Israel at the FIBA Basketball World Cup
This is a record of Israel's results at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. They have qualified for the finals on two occasion, in 1954 and 1986.
Basketball World Cup record[edit]
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1950
|
Did not qualify | ||||
 1954 |
8th place | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
 1959
|
Did not qualify | ||||
 1963
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 1967
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 1970
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 1974
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 1978
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 1982
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 1986 |
7th place | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1990
|
Did not qualify | ||||
 1994
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 1998
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 2002
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 2006
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 2010
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| 2014
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 2019 |
To be determined | ||||
| Total | — | 18 | 7 | 11 | |
| Team | 1950 (10) |
1954 (12) |
1959 (13) |
1963 (13) |
1967 (13) |
1970 (13) |
1974 (14) |
1978 (14) |
1982 (13) |
1986 (24) |
1990 (16) |
1994 (16) |
1998 (16) |
2002 (16) |
2006 (24) |
2010 (24) |
2014 (24) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel |
8th | 7th | 2 |
Hosts bid[edit]
On 8 September 2016 Israel announced it submitted its paperwork to host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1]
1954 FIBA World Championship[edit]
The 1954 FIBA World Championship was the second such competition, and Israel was one of twelve teams to compete.[2][3] Israel finished in 8th place overall.
1954 Group D[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Formosa
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 113 | +2 | 3 |
| Israel
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 98 | +2 | 3 |
| Chile
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 121 | −4 | 3 |
1954 Final round[edit]
All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 482 | 300 | +182 | 14 | |
| 2 | Brazil
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 418 | 341 | +77 | 13 | |
| 3 | Philippines
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 438 | 406 | +32 | 12 | |
| 4 |  France
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 371 | 392 | −21 | 10 | |
| 5 | Formosa
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 345 | 405 | −60 | 9 | 1.063 |
| 6 | Uruguay
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 422 | 446 | −24 | 9 | 1.031 |
| 7 |  Canada
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 433 | 498 | −65 | 9 | 0.914 |
| 8 | Israel
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 330 | 451 | −121 | 8 |
1986 FIBA World Championship[edit]
The 1986 FIBA World Championship was the 10th such competition.[4] It consisted of 24 teams,[5] of which Israel finished in 7th place overall.[6]
1986 Group B[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 565 | 369 | +196 | 10 | |
| Israel
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 435 | 444 | −9 | 8 | |
 Cuba
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 399 | 418 | −19 | 7 | 1–1; 1.034 |
 Australia
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 405 | 430 | −25 | 7 | 1–1; 1.021 |
| Uruguay
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 377 | 437 | −60 | 7 | 1–1; 0.950 |
 Angola
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 334 | 417 | −83 | 6 |
1986 semifinals Group 1[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 546 | 441 | +105 | 10 |
 Brazil
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 491 | 435 | +56 | 9 |
| Spain
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 414 | 402 | +12 | 8 |
| Israel
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 387 | 455 | −68 | 7 |
| Cuba
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 399 | 460 | −61 | 6 |
| Greece
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 419 | 463 | −44 | 5 |
1986 5th–8th classification[edit]
| Semifinals | 5th place game | |||||
| Spain | 100 | |||||
| Canada | 80 | |||||
| Spain | 87 | |||||
 Italy | 69 | |||||
| Italy | 100 | |||||
| Israel | 78 | |||||
| 7th place game | ||||||
| Canada | 84 | |||||
| Israel | 97 | |||||
See also[edit]
- Israel at the EuroBasket
- List of Jews in sports
- Sport in Israel
- Basketball in Israel
- Israel national basketball team
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