2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, Teams and drivers
On 26 October 2016, Audi Sport Team Joest announced its withdrawal from the World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the end of the season.


2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, Teams and drivers, LMP2
In accordance with the new Le Mans Prototype LMP2 regulations for 2017, all cars utilise the Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 engine.


2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, Regulation changes
As part of the ACO's 2017 regulations, the LMP2 category has been revamped with the introduction of a single specification motor from Gibson Technology, with increased power output compared to 2016 LMP2s. Cockpit and chassis designs will also mimic the LMP1 regulations for safety. The four approved chassis manufacturers were Dallara, Ligier, Oreca and Riley. Due to the single engine manufacturer, LMP2 teams are allowed an unlimited number of engines during the season.


2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, Regulation changes
At the behest of the manufacturers in LMGTE, the World Motor Sport Council approved the promotion of the GT Manufacturers' and Drivers' World Cups to world championship status, on par with the Manufacturers' and Drivers' World Championships for the LMP categories. LMGTE teams will also be limited to only three tyre compounds over the season, although the third compound does not have to be chosen until Le Mans. However, teams in LMGTE Pro as well as LMP1, will be limited to four sets of tyres plus two spares at all six-hour races. LMGTE entries will also no longer incur a penalty for changing an engine between qualifying and the race.


2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, Regulation changes
Across all categories, limitations on testing have been decreased in an attempt to lower costs. Wind tunnel testing has also been further restricted.


2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Race results
The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.


2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Race results
Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race result points allocation was doubled. Furthermore, a race must complete three laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.


2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Driver championships
Four titles are offered to drivers, two with world championship status. The World Endurance Drivers' Championship is reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers while the GT World Endurance Drivers' Championship is available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. An FIA Endurance Trophy is awarded in the LMP2 and in LMGTE Am. The FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Private Teams Drivers was not rewarded in 2017 due to not meeting the minimum number of entrants.


2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Manufacturer championships
Two manufacturers' titles will be contested, one for LMP1s and one for LMGTEs. The World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship is only open to manufacturer entries in the LMP1 category, while the GT World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship allows all entries from registered manufacturers in LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am to participate. The top two finishing cars from each manufacturer earn points toward their total.


2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, Results and standings, Team championships
An FIA Endurance Trophy is awarded in the LMP2, LMGTE Pro, and LMGTE Am categories. A trophy for the private LMP1 teams is not awarded in 2017 due to not meeting the minimum number of entrants.


2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship
The 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy was the fourth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The season consists of twelve rounds, started on 1 April with the Spanish round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and concluded on 12 November at the Killarney Motor Racing Complex in Cape Town, South Africa.


2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Johan Kristoffersson was the season's Driver's Champion, claiming it at the Neste World RX of Latvia. The Teams' Championship was won by PSRX Volkswagen Sweden.


2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Calendar
On 17 October 2016 the provisional 2017 calendar was released. It once again contained twelve rounds; however the Argentine event was discontinued in favour of a new event in South Africa. Half of the rounds were supported by the RX2 category—formerly known as RX Lites.


2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Entries, Supercar
* Entries in grey denote one-car teams which are ineligible to score teams championship points.


2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Championship Standings, FIA World Rallycross Championship for Drivers
a Ten championship points deducted for use of an unregistered tyre in Q3. b Ten championship points deducted for sealing an additional turbo after scrutineering. c Ten championship points deducted for sealing an additional turbo after scrutineering. d Ten championship points deducted for use of a third turbocharger in the competition. e Fifteen championship points deducted for use of a fourth engine seal. f Five championship points deducted for receiving his third reprimand in the championship. g Ten championship points deducted for presenting a turbocharger for sealing after initial scrutineering.


2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Championship Standings, FIA World Rallycross Championship for Drivers
h Fifteen championship points deducted for use of a fourth engine in the championship. i Ten championship points deducted for use of a new turbo seal after initial scrutineering. j Fifteen championship points deducted for use of more than three engine seals in the season. k Ten championship points deducted for use of a seventh turbocharger in the season.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup was the third edition of the 3x3 Europe Championships, organized by FIBA Europe, and was held between 7 and 9 July 2017, at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This 3x3 basketball competition featured separate tournaments for men's and women's national teams.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
Latvia won their first European championship title in the men's tournament, by beating Slovenia in the final. In the women's tournament, Russia won their second European championship title by beating Spain in the final.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup, Qualification
The qualification events took place in June 2017. Twenty-four teams from 16 countries took part in these tournaments, with 12 teams of each gender qualifying for the final championship.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup, Participating teams
The FIBA 3x3 Federation Ranking was used as basis to determine the participating FIBA member associations. Pools were announced on 26 June 2017.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup qualification
The qualification of the 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup took place in June 2017. Twenty-four teams from 16 countries took part in these tournaments, with 12 teams of each gender qualifying for the final championship.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Men's tournament
The Men's Tournament of the 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup took place at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Twelve teams participated in the men's tournament.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Men's tournament, Participating teams
Netherlands, as host country, and eleven more teams qualified to the final tournament through the two qualifiers played in Andorra and France.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Women's tournament
The Women's Tournament of the 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup took place at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Twelve teams participated in the women's tournament.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Women's tournament, Participating teams
Netherlands, as host country, and eleven more teams qualified to the final tournament through the two qualifiers played in Andorra and France.


2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup, to be hosted by China, will be an international 3x3 basketball event that will feature separate competitions for men's and women's under-18 national teams. The tournament will be held in Chengdu in front of the New Century Global Center. It was co-organized by the FIBA.


2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup, Participating teams
The FIBA 3x3 Federation Ranking was used as basis to determine the participating FIBA member associations.


2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament
The men's tournament of the 2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup was hosted in Chengdu, China in front of the New Century Global Center. It was contested by 20 teams.


2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament, Participating teams
The FIBA Zone of the Americas was not represented by at least one country in the continent. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament as of 01.03.2017.


2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament, Individual contests, Dunk contest
Each player will be allowed 75 seconds and 3 attempts per round to complete a dunk with the first successful dunk being considered as the valid one. Dunks are graded 0 or 5 to 10 by each member of a jury composing of five people.


2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament, Individual contests, Dunk contest, Qualification
The qualification round took place on June 30 at 17:25h (GMT+8). Each player competed in two rounds and four players with the highest score advances to the knockout stage. In a case of a tie, the tied players would have to perform again and in case they were still tied, the jury would have to decide the player who will advance through a majority decision.


2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament, Individual contests, Dunk contest, Knockout stage
The knockout stage consisting of a semi-final and final phase took place on July 2.


2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament, Individual contests, Dunk contest, Knockout stage
The time limit was eliminated for the final and the two players competed for three rounds instead of two.


2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Women's tournament
The women's tournament of the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup host in Chengdu, China was contested by 20 teams.


2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Women's tournament, Participating teams
Every FIBA zone except FIBA Africa were represented. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament as of 01.03.2017.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Europe Cup
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Europe Cup will be the third edition of the Under-18 3x3 Europe Championships that is organized by FIBA Europe and will be held between 1 and 3 September 2017, in Debrecen, Hungary. This 3x3 basketball event featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams.


2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Europe Cup, Qualification
The qualification events took place in Szolnok, Hungary and Riga, Latvia on 5-6 August 2017. A total of 12 teams of each gender will be qualified for the championship through one of two qualifying tournaments.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by France, was an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 17 and 21 June 2017, in Nantes. It was co-organized by FIBA.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Matches took place outdoors at the Parc des Chantiers de I'lle nearby the Grand Éléphant and l'Arbre à Basket.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, Participating teams
The FIBA 3x3 Federation Ranking was used as basis to determine the participating FIBA member associations.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament
The men's tournament of the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup hosted in Nantes, France, was contested by 20 teams.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament, Participating teams
All five FIBA zones were represented. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament as of 01.03.2017.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament, Individual contests, Dunk contest
Each player will be allowed 75 seconds and 3 attempts per round to complete a dunk with the first successful dunk being considered as the valid one. Dunks are graded 0 or 5 to 10 by each member of a jury composing of five people.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament, Individual contests, Dunk contest, Qualification
The qualification round took place on June 19 at 18:20 (GMT+2). Each player competed in two rounds and four players with the highest score advances to the knockout stage. In a case of a tie, the tied players would have to perform again and in case they were still tied, the jury would have to decide the player who will advance through a majority decision.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament, Individual contests, Dunk contest, Knockout stage
The knockout stage consisting of a semi-final and final phase took place on June 21.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament, Individual contests, Dunk contest, Knockout stage
The time limit was eliminated for the final and the two players competed for three rounds instead of two.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament
The women's tournament of the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup host in Nantes, France, was attended by 20 teams.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament, Participating teams
Every FIBA zone except FIBA Africa were represented. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament as of 01.03.2017.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament, Individual contests, Skills contest, Qualification
One player from each women's team was eligible to enter the Skills contest. In the qualification stage, each player were to perform a set of basketball moves and skills from a starting line at a side of the player's choosing:


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament, Individual contests, Skills contest, Qualification
The four fastest women who were able to perform the tasked required qualified for the final round. A time limit of 45 seconds was given. In the case of a tie, the tied players would have to do the same run again.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament, Individual contests, Skills contest, Final
The format used in the qualification round is used once again but this time the players face each other head to head with the best player from the qualification playing against the fourth best and the second best player playing against the third.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour is the 6th season of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour, the highest professional 3x3 basketball competition in the World. The tournament is organized by FIBA.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour
The World Tour Final was held in Beijing, China at the Bloomage Live Hi-Up shopping mall.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour, Qualification
Seven Masters tournaments will be held in seven different cities in seven different countries. The FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final are scheduled to be held in Beijing, China from October 21-22.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Lausanne Masters
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Lausanne Masters was a 3x3 basketball tournament held in Lausanne, Switzerland at a temporary venue constructed next to the stone arches of the imposing bridge known as Le Grand Pont from August 25–26, 2017. This was the fourth stop on the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Prague Masters
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Prague Masters was a 3x3 basketball tournament held in Prague, Czech Republic at a temporary venue constructed at the Wenceslas Square from August 5–6, 2017. This was the third stop on the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Saskatoon Masters
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Saskatoon Masters was a 3x3 basketball tournament held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada at a temporary venue constructed at the intersections of 4th Avenue and 21st Street from July 15–16, 2017. It was the first stop on the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour. The top team, Ljubljana qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Saskatoon Masters, Participants
12 teams qualified to participate at the Saskatoon Masters. The United Arab Emirates' team Novi Sad Al-Wahda qualified but later withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues and was replaced by the Czech Team Humpolec. As well, Team Manta from Ecuador also was forced to withdraw due to visa issues and Team Hamilton from Canada replaced them.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Utsunomiya Masters
The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Utsunomiya Masters was a 3x3 basketball tournament held in Utsunomiya, Japan at a temporary venue constructed at the Futaarayama Jinja shrine from July 29–30, 2017. It was the second stop on the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour. The top team, Novi Sad Al-Wahda qualified for the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final.


2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Utsunomiya Masters, Participants
12 teams qualified to participate at the Utsunomiya Masters. Team Ljubljana was hard seeded for the tournament, but finished 2nd at the Nanjing 3x3 Challenger, thus the third place finisher Team Ulaanbaatar qualified. Ljubljana also won the World Hoops 3x3 Challenger, thus the third place finisher Team Krakow qualified.


2017 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2017 FIBA Africa Champions Cup was the 32nd edition of the FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Africa. The tournament was held in Radès, Tunisia from 11 to 20 December 2017.


2017 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The Association Sportive de Salé from Morocco won their maiden title, and their country's second title overall, by defeating Étoile de Radès of the host country, 77-69, in the Finals.


2017 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, Draw
Interclube Kano Pillars AS Salé City Oilers Étoile de Radès ASB New Generation


2017 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, Draw
Ferroviário da Beira ASB Mazembe Sport Libolo e Benfica GS Pétroliers US Monastir Gombe Bulls


2017 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
The 2017 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup (23rd edition), was an international basketball tournament that took place at the Pavilhão Multiusos do Kilamba, in Luanda, Angola, from November 11 to 19, 2017. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Grupo Desportivo Interclube, was contested by 9 teams split into 2 groups, the first four of each group qualifying for the knock-out stage (quarter, semis and final).


2017 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
The tournament was won by Primeiro de Agosto from Angola.


2017 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup, Draw
Ferroviário de Maputo Kenya Ports Authority Primeiro de Agosto Motema Pembe


2017 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup, All Tournament Team
Team roster: Adalberta Candeias, Alicia DeVaughn, Ana Gonçalves, Avelina Peso, Elizabeth Mateus, Fineza Eusébio, Helena Viegas, Isabel Simba, Leia Dongue, Luísa Tomás, Rosa Gala, Sónia Ndoniema Head Coach: Jaime Covilhã


2017 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup squads
This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2017 FIBA Africa Club Championship for Women.


2017 FIBA AmeriCup
The 2017 FIBA AmeriCup was the 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Medellín, Colombia, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Bahía Blanca and Córdoba, in Argentina, from 25 August, to 3 September 2017.


2017 FIBA AmeriCup
Unlike previous editions, the tournament did not award spots for the FIBA World Cup or the Summer Olympic Games. However, the top seven teams qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games.


2017 FIBA AmeriCup
The United States, with a team of NBA G League players, won their seventh gold medal at the tournament, after defeating Argentina, by a score of 81–76, in the final, while Mexico took home the bronze, by beating the U.S. Virgin Islands, 79–65.


2017 FIBA AmeriCup, Qualified teams
The top five teams at the 2016 Centrobasket and 2016 South American Championship qualified to the tournament, plus Canada and United States as the only countries in their subregion.


2017 FIBA AmeriCup, Hosts selection
On 5 April 2017 FIBA Americas announced that Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay were chosen as the hosts of the AmeriCup.


2017 FIBA AmeriCup, Draw
The draw was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 20 April 2017.


2017 FIBA AmeriCup, First round, Group B
* Two qualifying spots were available from Group B as Argentina were guaranteed to progress, regardless of their performance, due to their status as the "main organiser" of the tournament.


2017 FIBA AmeriCup squads
Ages and clubs are as of the opening day of the tournament on 25 August 2017.


2017 FIBA Americas League
The 2017 FIBA Americas League was the tenth edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to determine the champion. Brazilian teams were not allowed to compete in the competition, due to the suspension of the Brazilian Basketball Confederation by FIBA, in November 2016.


2017 FIBA Americas League
Guaros de Lara were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title.


2017 FIBA Americas League, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders):


2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
The 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 26th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament took place in Chenzhou, China from 22 September to 30 September 2017. This was the second straight year that China hosted the tournament.


2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup is ten. Each of the six FIBA Asia Sub-Zones has one place, and the hosts (China) was automatically qualified. The other three places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.


2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification, West Asia
On March 17, 2017, Al-Riyadi of Lebanon ruled the West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) Champions Cup for the fourth time in their history after beating defending champions Petrochimi of Iran, 83-69, in the Final in Amman, Jordan. Joining the finalists is the first-time participants Sareyyet Ramallah of Palestine, which qualified by virtue of their win over Iraq's Al Mina the day before.


2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification, Southeast Asia
On April 23, 2017, Mono Vampire of Thailand qualified to the main tournament by being the champion of TBSL (Thailand Basketball Super League).


2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification, Southeast Asia
Singapore Slingers, who was the runner-up in the ASEAN Basketball League in 2017, was supposed to play in the tournament, but apparently withdrew due to the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.


2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification, Southeast Asia
Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas were given a wildcard slot on September 5, as a replacement to Japan's SunRockers Shibuya. SunRockers Shibuya withdrew their participation due to scheduling conflicts with the B.League.


2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification, Persian Gulf
The 37th GCC Club Basketball Championship was held from May 12 up to May 20, 2017 in Manama, Bahrain. United Arab Emirates' Al-Ahli defeated their compatriots Al Shabab in the final. Joining the champions is the Manama Club of Bahrain, who took the bronze medal by defeating Al-Rayyan of Qatar. Eight teams vied for the two slots allotted for Persian Gulf Region. The draw for the tournament was held on April 7, 2017.


2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification, South Asia
The 2017 SABA Championship, which is also the qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers, was also designated as the qualifying tournament for SABA subzone for the 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup. Since India won the tournament, their top domestic club will also represent South Asia,  which means that the defending Indian champs ONGC will represent India and South Asia.


2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Draw
The draw was held in Beijing on 25 August 2017. Three pots used for the draw. All ten teams except China's representative where distributed among the pots according to their geographical locations. The Chinese representative chose the group which they would like to be in. The identity of the Japanese team which later withdrew were not yet announced at the time of the draw.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup
The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship) was the 29th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament was organised by FIBA Asia. It took place from 8 to 20 August 2017, a week earlier from the initial scheduled date, in Lebanon. The Nouhad Nawfal Arena with a capacity of 8,000 seats hosted the tournament's matches.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup
All 16 teams who qualified for the tournament also qualified for the first round of the FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The top five teams in the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge earned an extra berth in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup for their respective sub-zones. Australia and New Zealand participated for the first time in this tournament.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup
Australia won their first title by defeating Iran 79–56. South Korea finished third after beating New Zealand 80–71.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup, Qualification
One playoff berth each was allocated to the Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Gulf subzones, while two berths were allocated to the West Asia subzone and three berths were allocated to the East Asia subzone. The top five teams of the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge earned an extra berth for their subzones. Iran, Jordan, and Iraq earned three extra berths for the West Asia subzone, while South Korea and China earned two extra berths for the East Asia subzone. Australia and New Zealand from FIBA Oceania will be making their debut at the FIBA Asia Cup in 2017 as wild cards. Lebanon as the hosts clinched one of the five berths allocated to West Asia.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup, Format
The 2017 edition would have a different format as compared to what was used since 2009. While there would still be a preliminary round robin of four groups of four teams, the single-elimination final round immediately follows the preliminary round. In the final round, the teams that finished second and third in their respective groups would play in the qualifications to quarterfinals of the final round, while the group winners automatically qualify to the quarterfinals proper.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup, Draw
The official draw was held on May 30, 2017 at the Le Royal Hotel Dbayeh. At the time of the draw teams from East Asia and Central Asia have yet to secure their qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and Kazakhstan, all of which later secured qualification, were part of the official draw.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup, Draw
Philippines (27) Jordan (28) South Korea (30) Chinese Taipei (T-48)


2017 FIBA Asia Cup, Squads
Each team has a roster of twelve players. A team may opt to allocate a roster spot to a naturalized player.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup, Marketing
The official logo and mascot of the competition was unveiled on May 30, 2017. The logo was derived from the Lebanese flag described by designers as "flapping like the wings of the phoenix". The red stripes of the logo forms an image of the ball with an image of the tournament cup in its center.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup, Marketing
The official mascot of the competition is named Ox the Fox. Ox represents "great team spirit" and is characterized as quick, agile, and smart. These are three qualities which the designers of the mascot as essential for "any basketball player".


2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup are being held to determine the participants in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. Lebanon secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per FIBA Asia zone, and via the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, FIBA Asia Challenge
The 6th FIBA Asia Challenge was held at Tehran, Iran from 9 to 18 September 2016.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, Central Asia
The 2017 Central Asian Qualifying Round was a one-game playoff between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Almaty.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, East Asia
The 4th EABA Championship was held in Nagano, Japan from 3 to 7 June 2017. The top five nations will qualify for the main tournament. On 7 June 2017, Chinese Taipei defeated the defending champions South Korea in the final, 77–64. Hosts Japan subdued China in the bronze medal game, 76–58. All four semifinalists qualified to the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, along with Hong Kong, who took the fifth and last East Asian spot by defeating Macau, 96–81, the day before. The draw was held in Tokyo, Japan on 6 March 2017 to determine the composition of the two groups.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, Gulf
The 15th Gulf Basketball Championship was held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates in September 2016.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, South Asia
The 6th SABA Championship was held in Malé, Maldives from 19 May to 23 May 2017.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, Southeast Asia
The 12th SEABA Championship was held in Quezon City, Philippines from 12 to 18 May 2017.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, West Asia
The 15th WABA Championship was held in Amman, Jordan from 29 January to 2 February 2017. National teams that participated were Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and hosts Jordan. Only the top four teams excluding Lebanon qualified for the continental joust.


2017 FIBA Asia Cup squads
The following are the squads for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.


2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final
The 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final were the concluding games of the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Finals were played in a two-legged format, with the first leg being played on April 19 and the second one on April 26, 2017.


2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final
The first leg was played at Le Colisée in Chalon-sur-Saône, at the home court of Élan Chalon. The second leg was played at the Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez in Nanterre, at the home court of Nanterre 92.


2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final, Venue
The Le Colisée was the first leg venue as Élan Chalon venue. In the previous season Le Colisée hosted the 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people.


2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final, Venue
The Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez in Nanterre was the home venue of the second leg as the home court of Nanterre 92. The arena was built in 2015 and has a capacity for 3,000 people.


2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final, Road to the Finals
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).


2017 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
The 2017 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women was the 7th edition of the FIBA Europe SuperCup Women. It was held on 5 October 2017 at the Sport Concert Complex in Kursk, Russia.


2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
The 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 27th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The cup winner was decided through one game, which was held on September 24, 2017. It was contested by the 2017 FIBA Americas League champions, Guaros de Lara, and the 2017 FIBA Champions League champions, Iberostar Tenerife. The title game was held at the Santiago Martín, in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Champions of the EuroLeague were not allowed to participate by FIBA, due to the EuroLeague's dispute with FIBA.


2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Iberostar Tenerife won the game, and captured its first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title. Mike Tobey was named the FIBA Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player.


2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup
The 2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Melanesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament were hosted by Papua New Guinea from 27 to 30 September 2017. Matches were played at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre. It was officially launched on 19 May 2017.


2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup
The tournament served as qualifiers for the basketball event of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa with three berths for Melanesia allocated for the top three teams in this tournament. Additionally the top two teams also qualified for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup pre-qualification tournament in 2023. Hosts Papua New Guinea dominated the tournament winning all of their games, including the final.


2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup, Preliminary round
Papua New Guinea dominated the preliminary rounds going through undefeated.


2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup, Final rankings
The top two teams will qualify for the 2023 FIBA Asia Cup pre-qualification tournament and the top three teams will qualify for the 2019 Pacific Games.


2017 FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup
The 2017 FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup, or 2017 FIBA Mini World Cup, officially called Dongfeng Yueda KIA FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup 2017, was the 15th annual FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup tournament. It was held in Shenzhen, from July 19 to July 23 2017.


2017 FIBA U16 European Championship
The 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 31st edition of the Under-16 European Basketball Championship. The tournament was held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 11 to 19 August 2017. Sixteen (16) teams participated, including 2016 Division B top three finishers.


2017 FIBA U16 European Championship, Hosts selection
On 21 November 2016, FIBA Europe announced during their Board Meeting held in Istanbul, Turkey that Montenegro will be the organising country for the tournament.


2017 FIBA U16 European Championship, First round
In this round, sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the Playoffs.


2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B
The 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 10 to 19 August 2017. 24 teams participated in the competition. Greece won the competition without losing a single game and won the promotion to Division A. Netherlands and Georgia also gained promotion.


2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B, First round
In this round, twenty four teams are allocated in four groups of six teams each. First two teams advance to the Final round and other teams advance to Classification 9–24th place.


2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C
The 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C was held in Andorra la Vella, Andorra from 23 to 30 July 2017. Ten teams participated in the competition.


2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship
The 2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship was the 29th edition of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-16 teams.


2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship
France won their 3rd championship title by beating Hungary in the final, 63–55.


2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship, First round
The first-round groups draw took place on 10 December 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.


2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B
The 2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B was the 14th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for women's national under-16 teams. It was played in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, from 17 to 26 August 2017. Denmark women's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.


2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, the third and fourth teams will advance to the 9th–16th place playoffs, the other teams will play in the 17th–22nd place classification.


2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division C
The 2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division C was the 13th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship, the third tier of the European women's under-16 basketball championship. It was played in Gibraltar from 25 to 30 July 2017. Armenia women's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.


2017 FIBA U18 European Championship
The 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 34rd edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Bratislava and Piešťany, Slovakia, from 29 July to 6 August 2017.


2017 FIBA U18 European Championship, First round
The draw was held on January 26, 2017 in Munich. In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the Second Round of 16.


2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B
The 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B was the 13th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U18 European Championship. It was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 28 July to 6 August 2017. 24 teams participated in the competition. Croatia men's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.


2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C
The 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C was the 13th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U18 European Championship. It was played in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 4 to 9 July 2017. 8 teams participated in the competition. Norway national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.


2017 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship
The 2017 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was an international basketball competition that was held from 5 to 13 August 2017 in Hungary. It was the 34rd edition of the championship. 16 national teams from across Europe, composed of women aged 18 and under, competed in the tournament.


2017 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, First round
The first-round groups draw took place on 10 December 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.


2017 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C
The 2017 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C was the 12th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, the third tier of the European women's under-18 basketball championship. It was played in Valletta, Malta, from 4 to 9 July 2017. Cyprus women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.


2017 FIBA U20 European Championship
The 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 20th edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in three Greek cities Chania, Rethymno and Heraklion, on the island of Crete, from 15 to 23 July 2017.


2017 FIBA U20 European Championship, First round
In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams will advance to the Second Round of 16.


2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
The 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 13th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U20 European Championship. It was played in Oradea, Romania, from 14 to 23 July 2017. 21 teams participated in the competition. The host team, Romania, won the tournament.


2017 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship
The 2017 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship was the 16th edition of the Women's U-20 European basketball championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was played in Matosinhos, Portugal, from 8 to 16 July 2017.


2017 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship, Preliminary round
In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the playoff round of 16.


2017 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B
The 2017 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B was the 13th edition of the Division B of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-20 teams. It was held in Eilat, Israel, from 8 to 16 July 2017. Germany women's national under-20 basketball team won the tournament.


2017 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of six. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the third and fourth teams advance to the 5th–8th place playoffs, the other teams will play in the 9th–12th place playoffs.


2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship
The 2017 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship, alternatively the 5th Afrobasket U16, was an international basketball competition held in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius from 13–22 July 2017. It served as the qualifier for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.


2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship
Mali claimed their first-ever under-16 continental title by dethroning the defending champions Egypt in the final, 76–65. Both teams will represent FIBA Africa to the Under-17 Basketball World Cup next year.


2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship, Hosts selection
On 25 March 2016, FIBA Africa announced that Mauritius will be the organising country of the tournament.


2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship, Participating teams
On the eve of the tournament, rosters were finalized for the following participating teams:


2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship, Format
The eight teams will be divided into two groups. The Group Phase consists of two legs: for each of the teams per group, they will face each other twice. The top two teams of each group will advance to the Semifinals, and the bottom two teams of each group will move on to the Classification Round, both will be played in a knockout format.


2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship, Draw
The draw for the main tournament was held on 12 July 2017 at Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
The 2017 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Men was the international basketball competition that was held in Formosa, Argentina from 14–18 June 2017.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
The United States successfully defended their title against Canada, 111–60, in the rematch of the Finals. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico upended the hosts Argentina in the bronze medal game, 78–67, to notch their first ever podium finish in the tournament.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
Due to Argentina named as the hosts of the U17 World Cup next year, another slot was awarded to FIBA Americas, wherein Dominican Republic grabbed the fifth spot by subduing Mexico, 71–51.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
The top four teams, excluding Argentina qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup as host.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship, Group phase
A draw was held on 23 May 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship
The 2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship (also known as the 2018 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship) was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. The tournament was held in Foshan, China from 2 to 8 April 2018. The competition was scheduled to be played in Dalang, China from 26 March to 1 April 2018. The top four teams would represent FIBA Asia to the 2018 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, Qualification
Aside from the host nation and the defending champions, each of FIBA Asia's six subzones also gets one berth each, except for the Persian Gulf and West Asian subzones, which were allocated two berths each. Rounding out the 16-team tournament are the four berths that would be added to each subzone, depending on its teams' performance in the previous championship. Also noted is the participation of FIBA Oceania teams from Australia and New Zealand.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, Qualification, Qualified teams
Initially, sixteen (16) teams were named as qualified to compete, but according to the tournament's official website, there were only thirteen (13) teams left to participate.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, Format
This edition of the tournament will be having a different format as compared to what was used since 2009. While there would still be a preliminary round robin of four groups of four teams, the single-elimination final round immediately follows the preliminary round. In the final round, the teams that finished second and third in their respective groups would play in the qualifications to quarterfinals of the final round, while the group winners automatically qualify to the quarterfinals proper.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, Draw
The official draw was held on 6 March 2017 in Beijing.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's African Championship
The 2017 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women was the 5th FIBA Africa U16 Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from August 5 to 12, with the games played in Beira.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's African Championship
Mali claimed their record fifth straight continental title by trouncing Angola in the Finals, 68–29. Both teams will represent FIBA Africa to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's African Championship, Hosts Selection
On 25 March 2016, FIBA Africa announced that Mozambique will host the tournament.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's African Championship, Format
The first round will be played in a round-robin format. The top four teams will advance to the Final Phase which will be played in a knockout format (Semi-Finals, Final). The Third-Place Game and the Final will be played on the last day of the tournament (August 12).


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's African Championship, Final round
Finalists qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship
The 2017 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women was an international basketball competition that was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 7–11 June 2017.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship
The United States defeated the defending champions Canada, 91–46, in the final game to reclaim the championship. Meanwhile, the hosts Argentina edged first-time semifinalists Colombia in the bronze medal game, 59–52, in overtime. The top four teams qualified to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship, First round
A draw was held on 23 May 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship, First round, Group B, Preliminary Round
In the first preliminary round game, Colombia faced the USA. Aliya Boston was the leading scorer for the USA team with 17 points, while Samantha Brunelle scored 13. Caitlin Clark took three shots from beyond the three point arc and hit all three of them. Kylie Watson and Paige Bueckers were also double-digit scorers with 10 points each. USA won by a score of 91–33.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship, First round, Group B, Preliminary Round
The USA next faced Mexico. The opening quarter was close with the USA leading by a single point at the end of the quarter. A full court press in the second quarter help USA pull away from Mexico en route to a 100–37 win. Brunelle had a double double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Bueckers took seven shots and hit all seven to set a US single-game record for field-goal percentage.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship, First round, Group B, Preliminary Round
The final preliminary game for the USA was against Puerto Rico. USA did not shoot well from the field, hitting only 31% of the shots. They had difficulty controlling the ball, turning it over 27 times, but their aggressive play forced 43 turnovers against Puerto Rico which included a USA U16 record of 25 steals in a single game. The leading scorer was Boston who recorded 17 points and tied a record for free throw percentage hitting all five of her free-throw attempts. The USA won the game 79–32.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship, Final round, Third place game, USA - Argentina
The United States played Argentina in the semifinal game. USA had a 13 point lead at halftime, 40–27, but partway through the third period, started to run that would put the game away. They scored 39 consecutive points which extended from roughly the middle of the third period until the middle of the fourth. they had set an all-time record for steals in a game against Puerto Rico but they increase their own record by two with 27 steals in the game. They also set our record for free throws attempted with 37 every one of the USA players scored. The final score in favor of the USA was 98–42.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship, Final round, Final, USA - Canada
In the gold-medal game, the USA face Canada. This game also featured a' long scoring run, with the USA outscoring Canada 20 – 0 to close the first half. Aggressive defense held Canada to 29% field goal shooting for the game. Azzi Fudd, the only 14-year-old on a team of 15 and 16-year-olds scored 18 points to lead the USA team to a 91–46 win and the gold-medal.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship
The 2017 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. Originally slated to be held at Hyderabad, the tournament venue was moved and held in Bengaluru, India from October 22 to 28.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship
Australia stormed back from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter to eke out a come-from-behind 61–60 win against Japan in the Finals, notching their first-ever championship in the tournament. Meanwhile, dethroned defending champions China salvaged the bronze medal after dispatching New Zealand, 60–43.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship
All these teams will represent FIBA Asia to the next year's FIBA U17 Women's World Cup to be held in Belarus.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
The tournament composed of two divisions, Division A and Division B.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
For each division, during the Group Phase, eight participating teams were divided into two groups (A and B) of four teams each. Each team played all the other teams in its own group (a total of three games for each team), and all four teams in each group advanced to their division's Quarter-finals. A total of twelve games were played in the Group Phase.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
During the Final Phase, Quarter-finals games were decided on the ranking of the participating teams in the Group Phase:


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
For Division A, the four winners advanced to the Semi-finals and to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
Meanwhile, the four losing quarterfinalists went on to play 5th-8th Classification Games wherein the two winners advanced to play 5-6 Classification Game, while the two losers played 7-8 Classification Game


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
In determining the Champions and the Third Place winner, the four teams played as follows:


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
For Division B, the Champions will earn the right to be promoted to the next championship, replacing the last-placed (eighth placer) team from Division A.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Divisions
Division A will include teams that won in the 2015 qualifying round and the semifinalists of the previous championship. FIBA Oceania teams Australia and New Zealand will compete in the tournament for the first time and will be placed in the same division.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Divisions
Division B included the host team, previous championship Level II participants Kazakhstan and Malaysia. Returning participant that was absent two years ago is Sri Lanka. Completing the seven-team Division B were the first-time participants Iran, Nepal and Maldives.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Divisions
Included were the FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw.


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Divisions
Australia (7) China (9) Japan (11) South Korea (15) Chinese Taipei (27) New Zealand (33) Thailand (35) Hong Kong (43)


2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, Divisions
India (37) Malaysia (39) Kazakhstan (44) Sri Lanka (49) Iran (NR) Maldives (NR)   Nepal (NR)


2017 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship
The 2017 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship was an international under-17 basketball tournament held from 10–15 July 2017 by FIBA Oceania in Hagatna, Guam. Australia subdued New Zealand in the Finals, 93–55, to take the Gold Medal and the fifth consecutive U17 title. Both teams will now move on to the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship which in turn the qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup


2017 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship, Hosts Selection
On 23 September 2016, FIBA Oceania announced during their Board Meeting that Guam will host the tournament. The Calvo Field House of the University of Guam in Hagatna will be the main venue for the championship.


2017 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship, Participating teams
On 13 April 2017, the following teams confirmed their participation to the main tournament:


2017 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship, Draw
On 12 May 2017, the draw for the main tournament was held in Hagatna, Guam.


2017 FIBA Under-17 Women's Oceania Championship
The 2017 FIBA Oceania Under-17 Women's Championship was an international under-17 basketball tournament held from 10–15 July 2017 by FIBA Oceania in Hagåtña, Guam. Australia defeated New Zealand in the Finals, 81–60. Both teams will now move on to the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, which in turn the qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.


2017 FIBA Under-17 Women's Oceania Championship, Hosts Selection
On 23 September 2016, FIBA Oceania announced during their Board Meeting that Guam was to host the tournament. The Calvo Field House of the University of Guam in Hagåtña was the main venue for the championship.


2017 FIBA Under-17 Women's Oceania Championship, Participating teams
On 13 April 2017, the following teams confirmed their participation to the main tournament:


2017 FIBA Under-17 Women's Oceania Championship, Draw
On 12 May 2017, the draw for the main tournament was held in Hagåtña, Guam.


2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Arabic: 2017 كأس العالم لكرة السلة تحت 19 سنة فيبا) was held in Cairo, Egypt from 1 to 9 July 2017.


2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Canada won the gold medal by defeating Italy in the final match 79–60. This marked Canada's best ever international FIBA tournament finish in any event.


2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, Qualified teams
* Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place on 12 May 2017, where Argentina was chosen to replace Brazil.


2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the tournament was held on 11 February 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.


2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup (Italian: Campionato mondiale di basket femminile Under 19 FIBA 2017) was hosted by Italy from 22 to 30 July 2017.


2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
Russia won their first title (or third if the Soviet Union is included) by defeating the United States 86–82 in the final. The bronze medal went to Canada who defeated Japan 67–60.


2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, Qualified teams
* Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place with the fourth FIBA Americas team's identity yet to be named. On 12 May 2017, Mexico was chosen to replace Brazil.


2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the tournament was held on 1 February 2017 in Udine, Italy.


2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Italy.


2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
The 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 to 13 August 2017. It awarded three spots for FIBA Americas to the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain.


2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Canada won their second straight title by defeating Argentina 67–65. Puerto Rico won their first ever medal after beating Brazil 75–68 in the third place game.


2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, Draw
The draw was held on 19 July 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup rosters
The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at the 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup
The 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from 23 to 29 July in Bangalore, India. Before this edition, the tournament was known as the FIBA Asia Championship for Women, and only involved FIBA Asia members. FIBA Oceania teams Australia and New Zealand, as well as Fiji (at Division B) competed in the tournament for the first time.


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Japan won their fourth title after defeating Australia 74–73 in the final, while China captured the bronze medal by defeating South Korea 75–51. These four countries qualified for 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Competition format
The tournament composed of two divisions, Division A and Division B.


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Competition format
For each division, during the Group Phase, eight participating teams were divided into two groups (A and B) of four teams each. Each team played all the other teams in its own group (a total of three games for each team), and all four teams in each group advanced to their division's Quarter-finals. A total of twelve games were played in the Group Phase.


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Competition format
During the Final Phase, Quarter-finals games were decided on the ranking of the participating teams in the Group Phase:


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Competition format
For Division A, the four winners advanced to the Semi-finals and to the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Competition format
Meanwhile, the four losing quarterfinalists went on to play 5th-8th Classification Games wherein the two winners advanced to play 5-6 Classification Game, while the two losers played 7-8 Classification Game


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Competition format
In determining the Champions and the Third Place winner, the four teams played as follows:


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Divisions
Division A included teams that won in the 2015 qualifying round and the semifinalists of the previous championship. FIBA Oceania teams Australia and New Zealand competed in the tournament for the first time and were placed in the same division.


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Divisions
Division B included the host team, previous championship Level II participants Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka. Returning participants that were absent two years ago were Lebanon, Uzbekistan and Singapore. Completing the eight-team Division B were FIBA Oceania representatives Fiji and American Samoa, which qualified by playing at the Women's Basketball Final at the 2015 Pacific Games.


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Divisions
Included were the FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw.


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Divisions
Australia (4) China (10) Japan (13) South Korea (15) Chinese Taipei (34) New Zealand (38) Philippines (49) North Korea (64)


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Divisions
India (40) Kazakhstan (43) Lebanon (54) Uzbekistan (54) Sri Lanka (56) Singapore (67) Fiji (77) American Samoa* (77)


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, Draw
The official draw ceremony was held on 17 May 2017 in Krishna Hall, Bengaluru.


2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Bangalore, India.


2017 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup
The 2017 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by nations of the newly formed Melanesia FIBA Oceania sub-zone. The inaugural edition of the women's tournament were held together alongside the Men's tournament in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 27 to 30 September 2017. Matches were played at the Taurama Aquatic and Indoor Centre. It was officially launched on 19 May 2017.


2017 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup
The tournament served as qualifiers for the women's basketball event of the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa with three berths for Melanesia allocated for the top three teams in this tournament. Hosts Papua New Guinea dominated the women's tournament winning all of their games including the final.


2017 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup, Preliminary round
Papua New Guinea dominated the preliminary round going through undefeated.


2017 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup, Final rankings
The top three teams will qualify for the 2019 Pacific Games.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Overall, this was the 19th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995–2004 but was not governed by FIFA. This was the fourth tournament to take place under the biennial basis; the World Cup now takes place once every two years, after taking place on a yearly basis until 2009.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
FIFA originally started the bidding process in April 2013, whilst in December 2014, the Bahamas were appointed as hosts; this was the first time a men's senior FIFA tournament was hosted in the Caribbean, and the first FIFA tournament hosted by the Bahamas. Fifteen teams advanced through their respective preliminary continental qualification competitions, which started in September 2016 and ended in March 2017, to join the host team in the final tournament which included three nations making their debuts at the finals and notably saw two-time champions (in 2011 and 2013) Russia fail to qualify. The tournament was played from 27 April to 7 May 2017, with all 32 matches hosted in one 3,500 seater stadium, in the Bahamian capital, Nassau.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The hosts, making their first appearance at a World Cup, exited at the group stage. Portugal were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Brazil in the quarter-finals. Brazil ultimately went on to defeat Tahiti in the final to claim their fourteenth world title since the competition's inception in 1995, and their fifth title of the FIFA era, ending an eight-year wait after last winning the crown in 2009. Iran finished third to claim the best ever placing by an Asian nation in the history of the competition.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Host selection, First bidding
On 17 April 2013, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for five competitions between 2016 and 2017, including the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Declarations of interest were made by May 15 deadline whilst the hosts were scheduled to be revealed in December 2013.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Host selection, First bidding
The following 10 countries made an official bid for the World Cup, as revealed by FIFA on 28 May 2013.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Host selection, Second bidding
Due to undisclosed circumstances, FIFA did not pick a host from the first round of bidding by December 2013. And so on 6 March 2014, FIFA announced that bidding had re-opened for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. New member associations interested in hosting submitted a declaration of interest by 15 April 2014, and provided the complete set of bidding documents by 1 October 2014.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Host selection, Second bidding
The following 12 countries made official bids for hosting the tournament. Argentina were the only country to submit an entry in both rounds of bidding.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Host selection, Second bidding
On 19 December 2014, the FIFA Executive Committee announced the Bahamas as hosts.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualification
Qualification began with the European qualifiers on 2 September 2016 and concluded with the final match of the AFC event on 11 March 2017. The hosts, the Bahamas, qualified automatically.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualification
European nations usually receive five spots at the World Cup, and North American nations, two. However Since the Bahamas, as hosts, automatically qualified, taking one of the two North American two berths by default, it was decided by FIFA to transfer one spot from UEFA to CONCACAF to still allow two North American countries to qualify as normal, reducing the number of European berths to four.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualification, African zone
The two African qualifiers were determined via the 2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (the first time the qualification event was held under the Africa Cup of Nations title after CAF upped their commitment to beach soccer in 2015). Eight nations took part in the finals between 13 and 18 December in Lagos, Nigeria, who qualified from a preliminary 14 team, two-legged play off event in August and September. Senegal ultimately proved victorious claiming their fourth African crown and fourth successive qualification to the World Cup. Runners-up and hosts Nigeria also qualified, their first qualification since 2011.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualification, Asian zone
The qualifiers for members of the AFC took place in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia between 4 and 11 March 2017. 14 teams originally entered but two (Myanmar and Uzbekistan) withdrew before the start of the tournament. Having never failed to qualify for a FIFA era World Cup, Japan narrowly progressed to the semi finals of the competition as the best runner-up of the three groups in the group stage. Iran and the United Arab Emirates successfully won their semi finals to qualify for the World Cup (for the 7th and 5th time respectively), with Iran winning the final (their 2nd AFC title). Semi final losers Japan and Lebanon contested the final World Cup berth in the third place play off with the Japanese coming out on top to qualify.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualification, European zone
The qualifiers for the members of UEFA took place between 2 and 11 September 2016 in Jesolo, Italy. A total of 28 teams entered into the tournament with the top four teams (the semi finalists) qualifying for the World Cup finals. In a surprise result, Poland, ranked 12th in Europe prior to the competition, won the event and secured only their second qualification to a World Cup finals following their debut in 2006. The other successful qualifiers were runners-up Switzerland, third placed and defending World Champions Portugal who beat Italy, finishing fourth, the final qualifier.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualification, European zone
Poland's success in the second group stage caused a major upset by denying two time World Cup champions (2011 and 2013) Russia a berth at the finals for the first time since 2006. Three time World Cup runners-up (2003, 2004 and 2013) Spain also failed to qualify for just the second time since their debut in 1998.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualification, North, Central American and Caribbean Zone
The North American qualification event took place between 20 and 26 February 2017 in Nassau, the Bahamas at the very stadium the World Cup would be hosted in. 16 teams took part contesting two qualification berths. In a surprise to all, Panama, in just their second CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship appearance, beat all four historically dominant forces in North America on their way to winning the tournament (Costa Rica in the group stage, the United States in the quarter finals, El Salvador in the semi finals and defending champions Mexico in the final). As the finalists, Panama and Mexico qualified for the World Cup, the former for the first time (the first new North American World Cup debutants since 2009), the latter for the fifth time.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualification, Oceanian zone
The 2017 OFC Beach Soccer Championship was originally scheduled to take place in February, however for undisclosed reasons, the tournament was cancelled. Due to their strong performances at the previous two World Cups, the OFC handpicked Tahiti to be the Oceanian representative at the 2017 World Cup (without having to qualify) in December 2015.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualification, South American zone
Qualifiers for South America took place in Lambaré, Paraguay between 5 and 12 February 2017 with all 10 members of CONMEBOL taking part (the only qualification event to see all members of the respective confederation participate). With three berths available, finalists Brazil and hosts Paraguay secured their qualification by winning their respective semi finals. Brazil beat the Paraguayans in the final to win their sixth title.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualification, South American zone
Ecuador beat Argentina on penalties in the third place play off to claim the final spot at the World Cup, their first qualification after missing out by one placing, finishing fourth, on three previous occasions. This condemned Argentina to their first absence from a World Cup since 2003, their first of the FIFA era, and missing just a third World Cup in total having first appeared in the maiden event in 1995.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Qualified teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Bahamas who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee on 17 March 2016.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Organisation
The following were key milestones in the organisation of the tournament:


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Venue
One venue in the capital city of Nassau was used.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Match officials
FIFA chose 24 officials from 24 different countries to referee matches at the World Cup, who were revealed on 31 March 2017. At least one referee was representing each of the six confederations: four from the AFC, three from CAF, five from CONMEBOL, three from CONCACAF, one from the OFC and eight from UEFA.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Draw
The official draw was held on 28 February 2017, 20:00 EST (UTC−5), at the Atlantis Paradise Island Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas, in the attendance of the Bahamas Prime Minister, Perry Christie and CONCACAF General Secretary, Philippe Moggio. Former Brazilian association football international, Emerson and Miss Universe Bahamas 2016, Cherell Williamson, assisted the draw.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Draw
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with hosts Bahamas being allocated to position A1. The teams were seeded into their respective pots based on their BSWW Beach Soccer Rankings published on 27 February 2017, with the highest ranked teams placed into pot 1 alongside the hosts, the next highest ranked into pot 2 and so on.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Draw
The identity of the AFC teams were not known at the time of the draw, so the three slots reserved for AFC teams were seeded based on the order in which they would finish in the 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship and not the world rankings, with the winners of the qualifiers going to pot 2, runners-up to pot 3 and third place team to pot 4. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other for the group stage.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Squads
Each team first named a preliminary squad of 18 players. From the preliminary squad, the team then named a final squad of 12 players (two of whom had to be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline of 20 April 2017. Players in the final squad may be replaced due to serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Group stage
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article 18.5):


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criterion, their rankings are determined as follows:


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Awards
In the aftermath of the final at 18:00 local time, FIFA presented individual awards to the three best players of the tournament, three top goal scorers, and to the best goalkeeper. In addition, a collective award was given to the team with the most points in the Fair Play ranking. Following this, this winners trophy was awarded to Brazil, the champions of this year's World Cup.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Awards
When deciding the scoring awards, players tied with the same number of goals scored were then split based on the number of assists the tied players in question provided during the tournament, with the player with more assists ranked higher than the other. In this case, Rodrigo and Ahmadzadeh were tied on nine goals each. However Rodrigo had three assists to Ahmadzadeh's one and so were ranked accordingly.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
Top goalscorer, Gabriele Gori, recorded the second highest number of goals ever scored in a World Cup with 17 and became the first Italian of the FIFA era to be top scorer (Alessandro Altobelli was top scorer in the pre-FIFA era in 1995 and 1996). Notably Madjer (who holds the record for the highest number of goals scored at a single World Cup (21 in 2006) and the highest tally of goals overall in the FIFA era at 87) failed to score even a single goal at a World Cup finals for the very first time.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
Former Golden Boot winner, Dejan Stankovic, scored his highest number of goals (seven) since winning the award with 16 in 2009. The winner of the Golden Boot in the last edition, Pedro Moran (who won the award with eight goals) scored five goals this time around.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There was a total of 103 scorers in this year's World Cup.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Broadcasting rights
The following table is a summary of some notable and participating countries' broadcasting licensee holders.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final
The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final was the last match of the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which took place on May 7, 2017 at the National Beach Soccer Arena in Nassau, the Bahamas.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final
The final was contested between Tahiti, who had previously competed in one World Cup final, the last World Cup final in 2015 which they lost to Portugal, and Brazil, who were back into a World Cup final after their last appearance six years ago in 2011, their sixth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final and their 15th overall when taking into account the pre-FIFA era Beach Soccer World Championships, beating the defending champions Portugal on their way to this year's final.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final
Brazil competently won the final by 6 unanswered goals to win their fifth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and 14th world title overall since 1995, their first title for eight years since defeating Switzerland in the 2009 final. This condemned Tahiti to two successive World Cup final losses and the islanders became only the second team ever to fail to score in a World Cup final after Uruguay in 1996.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Background
Going into the match, Tahiti were still a relatively new beach soccer nation having only first competed in 2006 and at their first World Cup in 2011, however had gained experience and solidified their place as a top team having reached three consecutive World Cup semi finals in doing so at this year's tournament and now two consecutive World Cup finals too after losing to hosts Portugal 5–3 in the last occurring World Cup final, in 2015. Tahiti were also world ranked 6th prior to the match.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Background
Comparatively, Brazil have dominated the international beach soccer scene since the start of the World Championships in 1995 and until 2009 appeared in 13 of the 15 finals played (4 of 5 FIFA finals), winning all 13. However since then the Brazilian team have experienced a gradual decline at the World Cups, losing in a final for the first time in 2011 at the hands of Russia, only reaching the semi finals in 2013 and most notably, for the first time ever, not even finishing in a top 4 position in 2015, losing in the quarter finals. However since losing that match in 2015 Brazil have been on a 34 match winning streak in all competitions leading up to this match, their first final in six years, finally ending their final drought. Brazil were world ranked 3rd prior to the match.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Background
Before the final, the teams had met on three previous occasions, twice at the World Cup, first in 2013 and at this very World Cup as they were both in Group D. The three meetings are documented in the below table:


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Match details, Summary
With 2,000 Tiki Toa fans gathered in front of a giant screen back home in Tahiti, Brazil's Mauricinho opened the scoring after a mere 14 seconds following intercepting Zaveroni's misplaced pass, finishing through the legs of Torohia, and then assisted Datinha to comfortably take a 2–0 lead into the break after the first period. Despite opportunities for Tahiti and a considerable amount of ball possession, Brazil's defence stood firm and limited the shots on target for the islanders, preventing a golden chance for Zavaroni being converted.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Match details, Summary
Pressing the ball and hitting on the counter attack saw Brazil take further control at the halfway stage of the match in the second period as Mauricinho converted another for a brace to score the only goal of the second set of 12 minutes. Tahiti and Brazil both hit the crossbar but although wayward marking in the Tahitian defence presented a number of chances for Brazil and the islanders also tested goalkeeper Mão, both teams failed to register any new goals on the scoreboard.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Match details, Summary
Despite Tahiti's Heimanu hitting the post and Labaste striking the crossbar in the opening moments of the final 12 minutes, and surviving some defensive mistakes, Les Tiki Toa finally found themselves exposed and tiring at the back in the third period as Catarino scored a left-footed drive off the post on the counter attack once more to make the score 4–0.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Match details, Summary
As Daniel scored a brace minutes later, first a header from a corner and the second finishing in the top corner from a loose ball at the edge of the Tahitian penalty area, Brazil's lead amassed in 29 minutes at 3–0 was doubled to 6–0 in just 4 minutes as the flood gates opened. The Brazilians went on to see out the final minutes to ease to another world title, the 100th international beach soccer trophy in their history.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Match details, Post-match quotes
"I'm very proud to be a part of it. We are more than a group of players, of men, we are a team that gave the life for this title to honor the name of our country. We are Brazil, we are five-time champions of the world, I am very happy that we can take that conquest back to our country"


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Match details, Post-match quotes
"It still hasn’t sunk in, to be honest it’s a dream come true. Ever since I was a kid, I dreamt about playing beach soccer and being a world champion. To do that, and also win the silver ball is a dream come true."


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Match details, Post-match quotes
"They were a step above us for sure. For us, we didn't start well, so at the start of the match we weren't confident. It was really hard. Brazil deserve the World Cup."


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Match details, Post-match quotes
"It's difficult. Two times we have lost the final of a World Cup. But today there are no regrets from us. Brazil was too strong. Even if we made some mistakes. In one year they played so many matches and never lost. We are happy. Brazil stopped us and they were the only team who beat us."


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Match details, Details
– substitute came on during the game  – did not play for religious reasons


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Match details, Details
Assistant referees:Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)Gionni Matticoli (Italy)Timekeeper:Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The 2017 CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, (natively in Spanish: Eliminatorias CONMEBOL al Mundial de la FIFA de Fútbol Playa Asunción 2017) was the seventh edition of the Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship contested by the men's national teams of South America to determine the best beach soccer nation on the continent, organised by CONMEBOL. The tournament acted as a qualifying event to the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, with the top three finishing nations progressing to the finals in the Bahamas.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The competition took place from 5 to 12 February 2017 in Lambaré, Gran Asunción, Paraguay, with ten nations taking part. Brazil were the defending champions.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Participating teams and draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 20 January 2017, 12:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The teams were seeded according to their results in the 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Group stage
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals, while the bottom three teams from each group enter the placement stage for 5th to 10th place.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Awards, Individual awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Final ranking, Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for UEFA was a beach soccer tournament played in Jesolo, Italy, from 2 to 11 September 2016, which determined the four teams that qualify to the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the Bahamas.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Despite having five allocated spots for European nations at the World Cup, this was reduced to four for the 2017 edition as the World Cup hosts, the Bahamas, automatically claimed one of the two spots allocated to CONCACAF. And so as the confederation with the most slots, one UEFA spot was transferred over to CONCACAF to ensure that two nations would still have the opportunity to qualify from North America.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The format of the tournament was a round-robin group stage followed by the top ranking nations competing in a second round-robin group stage. The four top ranking nations from the second group stage, Poland, Switzerland, Portugal, and Italy, qualified for the World Cup and moved on to the knockout stage to ultimately crown a champion of the event.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA), Teams and draw
A record 28 teams was planned to compete in this qualifier, one more than in the 2011 edition also held in Italy.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA), Teams and draw
In the draw, held on 3 August 2016, teams were split into four pots according to their European ranking, and drawn into seven groups so that each group included a team from each pot.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA), First group stage
The top-two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams progressed to the second group stage. All times are local time CEST (UTC+2).


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA), First group stage, Group F
Austria withdrew before the start of the tournament due to "administrative reasons" preventing them from travelling to Jesolo. All of the scheduled matches involving them were subsequently cancelled.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA), First group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
Note: Due to Austria's withdrawal, only results against the each groups' first- and second-placed teams were counted. Results against the teams that finished fourth in their group were discounted.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA), Second group stage
The group winners advance to the semi-finals and secure qualification for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA), Final stage
The top team from each group in the second stage advance to the semi-finals to play for the title. The other teams eliminated from the second stage advance to classification play-offs (5th to 8th place, 9th to 12th place, 13th to 16th place) depending on their positions.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA), Awards, Individual awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA), Final ranking, Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The following four teams from UEFA qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads
The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was an international beach soccer tournament held in the Bahamas from 27 April to 7 May 2017. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required by FIFA to register a squad of 12 players, including two goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament which was revealed on 20 April 2017.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads
This article lists the national beach soccer squads that took part in the tournament. The age listed for each player is as on 27 April 2017, the first day of the tournament and the names of the players shown are that of the FIFA Display Names listed on the official squad document issued by FIFA.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads, Statistics
Overall 192 players travelled to the Bahamas to compete in the tournament. Of these players, every member of each squad was registered with a club team in their own country, save for three Portuguese players who play abroad.


2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads, Statistics
Twelve of the sixteen managers were managing their own nation's national team whilst four managed foreign teams in respect to their own nationality. Brazilian managers comprised the most head coaches, with four attending the finals.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2017 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 presented by Alibaba Cloud for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was hosted by the United Arab Emirates.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup
Real Madrid were the defending champions. They qualified for the tournament as the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, becoming the first defending champions to qualify for the subsequent tournament, and after defeating Grêmio 1–0 in the final, became the first team to successfully defend the title.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Host bids
The application process for the 2017–2018 as well as the 2015–2016 editions, i.e. two hosts, each hosting two years, began in February 2014. Member associations interested in hosting must submit a declaration of interest by 30 March 2014, and provide the complete set of bidding documents by 25 August 2014. The FIFA Executive Committee was to select the hosts at their meeting in Morocco in December 2014, but the final decision was delayed until the FIFA's executive committee meetings on 19–20 March 2015.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Host bids
The following countries expressed an interest in bidding to host the tournament:


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Host bids
The United Arab Emirates were officially announced as hosts of the 2017 and 2018 tournaments on 21 March 2015.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Venues
The two venues were the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi and the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Match officials
A total of six referees, twelve assistant referees, and eight video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Organization
The following were key milestones in the organization of the tournament:


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Squads
Each team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match. The official squads were confirmed by FIFA on 30 November 2017.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Matches
The draw was held on 9 October 2017, 12:00 GST (UTC+4), at Abu Dhabi to determine the matchups of the second round, and which teams the two second round winners would play in the semi-finals. At the time of the draw, the identity of the teams representing AFC, CAF, and CONMEBOL were not known.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Final ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup, Awards
FIFA also named a man of the match for the best player in each game at the tournament.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, the 14th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised football tournament contested by the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The final was played at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 16 December 2017 and was contested between Spanish club and title holders Real Madrid, representing UEFA as the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, and Brazilian club Grêmio, representing CONMEBOL as the reigning champions of the Copa Libertadores.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Real Madrid won the match 1–0 via a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo for their third FIFA Club World Cup title. This was the first time a team had successfully defended the FIFA Club World Cup title, after Real won the previous year. The victory also marked the tenth time a UEFA team had won the Club World Cup.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Teams
Note:  On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognized all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Venue
The Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi was announced as the final venue on  11 April 2017. The stadium had previously hosted the final in 2009 and 2010.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Background
The FIFA Club World Cup, held annually in December, is contested between the winners of continental club competitions and the winners of the host nation's league.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Background
Real Madrid qualified for their fourth Club World Cup by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. The club previously won the 2014 and 2016 editions of the Club World Cup, second only to Barcelona in number of wins. Madrid entered the competition in the semi-finals, facing UAE Pro-League champions Al-Jazira, who had won against Oceania champion Auckland City FC of New Zealand and Asian champions Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan. Real Madrid won the match 2–1, after controversial decisions by the referee and video assistant referee system.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Background
Brazilian club Grêmio qualified for their first Club World Cup by winning the 2017 Copa Libertadores in November. They entered the semi-finals round, facing North American champions Pachuca of Mexico, who had defeated African champions Wydad Casablanca of Morocco in the quarter-finals. Grêmio won the match 1–0 in extra time, on a goal scored by Éverton in the 95th minute.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Summary
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute for Real Madrid, a right foot free-kick from 25 yards out slightly to the left that went through a gap in the defensive wall and into the left corner of the net.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)Miguel Ángel Hernández (Mexico)Fourth official:Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)Video assistant referees:Mark Geiger (United States)Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)Assistant video assistant referee:Felix Zwayer (Germany)


2017 FIFA Club World Cup squads
Each team in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Al Jazira
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Auckland City
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Grêmio
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Pachuca
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Real Madrid
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Urawa Red Diamonds
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Wydad Casablanca
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 10th and final edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Russia was announced as the host on 2 December 2010 after the country was awarded the  hosting rights of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played in four stadiums in four cities: Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, and Sochi. It was the first time Russia had hosted the tournament, and the third time the Confederations Cup was held in the European continent. As hosts, Russia qualified automatically for the tournament; they were joined by the six winners of the FIFA confederation championships and the 2014 FIFA World Cup champions, Germany.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
The final tournament was played in two stages: a group stage and a latter knockout stage. In the group stage, each team played three games in a group of four, with the winners and runners-up from each group advancing to the knockout stage. In the knockout stage, the four teams competed in single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending with the final match of the tournament. A third-place match was played between the two losing semi-finalist teams. The final match was also attended by young participants of the international children's social programme Football for Friendship from 64 countries.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
The defending champions, Brazil, who won the previous three Confederation Cups (2005, 2009, 2013), failed to qualify for the first time since 1995 following their loss on penalties to Paraguay in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Copa América. 2015 AFC Asian Cup winners Australia became the first team to qualify from multiple confederations, having previously represented the OFC in 1997, 2001 and 2005. This was the first and only Confederations Cup to feature the video assistant referee (VAR).


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
World champions Germany won their first and only title following a 1–0 win over Chile in the final.


2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
This was the last Confederations Cup held before being folded after being confirmed by FIFA that it will no longer hold anymore Confederation Cup matches in order to make way for the FIFA Club World Cup expansion, along with the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.