FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup

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The FIBA Stanković Continental Champions’ Cup, also known as FIBA Borislav Stanković World Cup and FIBA Mini Basketball World Cup, is an international tournament of basketball for men's national teams.[1] It is held annually by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The tournament is organized in order to help promote the growth of the sport of basketball in the country of China. The first two editions of the tournament, the 2005 Stanković Cup and the 2006 Stanković Cup, were true World Cup competitions, as they included the champions of the various FIBA regional zones.

FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup
SportBasketball
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
First season2005
No. of teams4
CountryFIBA member countries
ContinentFIBA (International)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Croatia (2nd title)
Most titles Slovenia
 Angola
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Croatia (2 titles each)
Related
competitions
William Jones Cup
Official website2018 Stanković Cup
(in Chinese)

History

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The original idea for the FIBA Stanković World Cup came from Dr. Carl Men Ky Ching, the then-President of FIBA Asia. The purpose of the competition was to honor Serbian basketball legend Borislav Stanković, the then-FIBA Secretary General Emeritus, for his significant contributions to the world of basketball. Being the only Chinese President of the 28 International Sports Federations, Dr. Ching selected China as the host country for the competition.

Originally, beginning with the Stanković World Cup's inaugural 2005 edition, the competition provided an opportunity for the senior Chinese men's national basketball team to compete against high level national teams from all around the world, as it featured the continental champions of the various FIBA zone regions. High level national teams continued in the competition for the following 2006 edition and 2007 edition.

However, starting with the 2008 edition of the tournament, some of the national teams began sending youth squad selections to the tournament. While starting with the tournament's 2013 edition, the tournament became a lower level tournament in general, with it often featuring teams composed primarily of youth players.

Summary

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Year Host City Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal
2005
Details
 
Beijing
 
Lithuania
 
Argentina
 
Australia
2006
Details
 
Nanjing/Kunshan
 
Greece
 
Germany
 
France
2007
Details
  Guangzhou
  Macau
 
Slovenia
 
China
 
NBA D-League Ambassadors
2008
Details
 
Hangzhou
 
Angola
 
China
 
Serbia
2009
Details
 
Kunshan
 
Australia
 
Turkey
 
China
2010
Details
 
Liuzhou
 
Slovenia
 
Australia
 
China
2011 (1)
Details
 
Haining
 
Angola
 
Australia
 
Russia
2011 (2)
Details
 
Guangzhou
 
New Zealand
 
Russia
 
China
2012
Details
 
Guangzhou
 
China
 
Australia
 
Tunisia
2013 (1)
Details
 
Lanzhou
 
Australia University
 
Argentina
 
China Olympic
2013 (2)
Details
 
Guangzhou
 
Argentina
 
China
 
Nigeria
2014
Details
 
Luoyang
 
Russia B
 
Slovenia
 
China
2015
Details
 
Qingyuan
 
New Zealand
 
Mexico
 
Venezuela B
2016
Details
 
Beijing
 
France B
 
Argentina Youth
 
Nigeria
2017
Details
 
Shenzhen
 
Germany B
 
Croatia B
 
China Red
2018
Details
 
Shenzhen
 
Croatia B
 
Tunisia
 
China Blue
2019
Details
 
Shenzhen
 
Croatia B
 
China
 
Tunisia

Participation details

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Team  
2005
 
2006
 
 
2007
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011 (1)
 
2011 (2)
 
2012
 
2013 (1)
 
2013 (2)
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
Total
  Angola 5th 4th 1st 4th 1st 4th 4th 7
  Argentina 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 4
  Australia 3rd 6th 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 7
  Brazil 4th 1
  China 4th 5th 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 17
  Croatia 2nd 1st 1st 3
  Egypt 4th 1
  Finland 4th 1
  France 3rd 1st 2
  Germany 2nd 5th 1st 3
  Greece 1st 1
  Iran 4th 1
  Latvia 4th 1
  Lithuania 1st 1
  Mexico 2nd 1
  New Zealand 5th 1st 1st 3
  Nigeria 6th 3rd 3rd 3
  Puerto Rico 6th 4th 4th 3
  Russia 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 5
  Serbia 3rd 1
  Slovenia 1st 1st 2nd 3
  Tunisia 3rd 2nd 3rd 3
  Turkey 2nd 1
  United States 3rd 1
  Venezuela 6th 3rd 2

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