	8th	7th
						15th								15th	15th
													15th
China				2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	5th
Chinese Taipei	4th	2nd	3rd						3rd	2nd	7th	5th	5th	5th	4th	3rd	6th	5th	4th	9th
Hong Kong			7th	12th	10th	13th	11th		6th	16th	8th	8th	13th	11th	10th	6th	12th	6th	16th	12th
India	5th	4th		15th		12th	10th			12th	11th		9th	13th	11th	12th	13th	7th	13th	13th
Indonesia				13th	6th	11th	8th			10th	12th	6th	8th
Iran			6th	8th	12th		13th			8th	10th	9th		10th	5th	9th	2nd	1st	7th	1st
Iraq					3rd					7th
Japan	2nd			6th	4th	5th	5th	4th	5th	4th	1st	4th	7th	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	9th	6th	4th
													3rd	9th						10th
Kazakhstan													10th	12th	6th			8th	5th	2nd
Kuwait				3rd	7th	6th	16th								12th	8th	8th	12th	8th
																		11th	12th
Lebanon															13th	10th	9th	4th	3rd	8th
Macau												13th	14th
Malaysia	6th	7th	5th	5th	8th	9th	6th	5th		11th	6th	11th	11th	8th	8th	11th	10th		14th	15th
New Zealand
Mongolia
Pakistan				10th						13th					14th
Philippines	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	6th	6th	7th			13th		7th
Qatar						16th	15th					7th		2nd	2nd	7th	4th	16th
Saudi Arabia				11th	5th	4th	9th			6th	5th					5th	7th	10th		11th
Singapore	7th	6th	8th	14th	13th	10th	12th	7th		14th		12th	12th	14th		16th		15th	15th
South Korea	3rd	3rd	2nd	7th		7th	3rd	1st	4th	5th	9th	2nd	1st	4th	9th	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	6th
Sri Lanka				16th		14th		6th		15th	13th	14th				15th	14th
Syria											2nd								9th	3rd
Thailand		5th	4th	4th	11th	3rd	4th			9th		10th	4th	7th		14th			11th
United Arab Emirates						17th	14th													14th
																13th	11th	14th	10th
Total	7	7	8	16	13	17	16	7	6	16	13	14	15	15	15	16	14	16	16	15

Nation	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	Years
Australia					1st	1
		12th			7th	6
						3
						1
China	1st	1st	1st	5th	3rd	22
Chinese Taipei	3rd	5th	4th	6th	9th	20
Hong Kong		13th	11th			19
India	13th	10th	13th	8th	11th	20
Indonesia		11th		12th	12th	11
Iran	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	6th	19
Iraq	10th		13th	9th		5
Japan	8th	4th	6th	2nd	5th	23
			10th			4
Kazakhstan	11th	15th	8th	10th	13th	11
Kuwait			12th			10
						2
Lebanon	7th	7th		4th	10th	10
Macau						2
Malaysia	12th		7th			20
Mongolia		14th				1
New Zealand					2nd	1
Pakistan						3
Philippines	5th	6th	5th	7th	4th	22
Qatar	16th		9th			10
Saudi Arabia	15th	8th				12
Singapore		16th				16
South Korea	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	8th	24
Sri Lanka	14th					9
Syria	9th	9th			15th	6
Thailand				11th	14th	14
United Arab Emirates					16th	4
	6th					5
Total	16	16	14	12	16

World Under-19 Championship record[]

Team	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021		Total
Australia	Part of FIBA Oceania													9th	10th		14
China	–	11th	9th	10th	9th	15th	14th	12th	–	13th	7th	15th	–	16th	–		11
Chinese Taipei	–	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–		2
Iran	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	15th	–	11th	14th	15th	–	12th		6
Japan	–	–	–	16th	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	16th		4
	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Kazakhstan	Part of Soviet Union				–	–	–	–	12th	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Lebanon	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Malaysia	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
New Zealand	Part of FIBA Oceania													13th	–		3
Philippines	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th	–		2
Qatar	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
South Korea	–	–	–	–	15th	–	12th	11th	–	15th	13th	12th	14th	–	15th		8
Syria	–	–	–	12th	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Total	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

See also[]

• FIBA Asia Cup
• FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
• FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
• FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women

References[]

• Fiba Asia