2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityBeijing
Dates22–27 September
Teams6
Venue1
Tournament statistics
Games played11
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2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

The 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup will be the 36th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament will be hosted at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing under a three-year agreement with the Chinese government. It will be the fourth time the tournament is hosted in Asia.[1]

Teams

Contrary to previous seasons, the Basketball Champions League Asia was not played in the 2025–26 season as entry way for Asian teams. FIBA selected the Beijing Royal Fighters and Shanghai Sharks as Asian represenatitves. The lineup was announced by FIBA on 8 August 2026.[2]

Location of teams of the 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Team Qualification Date of
qualification		 Participations
(bold indicates winners)		 Ref.
Argentine Basketball Confederation Boca Juniors Winners of the 2025–26 Basketball Champions League Americas 19 April 2026 Debut [3]
Lithuania Rytas Winners of the 2025–26 Basketball Champions League 9 May 2026 Debut [4]
Rwanda RSSB Tigers Winners of the 2026 BAL season 1 June 2026 Debut [5]
China Beijing Royal Fighters Host 8 August 2026 Debut [2]
China Shanghai Sharks Winners of the 2025–26 Chinese Basketball Association season 8 August 2026 Debut [2]
USA Basketball NBA G League United Representative of the NBA G League 8 August 2026 2 (2024, 2025) [2]

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+08:00)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Rwanda Basketball Federation RSSB Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semifinals
2 Lithuanian Basketball Federation Rytas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) Shanghai Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to fifth place game
First match(es) will be played: 22 September 2026. Source: FIBA
22 September
15:30
Rytas Lithuanian Basketball Federation vs. Rwanda Basketball Federation RSSB Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
23 September
15:30
Shanghai Sharks Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) vs. Rwanda Basketball Federation RSSB Tigers
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
24 September
15:30
Rytas Lithuanian Basketball Federation vs. Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) Shanghai Sharks
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) Beijing Royal Fighters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semifinals
2 Argentine Basketball Confederation Boca Juniors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 USA Basketball NBA G League United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to fifth place game
First match(es) will be played: 22 September 2026. Source: FIBA
22 September
19:30
Beijing Royal Fighters Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) vs. Argentine Basketball Confederation Boca Juniors
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
23 September
19:30
Beijing Royal Fighters Chinese Basketball Association (organisation) vs. USA Basketball NBA G League United
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
24 September
19:30
Boca Juniors Argentine Basketball Confederation vs. USA Basketball NBA G League United
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Final round

SemifinalsFinals
Third place

Fifth place game

26 September
12:00
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Semifinals

26 September
15:30
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
26 September
19:30
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Third place game

27 September
14:30
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Final

27 September
18:30
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
1st place, gold medalist(s)–
2nd place, silver medalist(s)–
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)–
4–
5–
6–

References

  1. ↑ "Beijing set to host FIBA Intercontinental Cup through 2028". FIBA.basketball. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Lineup confirmed for FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Beijing". FIBA.basketball. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Boca Juniors defeat SESI Franca to win BCL Americas Championship". www.fiba.basketball. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Rytas Vilnius win first BCL title in overtime thriller". www.championsleague.basketball. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "RSSB Tigers are the 2026 BAL champions". www.fiba.basketball. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
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