(Translated by https://www.hiragana.jp/)
Qualifiers - FIBA.com
The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20160606235324/http://www.fiba.com:80/qualifiers
Sections
Home

Qualifiers

2017 will be the start of the new FIBA Competition System & Calendar

Over a four-year cycle (2017-2021), national teams will play regular home and away games to qualify for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2021 FIBA
Continental Cups.

FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

  • 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 classified into Division A and Division B to qualify for both the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2021 FIBA Continental Cups.

    A total of 80 national teams from the four regions of Africa, Americas, Asia (which will include Oceania) and Europe will make up Division A of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers:

    Number of teams
    		 AFRICA
    		 AMERICAS
    		 ASIA PACIFIC
    		 EUROPE
    Division A
    		 16 16 16 32
    Division B
    		 All remaining registered teams
    • Teams will be divided in Division A and Division B 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 teams will be required to meet appropriate quality standards in terms of facilities/instrastructure and organisation to hold international basketball games
    • Division B teams will play at the same time as Division A teams to participate in the Qualifiers of the 2021 FIBA Continental Cups which will start in November 2019


    Click on image to enlarge

    • Two games per window to be played on a home and away basis will be played in six windows to qualify for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
    • Each window will be 9 days long, beginning on a Monday and finishing on the following Tuesday
    • Windows dates: 20-28 November 2017, 19-27 February 2018, 25 June to 3 July 2018, 10-18 September 2018, 26 November to 4 December 2018 and 18-28 February 2019
    • The FIBA Basketball World Cup will qualify teams for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games directly or through 4 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

  • Qualifiers for the 2021 FIBA Continental Cups will begin in Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe regions immediately after the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.


    Click on image to enlarge

    • Home and away games will be played in four windows to qualify for the 2021 FIBA Continental Cups
    • Windows dates: 25 November to  3 December 2019, 17-25 February 2020, 23 November to 1 December 2020 and 15-23 February 2021
    • After the 2021 FIBA Continental Cups, the four-year cycle (2021-2025) begins once again with the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers starting in November 2021

For a detailed explanation of the Qualifiers in your Region, consult the information below:

AFRICA
  • 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Africa Qualifiers & 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Cup Qualifiers

    Watch this video in French.

    Download Africa Qualifiers brochure in English or French.

  • 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers & 2021 FIBA Americas Cup Qualifiers

    Watch this video in Spanish.

    Download Americas Qualifiers brochure in English or Spanish.

  • 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asia Qualifiers & 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers

    Donwload Asia Qualifiers brochure here.

  • 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Europe Qualifiers & 2021 FIBA EuroBasket Cup Qualifiers

    Download Europe Qualifiers brochure here.