FIBA Congress

The FIBA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), commonly known by the acronym FIBA /ˈfiːbə/. FIBA is the international governing body of basketball.

The Congress takes place every two years. A mid-term congress takes place in the middle of a four-year cycle, an extraordinary congress may be held at any time, within three months of a request to the Secretary-General, with the support of one-fifth of the members of FIBA.[1]

The elective congress takes place at the start and end of a particular four-year cycle, and its functions include the election of the FIBA President and members of its Central Board. Each of the 212 members of FIBA has one vote in the Congress.

List of congresses[edit]

MT Mid-Term congress
* Extraordinary Congress
Congress Year City Event Activities
1st 1932 Switzerland Geneva[2] Separate occasion The first standardized international rules of basketball was conceived.
?? 1948 United Kingdom London[3] 1948 Summer Olympics Establishment of the FIBA Basketball World Cup (then known as the World Basketball Championship) and the appointment of Argentina as the first hosts of the tournament.
?? 1952 Finland Helsinki[4] 1952 Summer Olympics Establishment of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly known as the FIBA World Championship for Women).[4]
6th 1960 Italy Rome 1960 Summer Olympics
?? 1964 Japan Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics
?? 1968 Mexico Mexico City[5] 1968 Summer Olympics The Oceania Basketball Confederation was recognized as a FIBA zone, later renamed as FIBA Oceania.[6]
?? 1974 Puerto Rico San Juan[7] 1974 FIBA World Championship The Philippines was selected as the host of the 1978 FIBA World Championship.
?? 1976 Canada Montreal[8] 1976 Summer Olympics
?? 1986 Spain Madrid[9] 1986 FIBA World Championship
* 1989 Germany Munich[10] Separate occasion Lifting of restrictions on professional basketball players participating in international basketball competitions and change of name from Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur to Fédération Internationale de Basketball.[11]
16th 1998 Greece Athens 1998 FIBA World Championship The Congress officially recognized the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).[12]
17th 2002 United States Indianapolis 2002 FIBA World Championship
18th 2006 Japan Saitama 2006 FIBA World Championship Bob Elphinston of Australia was elected as the 10th President of the International Basketball Federation.
Election of the FIBA Central Board for the 2006–2010 cycle.[13]
The Basketball Federation of Montenegro was approved as a member of FIBA.[14]
19th 2010 Turkey Istanbul 2010 FIBA World Championship Yvan Mainini of France was elected as the 11th President of the International Basketball Federation.
Election of the Central Board for the 2010–2014 cycle.[15]
* 2014 Turkey Istanbul[16] Separate occasion Membership of the Central Board was increased from 23 to 29.
Establishment of the FIBA Executive Committee.
Adoption of new General Statutes and a new FIBA governance structure was approved.
The next FIBA Basketball World Cup after the 2014 edition was moved from 2018 to 2019.[16]
20th 2014 Spain Seville[17] 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Horacio Muratore of Argentina was elected as the 12th President of the International Basketball Federation.
Election of the Central Board for the 2014–2019 cycle.[18]
Changes to the General Statutes were approved.
Official recognition of the Deaf International Basketball Federation (DIBF) by the Congress.[19]
MT 2017 Hong Kong Hong Kong[20] Separate occasion New headgear rules were unanimously approved.[21]
21st 2019 China Beijing[22] 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Hamane Niang of Mali was elected as the 13th President of the International Basketball Federation.
Election of the Central Board for the 2019–2023 cycle.[23]
Amendments to the General Statues were approved.
MT 2021 Online congress[note 1] Separate occasion Revisions to the General Statutes were approved.[25]
Disaffiliation of the Peru Basketball Federation from FIBA.[26]
22nd 2023 Philippines Pasay[27] 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani of Qatar was elected as the 14th President of the International Basketball Federation.
Election of the Central Board for the 2023–2027 cycle.[28]
MT 2025 Bahrain Manama[29] Separate occasion
23rd 2027 Qatar Doha 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Election of the 15th President of the International Basketball Federation and the Central Board for the 2027–2031 cycle.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Scheduled as an online event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Congress was broadcast live from Mies, Switzerland.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIBA General Statutes (2021 edition)". 3 June 2021. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Monumental moment as first FIBA rules of the game drawn up in 1932". 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ "FIBA World Championship History (pdf)" (PDF). FIBA. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007.
  4. ^ a b "First basketball game in history and development". 20 December 2016.
  5. ^ "History". FIBA. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ "FIBA Oceania – Oceania Basketball came into existence in 1968". FIBA. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Manila Chosen Site Of World Basketball Meet". San Juan, Puerto Rico: The Virgin Islands Daily News. 12 July 1974.
  8. ^ "Annual Report 2008 (pdf)" (PDF). Basketball New Zealand.
  9. ^ Jan Hubbard. "Why Can Pros Compete in International Events?". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015.
  10. ^ "FIBA to vote on new general statutes at Extraordinary Congress". The Sport Digest. 19 March 2014.
  11. ^ Yash Matange (4 April 2021). "This Date in NBA History (April 7): FIBA votes to drop restrictions against professional basketball players competing in international events & more". The Sporting News.
  12. ^ "90 Iconic Moments 1932–2022" (PDF). FIBA.
  13. ^ "PR no. 23 – Bob Elphinston elected new FIBA President". 29 August 2006.
  14. ^ "PR no.22: Montenegro becomes 213th FIBA Member". 28 August 2006.
  15. ^ "PR N°27 – Mainini unanimously elected 11th FIBA President; World Congress ratifies 2010–2014 Central Board". 6 September 2010.
  16. ^ a b "PR N°14 – Extraordinary World Congress unanimously adopts new FIBA General Statutes". 16 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Central Board and World Congress convene in Sevilla ahead of FIBA Basketball World Cup". 27 August 2014.
  18. ^ "PR N°47 – Horacio Muratore elected FIBA President for 2014–2019 term of office; 13 members of Central Board known". 28 August 2014.
  19. ^ "PR N°52 – FIBA sets out to face the future united following conclusion of World Congress". 31 August 2014.
  20. ^ "Mid-Term Congress confirms FIBA heading in right direction". 5 May 2017.
  21. ^ "FIBA's Mid-Term Congress unanimously ratifies new headgear rule". 4 May 2017.
  22. ^ "FIBA announces XXI World Congress will take place in Beijing on August 29–30". 30 April 2019.
  23. ^ "Hamane Niang elected FIBA President for 2019–2023 term of office along with new Central Board members". 29 August 2019.
  24. ^ "FIBA Mid-Term Congress stage set for first-ever online event". 1 June 2021.
  25. ^ "FIBA Mid-Term Congress approves additional gender guidelines in line with Women in Basketball strategy". 3 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Peruvian basketball is reborn after its disaffiliation from FIBA". 13 May 2022.
  27. ^ "XXII FIBA Congress 2023 ready to take place August 23–24 in Manila, Philippines". 22 August 2023.
  28. ^ "FIBA Congress elects Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani as new FIBA President and appoints new Central Board members". 23 August 2023.
  29. ^ "FIBA Mid-Term Congress and Hall of Fame 2025 set for Bahrain". 1 December 2022.
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