FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup explained

FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup
Formerly:	FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship ABC Under-18 Championship
Current Season:	2024 FIBA U18 Asia Cup
Sport:	Basketball
Inaugural:	1970
Teams:	16
Countries:	FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent:	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most Champs:	(11 titles)
Qualification:	FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Website:	FIBA Asia
Related Comps:	FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup

The FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup, formerly known as the Asian Basketball Confederation Junior Championship and FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, is a biennial international under-18 basketball competition organised by FIBA Asia.

The event also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, where the top four finishers automatically qualify.

Summary

Year	Hosts		Final			width=1% rowspan=30 bgcolor=ffffff		Third place match
width=15%	Champions		width=9%	Score	width=15%	Runners-up	width=15%	Third place	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
1970 Details	Seoul			No playoffs			No playoffs
1972 Details	Manila			No playoffs			No playoffs
1974 Details	Manila
1977 Details			Kuwait City
1978 Details	Manila
1980 Details	Bangkok			No playoffs			No playoffs
1982 Details	Manila
1984 Details	Seoul			No playoffs			No playoffs
1986 Details	Manila			81–67
1989 Details	Manila			89–62
1990 Details	Nagoya			82–63			96–93
1992 Details	Beijing			93–80			103–74
1995 Details				55–48			62–56
1996 Details	Johor Bahru			86–71			89–75
1998 Details	Kolkata			59–45			110–94
2000 Details	Kuala Lumpur			120–92			77–76
2002 Details	Kuwait City			81–70			105–88
2004 Details	Bangalore			89–86			73–63
2006 Details	Urumqi			99–83			83–60
2008 Details	Tehran			95–76			93–86
2010 Details	Sana'a			103–80			65–60
2012 Details	Ulaanbaatar			93–91			87–83
2014 Details	Doha			66–48			70–58
2016 Details	Tehran			71–65			86–63
2018 Details	Bangkok			72–63			76–57
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2022 Details	Tehran		77–73			85–68
2024 Details	Amman

Participating nations

width=170	Nation																				2008
				9th	9th	8th	7th
						15th								15th	15th
													15th
				bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	5th
	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd						3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	7th	5th	5th	5th	4th	3rd	6th	5th	4th	9th
			7th	12th	10th	13th	11th		6th	16th	8th	8th	13th	11th	10th	6th	12th	6th	16th	12th
	5th	4th		15th		12th	10th			12th	11th		9th	13th	11th	12th	13th	7th	13th	13th
				13th	6th	11th	8th			10th	12th	6th	8th
			6th	8th	12th		13th			8th	10th	9th		10th	5th	9th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	7th	bgcolor=gold	1st
					3rd					7th
	bgcolor=silver	2nd			6th	4th	5th	5th	4th	5th	4th	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	7th	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	9th	6th	4th
													3rd	9th						10th
													10th	12th	6th			8th	5th	bgcolor=silver	2nd
				3rd	7th	6th	16th								12th	8th	8th	12th	8th
																		11th	12th
															13th	10th	9th	4th	3rd	8th
												13th	14th
	6th	7th	5th	5th	8th	9th	6th	5th		11th	6th	11th	11th	8th	8th	11th	10th		14th	15th
				10th						13th					14th
	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	6th	6th	7th			13th		7th
						16th	15th					7th		bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	7th	4th	16th
				11th	5th	4th	9th			6th	5th					5th	7th	10th		11th
	7th	6th	8th	14th	13th	10th	12th	7th		14th		12th	12th	14th		16th		15th	15th
	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	7th		7th	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	5th	9th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	9th	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	6th
				16th		14th		6th		15th	13th	14th				15th	14th
											bgcolor=silver	2nd								9th	3rd
		5th	4th	4th	11th	3rd	4th			9th		10th	4th	7th		14th			11th
						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

width=170	Nation								Years
					bgcolor=gold	1st		Q	1
		12th			7th			6
								3
								1
	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	5th	3rd	3rd	Q	23
	3rd	5th	4th	6th	9th	7th	Q	21
		13th	11th					19
	13th	10th	13th	8th	11th	9th	Q	21
		11th		12th	12th		Q	12
	4th	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	6th	5th	Q	20
	10th		13th	9th				5
	8th	4th	6th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Q	24
			10th				Q	5
	11th	15th	8th	10th	13th		Q	11
			12th				Q	11
								2
	7th	7th		4th	10th	4th	Q	11
								2
	12th		7th					20
		14th					Q	1
					bgcolor=silver	2nd		Q	1
								3
	5th	6th	5th	7th	4th	6th	Q	24
	16th		9th			8th	Q	12
	15th	8th						12
		16th						16
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	3rd	8th	bgcolor=gold	1st	Q	25
	14th							9
	9th	9th			15th	10th		7
				11th	14th			14
					16th			4
	6th							5
Total	16	16	14	12	16	10	16

Under-19 World Cup record

Team	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	2027	Total
	Part of FIBA Oceania													9th	10th	–			14
	–	11th	9th	10th	9th	15th	14th	12th	–	13th	7th	15th	–	16th	–	18th			12
	–	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–	–			2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	15th	–	11th	14th	15th	–	12th	–			6
	–	–	–	16th	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	16th	8th			5
	–	–	–	–	16th		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
	Part of Soviet Union				–	–	–	–	12th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th			2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
														13th	–	–			3
	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14th	–	–			2
	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
	–	–	–	–	15th	–	12th	11th	–	15th	13th	12th	14th	–	15th	12th			9
	–	–	–	12th	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			2
Total	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4

See also

• FIBA Asia Cup
• FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup
• FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
• FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup

References

FIBA*https://www.fiba.basketball/