FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup

FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup

Upcoming season or competition: 2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1985; 37 years ago (1985)
Founder	FIBA
Inaugural season	1985
No. of teams	16
Continent	FIBA (International)
Most recent champion(s)	United States (9th title)
Most titles	United States (9 titles)
Related competitions	FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup

The FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women) is a women's under-19 only basketball competition organized by FIBA. From its inauguration in 1985, until 2005, it was held every four years. Since 2005, it has been held biennially.

Summaries[]

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Second place		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1985 Details	Colorado Springs		Soviet Union	80–75	South Korea		Yugoslavia	86–63	China
1989 Details	Bilbao		Soviet Union	109–93	Yugoslavia		Australia	69–61	Czechoslovakia
1993 Details	Seoul		Australia	72–54	Russia		Poland	74–53	South Korea
1997 Details	Natal		United States	78–74	Australia		Slovakia	45–40	Brazil
2001 Details	Brno		Czech Republic	82–80	Russia		United States	77–72	Australia
2005 Details	Nabeul / Tunis		United States	97–76	Serbia and Montenegro		China	78–61	Russia
2007 Details	Bratislava		United States	99–57	Sweden		Serbia	52–50	Spain
2009 Details	Bangkok		United States	87–71	Spain		Argentina	58–51	Canada
2011 Details	Puerto Montt / Puerto Varas		United States	69–46	Spain		Brazil	70–67	Australia
2013 Details	Klaipėda / Panevėžys		United States	61–28	France		Australia	73–68	Spain
2015 Details	Chekhov / Vidnoye		United States	78–70	Russia		Australia	69–62	Spain
2017 Details	Udine / Cividale del Friuli		Russia	86–82	United States		Canada	67–60	Japan
2019 Details	Bangkok		United States	74–70	Australia		Spain	58–52	Belgium
2021 Details	Debrecen		United States	70–52	Australia		Hungary	88–67	Mali
2023	Madrid

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	9	1	1	11
2	Soviet Union †	2	0	0	2
3	Australia	1	3	3	7
4	Russia	1	3	0	4
5	Czech Republic	1	0	0	1
6	Spain	0	2	1	3
7	Yugoslavia †	0	1	1	2
8	France	0	1	0	1
	Serbia and Montenegro †	0	1	0	1
	South Korea	0	1	0	1
	Sweden	0	1	0	1
12	Argentina	0	0	1	1
	Brazil	0	0	1	1
	Canada	0	0	1	1
	China	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Poland	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 nations)		14	14	14	42

Tournament awards[]

Most recent award winners (2021)[]

Award	Winner	Team
Most Valuable Player[1]	Caitlin Clark	United States
All-Tournament Team[1]	Caitlin Clark	United States
		United States
	Jade Melbourne	Australia
		Hungary
		Mali

Participation details[]

Team	1985	1989	1993	1997	2001	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021		Total
Argentina	–	–	–	9th	–	–	14th	3rd	13th	14th	15th	–	12th	15th		8
Australia	6th	3rd	1st	2nd	4th	7th	5th	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	6th	2nd	2nd		14
Belgium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	4th	–		2
Brazil	–	8th	5th	4th	7th	–	10th	9th	3rd	6th	10th	–	–	16th		10
Bulgaria	–	11th	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Canada	8th	–	–	–	–	9th	9th	4th	5th	7th	8th	3rd	6th	5th		10
Chile	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	–	–	–	–		1
China	4th	9th	11th	7th	9th	3rd	11th	11th	9th	5th	7th	7th	5th	–		13
Chinese Taipei	–	–	12th	–	–	–	–	–	11th	–	14th	–	–	14th		4
Colombia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11th	–		1
Cuba	9th	10th	–	11th	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4
Czech Republic	as Czechoslovakia			6th	1st	–	7th	10th	–	–	–	–	–	6th		5
Czechoslovakia †	–	4th	defunct													1
DR Congo	–	12th	10th	–	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		3
Egypt	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–	16th	16th	–	12th		4
France	–	–	6th	–	5th	–	–	7th	6th	2nd	5th	5th	–	10th		8
Germany	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13th	–		1
Hungary	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	9th	10th	3rd		4
Italy	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	11th	–	11th		3
Ivory Coast	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Japan	–	–	8th	12th	11th	–	13th	12th	7th	8th	DQ	4th	8th	9th		10
Latvia	as USSR		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	14th	–		2
Lithuania	as USSR		–	–	8th	–	12th	8th	–	12th	–	–	–	–		4
Mali	–	–	–	10th	12th	–	15th	14th	–	15th	12th	13th	7th	4th		9
Mexico	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	–		1
Mozambique	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–		1
Netherlands	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	9th	–	–	–		2
Nigeria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–		1
Poland	–	–	3rd	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Puerto Rico	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	14th	–	–		2
Russia	as USSR		2nd	5th	2nd	4th	–	6th	8th	9th	2nd	1st	–	8th		10
Senegal	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–		2
Serbia	as Yugoslavia			as SCG			3rd	–	–	11th	11th	–	–	–		3
Serbia and Montenegro †	as Yugoslavia			–	–	2nd		defunct								1
Slovakia	as Czechoslovakia			3rd	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Slovenia	as Yugoslavia			–	–	–	–	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–		1
South Korea	2nd	6th	4th	–	–	6th	8th	13th	–	13th	13th	15th	9th	13th		11
Soviet Union †	1st	1st		defunct												2
Spain	7th	5th	–	8th	–	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	4th	8th	3rd	7th	Q	13
Sweden	–	–	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Thailand	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	16th	–		2
Tunisia	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	15th	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
United States	5th	7th	7th	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st		14
Yugoslavia †	3rd	2nd	defunct													2
Total (44)	10	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Debut of national teams[]

Year	Debutants
1985	Australia,  Canada,  China,  Cuba,  Senegal,  Soviet Union,  South Korea,  Spain,  United States,  Yugoslavia
1989	Brazil,  Bulgaria,  Czechoslovakia,  DR Congo
1993	Chinese Taipei,  France,  Japan,  Poland,  Russia
1997	Argentina,  Czech Republic,  Mali,  Slovakia
2001	Lithuania
2005	Hungary,  Puerto Rico,  Serbia and Montenegro,  Tunisia
2007	Ivory Coast,  Serbia,  Sweden
2009	Thailand
2011	Chile,  Egypt,  Italy,  Nigeria,  Slovenia
2013	Netherlands
2015	Belgium
2017	Latvia,  Mexico
2019	Colombia,  Germany,  Mozambique
2021	None

Ranking of teams by number of appearances[]

Team	App	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best result (* hosts)
Australia	14	14	14	1985	2021	Champions (1993)
United States	14	14	14	1985	2021	Champions (1997, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021)
China	13	13	0	1985	2019	Third place (2005)
Spain	14	10	10	1985		Runners-up (2009, 2011)
Russia	10	6	1	1993	2021	Champions (2017)
South Korea	11	5	5	1985	2021	Runners-up (1985)
Canada	10	9	9	1985	2021	Third place (2017)
Brazil	10	5	1	1989	2021	Third place (2011)
Japan	10	4	3	1993	2021	Fourth place (2017)
Mali	9	5	5	1997	2021	Fourth place (2021)
France	8	6	1	1993	2021	Runners-up (2013)
Argentina	8	5	2	1997	2021	Third place (2009)
Czech Republic	5	2	1	1997	2021	Champions (2001*)
Cuba	4	2	0	1985	2001	6th (2001)
Hungary	4	3	3	2005	2021	Third place (2021)
Lithuania	4	2	0	2001	2013	8th (2001, 2009)
Chinese Taipei	4	1	1	1993	2021	11th (2011)
Egypt	4	2	1	2011	2021	12th (2021)
DR Congo	3	2	0	1989	2005	10th (1993)
Italy	3	1	1	2011	2021	10th (2011)
Serbia	3	2	0	2007	2015	Third place (2007)
Senegal	2	1	0	1985	2013	10th (1985)
Soviet Union †	2	2	--	1985	1989	Champions (1985, 1989)
Yugoslavia †	2	2	--	1985	1987	Runners-up (1989)
Bulgaria	2	2	0	1989	1993	9th (1993)
Poland	2	1	0	1993	2001	Third place (1993)
Slovakia	2	1	0	1997	2007	Third place (1997)
Puerto Rico	2	1	0	2005	2017	10th (2005)
Tunisia	2	1	0	2005	2009	12th (2005*)
Thailand	2	1	0	2009	2019	16th (2009*, 2019*)
Netherlands	2	2	0	2013	2015	9th (2015)
Belgium	2	1	0	2015	2019	Fourth place (2019)
Latvia	2	2	0	2017	2019	10th (2017)
Czechoslovakia †	1	1	--	1989	1989	Fourth place (1989)
Serbia and Montenegro †	1	1	--	2005	2005	Runners-up (2005)
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	2007	2007	16th (2007)
Sweden	1	1	0	2007	2007	Runners-up (2007)
Chile	1	1	0	2011	2011	12th (2011*)
Nigeria	1	1	0	2011	2011	16th (2011)
Slovenia	1	1	0	2011	2011	14th (2011)
Mexico	1	1	0	2017	2017	12th (2017)
Colombia	1	1	0	2019	2019	11th (2019)
Germany	1	1	0	2019	2019	13th (2019)
Mozambique	1	1	0	2019	2019	15th (2019)

Overall win–loss record 1985-2019[]

Team	App	Played	Won	Lost	%
United States	13	99	86	13	86.9
Australia	13	99	72	27	72.7
Spain	13	85	52	33	61.2
China	13	94	47	47	50
Russia	9	68	45	23	66.2
Brazil	9	69	37	32	53.6
France	7	55	36	19	65.5
Canada	9	69	35	34	50.7
South Korea	9	69	30	39	43.5
Japan	8	66	22	44	33.3
Czech Republic	4	31	18	13	58.1
Argentina	7	46	17	29	37
Serbia	3	24	14	10	58.3
Soviet Union †	2	13	12	1	92.3
Slovakia	2	16	11	5	68.8
Mali	8	51	10	41	19.6
Hungary	3	22	10	12	45.5
Belgium	2	14	10	4	71.4
Yugoslavia †	2	13	10	3	76.9
Cuba	4	26	9	17	34.6
Netherlands	2	15	8	7	53.3
Lithuania	4	32	7	25	21.9
Latvia	2	14	7	7	50
Poland	2	14	7	7	50
Italy	2	15	6	9	40
Bulgaria	2	14	6	8	42.9
Sweden	1	9	6	3	66.7
Chinese Taipei	3	22	5	17	22.7
Serbia and Montenegro †	1	8	4	4	50
Czechoslovakia †	1	7	4	3	57.1
Puerto Rico	2	14	3	11	21.4
Colombia	1	7	3	4	42.9
DR Congo	3	21	2	19	9.5
Egypt	3	19	2	17	10.5
Germany	1	7	2	5	28.6
Mozambique	1	7	2	5	28.6
Tunisia	2	12	1	11	8.3
Chile	1	8	1	7	12.5
Mexico	1	7	1	6	14.3
Slovenia	1	5	1	4	20
Thailand	2	12	0	12	0
Senegal	2	11	0	11	0
Ivory Coast	1	5	0	5	0
Nigeria	1	5	0	5	0

See also[]

• FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
• FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
• FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

References[]