FIBA
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FIBA is actually the acronym from the French name of the organisation Fédération Internationale de Basketball. However when the organisation was formed in 1932 it was called Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur.
The headquarters remained in Switzerland (Geneva and Bern) until 1956 when it moved to Munich in Germany.
In 2002 it was decided to move back to Geneva.
The current Secretary General is Patrick Baumann who has been in this role since 2003.
The word Amateur was officially dropped from the title in 1989.
But the acronym remained because of the first two first letters from the word basketball.
The role of the International Basketball Federation is to:
define the rules of basketball,
specify the equipment and to facilitate requirements of the game,
regulate the movement of players around the world,
control the appointment of international referees,
and controls and governs all international competitions.
Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
This resulted in continental tournaments such as EuroBasket that is organised in zones leaving FIBA to organise world championships.
The first world championship for men was held in 1950 and in 1953 for women.
In 2010 the men’s championship will be held in Turkey while for the women it will be in the Czech Republic.
Changes to the structure of international youth basketball resulted in dropping the U21 world championships after the 2007 edition.
The U19 world championships cycle changed from four years to two years and from the summer of 2010 a U17 world championship has been added to the calendar.
FIBA are also responsible for the Olympic qualifying tournament.
In our youth basketball section you can find our coverage of European championships.
In addition you can also select the senior competitions from the drop-down menu below.
1. Senior Women World Championship news
2. EuroBasket Qualification news
3. Youth World Championships
4. Youth European Championships
5. General News
Senior Women World Championship news
25 November 2009: France seeded 2, drawn in same group as the USA
19 November 2009: Draw information for the 16th World Championship Women
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EuroBasket Women Qualification - Division A and B
12 February 2010: Sandrine Gruda is 2009 European player of the year
16 January 2010: Div A: EuroBasket Women 2011 qualifying round groups
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Youth World Championships
12 February 2010: France drawn in Group A with the USA
24 January 2010: 12 qualifiers ready for draw
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Age Group European Championship News
08 February 2010: Alba Torrens from Spain is 2009 European young player of the year
16 January 2010: U18 European Championships Groups - 2010
16 January 2010: U20 European Championships Groups - 2010
16 January 2010: U16 European Championships Groups - 2010
20 November 2009: European Championships youth basketball dates and venues for 2010
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General News
09 December 2009: The new rules for 2010 and court markings
22 September 2008: New rules for 2008 in English & French
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Date created: 14 October 2009
Page update: 12 February 2010
