While the FIBA Executive Committee held its first meeting of 2022 via video conference, changes were made to the Women’s Competition System and the Men’s World Cup Qualification days.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Executive Committee convened by video conference for the first meeting of 2022. The meeting was held on the eve of a busy month in which important world cup qualifiers will be held in February.
While the Executive Committee approved the new calendar for 2023-2027, the other main topics discussed at the meeting are as follows:
2022-2023 FIBA Competitions Updates
Situation reports on the preparations of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 Qualifying Tournaments, which will start on February 10 in Washington DC, Belgrade and Osaka, were presented to the committee. Two games will also be played in Santo Domingo due to travel and health restrictions in the USA. The committee was also informed about the preparations for the second window of the FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, which will be played from February 24.
Women’s Competition System
After reviewing the current women’s competition system, and in order to allow developing national federations to take part in a sufficient number of tournaments, the Executive Committee proposed the Competition Commission’s proposal to introduce a new tournament to serve as a qualifying round for the next World Cup or the next Olympic Games. he accepted. The 16 best four teams from each region that did not qualify for the FIBA Women’s World Cup or the Olympic Games will participate in this biennial tournament from August 2024. The winner of this tournament will directly qualify for the next qualifying tournament for the World Cup or Olympic Games.
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualification
On the recommendation of the FIBA Competitions Commission, and to extend the time between the last match of the fourth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers and the start day of the FIBA European Basketball Championship (EuroBasket) 2022, the matches of the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers will be played once. day will be advanced. Matches will be played on 24 and 25 August (first match day), followed by 27 and 28 August (second match day). This change will allow teams to have at least three days before the start of FIBA EuroBasket 2022 on September 1.
Club Tournaments
The Executive Committee listened to updates on the Basketball Champions League (BCL) and Basketball Champions League America (BCLA), which are still developing. A status update regarding the preparations for the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, which will be held for the first time in Cairo, Africa from 11-13 February. This year’s edition of the Cup is poised to further enhance the tournament’s unique transatlantic character as the first club tournament in basketball history to feature clubs representing four different regional leagues.
