List of women's national basketball teams
This is a list of the women's national basketball teams in the world.
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Active teams
[edit]The International Basketball Federation, or FIBA recognizes 213 national teams divided into 5 zones, each roughly corresponding to a continent (North America and South America are grouped under the Americas.)
The newest national team is Montenegro which was recognized in 2006.
There are more FIBA-recognized teams than FIFA-recognized teams (209).
FIBA Africa
[edit]FIBA Africa, which has 54 national teams,[1] is divided into 7 zones.[2]
FIBA Americas
[edit]FIBA Americas (formerly the Pan-American Basketball Confederation), which controls North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, has 44 national teams, divided into three areas.[3] The Central American and Caribbean Confederations of Basketball (CONCECABA) is further divided into the Central America and Caribbean zone.[4]
CONCECABA[edit]Caribbean[edit]
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Central America[edit]North America[edit]South America[edit] |
FIBA Asia
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FIBA Asia (formerly the Asian Basketball Confederation) is divided into 5 zones.[5]
FIBA Europe
[edit]FIBA Europe has 50 member nations under it.[6]
Great Britain, a combined team of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will play at the 2012 Olympics and at the EuroBasket Women 2011, 2013 and 2015.
FIBA Oceania
[edit]FIBA Oceania has 22 member nations under it.[7]
Non-FIBA members
[edit]Defunct teams
[edit]FIBA country codes
[edit]FIBA uses IOC country codes for most countries which are IOC members. For non-IOC members and exceptions, FIBA uses the following codes:
England: ENG
Gibraltar: GIB
Marshall Islands: MIS (IOC: MHL)
Montserrat: MAT
New Caledonia: CAL
Norfolk Island: NIS
Northern Mariana Islands: SAI
Scotland: SCO
Tahiti: TAH
Turks and Caicos Islands: TCI
Wales: WAL