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International Basketball Federation
Fédération Internationale de Basketball
FormationJune 18 1932
TypeSport federation
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Membership
213 national federations
Official language
English, French, Spanish, Russian, German[1]
Secretary General
Patrick Baumann
President
Bob Elphinston
Key people
George Vassilakopoulos, Borislav Stanković, Manfred Ströher
Websitehttp://www.fiba.com

The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced [fee-buh]), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. Originally known as the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the Amateur from its official name but retained the initialism, because of the first two letters of the word basketball.

The FIBA defines the international rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. 213 national federations are now members, organized since 1989 into five zones or "commissions": Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

FIBA is a world basketball tournament for men's national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

A parallel event for women's teams, the FIBA World Championship for Women, is also held quadrennially, in the same year as the men's event but in a different country.

The champion team wins the Naismith Trophy, which was first awarded in the 1967 tournament.

The tournament structure is similar but not identical to that of the FIFA World Cup; both of these international competitions have been played in the same year since 1970.


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  • FIBA no longer holds Under-21 World Championships and Under-20 Zone Championships, except in Europe. [2]

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Note: The following competitions are not under the direct control of a FIBA continental confederation:

  • NBA and WNBA: Both leagues are run by the NBA, which is a separate organization which uses a slightly different rule set than FIBA's. The NBA has 29 teams in the USA plus one in Canada, while the WNBA has 14 teams in the USA only.
  • The men's Euroleague is totally controlled by ULEB, a consortium of European domestic and transnational leagues. The ULEB Eurocup, known as the ULEB Cup until the 2008-09 season, is jointly run by ULEB and FIBA Europe, but only the two preliminary rounds of that competition are run by FIBA Europe. Both competitions, however, use FIBA's rule set. (EuroLeague Women, despite the similar name to the men's Euroleague, is run by FIBA Europe.)
  • The NBL and WNBL are separate organizations based in Australia. Both leagues, which use FIBA rules, have teams throughout Australia plus one in New Zealand.


FIBA World Rankings

Further information: FIBA World Rankings


External links

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  1. ^ 2006 General Statutes of FIBA, Article 37.6
  2. ^ Basketball Australia - FIBA will no longer hold world championships in this age group (U21)
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