2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship

2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Spain
Dates	June 23 – July 3
Teams	16 (from 5 federations)
Venues	1 (in 1 host city)

The 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship is an international basketball competition that is scheduled to be held in Spain from June 23 – July 3, 2016. It will be the fourth edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship. Sixteen (16) national teams are expected to compete in the tournament.^[1]

On March 12, 2016, during the FIBA Central Board meeting held in Mies, Switzerland, it was announced that the city of Zaragoza will host both Under-17 World Championships for Men and Women.^[2]

Qualification

Sixteen (16) teams have qualified for this year's edition.

• 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
  •  Egypt
  •  Mali
• 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
  •  South Korea
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  China
• 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
  •  United States
  •  Canada
  •  Argentina
  •  Dominican Republic
• 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Lithuania
  •  Turkey
  •  France
  •  Finland^{[N 1]}
• 2015 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship
  •  Australia
• Host country
  •  Spain

Group round

The draw was held on 13 April 2016.

Group A

•  United States
•  Egypt
•  Turkey
•  Chinese Taipei

Group B

•  Argentina
•  Spain
•  Mali
•  Lithuania

Group C

•  Australia
•  Finland
•  China
•  Canada

Group D

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  South Korea
•  France
•  Dominican Republic

Notes

1. Spain finished fourth at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. By virtue of hosting this year's FIBA Under-17 World Championship, their European slot was given to the sixth-placer Finland.

References

1. "PR N°31 - Spain to host 2016 FIBA U17 World Championships for Men and Women in youth world basketball festival". FIBA. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
2. "Spanish city of Zaragoza to host 2016 FIBA U17 World Championships; Egypt and Italy to stage 2017 FIBA U19 World Championships". FIBA. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.