2025 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup

2025 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
CityBrno
Dates12–20 July 2025
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Official website
FIBA

The 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup will be the 16th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, the biennial international women's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of FIBA. The tournament will be held in Brno, Czech Republic, from 12 to 20 July 2025.[1]

Qualified teams

Means of qualification Dates Venue Berth(s) Qualifier(s)
Host nation 1  Czech Republic
2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup[2] 17–23 June 2024 Bucaramanga 4  United States
 Canada
 Argentina
 Brazil
2024 FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket[3] 3–11 August 2024 Matosinhos 5  France
 Spain
 Hungary
 Israel
 Portugal
2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup[4] 24–30 June 2024 Shenzhen 4  Australia
 China
 Japan
 South Korea
2024 FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket[5] 2–14 September 2024 Pretoria 2  Mali
 Nigeria
Total 16

Draw

The draw was held on 4 February 2025 at Nová radnice in Brno, Czech Republic.[6][7]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 1 February 2025. Teams were distributed into the four pots based on the FIBA Girls World Ranking and the results of the 2024 FIBA U18 women's continental competitions.[8]

Teams from the same region could not be drawn into the same group, with the exception of Europe where each group had to contain a minimum of one and a maximum of two European teams.[8]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Czech Republic
 United States
 France
 Canada
 Spain
 Australia
 China
 Israel
 Mali
 Portugal
 Japan
 South Korea
 Hungary
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Nigeria

Referees

The following 28 referees were selected for the tournament.[9]

  • Franco Anselmo
  • Ruben Woolcock
  • Larissa Sales
  • Nathaniel Saunders
  • Xiang Fei
  • Gao Yijie
  • Zhang Xiao
  • Edgard Ceccarelli
  • Amal Dahra
  • Silvia Marziali
  • Jumiko Kumagai
  • Elvis Binders-Čoders
  • Ritvars Helmšteins
  • Gintaras Mačiulis
  • Martin Davison
  • Viola Györgyi
  • Carmelo de la Rosa
  • Julirys Guzmán
  • Jean Ruhamiriza
  • Petar Pešić
  • Arnold Moseya
  • Yasmina Alcaraz
  • Sandra Sánchez
  • Wissma Zein
  • Suebpong Wichaiphin
  • Çisil Güngör
  • Daniel García
  • Aline García

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).[10]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 12 July 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 July 2025
19:45
Israel  vs.  Hungary

13 July 2025
19:45
South Korea  vs.  Israel

15 July 2025
14:30
Hungary  vs.  South Korea

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 12 July 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 July 2025
14:00
Nigeria  vs.  China
12 July 2025
14:30
Portugal  vs.  Canada

13 July 2025
11:15
China  vs.  Portugal
13 July 2025
11:45
Canada  vs.  Nigeria

15 July 2025
11:45
Nigeria  vs.  Portugal
15 July 2025
11:45
Canada  vs.  China

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 12 July 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 July 2025
11:15
Australia  vs.  Mali
12 July 2025
11:45
France  vs.  Brazil

13 July 2025
14:00
Brazil  vs.  Australia
13 July 2025
14:30
Mali  vs.  France

15 July 2025
20:15
Australia  vs.  France
15 July 2025
20:15
Brazil  vs.  Mali

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 12 July 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
12 July 2025
17:00
Spain  vs.  Argentina

13 July 2025
17:00
Japan  vs.  Spain

15 July 2025
17:30
Japan  vs.  Argentina

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
16 July
 
 
A1
 
18 July
 
B4
 
 
 
16 July
 
 
 
C2
 
19 July
 
D3
 
 
 
16 July
 
 
 
A3
 
18 July
 
B2
 
 
 
16 July
 
 
 
C4
 
20 July
 
D1
 
 
 
16 July
 
 
 
A2
 
18 July
 
B3
 
 
 
16 July
 
 
 
C1
 
19 July
 
D4
 
 
 
16 July
 
 Third place
 
A4
 
18 July20 July
 
B1
 
  
 
16 July
 
  
 
C3
 
 
D2
 
5–8th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
19 July
 
 
 
 
20 July
 
 
 
 
 
19 July
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seventh place
 
 
20 July
 
 
 
 
 
 
9–16th place bracket
 
9–16th place quarterfinals9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
          
 
18 July
 
 
 
 
19 July
 
 
 
 
 
18 July
 
 
 
 
 
20 July
 
 
 
 
 
18 July
 
 
 
 
 
19 July
 
 
 
 
 
18 July
 
 Eleventh place
 
 
 
20 July
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13–16th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
19 July
 
 
 
 
20 July
 
 
 
 
 
19 July
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15th place
 
 
20 July
 
 
 
 
 
 

Round of 16

16 July 2025
A1 vs. B4

16 July 2025
C1 vs. D4

16 July 2025
A2 vs. B3

16 July 2025
C2 vs. D3

16 July 2025
A3 vs. B2

16 July 2025
C3 vs. D2

16 July 2025
A4 vs. B1

16 July 2025
C4 vs. D1

9–16th place quarterfinals

18 July 2025
LPO1 vs. LPO2

18 July 2025
LPO3 vs. LPO4

18 July 2025
LPO5 vs. LPO6

18 July 2025
LPO7 vs. LPO8

Quarterfinals

18 July 2025
WPO1 vs. WPO2

18 July 2025
WPO3 vs. WPO4

18 July 2025
WPO5 vs. WPO6

18 July 2025
WPO7 vs. WPO8

13–16th place semifinals

19 July 2025
LQF1 vs. LQF2

19 July 2025
LQF3 vs. LQF4

9–12th place semifinals

19 July 2025
WQF1 vs. WQF2

19 July 2025
WQF3 vs. WQF4

5–8th place semifinals

19 July 2025
LQF1 vs. LQF2

19 July 2025
LQF3 vs. LQF4

Semifinals

19 July 2025
WQF1 vs. WQF2

19 July 2025
WQF3 vs. WQF4

15th place game

20 July 2025
LSF1 vs. LSF2

13th place game

20 July 2025
WSF1 vs. WSF2

Eleventh place game

20 July 2025
LSF1 vs. LSF2

Ninth place game

20 July 2025
WSF1 vs. WSF2

Seventh place game

20 July 2025
LSF1 vs. LSF2

Fifth place game

20 July 2025
WSF1 vs. WSF2

Third place game

20 July 2025
17:00
LSF1 vs. LSF2

Final

20 July 2025
20:00
WSF1 vs. WSF2

Final standings

Rank Team Record
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th

References

  1. ^ "U17 and U19 Youth World Cups hosts confirmed for 2024–2027". FIBA. 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ 2024 FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup official website
  3. ^ 2024 FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket official website
  4. ^ 2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup official website
  5. ^ 2024 FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket official website
  6. ^ 2025 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup draw
  7. ^ "Lineup confirmed for FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2025 in Brno". FIBA. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Vecerova and Viteckova to perform FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2025 draw". FIBA. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Referees for U19 Women's World Cup announced". refereeing.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  10. ^ "FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2025 tip-off times confirmed". FIBA. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.