List of women's national basketball teams

This is a list of the women's national basketball teams in the world.

Active teams

The International Basketball Federation, or FIBA recognizes 213 national teams divided into 5 zones, each roughly corresponding to a continent (North America and South America are grouped under the Americas.)

The newest national team is Montenegro which was recognized in 2006.

There are more FIBA-recognized teams than FIFA-recognized teams (209).

FIBA Africa

FIBA Africa, which has 54 national teams, is divided into 7 zones.

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Zone 4

Zone 5

Zone 6

Zone 7

FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas (formerly the Pan-American Basketball Confederation), which controls North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, has 44 national teams, divided into three areas. The Central American and Caribbean Confederations of Basketball (CONCECABA) is further divided into the Central America and Caribbean zone.

CONCECABA

Caribbean

Central America

North America

South America

FIBA Asia

FIBA Asia (formerly the Asian Basketball Confederation) is divided into 5 zones.

East Asia

Gulf

Middle Asia

SEABA

WABA

FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe has 50 member nations under it.

Great Britain, a combined team of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will play at the 2012 Olympics and at the EuroBasket Women 2011, 2013 and 2015.

FIBA Oceania

FIBA Oceania has 22 member nations under it.

Non-FIBA members

Defunct teams

FIBA country codes

FIBA uses IOC country codes for most countries which are IOC members. For non-IOC members and exceptions, FIBA uses the following codes:

References

v t e FIBA
FIBA Central Board FIBA Congress Basketball at the Summer Olympics World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Men's national teams Women's national teams
Basketball codes	Rules 5-on-5 3x3 History of basketball Protocol of Stockholm Outline of basketball Variations of basketball
Regional offices	FIBA Africa FIBA Americas FIBA Asia FIBA Europe FIBA Oceania
Men's national team tournaments	FIBA Basketball World Cup Under-19 Under-17 FIBA 3x3 World Cup Under-23 Under-18 FIBA Stanković Cup FIBA Diamond Ball (former)
Women's national team tournaments	FIBA Women's World Cup Under-19 Under-17 FIBA 3x3 World Cup Under-23 Under-18
Men's club tournaments	FIBA Intercontinental Cup FIBA International Christmas Tournament (former)
Women's club tournaments	FIBA Women's World League (former)
Presidents	James Naismith (1936, honorary) Léon Bouffard (1932–1948) Willard N. Greim (1948–1960) Antonio dos Reis Carneiro (1960–1968) Abdel Moneim Wahby (1968–1976) Gonzalo Puyat II (1976–1984) Robert Busnel (1984–1990) George E. Killian (1990–1998) Abdoulaye Seye Moreau (1998–2002) Carl Men-Ky Ching (2002–2006) Robert Elphinston (2006–2010) Yvan Mainini (2010–2014) Horacio Muratore (2014–2019) Hamane Niang (2019–2023) Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani (2023-present)
Secretaries General	Renato William Jones (1932–1976) Borislav Stanković (1976–2002) Patrick Baumann (2002–2018) Andreas Zagklis (2018–present)
Awards	FIBA Hall of Fame Members FIBA Awards FIBA Order of Merit FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
Rankings	FIBA Men's World Ranking FIBA Women's World Ranking
Others	FIBA–EuroLeague dispute FIBA eligibility rules Basketball Without Borders Naismith Trophy
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v t e International women's basketball
FIBA World Ranking Teams Olympics Youth World Cup U21 U19 U17 World University Games
Africa	AfroBasket Women U20 U18 U16
Americas	AmeriCup U20 U18 U16 Caribbean Championship U20 Centrobasket U17 U15 Central American Championship U21 South American Championship 2nd tier U21 U17 U15
Asia	Asia Cup (includes Oceania) U20 U18 U16 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational William Jones Cup
Europe	EuroBasket Women U-20 U-18 U-16 European Championship for Small Countries
Oceania	Oceania Championship (defunct) U20 U17 U15 Melanesia Cup Polynesian Cup
Other tournaments	African Games Arab Championship Arab Games ASEAN University Games Asian Games Bolivarian Games Central Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Commonwealth Games Deaflympics Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games European Games EYOF Games of the Small States of Europe Pacific Games Pan American Games Southeast Asian Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held. • Basketball portal

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