Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team
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The Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Côte d'Ivoire
in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship
.
Côte d'Ivoire reached the championship of the African Championship
for the first time in 1978, but they were defeated by Senegal
in the final. They reached the championship again in the following tournament, in 1980, but again had to settle for silver as Senegal took the gold. Another run the following year, in 1981, saw Côte d'Ivoire finally break through and win their first championship as they defeated Egypt
for the championship. Four years later Côte d'Ivoire won their second championship as they hosted the tournament in 1985 and beat Angola
to win the championship. Côte d'Ivoire finished second at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for their first podium finish since their victory in 1985. They participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship
, their first World Championship appearance since 1986
. The team went 1–4 at the tournament, finishing last in Group C. In their final group game, the Ivorians defeated traditional powerhouse Puerto Rico for their first ever World Championship win, but came up just short in the tiebreaker to see which team would advance to the knockout stage.
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship
FIBA Africa Championship
The FIBA Africa Championship is the men's basketball continental championship of Africa, played biennially under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof...
.
Côte d'Ivoire reached the championship of the African Championship
FIBA Africa Championship
The FIBA Africa Championship is the men's basketball continental championship of Africa, played biennially under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof...
for the first time in 1978, but they were defeated by Senegal
Senegal national basketball team
The Senegal national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Senegal in international competition. The squad has comprised several players to have competed in the National Basketball Association, including Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop, and is considered, with those...
in the final. They reached the championship again in the following tournament, in 1980, but again had to settle for silver as Senegal took the gold. Another run the following year, in 1981, saw Côte d'Ivoire finally break through and win their first championship as they defeated Egypt
Egypt national basketball team
The Egypt national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Egypt in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1937:The Egyptians finished last at the second European basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1937 held by FIBA Europe continental federation...
for the championship. Four years later Côte d'Ivoire won their second championship as they hosted the tournament in 1985 and beat Angola
Angola national basketball team
The Angola national basketball team represents Angola in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979...
to win the championship. Côte d'Ivoire finished second at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for their first podium finish since their victory in 1985. They participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...
, their first World Championship appearance since 1986
1986 FIBA World Championship
The 1986 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Spain from July 5 to 19 1986.The Final phase of the tournament was held at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid...
. The team went 1–4 at the tournament, finishing last in Group C. In their final group game, the Ivorians defeated traditional powerhouse Puerto Rico for their first ever World Championship win, but came up just short in the tiebreaker to see which team would advance to the knockout stage.
Performance at African championships
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1962 | – | FIBA Africa Championship 1962 FIBA Africa Championship 1962 The FIBA Africa Championship 1962 was hosted by the United Arab Republic from March 24 to March 30, 1962. The games were played in Cairo. The United Arab Republic won the tournament, its first African Championship, by going undefeated in the round robin format.-Competing Nations:The following... |
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| 1964 | – | FIBA Africa Championship 1964 FIBA Africa Championship 1964 The FIBA Africa Championship 1964 was hosted by Morocco from March 4 to March 8, 1964. The games were played in Casablanca. The United Arab Republic won the tournament, its second straight African Championship, by going undefeated in the round robin format.... |
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| 1965 | – | FIBA Africa Championship 1965 FIBA Africa Championship 1965 The FIBA Africa Championship 1965 was hosted by Tunisia from March 28 to April 2, 1965. The games were played in Tunis. Morocco won the tournament, its first African Championship, by going undefeated in the round robin format.-Competing Nations:... |
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| 1968 | 5 | FIBA Africa Championship 1968 FIBA Africa Championship 1968 The FIBA Africa Championship 1968 was hosted by Morocco from March 29 to April 6, 1968. The games were played in Casablanca. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City... |
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| 1970 | – | FIBA Africa Championship 1970 FIBA Africa Championship 1970 The FIBA Africa Championship 1970 was hosted by the United Arab Republic from March 9 to March 15, 1970. The games were played in Alexandria. United Arab Republic won the tournament, the country's third African championship and qualified for the 1970 FIBA World Championship as a result.-Competing... |
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| 1972 | 10 | FIBA Africa Championship 1972 FIBA Africa Championship 1972 The FIBA Africa Championship 1972 was hosted by Senegal from December 25, 1971 to January 2, 1972. The games were played in Dakar. Senegal won the tournament, its second African Championship, by beating Egypt in the final... |
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| 1974 | – | FIBA Africa Championship 1974 FIBA Africa Championship 1974 The FIBA Africa Championship 1974 was hosted by the Central African Republic from April 5 to April 15, 1974. The games were played in Bangui. Central African Republic won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Senegal in the final... |
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| 1975 | – | FIBA Africa Championship 1975 FIBA Africa Championship 1975 The FIBA Africa Championship 1975 was hosted by Egypt from December 20 to December 28, 1975. The games were played in Alexandria. Egypt won the tournament, its fourth African Championship, and a berth in the 1976 Summer Olympics by going undefeated in the round robin format.-Competing Nations:The... |
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| 1978 | 2  |
FIBA Africa Championship 1978 FIBA Africa Championship 1978 The FIBA Africa Championship 1978 was hosted by Senegal from December 24, 1977 to January 1, 1978. The games were played in Dakar. Senegal won the tournament, its third African Championship, to qualify for the 1978 FIBA World Championship.-Competing Nations:... |
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| 1980 | 2 |
FIBA Africa Championship 1980 FIBA Africa Championship 1980 The FIBA Africa Championship 1980 was hosted by Morocco from March 20 to March 28, 1980. The games were played in Rabat. Senegal won the tournament, its fourth African Championship, by beating Cote d'Ivoire in the final... |
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| 1981 | 1  |
FIBA Africa Championship 1981 FIBA Africa Championship 1981 The FIBA Africa Championship 1981 was hosted by Somalia from December 15 to December 23, 1981. The games were played in Mogadishu. Cote d'Ivoire won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Egypt in the final... |
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| 1983 | 4 | FIBA Africa Championship 1983 FIBA Africa Championship 1983 The FIBA Africa Championship 1983 was hosted by Egypt from December 19 to December 28, 1983. The games were played in Alexandria. Egypt won the tournament, its fifth African Championship, to qualify for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.... |
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| 1985 | 1 |
FIBA Africa Championship 1985 FIBA Africa Championship 1985 The FIBA Africa Championship 1985 was hosted by Côte d'Ivoire from December 20 to December 28, 1985. The games were played in Abidjan. Côte d'Ivoire won the tournament, its second African Championship, by beating Angola in the final... |
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| 1987 | 7 | FIBA Africa Championship 1987 FIBA Africa Championship 1987 The FIBA Africa Championship 1987 was hosted by Tunisia from December 17 to December 18, 1987. The games were played in Tunis. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul... |
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| 1989 | 5 | FIBA Africa Championship 1989 FIBA Africa Championship 1989 The FIBA Africa Championship 1989 was hosted by Angola from December 16 to December 27, 1989. The games were played in Luanda. Angola won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Egypt in the final... |
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| 1992 | 11 | FIBA Africa Championship 1992 FIBA Africa Championship 1992 The FIBA Africa Championship 1992 was hosted by Egypt from December 28 to January 8, 1993. The games were played in Cairo. Angola won the tournament, the country's 2nd consecutive African championship, by beating Senegal in the final.-Competing Nations:... |
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| 1993 | 6 | FIBA Africa Championship 1993 FIBA Africa Championship 1993 The FIBA Africa Championship 1993 was hosted by Kenya from September 18 to September 28, 1993. The games were played in Nairobi. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1994 FIBA World Championship in Canada... |
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| 1995 | 7 | FIBA Africa Championship 1995 FIBA Africa Championship 1995 The FIBA Africa Championship 1995 was hosted by Algeria from December 11 to December 18, 1995. The games were played in Algiers. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the berth allocated to Africa for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta... |
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| 1997 | 8 | FIBA Africa Championship 1997 FIBA Africa Championship 1997 The FIBA Africa Championship 1997 was hosted by Senegal from July 25 to August 3, 1997. The games were played in Dakar. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece. Senegal won the tournament, the country's 5th... |
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| 1999 | 8 | FIBA Africa Championship 1999 FIBA Africa Championship 1999 The FIBA Africa Championship 1999 was hosted by Angola from July 29 to August 6, 1999. The games were played in Cabinda and Luanda. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the berth allocated to Africa for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... |
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| 2001 | 8 | FIBA Africa Championship 2001 FIBA Africa Championship 2001 The FIBA Africa Championship 2001 was hosted by Morocco from August 4 to August 12, 2001. The games were played in Rabat and Casablanca. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States. Angola won the... |
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| 2003 | 11 | FIBA Africa Championship 2003 FIBA Africa Championship 2003 The FIBA Africa Championship 2003 was hosted by Egypt from August 7 to August 16, 2003. The games were played in Alexandria. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the one berth allocated to Africa for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens... |
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| 2005 | 10 | FIBA Africa Championship 2005 FIBA Africa Championship 2005 The FIBA Africa Championship 2005 was hosted by Algeria from August 15 to August 24, 2005. The games were played in Algiers. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to Africa for the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan... |
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| 2007 | 8 | FIBA Africa Championship 2007 FIBA Africa Championship 2007 -5th-8th Playoff:-9th-12th playoff:-13th-16th Playoff:-Final standings:-External links:*... |
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| 2009 | 2 |
FIBA Africa Championship 2009 FIBA Africa Championship 2009 The 2009 FIBA Africa Championship was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the 2010 FIBA World Championship... |
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| 2011 | 4 | FIBA Africa Championship 2011 |
Performance at Summer Olympics
Côte d'Ivoire has never qualified for the Olympic Basketball Tournament.Performance at World championship
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1950 | – | 1950 FIBA World Championship 1950 FIBA World Championship The 1950 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 22 to November 3, 1950. Ten nations participated in the inaugural tournament. All competition was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires... |
Argentina |
| 1954 | – | 1954 FIBA World Championship 1954 FIBA World Championship The 1954 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 22 to November 5, 1954... |
Brazil |
| 1959 | – | 1959 FIBA World Championship 1959 FIBA World Championship The 1959 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Chile from January 16 to 31 , 1959. Amaury Antônio Pasos was named the MVP.... |
Chile |
| 1963 | – | 1963 FIBA World Championship 1963 FIBA World Championship The 1963 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to 23 , 1963.- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:... |
Brazil |
| 1967 | – | 1967 FIBA World Championship 1967 FIBA World Championship The 1967 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from May 27 to June 11, 1967.-Venues:- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:... |
Uruguay |
| 1970 | – | 1970 FIBA World Championship 1970 FIBA World Championship The 1970 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Yugoslavia at Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from May 10 to 24 , 1970... |
Yugoslavia |
| 1974 | – | 1974 FIBA World Championship 1974 FIBA World Championship The 1974 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974.-Venues:- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:-Final round:... |
Puerto Rico |
| 1878 | – | 1978 FIBA World Championship 1978 FIBA World Championship The 1978 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978.Rizal Memorial Coliseum at Manila and Araneta Coliseum at Quezon City, Metro Manila were the venues for the event.-Venues:... |
Philippines |
| 1982 | 13 | 1982 FIBA World Championship 1982 FIBA World Championship The 1982 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Colombia from August 15 to 28 , 1982.-Venues:- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:-Final round:... |
Colombia |
| 1986 | 23 | 1986 FIBA World Championship 1986 FIBA World Championship The 1986 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Spain from July 5 to 19 1986.The Final phase of the tournament was held at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid... |
Spain |
| 1990 | – | 1990 FIBA World Championship 1990 FIBA World Championship The 1990 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Argentina from August 8 to August 20, 1990.The competition final phase was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires.Yugoslavia emerged as the tournament winner... |
Argentina |
| 1994 | – | 1994 FIBA World Championship 1994 FIBA World Championship The 1994 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Canada from August 4 to August 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto as well as at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton... |
Canada |
| 1998 | – | 1998 FIBA World Championship 1998 FIBA World Championship The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Athens, Greece from July 29 to August 9, 1998... |
Greece |
| 2002 | – | 2002 FIBA World Championship 2002 FIBA World Championship The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from August 29 to September 8, 2002.-Venues:-Squads:... |
USA |
| 2006 | – | 2006 FIBA World Championship 2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee... |
Japan |
| 2010 | 21 | 2010 FIBA World Championship 2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the... |
Turkey |