A NEW ERA FOR BASKEtBALL The FIBA competition system and

The FIBA
competition
system
and calendar
as of 2017
1,680
300,000 +
70
140
top players in action
A NEW ERA
FOR BASKEtBALL
fans cheering
national team
games around
the globe
national broadcasters
all in
ONE SINGLE
DAY!
WHY THE
CHANGES ?
No visibility of national
teams in their home
countries.
The new FIBA calendar and
competition system from 2017 onwards
opens a new era for basketball all
over the world – one which features
1,680 top players during 1,250 national
teams games and millions of fans
all around the globe.
No easy-to-follow
qualification system
throughout the
5 continental zones.
“The National
Team is the
locomotive for
basketball in
each country”
No lead-up (“Road to”)
to the flagship national
team competitions –
large gaps without
games.
National team
competitions in selected
host countries taking
place ONLY in the
summer.
Unlike other team sports,
currently no official
regular home games
for all national teams.
Future participation
of the best players
to national team
flagship tournaments
questionable.
“The growth
of national team
basketball
in any country
needs to be
promoted”
Economic viability
of the current system
at risk in a changing
environment as other
sports are improving
their position.
CONTINENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
AFROBASKET
AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP
ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP
EUROBASKET
OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP
FIBA BASKETBALL
WORLD CUP
CONTINENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
AFROBASKET
AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP
ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP
EUROBASKET
OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP
RIO 2016
OLYMPIC
GAMES
NOV
AUG
JUNE
FEB
2016
NOV
SEPT
FEB
2015
NOV
SEPT
JUNE
FEB
2014
NOV
SEPT
AUG
2013
FEB
No development
potential for most
of the National
Federations – as the
same countries
play and win the major
competitions.
THE current SYSTEM
(until 2017)
AUG
Too much “wear
and tear” for the
international players
competing every
summer at the end
of the club season.
THE NEW SYSTEM
as of 2017
CONTINENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
AFROBASKET
AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP
ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP
EUROBASKET
OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP
NOV
AUG
FEB
FIBA
BASKETBALL
WORLD CUP
(32 teams)
JUNE
2020
NOV
SEPT
FEB
2019
NOV
SEPT
FEB
JUNE
2018
NOV
SEPT
AUG
2017
TOKYO 2020
OLYMPIC GAMES
Direct qualification
OLYMPIC
QUALIFYING
TOURNAMENTS
IN JUNE 2020
QUALIFICATION
FOR FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP
NOV 2017–FEB 2019
QUALIFICATION
FOR CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
NOV 2019–FEB 2021
Each team plays one home
+ one away game
Each team plays one home
+ one away game
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, 5 from Africa,
7 from Americas,
7 from Asia/Oceania,
12 from Europe)
SEPT
NOV
SEPT
JUNE
FEB
CONTINENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
FEB
2023
2022
NOV
SEPT
AUG
FEB
2021
FIBA
BASKETBALL
WORLD CUP
(32 teams)
AFROBASKET
AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP
EUROBASKET
ASIA-PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP
QUALIFICATION
FOR FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP
NOV 2021–FEB 2023
Each team plays one home
+ one away game
••
Qualification for Olympic
Games through FIBA
Basketball World Cup
and Olympic Qualifying
Tournaments
••
•• All Continental Championships
Asia and Oceania to
to follow four-year cycle
play the qualification
(2017, 2021, 2025 etc.) :
phase in an Asia-Pacific
– Similar qualification system
region to ensure
to start after each FIBA
competitive games
Basketball World Cup
– Same regular windows except
during the Olympic summer
The qualification
system for
the FIBA Basketball
World Cup
An optimised system consisting of two divisions
– Division A and Division B – to reflect the
different quality levels and ensure competitive
games – will be established as of 2017.
Teams will be divided based on their sport
results in the previous cycle, with groups
of three or four teams in an open system with
promotion and relegation.
Division A
Division B
GRP A GRP B GRP C GRP D
Best 3 teams
from each
group qualify
•Africa,
A total of 80 national teams make up Division A:
Number of teams
1ST ROUND
AFRICA
AMERICAS
ASIA
PACIFIC
EUROPE
16
16
16
32
All remaining registered teams
Division A teams will be required to meet
appropriate quality standards in terms
of facilities/infrastructure and organisation
to hold international basketball games.
Americas and Asia-Pacific:
4 groups = 16 teams
Europe:
8 groups = 32 teams
• 3 home and 3 away games per team
(Nov 2017-Feb and June 2018)
Teams that do not qualify for
2nd round play vs best teams
of Division B to stay in/qualify
for Division A for the next
qualification cycle
•
2ND ROUND
+ 1 HOST NATION
GRP E GRP F
5 BEST TEAMS
AFRICA QUALIFIER
7 BEST TEAMS
AMERICAS QUALIFIER
Groups of 6 teams
• Teams carry over points
from 1st round standings
• 3 home and 3 away
games only vs teams
they haven’t faced
in 1st round (Sept and
Nov 2018-Feb 2019)
•
7 BEST TEAMS
ASIA-PACIFIC QUALIFIER
12 BEST TEAMS
EUROPE QUALIFIER
2019 FIBA
BASKETBALL
WORLD CUP
(32 teams)
The qualification
system for
the olympic games
As of the 2020,
the qualification
for the Olympic
Games will be
through the FIBA
Basketball World
Cup.
Universality will
remain in place
for the qualifying
process to the
Olympic games,
ensuring that
each continent
is represented.
FIBA BASKETBALL
WORLD CUP
(32 teams)
16 BEST REMAINING
TEAMS
CONTINENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
DIRECT
QUALIFICATION
1 BEST AFRICA
2 BEST AMERICAS
1 BEST ASIA
2 BEST EUROPE
1 BEST OCEANIA
OLYMPIC QUALIFYING
TOURNAMENTS
8 TEAMS (2 PER FIBA REGION)
Two additional teams which have
not qualified through the FIBA
Basketball World Cup proposed
by each FIBA Regional Office
(24 teams)
Four tournaments
of 6 teams each
+ 1 HOST NATION
OLYMPIC
GAMES
(12 teams)
4 BEST TEAMS
Competition
windows’ dates
for the
2017-2021 cycle
Windows
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
WORLD CUP
QUALIFICATIONS
CONTINENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
QUALIFICATIONS
OLYMPIC
GAMES
Dates
Dates
Dates
Sep
2017 Continental
Championships
Nov
20.11 – 28.11
Feb
19.02 – 27.02
Jun
25.06 – 03.07
Sep
17.09 – 25.09
Nov
26.11 – 04.12
Feb
18.02 – 26.02
Sep
2019 World Cup
Nov
25.11. – 03.12.
Feb
17.02. – 25.02.
Jun
4 Olympic Qualifying
Tournaments
Aug
Olympic Games
Nov
23.11. – 01.12.
Feb
15.02. – 23.02.
Jun
Sep
2021 Continental
Championships
BENEFITS
OF THE NEW
SYSTEM
New interest for
basketball: Regular
official national team
games in front of their
home fans.
Improved structure
of lead-up to flagship
national team
tournaments: Clear
“Road to” the main FIBA
competitions.
Improved basketball
exposure: More than
140 countries playing –
1,250 regular and
meaningful games.
All-year regular visibility
of the national team,
not only in summer time
– creating synergies
with club competitions.
“The platform
for the
development of
new basketball
talents WILL
BE ESTABLISHED”
Opportunity for new
countries and players
to emerge through
regular official games.
Enhanced potential
for commercial and
media partners
to be associated with
the national teams
and the main FIBA
competitions.
Increased media
exposure and
promotion for national
team basketball –
generating benefits
across all FIBA Zones.
Development of
National Federations,
giving them own
assets, new tools
and more resources.
Player-friendly system
with one free summer:
Maximises the chance
of having international
stars in the flagship
FIBA tournaments.
For more information
on the FIBA competition system
and calendar as of 2017
fiba.com/calendar2017
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