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FIBA MID-TERM CONGRESS Hong Kong | 4-5 May 2017
FIBA MID-TERM
ACTIVITY REPORT
FIBA MID-TERM WORLD CONGRESS
Hong Kong | 4-5 May 2017
FIBA.COM
CONTENTS
5 FOREWORD 78 FIBA WOMEN’S CONTINENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015
6 PRESIDENT
HORACIO MURATORE 80 FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING
TOURNAMENTS 2016
10 SECRETARY GENERAL
PATRICK BAUMANN 82 RIO 2016
OLYMPIC GAMES
15 STRATEGY 84 NIKE FIBA WORLD RANKING
& FOUR PILLARS
86 ROAD TO FIBA BASKETBALL
16 STRATEGY
WORLD CUP CHINA 2019
18 STRATEGIC PILLAR #1:
90 FIBA LEAGUES
NATIONAL FEDERATIONS DEVELOPMENT
92 BASKETBALL
22 STRATEGIC PILLAR #2:
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (BCL)
COMPETITION SYSTEM AND CALENDAR
27 STRATEGIC PILLAR #3: 95 INSIDE FIBA
3x3 BASKETBALL
97 FIBA MEDIA &
FIBA’S URBAN DISCIPLINE
MARKETING SERVICES (FMMS)
32 STRATEGIC PILLAR #4:
101 .BASKETBALL
ONE FIBA NEW GOVERNANCE
102 COMMUNICATIONS
38 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC
COMMITTEE (IOC) 105 FINANCES
40 NATIONAL BASKETBALL 108 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)
ASSOCIATION (NBA) INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES
110 NATIONAL FEDERATIONS & SPORT
43 REGIONAL
114 GAME OFFICIALS
OFFICES REPORTS
44 FIBA AFRICA 116 LEGAL AFFAIRS
48 FIBA AMERICAS 118 INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL
FOUNDATION (IBF) & HOUSE
54 FIBA ASIA OF BASKETBALL
58 FIBA EUROPE 122 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
64 FIBA OCEANIA 124 INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR
BASKETBALL FEDERATION (IWBF)
69 COMPETITIONS 125 DEAF INTERNATIONAL
70 FIBA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL FEDERATION (DIBF)
WORLD CUP SPAIN 2014
126 CONGRESS
72 FIBA WOMEN’S WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP TURKEY 2014 128 CENTRAL BOARD
74 FIBA U19 BASKETBALL 130 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 131 MANAGEMENT TEAM
75 FIBA U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 132 COMMISSIONS
2016 AND YOUTH FESTIVAL
139 AWARDS
76 FIBA MEN’S CONTINENTAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015
2 Mid-Term Activity Report 3
FOREWORD
P. 6 President
Horacio Muratore
P. 10 Secretary General & IOC
Member Patrick Baumann
FOREWORD PRESIDENT HORACIO MURATORE FOREWORD
PRESIDENT
HORACIO MURATORE
Strengthening our National This huge undertaking can only be successful by of six windows. This will culminate in 31 teams going to be a boost for basketball, due to increased
having everyone work together, in FIBA’s headquar- booking places and joining hosts China in the next visibility and media coverage. Fans will enjoy many
Member Federations ters, the regional offices and their respective boards edition of FIBA’s flagship event. games of their favorite national teams every three
as well as with the help of the International The national team is the best product in sport months, while broadcasters and sponsors will
The 2014-2019 FIBA term of office can be summed Basketball Foundation (IBF). so this change represents everything that will help receive the returns they expect from what they are
up in one sentence: it is a defining moment in time This led to the creation of the Working Group basketball to grow all over the world. investing in basketball.
that is seeing us do everything in our power to on National Federations Support and Development, The new system brings great opportunities to FIBA has committed to supporting National
strengthen all of our National Member Federations. which focuses on helping our National Federations the National Federations and allows fans to see Federations through initiatives including providing
As we find ourselves somewhere near the grow and be in complete unison with FIBA. We their favorite teams in a venue near them on a financial support such as TV production, paying for
midway point of this cycle, we can take stock of created two Working Groups and classified our regular basis. It will have even more impact for players’ insurance and covering costs of officials.
where we stand. National Federations according to their growth those that never had the opportunity to compete In the build-up to the launch of the New
Through all of the work we have done across the potential. FIBA oversees the Group consisting of in high-level basketball tournaments because the Competition System, FIBA has held workshops
four pillars that make up FIBA’s strategic plan, we the 80 national teams that will compete in the FIBA level of development of the sport in their respective with Regional Offices and National Federations,
have approached everything from the perspective Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers, while IBF countries/territories was insufficient. gone through the selection and education process
of serving the best interests of our stakeholders. works with National Federations representing The opportunities presented by the New of technical delegates, an elite group of referees
This is all driven by the mind-set that working smaller countries and territories. Competition System will help National and statisticians, as well as the registration of
together to be united, to be one, is FIBA’s new and We currently have approximatively 30 top level Federations develop our sport at home. There is venues.
ultimate goal. National Federations accustomed to playing at FIBA
Allow me to explain what the four pillars are that events on a regular basis and therefore do not need
we are dedicating ourselves to and where we our help to maximise their growth potential. We will
currently stand: however assist them on other matters in the future.
On the other hand, the next 180 National
NATIONAL FEDERATIONS Federations have undergone a large scale
The national SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT assessment which took place with visits between
One prevailing takeaway that September 2015 and April 2017, underlining the
team is the
stood above the rest following fact that supporting and developing our National
best product the conclusion of the FIBA World Federations is a core mission/value of FIBA.
in sport so Congress in Seville, Spain in Following every visit, a report is filed and
August 2014 was that the time tailor-made strategies are prepared. After agreeing
this change
had come to focus all of our on a path to be implemented, we assist the National
represents attention on growing our Federation in putting in place the necessary steps
everything National Member Federations. and follow up on a regular basis. These programs
After all, we cannot reach our address not only the sport itself but also matters
that will help
goal of making basketball the such as governance, coaching, refereeing, adminis-
basketball to biggest sport community in the tration, equipment, venues, promotion and wider
grow all over world if everyone in our sport is commercial opportunities.
not at her or his best. In the FIBA is also developing more tangible materials
the world.
almost three years since, we have to help the development of the game, with tools
worked closely to help our such as the Coaches Manual.
National Federations in a number
of ways. This is crucial in order for them to then be NEW COMPETITION SYSTEM
better able to develop and grow our sport in their This year sees the beginning of a new era for
respective countries and territories. basketball.
There are specific long-term plans because Starting in November, 80 national teams will
helping them cannot be done in one or two years, tip off the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019
but requires more time as we look at the long-term Qualifiers, a 15-month qualifying period consisting
development of our members. Horacio Muratore
of home and away games played over the course
FIBA President
6 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 7
FOREWORD PRESIDENT HORACIO MURATORE
3x3 is gaining momentum
each and every year,
with more and more National
Federations adopting it.
Of course we cannot forget about women’s Since the last World Congress, we have incorpo-
basketball. That is why we are currently in the rated the NBA on FIBA’s Central Board and
process of looking at ways to create and implement Executive Committee by having NBA Deputy
a competition system that is as beneficial to the Commissioner Mark Tatum serve as its representa-
women’s game as the one devised for the men. tive. It is also a great privilege, and one that has
been a long time coming, to have a player represen-
TAKING ADVANTAGE tative on FIBA’s Central Board. With these addi-
OF THE NEW GOVERNANCE CHANGES tions, both the players and the biggest basketball
As ONE FIBA, we must make the most out of league in the world are given the opportunity to
the new governance model to build new strategies, work closely with FIBA and raise issues that affect
open new routes and enable institutional them.
cooperation. As such, we need to work closely Additionally, actions such as creating a Players’
with our National Member Federations and make Commission and integrating European leagues
sure they understand the need to adapt to the within our family clearly indicate FIBA’s willingness
current basketball and FIBA reality. to become more inclusive and collaborative in order
With the implementation of ONE FIBA, FIBA to further basketball’s growth and help our sport
Zones became Regional Offices that depend directly achieve its full potential.
from and “are” FIBA, with Regional Directors (the
former Secretary Generals) being nominated by GROWING 3x3
the Executive Committee and hired by FIBA. We keep pushing 3x3 and want it to reach its full
The Zone Boards and sub-zones remain responsible potential. Our next objective is to receive a positive
for growing basketball in their respective region decision from the International Olympic Committee
by helping the National Member Federations (IOC) and have the discipline be included in the
develop the sport in each country/territory and Olympic basketball program at the Tokyo 2020
organise the zone events. Games. We are optimistic in light of the fact that
3x3 made a good impression at the 2010 and 2014
Youth Olympic Games.
3x3 is gaining momentum each and every year,
with more and more National Federations adopting
it. It is growing constantly. Not only are there many
events on the World Tour but also at regional as
well as national levels. It is also an excellent way to
help grow basketball from the grassroots up.
The objective of continuing to grow 3x3 should not
be taken to mean it is about separating basketball
and 3x3. There is only one FIBA and one sport
of basketball, but now, newly, with two disciplines.
3x3 provides opportunities to a number of our
smaller National Federations and to others in order
to start having a presence in our game.
On behalf of FIBA, let me take this opportunity
to thank the Hong Kong Basketball Association for
organising and hosting this Mid-Term Congress.
In closing, I would like to extend my very best
wishes to all of our National Member Federations
for 2017 and beyond. May we all continue to work
together in order to grow basketball all around
the world.
8 FIBA
FOREWORD SECRETARY GENERAL PATRICK BAUMANN FOREWORD
SECRETARY GENERAL
PATRICK BAUMANN
• Basketball Champions League SA is an • Records were not only set in the venues
independent and separate legal entity based in themselves but also on TV and online platforms.
Switzerland representing an innovative 50-50 A perfect example of this was the 38.7 million
joint partnership between FIBA and 10 top spectators who tuned in to watch China beat
European leagues. It was launched in March 2016 Iran to win the Asia Championship 2015, setting
in order to protect the European model of the highest audience ever achieved for a single
Basketball enters competition based on promotion and relegation,
as well as on reinvesting revenue generated by
game in China.
an exciting new era the elite events to promote sport. Following the huge success of
EuroBasket 2015 - which was The FIBA
Finally, the time has come - here we are in 2017, As you will discover in this report, the first year hosted jointly by Croatia,
the year when our much-talked about and much- of the Basketball Champions League has been a France, Germany and Latvia Basketball World
anticipated FIBA New Competition System tips off! tremendous success at every level. This only serves - FIBA has fully endorsed and Cup in Spain
The process of developing this new calendar to further strengthen our motivation to pursue the embraced the concept of 2014 was a huge
started back in March 2011. At the time, FIBA reform of club competition and move it to other multiple countries hosting an
identified the national team as the locomotive continents, which is quintessential to nurture event. This is evidenced by success both on
for basketball in each and every country. As a result Patrick Baumann talents, protect domestic leagues and provide all the fact that FIBA and off the court.
of this finding, we set about developing a new clubs with a sound business model. EuroBasket 2017 will again
FIBA Secretary General
competition system that would heighten and be played across four
maximize the exposure of national teams by having SUCCESSFULL EVENTS countries (Finland, Israel, Romania and Turkey)
them play regular and competitive games in front The FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain 2014 was a while Argentina, Columbia
of their home fans throughout the year. huge success both on and off the court. Its economic and Uruguay are the three host nations of the FIBA
In the time since, a lot of work has been carried impact for the host country was valued at US $300 AmeriCup 2017.
out to prepare the ground and clearly outline the Besides the ongoing process of transforming million, while total attendance for the 16-day event It is no surprise then that the FIBA Basketball
benefits of this revolutionary change for and to all the five Zones into our Regional Offices and having came in at 672,475 spectators for an average of World Cup 2023 could very well be the first edition
members of the basketball family. one FIBA staff team across all the regions, we have 8,848 per game. The competition was broadcast in of FIBA’s flagship event to be organised by and
Change is never easy. As such, more work and created several FIBA entities to better serve the 179 countries and over 2,000 media representa- staged in more than one territory after FIBA’s
additional efforts are still needed in order to be basketball family. tives were accredited across the six host cities. Central Board came out in favour of receiving bids
ready for November. But together, with every single That same trend carried over to the 2015 season from multiple host countries.
one of our National Member Federations, I am This includes: of Continental Championships, with exceptional On the youth side, 2016 saw the first-ever joint
confident that we will be ready and I cannot wait results being achieved thanks in no small part to the hosting of FIBA U17 Basketball World Cups for Men
• 5 Regional Offices on each continent, replacing
for November to come around, when we will see hard work, commitment and dedication of FIBA’s and Women in the Spanish city of Zaragoza - never
the former Zone offices. In Oceania, we relocated
more than 150 national teams Regional Offices. before had the two tournaments been played at the
the offices to Southport, Australia. In Asia, we
in action at the same time same time and on the same courts. These events
bought premises in Beirut, relocating from Kuala • EuroBasket 2015 saw a new record being set for
The process of across the world. are of vital importance to FIBA because they serve
Lumpur. In Africa, we have started the an indoor crowd at a European basketball event
developing this Over the last two years, as an opportunity for the best talents and most
construction of new state-of-the-art being, with 27,372 on hand at Pierre Mauroy
FIBA has changed a lot and promising players in the world to come together in
new calendar I am delighted to say that we
headquarters for FIBA Africa, which will open in Stadium in Lille, France, to witness the Final
the same venue and compete for the first time on
early 2018. Finally, we are working on moving the between Spain and Lithuania.
started back are growing on every front. a global stage.
European activities to the more favourable Swiss
in March 2011. jurisdiction while also using the available space
• An estimated 20,000 spectators were on hand to The interest in our youth events, at both world
ONE FIBA support hosts Mexico make it all the way to the and continental levels, is growing from year to year.
At the time, FIBA We have continuously worked
in the House of Basketball to enhance the
Semi-Finals at the FIBA Americas Championship A clear indication of this can be found in the number
cooperation;
identified the on improving our governance in Mexico City; of fans who followed the livestream of these
national team as structure thanks to the newly- • One office in Singapore, to assist the competitions in 2016 when, for the first time, FIBA
established Governance
• More than 15,000 fans packed Melbourne’s Rod
development of basketball in South East Asia; livestreamed all youth events.
the locomotive for Commission. The goal here is Laver Arena - best known for serving as the main
At Rio 2016, basketball was yet again up there
basketball in each • One office in Beijing, China, dedicated to venue for the Australian Open, a tennis Grand Slam
clear: increase consistency as one of the biggest attractions at the Olympic
supporting the preparations of the FIBA event since 1988 - to witness a double-header as
and every country. and efficiency across FIBA. Games. The Women’s Olympic Basketball
Basketball World Cup 2019 and tasked with Australia took on New Zealand at the FIBA Oceania
Created in 2014, the Executive Tournament at the Rio 2016 Games lived up to our
contributing to the long-term development Championships for Men and Women;
Committee has proven to be a expectations and every team brought its best talent.
and promotion of basketball in the country;
modern and efficient body that enables our organisa- • Rarely was there a spare seat available in Rades’ We were treated to some performances from great
tion to move towards an inclusive and participative • FIBA Media and FIBA Marketing, aimed at 12,000-seat capacity venue when host country players. Their presence and play elevated women’s
management model, as approved at the Extraordinary servicing our commercial operations together Tunisia was on the court as they went on a basketball at the Olympics, but there is more to
Congress in March 2014. with our partners Perfom and Wanda/Infront. fantastic run to finish third at AfroBasket 2015 do to raise its levels.
10 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 11
FOREWORD SECRETARY GENERAL PATRICK BAUMANN SECRETARY GENERAL PATRICK BAUMANN FOREWORD
At Rio 2016,
the basketball
The level of the men’s tourna- In June 2016, we entered a Preparations for China 2019 are currently I would like to close by thanking on behalf
ment was incredibly high, with a lot tournaments were long-term business partnership ongoing under the leadership of Burton Shipley, of FIBA, the National Federations of England,
of strong teams and some extraor- yet again up there with Wanda, through its subsidiary the Chairman of the Coordination Commission. Scotland and Wales for rescinding their member-
dinary games. This is what makes as one of the biggest Infront Sports & Media, to become This work is not only about doing everything in ships to pave the way for the creation of the British
basketball one of the biggest FIBA’s worldwide exclusive partner order to have the best FIBA Basketball World Cup Basketball Federation, which came into effect in
attractions of the Games and not attractions of for the sale and marketing of ever and an exciting build-up leading to its tip-off. October 2015. I would also like to welcome to
just with fans but also with athletes the Olympic the worldwide sponsorship and We also want to ensure that a lasting legacy the FIBA Family our most recent/newest member,
from other sports who want to Games. licensing rights for FIBA’s main is ready to come into effect after the competition the Kosovo Basketball Federation.
come and experience our sport at events until 2033. The partnership concludes. We are confident this can be achieved We would also like to thank and praise the
the Olympics first-hand. saw the creation of FIBA thanks to the FIBA Academy and the three FIBA National Federation of Japan for the internal
Over the last two years, we have also invested Marketing, a cooperation between FIBA and China offices that have been created. restructuring work it carried out in order to turn
lot of time and resources into 3x3. The discipline Wanda’s Infront team, focused on supporting FIBA There have been a number of exciting milestones things around and become a model that others can
has grown and improved tremendously since it was in further developing the awareness and value of in recent months and more are to come. Late last follow, with similar processes going on now in the
first presented at the Youth Olympic Games in national team basketball on a global basis, with year, a large delegation of the Local Organising Americas.
Singapore in 2010. The largest urban team sport an emphasis on China, utilising Wanda’s vast Committee (LOC) visited with us at the FIBA In concluding, basketball is entering a new era,
is today played in more than 150 countries. network and infrastructure. Headquarters for very productive meetings. Then, it’s obvious. All FIBA initiatives are clearly directed
We saw the emergence of the first professional Earlier this year, we signed an 11-year commer- in December, we marked 1,000 days to go to the towards growing basketball so we can achieve our
players competing on a regular basis in the FIBA cial agreement with world leading sports apparel start of the competition by announcing China vision of becoming the most popular sport in every
3x3 World Tour while “smaller” basketball nations brand Nike. It underlines the desire of both parties international and global icon Yao Ming as the corner of the world. Many hurdles are still in front
such as Guam and Tunisia have been able to medal to collaborate in order to grow basketball world- first ambassador of FIBA Basketball World Cup of us, but we will get there and we are looking
in 3x3 World Cups. The interest in 3x3 without a wide, focusing on the leading official competitions 2019. In March, we unveiled the tournament’s forward to making this successful journey together
doubt is growing, as indicated by the impressive such as the FIBA Basketball World Cup and the official logo. with you.
65 million views on social media. Continental Cups. The next milestone on the Road to China
3x3’s Olympic dream is more alive than ever Nike will benefit from long-term global market- 2019 will see the Draw for the FIBA Basketball
after a formal request was sent to the International ing rights related to our major national team World Cup 2019 Qualifiers take place on May 7
Olympic Committee (IOC) to state the case for its competitions while our ambitions to grow the in Guangzhou.
inclusion as part of the Olympic game will be supported by Nike Happy birthday
Basketball program at the Tokyo contributions in the areas of FIBA, for our 85th
2020 Games and a decision by the Through promotion, marketing communica- anniversary:
IOC is expected during the summer. tion and the engagement of top
a successfull players and ambassadors. 1932-2017.
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS commercial strategy In China, we also agreed to
Over the last two and a half years, all Zone budgets are a partnership until 2025 with
FIBA has also grown up from a Tencent, one of the largest
commercial perspective. 2016 saw
now guaranteed for Internet companies in the world.
the end of an era, with all the the next cycle. This will allow basketball fans in
previous broadcast and sponsorship China to experience high-level
agreements expiring. This presented international basketball on
a great opportunity for a new approach, one that a daily basis. There is already a fantastic existing
is in conjunction with the New Competition System. basketball fan-base in China, with around 300
We have sought out to find the right partners million people playing on a regular basis on the
and establish the types of partnerships that put more than 600,000 courts across the country.
us in a position to thrive over the next 10-15 years. And the huge interest Chinese people have in
In February 2016, we announced a ground- national team basketball is clear, as indicated in
breaking strategic partnership with leading digital the aforementioned 38.7 million fans that watched
sports content and media group Perform that their favorite team be crowned Asia champions
sees it become our worldwide partner for the in 2015.
distribution and sale of all media-related rights
with respect to our national men’s and women’s FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP 2019
team competitions for the period 2017-2033. China has something very special to look
It resulted in the creation of FIBA Media, a joint forward to as it will be there, in eight cities across
venture between the two organisations, committed five provinces, that FIBA will host the first-ever
to increasing the value of the basketball fan 32-team Basketball World Cup from August 31
experience. to September 15 2019.
12 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 13
STRATEGY &
FOUR PILLARS
P. 16 Strategy
P. 18 Strategic Pillar #1:
National Federations Development
P. 22 Strategic Pillar #2:
Competition System & Calendar
P. 27 Strategic Pillar #3:
3x3 basketball
- FIBA urban's discipline
P. 32 Strategic Pillar #4:
ONE FIBA New Governance
P. 38 International Olympic
Committee (IOC)
P. 40 National Basketball
Association (NBA)
STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS STRATEGY STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS
STRATEGY
Basketball is an Exciting SPORT
EXCITING
SMART
OUR VALUES PROGRESSIVE
OPEN
RESPONSIBLE
We set out a consistent strategy As a result of these values and
for the period 2011-2019 vision, our mission is to unify the Our mission TOGETHER
with clear objectives and an community as well as promoting is to unify
explicit road map for their and developing our sport.
OUR VISION Basketball
implementation. We have defined In order to keep track of what the community is the most popular
sports community
the values of basketball and, we want to achieve, we have as well as promoting
along with a clear vision for our identified 10 strategic and developing
sport, these guide us through all objectives that guide the entire We develop and …bring people
our sport.
of our activities. organization and its members OUR MISSION promote the game
of basketball…
together and unite
the community
during this period.
Increase number of people Establish transparent roles
who like basketball and responsabilities
OUR OBJECTIVES Increase number of engaged fans Extend access to required
resources on all levels
Increase number of recreational
participants Create efficient and skillful
organisation
Increase number of FIBA
licensed Encourage involvement
participants and participation
Develop stars Grow satisfaction of stakeholder
4 STRATEGIC PILLARS
In 2014, under
the leadership
of newly-elected
FIBA President 1
Horacio Muratore,
the Central Board
defined the
following pillars National New Calendar 3x3 Basketball, ONE FIBA New
as the key areas
Member and Competition FIBA’s urban Governance
of focus and work
during the: Federations System discipline, which helps
Development, from 2017 the #1 urban realize our
FIBA’s core onwards, team sport vision
mission which opens and a key of making
a new era motor basketball
2014-2019 for basketball for the the most popular
CYCLE
all over the development sports
world of basketball community
16 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 17STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS NATIONAL FEDERATIONS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS
STRATEGIC PILLAR #1:
NATIONAL FEDERATIONS
DEVELOPMENT
National Member Federations NATIONAL MEMBER FEDERATION’S Classification of National Member
LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Federations by category
Over the years, our structures have undergone • National Federations Assessment Form
multiple changes and adjustments in order to
• 180 National Member Federations Visited
ensure a governance structure that is adapted
• Africa: 51
to the realities of basketball - as well as the global
• Americas: 38
sporting and political environment at any given
• Asia: 37
time. However, the core principles and structures
• Europe: 33
A B C D
which were first defined when FIBA was founded
• Oceania 21
back in 1932, remain in place to this day. Africa Angola (ANG) Algeria (ANG) Burkina Faso (BUR) Botswana (BOT)
This includes placing our core membership, the Egypt (EGY) Central African Republic (CAF) Chad (CHA) Burundi (BDI)
National Member Federations, at the very heart Nigeria (NGR) Cameroon (CMR) Ethiopia (ETH) Djibouti (DJI)
Senegal (SEN) Cape Verde (CPV) Ghana (GHA) Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)
of the governance of the sport. Collectively and Tunisia (TUN) Cote d’Ivoire (CIV) Guinea (GUI) Eritrea (ERI)
with equal voting rights, they form FIBA’s supreme Dem.Rep. of Congo (COD) Kenya (KEN) Gambia (GAM)
authority, the FIBA Congress. Gabon (GAB) Libya (LBA) Guinea-Bissau (GBS)
Madagascar (MAD) Republic of Benin (BEN) Iles Comores (COM)
Mali (MLI) South Sudan (SSD) Lesotho (LES)
Morocco (MAR) Sudan (SUD) Liberia (LBR)
Mozambique (MOZ) Tanzania (TAN) Malawi (MAW)
Republic of Congo (CGO) Togo (TOG) Mauritania (MTN)
Rwanda (RWA) Zambia (ZAM) Mauritius (MRI)
South Africa (RSA) Namibia (NAM)
Uganda (UGA) Niger (NIG)
Sao Tomé and Principé (STP)
Seychelles (SEY)
As a Federation of 213 Sierra Leone (SLE)
Somalia (SOM)
National Member Swaziland (SWZ)
Zimbabwe (ZIM)
Federations, we focus
and support all of them. 180 National Member Federations Visited
Americas Argentina (ARG) Bahamas (BAH) Antigua (ANT) Aruba (ARU)
They are the Brazil (BRA) Chile (CHI) Bolivia (BOL) Barbados (BAR)
Canada (CAN) Colombia (COL) British Virgin Islands (IVB) Belize (BIZ)
pillars of the basketball Puerto Rico (PUR) Cuba (CUB) Costa Rica (CRC) Bermuda (BER)
house. Ad
USA (USA) Dominican Republic (DOM) Ecuador (ECU) Cayman Islands (CAY)
Sta
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Ref s Venezuela (VEN) Montserrat (MAT)
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Com
Po
on categories B and C, while the Leaders Significant Moderate Small
Sponso
International Basketball Foundation Growth Growth countries
(IBF) will assist those in category D. Potential Potential & territories
18 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 19STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS NATIONAL FEDERATIONS DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL FEDERATIONS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS
A separate
Next steps workshop on this
topic will be held
• DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES & SERVICES FINALIZATION during the Mid-Term
A B C D • TAILOR-MADE (INDIVIDUAL) DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PREPARATION Congress.
• INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TIP OFF
Asia China (CHN) Bahrain (BRN) Bangladesh (BAN) Afghanistan (AFG)
Chinese Taipei (TPE) Hong Kong (HKG) D.P.R. of Korea (PRK) Bhutan (BHU)
Iran
Japan
(IRI)
(JPN)
India
Indonesia
(IND)
(INA)
Iraq
Mongolia
(IRQ)
(MGL)
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
(BRU)
(CAM)
Tip off process
Korea (KOR) Jordan (JOR) Oman (OMA) Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)
Lebanon (LIB) Kazakhstan (KAZ) Palestine (PLE) Laos (LAO)
Philippines (PHI) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Sri Lanka (SRI) Macau (MAC)
Kuwait (KUW) Syria (SYR) Maldives (MDV) GROUP INDIVIDUALLY
Malaysia (MAS) United Arab Emirates (UAE) Myanmar (MYA)
Qatar (QAT) Uzbekistan (UZB) Nepal (NEP)
Singapore (SIN) Vietnam (VIE) Pakistan (PAK)
Thailand (THA) Tajikistan (TJK)
Turkmenistan (TKM)
Yemen (YEM)
NATIONAL MEETINGS & KNOWLEDGE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION
FEDERATIONS AGREEMENT TRANSFER PLANNING & FOLLOW-UP
Europe Belgium (BEL) Austria (AUT) Albania (ALB) Andorra (AND)
SEMINARS (Online) (Individual
Croatia (CRO) Belarus (BLR) Armenia (ARM) Gibraltar (GIB)
Czech Republic (CZE) Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Azerbaijan (AZE) Principality of Monaco (MON)
Workshop)
Finland (FIN) Bulgaria (BUL) Cyprus (CYP) San Marino (SMR)
France (FRA) Denmark (DEN) Ireland (IRL)
Georgia (GEO) Estonia (EST) Kosovo (KOS)
Germany (GER) FYROM (MKD) Luxembourg (LUX)
Greece (GRE) Great Britain (GBR) Malta (MLT)
Hungary (HUN) Iceland (ISL) Moldova (MDA)
Israel
Italy
(ISR)
(ITA)
Montenegro
Netherlands
(MNE)
(NED)
Norway (NOR)
National Federations
Latvia
Lithuania
(LAT)
(LTU)
Portugal
Slovak Republic
(POR)
(SVK)
Development & Support
Poland
Romania
(POL)
(ROU)
Sweden
Switzerland
(SWE)
(SUI)
Working Group Members
Russia (RUS)
Mr. Horacio Muratore Ms. Sabrina Mitchell
Serbia (SRB)
(Co-Chairman) Mr. Jean-Michel Ramaroson
Slovenia (SLO)
Spain (ESP)
Mr. Yvan Mainini Mr. Tony Thompson
Turkey (TUR) (Co-Chairman) Mr. Emir Turam
Ukraine (UKR) Mr. Mounir Ben Slimane Ms. Lena Wallin-Kantzy
Mr. Gerasime Bozikis Mr. Predrag Bogosavljev
Mr. Randoald Dessarzin Mr. Bob Elphinston
Oceania Astralia (AUS) American Samoa (ASA) Cook Islands (COK) Mr. Manuel Fernandes Mr. Lubomir Kotleba
New Zealand (NZL) Fiji (FIJ) F.S. of Micronesia (FSM) Mr. Nelson Isley Mr. Zoran Radovic
Guam (GUM) Kiribati (KIR) Two meetings already held in January 2015 and October 2016.
New Caledonia (CAL) Marshall Islands (MIS)
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Nauru (NRU)
Tahiti (TAH) Norfolk Island (NIS)
Nothern Mariana Islands
Palau
(SAI)
(PLW)
Responsabilities
Samoa (SAM)
Solomon Islands (SOL)
Timor-Leste (TLS)
Tonga (TGA) HQ REGIONAL OFFICES
Tuvalu (TUV)
Vanuatu (VAN) Creation/Development/Follow-up of • “First Line” communications with
the development programmes (format) their respective National Federations
and related tools
• Implementation of each development
programmes within the determined/
Workshop/Training for Regional
relevant National Federations, strictly
Offices (when relevant) + updates
following the agreed Guidelines and
Regional Offices Workshops on each development programme
using the official tools
Objectives set-up/follow-up for each • Reporting to HQ (Implementation,
Workshops at Regional Offices have been • Finalization of the National Federation
Regional Offices/per National Federation Problems, Suggestions for
held to finalize the programs to propose Development Strategy
improvement)
to the National Federations in the different
• Definition of the National Federation Budget Allocation to Regional Offices
areas of activity: Coaches Development,
Development Pathway in line with the set objectives
Staff Development, etc.
20 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 21STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS COMPETITION SYSTEM AND CALENDAR STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS
STRATEGIC PILLAR #2:
COMPETITION SYSTEM
AND CALENDAR A separate
workshop on this
topic will be held
during the Mid-Term
Congress.
2017 marks the beginning of a new era for • Coverage of TV Production costs for Division A STATISTICIANS • Training is being provided through the e-learning
basketball globally - one which will feature 1,680 teams and officiating costs Platform
• Regulatory Documents are being updated
top players across 1,200 national team games
• Provision of Marketing tools including branding including the Official Statistics Manual 2016 • Participation through official and endorsed
and millions of fans watching around the world.
and Molten balls and FIBA Certified Statistician in the Internal workshops
Regulation Book 3
The six windows of the Qualifiers will take place • Additional circulars and support on branding,
over a 15-month period in the four Regions of uniforms and entertainment • Each Regional Office has a Statisticians
OPERATIONS
Africa, Americas, Asia-Oceania and Europe. With Coordinator, with Statistician Instructors being
regular and competitive home and away games, trained in each region • Uniforms approval software
supporters will be able to experience national team REGIONAL OFFICES AND RESPECTIVE
• FIBA Official Statistician Certification is taking • Insurance platform
basketball throughout the year and watch the stars NATIONAL FEDERATIONS
place for those selected by their National
of the game defend their • FIBA Digital Scoresheet software
• Around 80 workshops on FIBA Competition Federations
colors on home soil!
System 2017 have taken place worldwide • FIBA Statisticians software
The FIBA Competition System • Training is being provided through the e-learning
The FIBA involving multiple National Federations at each
2017+ will also offer a unique Platform • Branding platform for NFs
Basketball session which have focused strongly on
opportunity for new countries
marketing and communications • Participation through official and endorsed • E-Learning platforms
World Cup 2019 and players to emerge.
workshops
80 countries will try to • FIBA 2017+ Learning Platform has been • Technical Delegates Reporting Tool
Qualifiers begin
qualify for the FIBA introduced which is interactive and available for
in November Basketball World Cup all devices. It provides a repository of key TABLE OFFICIALS
• Game Command Dashboard
2017 and 2019, while almost as many documents and all the latest information on the • Observer Program during Continental Cups
countries will start the project
• Regulatory Documents are being updated for National Federation Game Directors
establish a clear including Table Official Manual and the Inclusion
qualification for the
Road to China. • Registration of venues and hotels has been of FIBA Certified Table Officials in the Internal • Guidelines, updates and webinars
Continental Cups 2021
placed on the Platform Regulation Book 3
with the Pre-Qualifiers. • Branding of the FIBA Basketball World Cup
• Guidance on Marketing and Digital Strategies, • The Headquarters are developing concept and 2019 Qualifiers
including public relations, fan engagement, event
+150 +1200
content while the Regional Offices maintain • Preparation and delivery of all the required
management, planning and staffing are being the direct relation with the National Federations
equipment
placed on the Platform (and successful Marketing
and Communications workshops)
• Specific content for Official Certification of FIBA
Countries Games Certified Table Officials is being considered
• Webinars are also in progress to add further
support
• A combination of more than 4,000 National
To find out more about FIBA Competition Federations, Technical Delegates, Referees and
System Statisticians have registered for the Platform
& Calendar 2017+ visit
• There is an ‘Observer Program’ planned during
fiba.com/calendar2017.
the Continental Cups 2017.
PREPARATION FOR THE FIBA
FIBA TECHNICAL DELEGATES
COMPETITION SYSTEM 2017+
Since the FIBA Competition System 2017+ • A robust recruitment process for Technical
was approved, we have spent significant time Delegates has involved applicants being provided
and resources to support the transition including with workshops and a training program which
targeted support in respect of: also incorporates the e-learning Platform
• Both are ongoing for the successful Technical
Delegates with online tests, feedback and
REGULATORY DOCUMENTS
discussion
• Updating and issuing of all relevant brochures,
• Workshops around the Continental Cups will
guidelines and handbooks
take place with practical sessions within
• Amendments to Official Basketball Rules and workshops
Basketball Equipment
22 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 23The FIBA Basketball
World Cup 2019 will
Best teams classified qualify teams directly
for the Tokyo 2020
Olympic Games or
through 4 FIBA Olympic
Best 1 2 1 2 1 Qualifying Tournaments
teams Team Teams Team Teams Team
+
Japan
as
*
16
AFRICA AMERICAS ASIA EUROPE OCEANIA Host
African
Qualifiers Teams 5 Direct qualification
Americas 16 7
32
Teams
Qualifiers Teams
16
Host Days Games
Asian 16 7 + China
Qualifiers Teams China 16 92
32
best remaining
teams
4 FIBA Olympic
4 12
European
Qualifiers Teams 12 teams Teams
Qualifying
A total of 80 national teams
+2
teams
Tournaments Winner of each
tournament
from the four regions of
Africa, Americas, Asia (which per region Four tournaments
includes Oceania) and of 6 teams each
Europe will play in the FIBA
Basketball World Cup 2019
Qualifiers. Final Draw for the
FIBA Basketball
World Cup 2019
* Subject to
FIBA Central
Board decision
NOV. FEB. JUNE AUG. — SEP. NOV. FEB. AUG. — SEP. JULY — AUG.
20–28 19–27 25—03.7 30 18 26—04.12 18—26 MAY 31 15 JUNE 24 09
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 AUG.– SEP.
NOV. FEB. NOV. FEB.
Window = 25—03.12 17—25 23—01.12 15—23
Two games to be played
on a home and away basis
16
Teams
FIBA FIBA
Continental Continental 12
Teams
Cups 2021 Cups 2021
Pre-Qualifiers Qualifiers 16
Teams
For a detailed explanation
of the Qualifiers in your
Region go to: 24
Teams
fiba.com/qualifiers
24 25STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS
STRATEGIC PILLAR #3:
3x3 BASKETBALL
FIBA’S URBAN DISCIPLINE
AN EXPANDING GAME
Considered to be the number one urban team play.fiba3x3.com interconnects all of these
sport in the world, 3x3 basketball is one of the four thanks to the latest digital technology.
pillars of FIBA’s development strategy. A global network of open tournaments, from
Beyond ensuring a sustained growth in the number grassroots to the FIBA 3x3 World Tour, and FIBA
of basketball players, FIBA has created a worldwide 3x3 National Team competitions are at the fore-
sports community through a network of hundreds front of the development of 3x3 basketball,
of organisers, thousands of tournaments and with the discipline already setting its sights on
millions of players. The online community gaining Olympic status.
“3x3 is
just fantastic.”
– Adam Silver,
NBA Commissioner
26 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 27STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS 3x3 BASKETBALL 3x3 BASKETBALL STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS
A separate
workshop on this
topic will be held
FIBA 3x3 World Tour during the Mid-Term FIBA 3x3 National Team
Launched in 2012, the professional FIBA 3x3 World Tour has expanded to
Congress. Competitions
8 events and 467 qualifiers (direct or indirect) in 64 countries in 2016.
The National team 3x3 World Cup and Continental
• 6,811 teams representing cities competed for a spot at the World Tour in 2016
Cups (both genders and U18) are staged every year
• World Tour’s prize money has doubled in 2017 and will triple in 2018 following great interest from organisers worldwide.
The next World Cups (always men and women
• First dedicated professional 3x3 players, to be followed by more in the future
simultaneously) are already allocated until 2019,
• Year-to-date prize money earnings of USD 304’000 of most successful 3x3 professional team
2017 Nantes, France
2018 Manila, Philippines
2019 Amsterdam, Netherlands
A Bottom-Up Qualification Key in activating 3x3 Worldwide
Reach
FINAL 1 3x3 events have met their public:
• 50k spectators on average on site in some of the most iconic locations
MASTERS 7 • 145 broadcasters worldwide of live and highlights magazines
FIRST-TIER QUALIFIERS 14 • 65m all-time views on all social media platforms
SECOND-TIER QUALIFIERS 46
“I would buy
THIRD-TIER QUALIFIERS 407 a ticket to watch
3x3 at
the Olympics.”
— Yao Ming, 2014
YOG Ambassador
Novi Sad Al-Wahda (UAE) is a professional 3x3 team.
28 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 29STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS 3x3 BASKETBALL 3x3 BASKETBALL STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS
“3x3 in Nanjing
Current 3x3 Champions is a resounding Servicing the National
success.”
Federations
WORLD TOUR FIBA has developed online tools for National
– Thomas Bach, •
Top ranked player Dusan Bulut SRB IOC President Federations to monitor and manage 3x3
activity in their territory
Top ranked team Novi Sad Al Wahda
UAE • 85 National Federations have already
Winners Ljubljana SLO completed the FIBA 3x3 e-learning programme
• Fast track: a development programme for
National Federations, co-financed by FIBA,
WORLD CUP to identify and develop the future FIBA
YOUTH OLYMPIC
Men Serbia GAMES 3x3 Olympians
Women Czech Republic Men Lithuania
Dunk Ukraine Women USA 3x3 Wilson Ball
Skills Hungary Dunk France • Size 6 for a faster game and better
ball-handling
Shoot out Romania Shoot out Spain
• Weight 7 to maintain performances
in outdoor conditions
EUROPE CUP WORLD CUP U18
• 3x3 urban branding
Men Slovenia Men Qatar
Women Hungary Women France
ASIA CUP EUROPE CUP U18
Men Qatar Men France
Women India Women France
ASIA CUP U18
Men Qatar
Women Japan
30 FIBASTRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS ONE FIBA STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS
STRATEGIC PILLAR #4:
ONE FIBA NEW GOVERNANCE This includes
Governance Structure The FIBA FINANCE team placing FIBA’s core
now takes care of 13 membership, the
& Main achievements different legal entities, 5
of which are based in Mies.
National Basketball
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE Member Federations,
UNDER ONE FIBA
Structure FIBA’s General Statutes and Internal Regulations
FIBA FINANCE STRATEGY at the very heart
serve as the foundation of FIBA’s mission and define • Balance revenues and of the governance
the institutional structures and bodies required to costs over a four-year of the sport.
pursue it, as shown in the map on the previous page. cycle ending with a
At an Extraordinary Congress in Istanbul in 2014, FIBA Basketball World
the members decided to streamline FIBA’s structure Cup, including the creation of necessary reserves
into what is known as the ONE FIBA project, one • Ensure positive free cash flow over a four year
of FIBA’s four strategic pillars. Under that decision, cycle ending with a FIBA Basketball World Cup
it was inter alia decided that National Member
Federations would be members only of one entity, ie • Ensure all-time liquidity in order to finance the
FIBA. Further, all continental administrative activities and investment of each FIBA legal entity
organizations would become legal entities of FIBA. • Create sufficient reserves in order to cover a
As a consequence, all staff in the various Zones also cycle with major revenue shortfall (50% under a
became ONE FIBA staff, led by Regional Directors normal cycle) and 12 months of operational costs
(former Secretaries General) employed by FIBA and
a number of functions were centralized, such as • Centrally manage and coordinate the liquidity, the
Finances, Human Resources, Information FX risk exposure and oversee all bank accounts
Technology and Communications, which are briefly • Optimize legal structure in terms of costs, risks
explained below. and potential tax charges
On the other hand, the organization of continental
events and the development of national federations ONE FIBA INFORMATION
in accordance with the prevailing regional condi- TECHNOLOGY (IT)
tions, were reinforced and made core competencies Main projects on-going:
of the Regional Offices and the Zone Boards. The
Regional Offices are overseen by the newly created • Definition of proper IT governance for FIBA
FIBA Executive Committee and are tasked with with the objective of harmonizing IT systems
implementing its decisions as well as those of the and processes across the organisation
various Zone Boards, within the limits established • Launch of the FIBA MAP information system
by the FIBA Statutes and Internal Regulations. project (MAP stands for Management &
Administration Platform) to replace the old FNA
ONE FIBA FINANCE (FIBA New Application) system and support the
Thriving for transparency and responsibility: new competition system as of 2017
Since the start of the ONE FIBA integration,
the Finance function has transformed itself in ONE FIBA HUMAN
order to integrate the finance activities globally RESOURCES (HR)
and be ready for the development of FIBA. FIBA continued to build it’s organization with the
The following milestones were reached: quality needed to deliver ambitious goals. Over
• Approval of a Finance strategy the last three years, the increase in FIBA’s staff has
been concentrated in core functions (National
• Creation of the ONE FIBA Finance Team via the Federations and Communications) to cope with the
integration of the Regional Offices Finance teams growth of FIBA activities including the FIBA
• Centralisation of cash and FX management Competition System 2017+ and with a strong focus
on the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China.
• One integrated accounting system (ERP) FIBA has opened offices in China and Singapore, as
• Re-engineering of the budget and planning well as created a Legal department in Mies and
process technical offices in Leipzig and Barcelona for 3x3.
FIBA HR has put together a 2016-2020 HR strategy,
• Implementation of a new regular reporting that is currently being rolled-out across regions
process (monthly/quarterly/forecast) to enable sustainable business growth with best-in-
• Development of a new scheme for Regional class practices - including standardizing the staff
Offices financing as of 2018 policies and HR processes.
As part of this effort, a HR Information System is
also being rolled-out globally.
32 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 33STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS ONE FIBA ONE FIBA STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS
ONE FIBA
The HR strategy COMMUNICATIONS
The Communications staff at FIBA’s headquarters • The support functions of Communication,
is focused on 5 areas Human Resources, IT, Administration
and across the Regional Offices work as one
and can be summarized department and has agreed on the following key and Finance
as being in TOUCH: Sustainable principles to guide their activities in coming years: • The commercial entity, FIBA Media and
Business Marketing Services
• Talent: Attract, Inspire • One global strategy: with procedural guidelines
Growth
& Develop People for to share responsibilities between HQ and • The International Basketball Foundation (IBF)
Peak Performance Enable Fast FIBA is a Talent Regional Offices
Paced Growth Magnet in Sports • The Regional Offices
• Organization: Design • One website: FIBA.com serves as the only
Prepare for
FIBA organization FIBA is one of the We invent the BiC website for all FIBA events and other activities,
Business Best Place to Work practices
for Productivity Growth with a centralised management tool (BBM) PROCESS
& Entrepreneurship and development strategy. Risk assessment phase: Through interviews with
HR Basics Reapply Best-in- Our people drive Role model for
• User-Experience: Improving in Place class Practices the improvements other federations • Supported languages: English, French and key stakeholders of each departments and Regional
the Lives of our Employees Spanish and the local languages of the event Offices, 341 risks were identified and evaluated via
Deliver with Improve people Leverage/create
Excellence performance Synergies hosts the criteria of frequency/probability of occurrence,
• Culture: Nurture the impact and level of control. The risks have been
Key processes and Simplify work
ONE FIBA Culture drumbeat processes
• One digital & editorial strategy: to align the documented in a risk register and placed on a risk map.
coverage of events all over the globe, with an Of these 341 risks at department level, 20 to 25
• HR Capability: Invest and Clear action
plans/priorities
important focus on data, major actors and videos major risks have been identified by the management
Advance the Capability
of HR across the Regions • One brand: one logo and the same corporate team and are reportable to the Executive
identity for all regions, including the Committee.
2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
standardisation of event branding and naming
Risk treatment phase: For each major risk, an
• One media operations strategy: standardisation action plan that indicates the type of response, the
of Media operations and services to media owner and the steps that will allow the organisation
during events to mitigate the risk.
Risk monitoring and reporting: Monitoring and
reviewing of the risk management plan will be
FIBA staff headcount Risk Management conducted through an annual audit of the adequacy,
feasibility, effectiveness and reliability of the
(March 2017) As part of the changes to FIBA governance struc- integrated risk management process.
ture since 2014, a comprehensive risk management
plan has been implemented to: FRAMEWORK
2017 The 2017 risk assessment focused on our opera-
• Identify and prioritize the effect of uncertainty tional perimeter and the interactions we have
FIBA HQ 66 likely to influence negatively our activities across our operating environment.
FIBA Africa 18 • Master the situations that FIBA deems necessary • Operational perimeter: FIBA HQ, Regional
FIBA Americas 18 to put under control (through procedures, ad hoc Offices, IBF, FMMS and BCL
FIBA Asia 12 training and Key Performance indicators)
• 9 different countries, having each a different
FIBA Europe 32 • Preserve the image and good reputation of FIBA regulatory framework
FIBA Oceania 4 within the context of public opinion, with political
authorities and commercial partners • Operating enviroment:
FIBA China 5
• Ensure the effective transparency and >various Commissions, Working Groups,
FIBA Singapore 1
documentation of decisions Governance authorities, Judicial & other
TOTAL FIBA 156 Bodies
International 6 Following guidelines and principles commonly
Basketball > FIBA’s “clients”, including National
recognized in international standards, FIBA’s Federations, Players, Officials, Coaches,
Foundation
approach to risk management was conducted Agents,
Basketball Champions 5 in respect of interactions with our environment
League S.A. Fans, Public community, Sponsors, Media, …
and the related operational perimeter, including:
> FIBA’s main suppliers, Recognized bodies,
• The sport departments of National Federations Key and institutional partners
& Sport, Sport & Competition and 3x3
34 FIBA Mid-Term Activity Report 35STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS ONE FIBA ONE FIBA STRATEGY & FOUR PILLARS
Creation of new FIBA entities Full list of FIBA legal entities and Zones
• Creation of the Basketball Champions League • Creation of FIBA Singapore Limited (FiSL)
SA (BCL) to open a new horizon for basketball to assist the development of basketball in South
Name Headquarters Management
in Europe with a truly pan-European competition East Asia and with the objective of significantly
based on sporting principles. increasing the number of people participating
The BCL is established as an independent in basketball as players, coaches and officials. Fédération Internationale Mies, Switzerland Central Board and ONE FIBA Management Team
de Basketball (FIBA)
and separate legal entity based in Switzerland
• Creation of FIBA China (official name: Beijing
representing an innovative 50-50 joint FIBA Africa Abidjan, Ivory Coast Zone Board and ONE FIBA Management Team
Feiba Basketball Culture Development Co., Ltd.)
partnership between FIBA and 10 top European FIBA Americas San Juan, Puerto Rico Zone Board and ONE FIBA Management Team
to support the preparation of the 2019 World
leagues including Belgium, Czech Republic,
Cup and contribute to the development and Zones FIBA Asia Beirut, Lebanon Zone Board and ONE FIBA Management Team
France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lithuania,
promotion of basketball in the country. FIBA Europe Munich, Germany Zone Board and ONE FIBA Management Team
Poland and Turkey.
FIBA Oceania Southport, Australia Zone Board and ONE FIBA Management Team
FIBA in Africa Abidjan, Ivory Coast Board of Directors (I. Weiss, President;
H. Niang, A. Bilé, M. Studer, members)
FIBA Americas Inc. San Juan, Puerto Rico Board of Directors (I. Weiss, President; J. Tooley,
Treasurer; A. Garcia, M. Studer, members)
FIBA Asia Ltd. Beirut, Lebanon Board of Directors (I. Weiss, President;
Regional Q.H. Chiang, Treasurer; H. Khajirian, M. Studer, members)
Offices German Munich, Germany Board (same members as Zone Board)
FIBA Association
Europe Swiss Mies, Switzerland Board (I. Weiss, President; K. Thaller, Treasurer;
association K. Novak, M. Studer, members)
FIBA Oceania Ltd. Southport, Australia Board of Directors (M. Studer, President;
D. Crocker, A. Lafleur, members)
FIBA Media Marketing Mies, Switzerland Board of Directors (R. Carrión, President;
Services S.A. (FMMS) P. Baumann, T. Klooz, P. Mariller, members)
General Manager: F. Leenders
FIBA Europe Munich, Germany Central Board, Zone Board and ONE FIBA
Properties GmbH (52% FIBA, 48% FIBA Management Team
Europe) General Manager: M. Puchner
Commercial
FIBA Media Feltham, United Kingdom / Steering Committee (FIBA: P. Mariller and
Mies, Switzerland Frank Leenders; Perform: Neil Colligan
and Jacopo Tanoli)
FIBA Marketing Zug/Mies, Switzerland Steering Committee (FIBA: P. Mariller and
Frank Leenders; Infront: Benedikt V. Dohnanyi
and Stephan Herth
International Basketball Mies, Switzerland Foundation Council (Y. Mainini, President;
Foundation (IBF) Sheikh S. B. A. Al-Thani, Vice-President; P. Baumann,
Secretary; M. Ströher, Treasurer; R. Carrion, D. Kramer,
H. Muratore, J.-M. Ramaroson, K. Tamiaki, I. Weiss,
Members; Pedro Ferrándiz, Honorary President)
Director: F. Wanninger
FIBA China Beijing, P.R. of China Board of Directors (P. Baumann, President;
(Beijing Feiba Basketball B. Shipley, I. Weiss, members)
Culture Development Co. Ltd.) Chief representative: Zhou Qiang
FIBA in Singapore Ltd. Singapore Board of Directors (I. Weiss, President; D. Crocker,
H. Khajirian, M. Studer, members)
Basketball Champions League S.A. (BCL) Mies, Switzerland Board of Directors (FIBA: M. Studer, Chairman;
(50% FIBA, 50% Leagues C. Coomans, K. Novak, H. Erdenay, members;
of BEL, CZE, FRA, GER, Leagues: A. Béral, S. Holz, E. Galatsopoulos, M. Widomski)
GRE, ISR, ITA, LTU, POL, CEO: Patrick Comninos
TUR and ULEB)
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