India hosts FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026 at Veer Savarkar Indoor Stadium, Ahmedabad; YouTube live stream only; no TV broadcast
FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026: Know schedule and where to watch live streaming in India
FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026: India look to make home court advantage count - full schedule, where to watch live
Australia are the defending champions, while China are the most successful team in the history of the tournament. Watch live!
The Indian basketball team will look to make home advantage count when the FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026 tips off at the Veer Savarkar Indoor Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Live streaming of the FIBA U18 Asia Cup will be available in India.
A biennial international under-18 basketball competition, the upcoming tournament will be its 28th edition.
The FIBA U18 Asia Cup will be returning to India after 22 years, with Bengaluru having hosted the event in 2004.
Kolkata had also staged the competition in 1998, a tournament remembered as the international debut of Chinese basketball icon Yao Ming.
A total of 16 countries will compete in the FIBA U18 Asia Cup, with the teams split into four groups of four.
India have been drawn in Group D alongside the Republic of Korea, Japan and Kazakhstan.
FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026 teams
Group A : Australia, Chinese Taipei, Philippines, Thailand
Group B : New Zealand, Lebanon, Bahrain, Syria
Group C : People’s Republic of China, Islamic Republic of Iran, Qatar, Sri Lanka
Group D : India, Republic of Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan
As per the format, the top three teams from each group will progress to the knockout phase.
Group winners will advance directly to the quarter-finals, while the second and third-placed teams will contest qualification playoffs for the last-eight stage.
The four semi-finalists will earn qualification for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup 2027, to be held in Pardubice, Czechia.
Australia are the defending champions, while China are the most successful team in the history of the tournament having won it 11 times.
India have named a 12-member squad for the tournament with their first match scheduled to be held on Thursday.
FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026 schedule
As per Indian Standard Times (IST)
Australia vs Thailand - 10:30 AM
Chinese Taipei vs Philippines - 1:30 PM
New Zealand vs Syria - 4:30 PM
Lebanon vs Bahrain - 7:30 PM
China vs Sri Lanka - 10:30 AM
Iran vs Qatar - 1:30 PM
South Korea vs Kazakhstan - 4:30 PM
Japan vs India - 7:30 PM
Philippines vs Australia - 10:30 AM
Thailand vs Chinese Taipei - 1:30 PM
Bahrain vs New Zealand - 4:30 PM
Syria vs Lebanon - 7:30 PM
Qatar vs China - 10:30 AM
Sri Lanka vs Iran - 1:30 PM
Kazakhstan vs Japan - 4:30 PM
India vs South Korea - 7:30 PM
Australia vs Chinese Taipei - 10:30 AM
Philippines vs Thailand - 1:30 PM
New Zealand vs Lebanon - 4:30 PM
Bahrain vs Syria - 7:30 PM
China vs Iran - 10:30 AM
Qatar vs Sri Lanka - 1:30 PM
South Korea vs Japan - 4:30 PM
India vs Kazakhstan - 7:30 PM
Second Group A vs Third Group B - 10:30 AM
Second Group B vs Third Group A - 1:30 PM
Second Group C vs Third Group D - 4:30 PM
Second Group D vs Third Group C - 7:30 PM
Where to watch FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026 live in India
Live streaming of the FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026 will be available on FIBA Basketball’s official YouTube channel. There will be no live telecast of the FIBA U18 Asia Cup on any TV channel in India.
India squad for FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026
Indian basketball team : Aakash Iyappan, Abhyupang Mishra, Arman, Adithya Vittal Shenoi, Harshan Yatish Babu, Joypreet Singh Sidhu, Khushnaz Singh Baidwan, Krishna Suneriya, Piyush Choudhary, Ansh Tomer, Ronaldo Allen Hopkins, Shekhar Rathee.
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