The 2026 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup is an international under-18 women's basketball tournament held in two separate locations: Division A is currently being held in Seremban, Malaysia from 4 to 10 October 2026, while Division B was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 13 to 19 July 2026. The tournament is the 27th edition of the biennial FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup, previously known as the FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship. The top four teams will qualify for and will represent FIBA Asia at the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup which will be held in China joining the automatically qualified hosts China.
Hosts selection On 12 December 2025, it was confirmed by FIBA Asia Regional Office that Malaysia will host Division A, while Division B is set to be played in Thailand.
Qualified teams For Division A: Top seven teams of the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship Division A:
Winner of the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship Division B:
For Division B: The host country:
One team from the CABA qualifiers:
One team from the SABA qualifiers:
One team from the SEABA qualifiers:
Third- and Fourth-placed teams from the 2025 FIBA U17 Women's Oceania Cup:
Additional two teams:
Competition format The sixteen participating teams will be divided into two divisions, Division A and Division B of eight teams each.
In each division, the eight participating teams are divided into two groups (A and B) of four teams each.
Each team shall play all the other teams within its own group. The final stage standings will be established after the games for a total of twelve are all played.
Teams that will finish first in each group will advance to the semifinal round, awaiting the winners of the qualification to semifinals round.
Teams that will finish second and third in each group will face the third-placed and second-placed team, respectively, in the other group within its own division for the qualification to semifinals round.
Winners of the qualification to semifinals round will face the outright semifinalists in the semifinal round. Losers will face each other for the fifth-sixth place classification round.
For the seventh-eighth place classification round, teams that will finish fourth in each group will face the other fourth-placed team in the other group within its own division.
For Division A, all semifinalists will qualify to the 2027 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
The Champion team from Division B will be promoted to Division A for the next championship, replacing the eighth-placed team in Division A that will be relegated to Division B for the next championship.
Divisions The December 2025 FIBA Girls' World Rankings are shown in parentheses.
Division ADivision B (4) (9) (18) (20) (23) (24) (45) (57) (51) (60) (62) (63) (79) (82) (NR) (NR)
Division A
All times are Malaysian Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Group phase Group A
Group B
Knockout round Brackets
Seventh place game
Qualification to Semifinals
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Division B
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
Group phase Group A
Group B
Knockout round Brackets
Seventh place game
Qualification to Semifinals
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standings Qualified for the 2027 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup Relegated to Division B of the 2028 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup +Division ARankTeamRecord – – –4 –5 –6 –7 –8 –
Promoted to Division A of the 2028 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup +Division BRankTeamRecord1 5–02 4–23 4–24 3–25 2–36 1–47 1–38 0–4
References
External links Division A official website Division B official website