2017 marks the beginning of a new era for basketball all over the world - one which features 1,680 top players during 1,200 national team games and millions of fans all around the globe!

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The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers begin in November 2017 and establish a clear Road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019.

Basketball will be at center stage during the 6 windows of the Qualifiers that will take place over a 15-month period over the four Regions of Africa, Americas, Asia (including Oceania) and Europe.

With regular and competitive home and away games, fans around the world will be able to experience national team basketball throughout the year and watch the stars of the game defend their colors on home soil to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019.

Key Changes

• FIBA Basketball World Cup moved to 2019, then every four years (2023, 2027, 2031, etc.), avoiding the clash with other major sporting events
• Two-year qualification period for each FIBA Basketball World Cup: six windows per qualification period (Nov, Feb, June, Sept, Nov, Feb)
• FIBA Basketball World Cup played with 32 teams: 1 Host - China , 5 from Africa, 7 from Americas, 7 from Asia (including Oceania) and 12 from Europe
• Qualification for Olympic Games through FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019and 4 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2020

Benefits

• Improved basketball exposure: More than 140 countries playing - 1,250 regular and meaningful games.
• New interest for basketball: Regular official national team games in front of their home fans.
• Player-friendly system with one free summer: Maximizes the chance of having international stars in the flagship FIBA tournaments.
• Opportunity for new countries and players to emerge through regular official games.
• All-year regular visibility of the national team, not only in summer time - creating synergies with club competitions.
• Improved structure of lead-up to flagship national team tournaments: Clear "Road to" the main FIBA competitions.
• Enhanced potential for commercial and media partners to be associated with the national teams and the main FIBA competitions.
• Development of National Federations, giving them own assets, new tools and more resources.
• Increased media exposure and promotion for national team basketball - generating benefits across all FIBA Zones.

Courtesy FIBA