<p class="reg-lead">Book Six of the FIBA Internal Regulations — 3x3 Basketball, in force from 22 April 2026.</p>
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<tr><td>In force from</td><td><b>22 April 2026</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>Book Six of the six books of the Internal Regulations — 33 pages</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong> — supersedes the edition of 31 March 2019</td></tr>
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<h2>What Book Six governs</h2>
<p>The regulations of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) consist of the <strong>General Statutes</strong> at the top and <strong>six books of Internal Regulations</strong>: Book One, general provisions; Book Two, competitions; Book Three, players and officials; Book Four, anti-doping; Book Five, zones; and Book Six, 3x3 basketball. This document is <strong>Book Six</strong> of that set.</p><p>3x3 basketball as an independent discipline with its own regulations: definitions, scope of application, governance and general principles, national team competitions, eligibility of national federations and players, and registration of teams.</p>
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<h2>Key points<span class="reg-tag">Changes from the 31 March 2019 edition</span></h2>
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<li><b class="t">An Olympic discipline with independent regulations</b>3x3 basketball has been an Olympic discipline since the Tokyo Olympic Games and has its own separate book; the rules of the other books do not apply to it except by express reference.</li>
<li><b class="t">Player eligibility regulated separately</b>Chapter Two governs the eligibility and national status of players <strong>independently of Book Three</strong> — a point that must be borne in mind in eligibility cases.</li>
<li><b class="t">Eligibility of the national federation</b>To take part in official 3x3 national team competitions, the national federation itself must also satisfy the eligibility conditions.</li>
<li><b class="t">Registration of teams</b>The procedure for registering teams in this discipline differs from that for 5v5 competitions and is set out in Chapter Two.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For federations and players active in 3x3, referring to Book Three (Players and Officials) is a common error: eligibility and registration in this discipline have their own regulations. The 3x3 rules of the game are likewise published separately from the Official Basketball Rules.</p>
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FIBA Internal Regulations Book 6 — 3x3 2026