What Does FIBA Stand For?

Abbreviation » TermTerm » AbbreviationWord in Term #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Random New Entries Abbr. » Term Term » Abbr. Word in Term

We've got 11 definitions for FIBA »

What does FIBA stand for?

What does FIBA mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: FIBA.

Filter by:Select category from list...──────────AllBusiness (1)International (2)Banking (1)Finance (1)General Business (1)Associations (3)Federation (1)Hobbies (1)Unclassified (2)Basketball (5) Sort by:PopularityAlphabeticallyCategory

Term	Definition	Rating
FIBA	Federation International Basketball Association Sports » Basketball	Rate it:
FIBA	Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur Sports » Basketball	Rate it:
FIBA	Florida International Bankers Association Business » Banking	Rate it:
FIBA	for International Basketball Association Sports » Basketball -- and more...	Rate it:
FIBA	Fiji Islands Backpackers Association Miscellaneous » Hobbies	Rate it:
FIBA	Florida Israel Business Accelerator Business	Rate it:
FIBA	Fellowship of Israel and Black America Miscellaneous » Unclassified	Rate it:
FIBA	Fluorescent IgG Binding Affibody Miscellaneous » Unclassified	Rate it:
FIBA	Federación Internazionale de Basketball Association Sports » Basketball	Rate it:
FIBA	Federation of International Basketball Association Sports » Basketball -- and more...	Rate it:
FIBA	Financial Intermediary and Broker Association Community » Associations -- and more...	Rate it:

What does FIBA mean?

FIBAThe International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA, FIBA World, or FIBA International ( FEE-bə), from its French name Fédération internationale de basket-ball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. Originally known as the Fédération internationale de basket-ball amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word amateur from its official name but retained the acronym; the "BA" now represents the first two letters of basketball. FIBA defines the international rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. A total of 213 national federations are now members, organized since 1989 into five zones or "commissions": Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. The FIBA Basketball World Cup is a world tournament for men's national teams held every four years. Teams compete for the Naismith Trophy, named in honor of basketball's Canadian creator James Naismith. The tournament structure is similar but not identical to that of the FIFA World Cup in football; these tournaments occurred in the same year from 1970 through 2014, but starting in 2019, the Basketball World Cup will move to the year following the FIFA World Cup. A parallel event for women's teams, the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, is also held quadrennially; from 1986 through 2014, it was held in the same year as the men's event but in a different country. The women's tournament will continue to be held in the same year as the FIFA World Cup. In 2009 FIBA announced three new tournaments: two 12-team U-17 World Championships (one each for men and women) to be played in July 2010, and an eight-team FIBA World Club Championship to be launched in October 2010. However, the FIBA World Club Championship did not materialize. In its place, FIBA instead relaunched its original world club championship for men, the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, in 2013. The newest worldwide FIBA tournaments for national teams are in the three-player half-court variation, 3x3. The FIBA 3x3 U-18 World Championships were inaugurated in 2011, and the FIBA 3x3 World Championships for senior teams followed a year later. All events initially included separate tournaments for men's, women's, and mixed teams, but mixed championships are no longer contested. The U-18 championships, held annually, feature 32 teams in each individual tournament. The senior championships have 24 teams in each individual tournament, and are held in even-numbered years.

see more »

Popularity rank for the FIBA initials by frequency of use:

FIBA#1#5782#31140

Couldn't find the full form or full meaning of FIBA?

Maybe you were looking for one of these abbreviations:

FIATT - FIAU - FIAV - FIAW - FIB - FIBAA - FIBB - FIBC - FIBD - FIBDM

Discuss these FIBA abbreviations with the community:

https://www.abbreviations.com/FIBA

0 Comments

0:00 0:00 clear Notify me of new comments via email. Publish ×Close

Report Comment

We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.

Cancel Report ×Close

Attachment

Close ×

You need to be logged in to favorite.

or fill the form below

Create a new account

Your name:*Required

Your email address:*Required

Pick a user name:*Required

Join

Log In

Username:*Required

Password:*Required

Log In

Forgot your password? Retrieve it

Know what is FIBA? Got another good explanation for FIBA? Don't keep it to yourself!

Add it HERE!

Still can't find the acronym definition you were looking for? Use our Power Search technology to look for more unique definitions from across the web!

Search the web

Citation

Use the citation options below to add these abbreviations to your bibliography.

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"FIBA." Abbreviations.com. STANDS4 LTD, 2026. Web. 2 Jan. 2026. <https://www.abbreviations.com/FIBA>.

Powered by CITE.ME Close

The Web's Largest Resource for

Acronyms & Abbreviations

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Browse Abbreviations.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Random New Entries

Free, no signup required: