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,[1] is divided into 7 zones.[2]
Zone 1Zone 2
Zone 3 | Zone 4
Zone 5 | Zone 6
Zone 7
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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.[3] The Central American and Caribbean Confederations of Basketball (CONCECABA) is further divided into the Central America and Caribbean zone.[4]
CONCECABACaribbean
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FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia (formerly the Asian Basketball Confederation) is divided into 5 zones.[5]
East AsiaGulf
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FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe has 50 member nations under it.[6]
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.[7]
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Non-FIBA members
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Defunct teams
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
South Vietnam
South Yemen
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
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:
England: ENG
Gibraltar: GIB
Marshall Islands: MIS (IOC: MHL)
Montserrat: MAT
New Caledonia: CAL
Norfolk Island: NIS
Northern Mariana Islands: SAI
Scotland: SCO
Tahiti: TAH
Turks and Caicos Islands: TCI
Wales: WAL
See also
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References
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FIBA
- FIBA Central Board
- FIBA Congress
- Basketball at the Summer Olympics
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Men's national teams
- Women's national teams
- FIBA Women's World League (former)
- 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)
- Renato William Jones (1932–1976)
- Borislav Stanković (1976–2002)
- Patrick Baumann (2002–2018)
- Andreas Zagklis (2018–present)
- FIBA Hall of Fame
- FIBA Awards
- FIBA Order of Merit
- FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
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