Overview

The FIBA U17 Women's World Championship is where the stars of tomorrow are born.

In 2016, the competition will take place in Zaragoza, Spain from 22 June-2 July, in conjunction with the FIBA U17 World Championship, as part of a youth basketball festival.

The 16 teams from across FIBA's five regions that will compete in the tournament are:

• Host country: Spain
• Africa: Mali, Nigeria
• Americas: Brazil, Canada, Mexico, USA
• Asia: China, Japan, Korea 
• Europe: Czech Republic, France, Italy, Latvia, Portugal 
• Oceania: Australia

The three editions of the tournament to date have brought about the emergence of a number of leading international players. Click here to read all about them.