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FIBA
Fédération Internationale de Basketball
AbbreviationFIBA
PredecessorInternational Amateur Handball Federation
Formation18 June 1932; 94 years ago (1932-06-18)
Founded atGeneva, Switzerland
TypeSports federation
Headquarters
Members212 national federations
Official languages
English
French[1]
President
Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani
Secretary-General
Andreas Zagklis[2]
Subsidiaries
RevenueUS$125.8 million[3] (2024)
ExpensesUS$117.6 million[3] (2024)
Websitewww.fiba.basketball

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA /ˈfiːbə/ FEE-bə; French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball)[a][4] is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, organizes international competitions, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. A total of 212 national federations are members, organized since 1989 into five zones: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament, which are sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[5] The FIBA Basketball World Cup is a world tournament for men's national teams held every four years. Teams compete for the Naismith Trophy, named in honor of basketball's Canadian-American creator James Naismith. The tournament structure is similar but not identical to that of the FIFA World Cup in association football; these tournaments occurred in the same year from 1970 through 2014, but starting in 2019, the Basketball World Cup moved to the year following the FIFA World Cup. A parallel event for women's teams, the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, is also held quadrennial; from 1986 through 2014, it was held in the same year as the men's event but in a different country.

History

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Founding and early years (1932–1949)

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The association was founded in Geneva in 1932, two years after the sport was officially recognized by the IOC. Before 1934, basketball was under the umbrella of the International Amateur Handball Federation. Its original name was Fédération Internationale de basket-ball amateur. The eight nations' basketball federations that were the founding members of FIBA were: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland. In September 1934, the Protocol of Stockholm was passed and the FIBA became the only recognized authority responsible for basketball. During the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, the Federation named James Naismith (1861–1939), the founder of basketball, as its Honorary President.[citation needed]

Development (1950–2019)

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FIBA has organized a world championship, known as World Cup, for men since 1950 and a women's world championship, known as the Women's World Cup, since 1953. From 1986 through 2014, both events were held every four years, alternating with the Olympics.[6] The men's World Cup was moved to a new four-year cycle, with tournaments in the year before the Summer Olympics, after 2014.[citation needed]

On 7 April 1989, at a special congress in Munich following the conclusion of the 1988–89 FIBA European Cup, FIBA member nations voted, by a margin of 56 to 13, to allow NBA players to participate in its international events, including the World Cup and the Olympics. The change also intended to ward off competition from the Goodwill Games, which was rivaling the Olympics at the time and also seeking to bring NBA players into its basketball events.[7][8][9]

The Federation headquarters moved to Munich in 1956, then returned to Geneva in 2002. In 1991, it founded the FIBA Hall of Fame; the first induction ceremony was held on 12 September 2007, during EuroBasket 2007. During its 81st anniversary in 2013, FIBA moved into its new headquarters, "The House of Basketball", at Mies.[10] Andreas Zagklis became the Secretary-General of FIBA on 7 December 2018.[citation needed]

Suspensions of Russia and Belarus (2020–present)

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In February 2022, Russia and Belarus were provisionally suspended from international competitions until further notice due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[11][12] It also suspended the two countries from hosting any competitions.[12]

Presidents

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Presidents of FIBA
Years Name[13]
1932–1948 Switzerland Leon Bouffard
1948–1960 United States Willard Greim
1960–1968 Brazil Antonio dos Reis Carneiro
1968–1976 Egypt Abdel Moneim Wahby
1976–1984 Philippines Gonzalo Puyat II
1984–1990 France Robert Busnel
1990–1998 United States George E. Killian
1998–2002 Senegal Abdoulaye Seye Moreau [fr]
2002–2006 Hong Kong Carl Men Ky Ching [zh]
2006–2010 Australia Robert Elphinston
2010–2014 France Yvan Mainini [fr]
2014–2019 Argentina Horacio Muratore
2019–2023 Mali Hamane Niang
2023–present Qatar Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani

During the 1936 Summer Olympics, the FIBA honored James A. Naismith, the founder of basketball, as their honorary President.[6]

Secretaries General

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Secretaries General of FIBA
Years Name
1932–1976 United Kingdom Renato William Jones
1976–2003 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Borislav Stanković
2003–2018 Switzerland Patrick Baumann
2018–present Greece Andreas Zagklis

Structure

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Background

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Until the 1990s FIBA had various continental sub-confederations under its jurisdiction.[14] Those were as follows:

  • Africa (AFABA)
  • Asia (A.B.C.)
  • Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto (COPABA)
  • South American Basketball Confederation (CONSUBASQUET)
  • Europe (Standing Conference for Europe)
  • Oceania (O.B.C.)

Five zones and 211 national federations

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FIBA divides the world into 5 zones, each roughly based on a continent.

There are five zones, in which FIBA oversees the game in the different continents and regions of the world through its regional offices under its new governance structure, which was approved by the 2014 FIBA Extraordinary Congress in Istanbul.[15] National federations are members of FIBA and are provided for in FIBA's General Statutes with their assigned zones.[16] The Statutes also state that upon a national federation's admission into FIBA, it is assigned to a zone by the Central Board.[17]

FIBA recognizes 211 national federations; see the list of men's national basketball teams and the list of women's national basketball teams. Unlike other sports organizations, FIBA recognizes the British Basketball Federation as the lone governing body for basketball in Great Britain, as a result of a merger in 2016 between the basketball federations of two of the four Home Nations within the United Kingdom (England and Scotland).[18] Wales had rejected the proposed merger in 2012 but agreed in 2015. Several members of FIBA Oceania, notably Australia and New Zealand, also compete in Asian tournaments.[citation needed]

In 2021, Peru was disaffiliated from FIBA[19] after being suspended in 2018.[20]

The FIBA Men's World Ranking and FIBA Women's World Ranking are both updated after a FIBA competition or qualification window and are based on their performance, particularly in games, in those events. The men's ranking was updated on 10 September 2023 after the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, while the latest women's ranking was updated on 21 August 2023 after the FIBA Women's Continental Cups, which took place in all FIBA zones.[citation needed]

Laws and governance

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FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland

FIBA's headquarters is located in Mies, Switzerland and is known as the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball, named after the organization's former Secretary-General.[citation needed]

FIBA's supreme body is the FIBA Congress, an assembly of representatives from each affiliated national federation, with each having one vote. The Congress assembles every two years, either an elective or mid-term congress, and is the only body that can make modifications to FIBA's General Statutes. An elective congress elects the FIBA President, Treasurer, and members of the FIBA Central Board, and appoints members of their Ethics and Nominations Panels.[21] Two extraordinary congresses have been held since 1989, with the most recent held in 2014.[citation needed]

The FIBA Central Board is the organization's highest executive body. It comprises 29 people: the president; the secretary-general; the treasurer; 13 members elected by the FIBA Congress; the 5 presidents of each FIBA zone; up to six co-opted members; a representative each from the National Basketball Association and the players. The Board is the body that decides which countries will host the FIBA Basketball World Cup and the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. The Central Board for the term 2023-2027 comprises 27 members.[citation needed]

The president and the secretary general are the main office holders of FIBA and are in charge of its daily administration. Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani was elected president on 23 August 2023 at the FIBA Congress. Andreas Zagklis was appointed secretary-general on 8 December 2018 following the death of Patrick Baumann.[22]

Competitions

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Current title holders

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World champions

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Tournament FIBA World Cup Year Next edition Olympics Year
Men Image Germany (1) 2023 2027 Image United States (17) 2024
Women Image United States (12) 2026 2030 Image United States (10) 2024
U-19 Men Image United States (9) 2025 2027 Image Argentina (1) 2018
U-19 Women Image United States (11) 2025 2027 Image United States (2) 2018
U-17 Men Image United States (8) 2026 2028 N/A[A]
U-17 Women Image United States (7) 2026 2028

^ A: The Youth Olympic Games are a U-19 event played in FIBA 3x3 format.

3x3 world champions

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Tournament FIBA 3x3 World Cup Year Olympics Year
Men Image Latvia (1) 2026 Image Netherlands (1) 2024
Women Image United States (4) 2026 Image Germany (1) 2024
U-23 Men Image Lithuania (2) 2026 N/A
U-23 Women Image United States (2) 2026
U-18 Men Image United States (3) 2024
U-18 Women Image United States (8) 2024

World club champions

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Club competition Year Champion Score Runner-up Next edition
FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2026 USA Basketball NBA G League United (1) 89–86 Lithuanian Basketball Federation Rytas 2027

eFIBA Esport World Champions

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Competitions Year Champion Score Runner-up Next edition
eFIBA 2023 United States France 2024

Continental champions

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National
teams		 FIBA Africa Year Next edition FIBA Americas Year Next edition FIBA Asia Year Next edition FIBA Europe Year Next edition FIBA Oceania Year Next edition
Men Image Angola (12) 2025 2029 Image Brazil (5) 2025 2029 Image Australia (3) 2025 2029 Image Germany (2) 2025 2029 Image Australia (19) 2015 N/A[B]
Women Image Nigeria (7) 2025 2027 Image United States (5) 2025 2027 Image Australia (1) 2025 2027 Image Belgium (2) 2025 2027 Image Australia (15) 2015
U-18 Men Image Ivory Coast (1) 2026 2028 Image Canada (1) 2026 2028 Image Australia (2) 2026 2028 Image Slovenia (1) 2026 2027 Image New Zealand (2) 2025 2027
U-18 Women Image Mali (10) 2026 2028 Image United States (13) 2026 2028 Image Australia (3) 2026 2028 Image Spain (7) 2026 2027 Image Australia (11) 2025 2027
U-16 Men Image Ivory Coast (1) 2025 2027 Image United States (9) 2025 2027 Image Australia (4) 2025 2027 Image Latvia (1) 2026 2027 Image Australia (7) 2024 2026
U-16 Women Image Egypt (1) 2025 2027 Image United States (8) 2025 2027 Image Australia (4) 2025 2027 Image Spain (12) 2026 2027 Image Australia (7) 2024 2026

^ B: FIBA Oceania no longer conducts senior-level championships for either sex. Since 2017, that region's members have competed for FIBA Asia senior championships. FIBA Oceania continues to hold age-grade championships.

Continental club champions

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Region Competition Year Champion Title Runner-up Next edition
Men's club competitions
Africa Basketball Africa League 2026 Rwanda RSSB Tigers 1st Angola Petro de Luanda 2027
Americas Basketball Champions League Americas 2025–26 Argentina Boca Juniors 1st Brazil Sesi Franca 2026–27
Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto 2025 Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste 1st Argentina Regatas Corrientes 2026
Asia Basketball Champions League Asia 2025 Japan Utsunomiya Brex 1st Lebanon Al Riyadi 2026
East Asia Super League 2025–26 Japan Utsunomiya Brex 1st Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 2026–27
West Asia Super League 2025–26 Lebanon Al Riyadi 3rd Lebanon Sagesse 2026–27
Basketball Champions League Asia - East 2026 Hong Kong South China 1st Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 2027
Europe Basketball Champions League 2025–26 Lithuania Rytas 1st Greece AEK Betsson 2026–27
Europe Cup 2025–26 Spain Surne Bilbao Basket 2nd Greece PAOK mateco 2026–27
Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament 2025–26 Spain FC Barcelona 2nd Spain Real Madrid 2026–27
Youth Basketball Champions League 2026 Lithuania Rytas 3rd Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea 2027
Women's club competitions
Africa Africa Women's Basketball League 2025 Egypt Al Ahly 1st Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo 2026
Americas Women's Basketball League Americas 2024 Colombia Indeportes Antioquia 2nd United States Bay Area Phoenix 2025
Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto Femenino 2024 Brazil SESI Araraquara 1st Uruguay Aguada 2025
Asia Women's Basketball League Asia 2026 Japan Denso Iris 1st China Sichuan Yuanda Meile 2027
Europe EuroLeague Women (1st-tier) 2025–26 Turkish Basketball Federation Fenerbahçe Opet 3rd Turkish Basketball Federation Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring 2026–27
EuroCup Women (2nd-tier) 2025–26 Turkey ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin 1st Greece Athinaikos Qualco 2026–27
SuperCup Women 2026 Turkish Basketball Federation Fenerbahçe Opet 3rd Turkey ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin 2027

^ C: The top-tier European professional basketball club competitions are complex. The EuroLeague run by Euroleague Basketball and its EuroCup are competing with the FIBA Europe organized competitions. The best European clubs have joined the closed league EuroLeague.

Awards

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Most Valuable Player

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Tournament Most Recent Awardee Team Year
Men Dennis Schröder Image Germany 2023
Women Breanna Stewart Image United States 2026
U-19 Men AJ Dybantsa Image United States 2025
U-19 Women Saniyah Hall Image United States 2025
U-17 Men Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje Image United States 2026
U-17 Women Ivanna Wilson Manyacka Image United States 2026

World rankings

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Men's

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The following table has the Top 32 men's basketball countries in the world.[23] The Top 32 is here due to the next iteration of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the world's major tournament in men's basketball, anticipating to have 32 countries compete. As such, this table shows the projected teams in the next FIBA Men's WC based on the ranking's algorithm. This list does not consider berths given to countries based on hosting or region status.[24]

Top 32 Rankings as of 1 September 2026[25]
Rank Change Team Points
1Steady Image United States952.3
2Steady Image Germany877.4
3Increase 1 Image France870.9
4Decrease 1 Image Serbia870.6
5Steady Image Canada863
6Steady Image Spain822.1
7Steady Image Australia822
8Steady Image Argentina809.2
9Increase 2 Image Turkey808.1
10Steady Image Lithuania801.3
11Decrease 2 Image Brazil799
12Steady Image Latvia787.9
13Steady Image Greece784.4
14Steady Image Slovenia756.3
15Steady Image Italy745.4
16Increase 1 Image Finland706
17Decrease 1 Image Puerto Rico698.8
18Steady Image Montenegro671.2
19Steady Image Poland651.2
20Steady Image Georgia614.7
21Steady Image Dominican Republic605.2
22Steady Image Japan550.7
23Steady Image Czech Republic531
24Steady Image South Sudan530.4
25Steady Image New Zealand515.2
26Increase 2 Image Mexico478.6
27Increase 5 Image Angola473.9
28Decrease 2 Image Iran472
29Steady Image Israel471.9
30Steady Image China469.1
31Increase 2 Image Bosnia and Herzegovina465.7
32Increase 2 Image Croatia465.1
*Change from 9 August 2021

Women's

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The following table has the Top 16 women's basketball countries in the world.[26] The Top 16 is here due to the next iteration of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the world's major tournament in women's basketball, anticipating to have 16 countries compete. As such, this table shows the projected teams in the next FIBA Women's WC based on the ranking's algorithm. This list does not consider berths given to countries based on hosting or region status.[27]

Top 20 Rankings as of 14 September 2026[28]
Rank Change Team Points
1Steady Image United States1076.1
2Steady Image France936.4
3Increase 1 Image Spain885.1
4Increase 1 Image Germany782.3
5Decrease 2 Image Australia723.7
6Decrease 1 Image Belgium714.2
8Decrease 3 Image China711.7
8Steady Image Nigeria585.2
9Increase 1 Image Japan572.9
10Decrease 1 Image Brazil566.6
11Decrease 4 Image Canada565.7
12Increase 1 Image Puerto Rico543.5
13Increase 1 Image Italy480.4
14Increase 1 Image South Korea475.1
15Decrease 3 Image Serbia471.7
16Increase 3 Image Hungary418.8
*Change from 9 August 2021

Sponsors of FIBA

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As of December 2024

FIBA Global Partners

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Other Partners

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Originally known as the Fédération internationale de basketball amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word amateur from its name but retained the acronym.

References

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  1. ↑ 2014 General Statutes of FIBA, Article 47.1
  2. ↑ "FIBA Central Board appoints Andreas Zagklis as Secretary General". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 Perelman, Rich (24 May 2020). "Who's in the money? EXCLUSIVE analysis of our survey of International Federation finances". The Sports Examiner. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "History of FIBA". FIBA. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Presentation". FIBA.basketball.
  6. 1 2 "History". FIBA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Basketball federation will allow NBA players in Olympics", Washington Post News Service, via The Olympian, April 8, 1989, page 2C.
  8. ↑ Kalb, Elliott; Weinstein, Mark (2009). The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time. Skyhorse. p. 71. ISBN 9781602396784. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Freedman, Lew (2015). The 100 Most Important Sporting Events in American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 121. ISBN 9781440835759. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Highlights of the Week". Olympics. International Olympic Committee. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "FIBA suspends Russian teams, officials from international basketball competitions until further notice".
  12. 1 2 "FIBA bans Russia, Belarus from Upcoming National Basketball Team Competitions – KyivPost – Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. 18 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "President of FIBA". fiba.basketball. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  14. ↑ FIBA Divisions (1996) - Fiba.Com
  15. ↑ "PR N°14 – Extraordinary World Congress unanimously adopts new FIBA General Statutes". 16 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "FIBA General Statutes (2021 edition)". 3 June 2021. p. 37.
  17. ↑ "FIBA General Statutes (2021 edition)". 3 June 2021. p. 21.
  18. ↑ Ian Parker (11 August 2012). "Basketball: England and Scotland to formally merge at Great Britain". The Independent.
  19. ↑ "Peruvian basketball is reborn after its disaffiliation from FIBA". 13 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "FIBA's Executive Committee announces U19 World Cups hosts, looks forward to action-packed weeks ahead". 12 December 2018.
  21. ↑ "FIBA General Statutes (2021 edition)". 3 June 2021. p. 11.
  22. ↑ "FIBA Central Board appoints Andreas Zagklis as Secretary General". fiba.basketball. 7 December 2018.
  23. ↑ "FIBA Rankings – Men's basketball". International Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  24. ↑ "How to Qualify for the 2023 FIBA World Cup". International Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  25. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  26. ↑ "FIBA Rankings – Women's basketball". International Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  27. ↑ "How to Qualify for the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup". International Basketball Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  28. ↑ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 14 September 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  29. ↑ "FIBA signs three-year agreement with new Global Partner 1xBet". FIBA. 19 December 2024.
  30. ↑ "Go-time for FIBA and Asia's biggest natural mineral water brand Ganten with Global Partnership extension". FIBA. 8 September 2023.
  31. ↑ "FIBA and Molten continue to blaze their basketball trail for the next two World Cup cycles". FIBA. 9 September 2023.
  32. ↑ "FIBA signs 11-year strategic partnership with iconic basketball brand Nike". FIBA. 27 February 2017.
  33. ↑ "Smart to serve as FIBA World Cup 2027 global partner". Tiebreaker Times. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  34. ↑ "FIBA enters global partnership agreement with electronics giant TCL". FIBA. 3 September 2020.
  35. ↑ "FIBA and Tencent announce long-term partnership until 2025". FIBA. 18 May 2016.
  36. ↑ "FIBA and Tissot partnership stands the test of time with extension until 2027". FIBA. 8 July 2021.
  37. ↑ "FIBA and Wanda Group signs landmark strategic partnership agreement". FIBA. 31 August 2019.
  38. ↑ "Asian dairy giant Yili becomes newest FIBA Global Partner". FIBA. 26 April 2023.
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