FIBA directory

The world game, region by region

FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, governs basketball in 213 countries and territories. It runs the World Cups and the Olympic tournament, sets the rules outside the NBA, and controls every professional transfer between countries. For any player headed overseas, FIBA is the system you are entering. Start with how overseas contracts work, the letter of clearance and how FIBA agents are licensed.

Current as of September 29, 2026Refreshed every September

Current champions

Competition	Holder	Result	Next
FIBA Basketball World Cup	Germany	2023, beat Serbia in the final	Qatar, 2027
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup	United States	Berlin, September 2026: 97-79 over France for a 12th title and fifth in a row. MVP Breanna Stewart.	2030
Olympic Games, men	United States	Paris 2024, over France	Los Angeles, 2028
Olympic Games, women	United States	Paris 2024, over France, an eighth straight gold	Los Angeles, 2028
EuroBasket	Germany	2025, 88-83 over Turkey in Riga. MVP Dennis Schröder.	2029
FIBA AmeriCup	Brazil	2025, over Argentina in Managua	2029
FIBA Asia Cup	Australia	2025, 90-89 over China in Jeddah, a third straight title	2029
FIBA AfroBasket	Angola	2025, over Mali in Luanda	2029

FIBA Americas, 43 members

North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, split into four zones. The United States has dominated Olympic play, but Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Puerto Rico have all beaten the Americans or medaled at world level. Continental championship: FIBA AmeriCup.

United States

Men: 17 Olympic golds and 5 World Cup titles. Women: 10 Olympic golds, 8 in a row, and 12 World Cup titles.

Men: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry

Women: Lisa Leslie, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, A’ja Wilson

Canada

Men won World Cup bronze in 2023, the program’s first world medal.

Men: Steve Nash, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray

Women: Kia Nurse, Natalie Achonwa

Argentina

World champions in 1950 and Olympic champions in 2004, when the Golden Generation beat the United States in the semifinal.

Men: Manu Ginóbili, Luis Scola, Andrés Nocioni, Facundo Campazzo

Brazil

Men won world titles in 1959 and 1963 and the 2025 AmeriCup. Women won the 1994 World Championship.

Men: Oscar Schmidt, Nenê, Leandro Barbosa

Women: Hortência Marcari, Paula Silva, Janeth Arcain

Puerto Rico

Beat the United States in the opening game of the 2004 Olympics.

Men: José “Piculín” Ortiz, Carlos Arroyo, José Juan Barea

Dominican Republic

A steady pipeline of NBA talent.

Men: Al Horford, Karl-Anthony Towns

All 43 Americas member federations

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Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Canada, USA, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

FIBA Europe, 50 members

The deepest region in the world and a major destination for North American players signing overseas. Its club game is split between FIBA’s Basketball Champions League and the EuroLeague, which is run independently of FIBA. Continental championship: EuroBasket.

Germany

World champions in 2023 and European champions in 1993 and 2025, the second undefeated.

Men: Dirk Nowitzki, Dennis Schröder, Franz Wagner

Women: Satou Sabally

Spain

World champions in 2006 and 2019 and four-time European champions since 2009. Women took bronze at the 2026 World Cup.

Men: Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro

Women: Alba Torrens, Laia Palau

France

Men won Olympic silver in 2020 and 2024. Women reached the 2024 Olympic and 2026 World Cup finals.

Men: Tony Parker, Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama

Women: Céline Dumerc, Marine Johannès, Gabby Williams

Serbia

Carries the tradition of Yugoslavia, a five-time world champion. Serbia reached the 2023 World Cup final.

Men: Vlade Divac, Dejan Bodiroga, Nikola Jokić

Lithuania

Three-time European champions and Olympic bronze medalists in 1992, 1996 and 2000.

Men: Arvydas Sabonis, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Greece

European champions in 1987 and 2005, and beat the United States at the 2006 World Championship.

Men: Nikos Galis, Theodoros Papaloukas, Giannis Antetokounmpo

Slovenia

Won EuroBasket 2017 without losing a game.

Men: Goran Dragić, Luka Dončić

Croatia

Olympic silver in 1992, the first Games after independence.

Men: Dražen Petrović, Toni Kukoč, Dino Rađa

Turkey

World Cup silver as hosts in 2010 and EuroBasket silver in 2025.

Men: Hedo Türkoğlu, Alperen Şengün

Italy

European champions in 1983 and 1999 and Olympic silver medalists in 2004.

Men: Dino Meneghin, Danilo Gallinari

Belgium

The women’s program won EuroBasket 2023.

Women: Emma Meesseman

Latvia

Won the first EuroBasket in 1935.

Men: Kristaps Porziņģis

Women: Uljana Semjonova

All 50 Europe member federations

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Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.

FIBA Asia, 44 members

Stretches from the Middle East to East Asia. Since 2017 Australia and New Zealand, both Oceania members, compete in the Asia Cup. Qatar hosts the 2027 World Cup. Continental championship: FIBA Asia Cup.

China

Sixteen Asia Cup titles, the most of any nation. Women won World Cup silver in 2022.

Men: Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian

Women: Han Xu, Li Meng

Japan

Women won Olympic silver on home soil at Tokyo 2020.

Men: Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe

Women: Rui Machida

Philippines

Bronze at the 1954 World Championship and co-host of the 2023 World Cup.

Men: June Mar Fajardo, Jordan Clarkson

Iran

Three Asia Cup titles and bronze in 2025.

Men: Hamed Haddadi

South Korea

Women won Olympic silver in 1984.

Men: Ha Seung-jin

Women: Park Ji-su

Lebanon

Asia Cup runners-up in 2022.

Men: Fadi El Khatib

All 44 Asia member federations

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Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen.

FIBA Africa, 54 members

The largest region by members, with 54 federations. The Basketball Africa League, a FIBA and NBA partnership, is its top club competition. Continental championship: FIBA AfroBasket.

Angola

Africa’s most decorated men’s program, champions again in 2025.

Men: Carlos Morais

Nigeria

Men won AfroBasket 2015. The women’s team, D’Tigress, is the continent’s leading women’s program.

Men: Ike Diogu, Al-Farouq Aminu, Precious Achiuwa

Women: Ezinne Kalu

Senegal

A multiple AfroBasket champion and a major source of NBA and European talent.

Men: Gorgui Dieng, Tacko Fall

Women: Astou Ndour-Fall

South Sudan

Played its first Olympics in 2024.

Men: Carlik Jones, Wenyen Gabriel

Cameroon

Home country of several NBA starters.

Men: Luc Mbah a Moute, Pascal Siakam

DR Congo

Produced one of the greatest shot-blockers in NBA history.

Men: Dikembe Mutombo, Bismack Biyombo

Tunisia

AfroBasket champions in 2011 and 2017.

Men: Salah Mejri

All 54 Africa member federations

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Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo DR, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Burundi, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Comoros, Djibouti, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles.

FIBA Oceania, 22 members

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Australia and New Zealand now play their continental championship in the Asia Cup. Continental championship: FIBA Asia Cup (since 2017).

Australia

Men won Olympic bronze in 2020 and three straight Asia Cups. Women won the 2006 World Championship.

Men: Andrew Gaze, Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills, Josh Giddey

Women: Lauren Jackson, Penny Taylor, Liz Cambage

New Zealand

The Tall Blacks finished fourth at the 2002 World Championship and at the 2025 Asia Cup.

Men: Steven Adams

All 22 Oceania member federations

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American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, East Timor, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

Quick answers

How many countries are in FIBA?

FIBA has 213 member federations in five regions: Africa (54), the Americas (43), Asia (44), Europe (50) and Oceania (22).

Who are the current FIBA World Cup champions?

Germany won the 2023 men’s World Cup and the United States won the 2026 Women’s World Cup in Berlin, their fifth straight. The next men’s World Cup is in Qatar in 2027.

Is the EuroLeague part of FIBA?

No. The EuroLeague is run by Euroleague Basketball, independently of FIBA. FIBA’s own European club competitions are the Basketball Champions League and the FIBA Europe Cup.

Why does FIBA matter for American players?

Every transfer of a professional player between countries goes through FIBA’s letter of clearance, and agents who place players abroad must be FIBA-licensed or work through one.

Sources

Badges are MM3 Sports monograms in national colors, not federation logos. Featured nations are a starting set and will grow. See also the team directory and the college directory. Spot something out of date? Email a correction.