FIBA Asia Cup

The FIBA Asia Cup (formerly the FIBA Asia Championship and ABC Championship) is an international basketball tournament which takes place every four years between the men's national teams of Asia and Oceania.

FIBA Asia Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
FormerlyFIBA Asia Championship
ABC Championship
SportBasketball
Founded1960 (1960)
Inaugural season1960
No. of teams16
CountryAsia Pacific
Continent
Most recent
champion(s)
 Australia (2nd title)
Most titles China (16 titles)
Related
competitions
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Official websiteFIBA Asia

Through the 2015 edition, the tournament took place every two years and was also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Olympic basketball tournament. However, since 2017, the tournament was renamed the FIBA Asia Cup and now includes teams from FIBA Oceania. Also, it was the first to be played on a new four-year cycle, and is no longer a part of the qualifying process for the World Cup or the Olympics.[1][2]

History

Beginnings: Philippines/Japan dominance

The Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championship was inaugurated in Manila in 1960. The championship was held to find Asia's best team and for qualification to the World Championship and the Olympics. On the next four tournaments, the Philippines won 3 with the Japanese beating the Filipinos on 1965. Korea, Japan and the Philippines split the next 3 championships until China debuted on 1975 at Bangkok with the championship, where they have dominated for 40 years.

Chinese dominance

Right after the Philippines had started sending amateur players when the Philippine Basketball Association was establish in 1975 as the first professional basketball league in Asia and therefore not allowed to lend the country's best players, China emerged as the new dominant country in Asian basketball.

From 1975 to 2007, there were only two instances where China did not win the championship. In 1985, the Philippines defeated a full-strength Chinese team, which were by then five-time defending champions, in the championship round. The Chinese then won every game in the championship until 1997, where they to lost to South Korea in the semi-finals where they complained about the climate in Riyadh. The Koreans beat the Japanese in the final, but the Chinese would then start a championship streak of four tournaments, led by Yao Ming.

Renaming

By 2005, the tournament had been renamed as the FIBA Asia Championship; in that year's tournament in Doha, the Chinese easily won against the Lebanese in the final. During the 2007 championship, the Chinese did not send their "A" team since they had already qualified to the Olympics by virtue of hosting it. In this championship, West Asian teams started to compete with the traditional East Asian powers, as evidenced of an all-West Asian final when Iran defeated Lebanon. In 2009, Iran defeated the Chinese team A in the 2009 final to become only the 3rd team to successfully defend the championship. The 2009 championship started a streak of finals contested between a team from the Middle East and a team from the Far East; in 2011, Iran was eliminated by Jordan in the quarterfinals, which would then lose to hosts China by one point in the final. The 2013 championship would be the first to be hosted outside East Asia since 2005 in the Philippines, the hosts, emerged as finalists; China had been eliminated by Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals, which were then defeated by the Iranians, who then beat the Filipinos in the Final.

Removal of qualification status

As FIBA implemented a new cycle and tournament format, the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship held in Manila and the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship held in Changsha were the last Asian Championships to serve as qualification to either the FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Olympic Games, respectively. The 2017 FIBA Asia Championship marked firsts and lasts for the Asian Championship, as it was the first Asian Championship as a standalone tournament, meaning it did not serve as the qualifier for either the Basketball World Cup or the Olympic Games. The 2017 tournament was the last Asian Championships to be ever held under a 2-year cycle. After 2017, the Asian Championships and the FIBA Oceania Championship merged into a tournament to be known as the FIBA Asia Cup. It was held every 4 years like the EuroBasket, AfroBasket and AmeriCup, which are held 2 years before/after the FIBA World Cup.

Qualification

Qualification is via the different FIBA Asia subzones. The East, Gulf, Southeast and West subzones receive two berths each, while the Central and South zones get one each. The host and the champion from the preceding FIBA Asia Cup also get a berth each. Each subzone conducts a qualification tournament up to a year before the championship to determine the qualifying teams. The other four berths are distributed to the subzones in reference to their performance in the previous year's FIBA Asia Cup, with the subzone receiving an extra berth for each team in the top four excluding the champion and the host.

Tournament format

There had been a variety of tournament formats used before. Most were similar to the format of two group stages and a knockout stage. The current format, as first applied in 2017, is a multistage tournament. The 16 teams are grouped in four groups in the preliminary round. The teams play against each other once; the top team will directly advance to the quarterfinals, and the second placed teams will play an elimination game between the third placed team of another group. The four winning teams of the elimination games will advance to the quarterfinals. After the elimination games, the knock-out phase will follow.

The classification games will be conducted as follows:

  1. 13–16th place games are for the teams eliminated from the group phase.
  2. The 9th to 12th place games are for the losing teams of the elimination games.
  3. The 5–8th place games are for the eliminated teams in the quarterfinals.

Summary

Year Host Final Third place Game
Champion Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
1960
Details
Philippines
Manila

Philippines
No playoffs
Republic of China

Japan
No playoffs
South Korea
1963
Details
Taiwan
Taipei

Philippines
91–77
Republic of China

South Korea
No playoffs
Thailand
1965
Details
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

Japan
No playoffs
Philippines

South Korea
No playoffs
Thailand
1967
Details
South Korea
Seoul

Philippines
No playoffs
South Korea

Japan
No playoffs
Indonesia
1969
Details
Thailand
Bangkok

South Korea
No playoffs
Japan

Philippines
No playoffs
Republic of China
1971
Details
Japan
Tokyo

Japan
No playoffs
Philippines

South Korea
No playoffs
Republic of China
1973
Details
Philippines
Manila

Philippines
No playoffs
South Korea

Republic of China
No playoffs
Japan
1975
Details
Thailand
Bangkok

China
No playoffs
Japan

South Korea
No playoffs
India
1977
Details
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

China
No playoffs
South Korea

Japan
No playoffs
Malaysia
1979
Details
Japan
Nagoya

China
No playoffs
Japan

South Korea
No playoffs
Philippines
1981
Details
India
Kolkata

China
No playoffs
South Korea

Japan
No playoffs
Philippines
1983
Details
Hong Kong
Hong Kong

China
95–71
Japan

South Korea
83–60
Kuwait
1985
Details
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

Philippines
No playoffs
South Korea

China
No playoffs
Malaysia
1987
Details
Thailand
Bangkok

China
86–79
OT

South Korea

Japan
89–75
Philippines
1989
Details
China
Beijing

China
102–72
South Korea

Chinese Taipei
69–58
Japan
1991
Details
Japan
Kobe

China
104–88
South Korea

Japan
63–60
Chinese Taipei
1993
Details
Indonesia
Jakarta

China
93–72
North Korea

South Korea
86–70
Iran
1995
Details
South Korea
Seoul

China
87–78
South Korea

Japan
69–63
Chinese Taipei
1997
Details
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh

South Korea
78–76
Japan

China
94–68
Saudi Arabia
1999
Details
Japan
Fukuoka

China
63–45
South Korea

Saudi Arabia
93–67
Chinese Taipei
2001
Details
China
Shanghai

China
97–63
Lebanon

South Korea
95–94
OT

Syria
2003
Details
China
Harbin

China
106–96
South Korea

Qatar
77–67
Lebanon
2005
Details
Qatar
Doha

China
77–61
Lebanon

Qatar
89–77
South Korea
2007
Details
Japan
Tokushima

Iran
74–69
Lebanon

South Korea
80–76
Kazakhstan
2009
Details
China
Tianjin

Iran
70–52
China

Jordan
80–66
Lebanon
2011
Details
China
Wuhan

China
70–69
Jordan

South Korea
70–68
Philippines
2013
Details
Philippines
Manila

Iran
85–71
Philippines

South Korea
75–57
Chinese Taipei
2015
Details
China
Changsha

China
78–67
Philippines

Iran
68–63
Japan
2017
Details
Lebanon
Zouk Mikael

Australia
79–56
Iran

South Korea
80–71
New Zealand
2022[lower-alpha 1]
Details
Indonesia
Jakarta

Australia
75–73
Lebanon

New Zealand
83–75
Jordan
2025
Details

Medal table

Map of the countries' best results.
  •   First place
  •   Second place
  •   Third place
  •   Fourth place to Eighth place
  •   Lower than Eighth place
  •   FIBA Asia or FIBA Oceania member, no appearance yet
  •   Not a member of FIBA Asia or FIBA Oceania
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China161219
2 Philippines54110
3 Iran3115
4 South Korea2111225
5 Japan25714
6 Australia2002
7 Lebanon0404
8 Chinese Taipei0224
9 Jordan0112
10 North Korea0101
11 Qatar0022
12 New Zealand0011
 Saudi Arabia0011
Totals (13 entries)30303090
FIBA Asia Cup is located in Asia
Manila
Manila
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Seoul
Seoul
Bangkok
Bangkok
Taipei
Taipei
Kolkata
Kolkata
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Beijing
Beijing
Jakarta
Jakarta
Riyadh
Riyadh
Shanghai
Shanghai
Harbin
Harbin
Doha
Doha
Tianjin
Tianjin
Wuhan
Wuhan
Changsha
Changsha
Zouk Mikael
Zouk Mikael
Host cities of the FIBA Asia Cup. Cities denoted by blue pogs had hosted more than once.
FIBA Asia Cup is located in Japan
Tokyo
Tokyo
Nagoya
Nagoya
Kobe
Kobe
Fukuoka
Fukuoka
Tokushima
Tokushima
Host cities of the FIBA Asia Cup (Japan).

Tournament awards

Most recent award winners (2022)
Year Winner
2022 Lebanon Wael Arakji
Year Player Position Team
2022 Wael Arakji Point guard  Lebanon
Mitch McCarron Shooting guard  Australia
Tohi Smith-Milner Power forward  New Zealand
Thon Maker Power forward/center  Australia
Zhou Qi Center  China

Tournament leaders

  • Minimum of five games played (GP).[3][4]

Highest scoring averages

Rank Player Team GP Pts PPG Tournaments
1Michael Madanly Syria1131428.5Japan 2007, Lebanon 2017
2Sani Sakakini Palestine817922.4China 2015
3Alkhas Zaid Jordan715622.3China 2003
4Fadi El Khatib Lebanon3986022.1China 2001, Kuwait 2005,Japan 2007, China 2009, Lebanon 2017
5Jamal Abu-Shamala Palestine817221.5China 2015
6Abdullah Alsarraf Kuwait1429020.7China 2003, Kuwait 2005
7A. Mohamad Syria713919.9China 2003
8K. Satiyseelan Malaysia713819.7China 2003
9Rasheim Wright Jordan2650419.4Japan 2007, China 2009, China 2011

Cumulative top scorers

Rank Player Team GP Pts PPG
1Fadi El Khatib Lebanon3986022.1
2Hamed Haddadi Iran5074614.9
3Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Iran4461514.0
4 Yi Jianlian China3655115.3
5Anton Ponomarev Kazakhstan4354812.7
6 Kim Joo-sung South Korea5052310.5
7Rasheim Wright Jordan2650419.4
8Daoud Musa Daoud Qatar4548710.8
9 Wang Zhizhi China3447213.9
10Abdulrahman Saad Qatar4146711.4

Points

Year Player Team GP Pts PPG
2007Michael Madanly Syria723233.1
2007 Fadi El Khatib  Lebanon 8 218 27.3
2009Rasheim Wright Jordan918620.7
2011Marcus Douthit Philippines919721.9
2013Hamed Haddadi Iran916918.8
2017Fadi El Khatib Lebanon718125.9
2015Sani Sakakini Palestine817922.4

Rebounds

Year Player Team GP Reb RPG
2007Wissam Yakoub Syria77410.6
2009Hamed Haddadi Iran911813.1
2011Marcus Douthit Philippines911012.2
2013Hamed Haddadi Iran99010.0
2015Sani Sakakini Palestine810112.6
2017Hamed Haddadi Iran66510.8

Assists

Year Player Team GP Ast APG
2007Sambhaji Kadam India7284.0
2009Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Iran9434.8
2011Mario Wuysang Indonesia5326.4
2013Mehdi Kamrani Iran9596.6
2015Imad Qahwash Palestine8486.0
2017Hamed Haddadi Iran6396.5

Participating nations

20th century

Nation Philippines
1960
Taiwan
1963
Malaysia
1965
South Korea
1967
Thailand
1969
Japan
1971
Philippines
1973
Thailand
1975
Malaysia
1977
Japan
1979
India
1981
Hong Kong
1983
Malaysia
1985
Thailand
1987
China
1989
Japan
1991
Indonesia
1993
South Korea
1995
Saudi Arabia
1997
Japan
1999
 Bahrain 12th12th13th15th10th12th
 Bangladesh 13th15th18th15th
 China 1st1st1st1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st3rd1st
 Chinese Taipei 2nd2nd5th5th4th4th3rd6th5th3rd4th5th4th6th4th
 Hong Kong 5th6th8th9th9th9th11th9th10th11th10th7th13th14th13th11th13th15th14th13th
 India 7th6th5th6th6th4th7th5th5th6th10th6th6th13th13th11th
 Indonesia 6th4th8th10th13th12th11th12th14th14th12th18th12th
 Iran 5th8th5th8th5th6th4th10th8th
 Iraq 6th8th9th
 Japan 3rd1st3rd2nd1st4th2nd3rd2nd3rd2nd5th3rd4th3rd7th3rd2nd5th
 Jordan 8th9th10th8th9th17th7th
 Kazakhstan 5th13th
 Kuwait 12th4th12th10th11th6th
 Kyrgyzstan 8th
 Lebanon 7th
 Macau 15th15th
 Malaysia 7th5th6th8th7th5th9th8th4th7th6th11th4th7th9th17th14th14th15th
 North Korea 5th2nd
 Pakistan 8th12th11th9th6th9th13th14th10th17th
 Philippines 1st1st2nd1st3rd2nd1st5th5th4th4th9th1st4th8th7th11th12th9th11th
 Qatar 16th
 Saudi Arabia 7th9th6th6th4th3rd
 Singapore 7th9th10th8th10th7th11th10th11th14th12th11th11th10th16th
 South Korea 4th3rd3rd2nd1st3rd2nd3rd2nd3rd2nd3rd2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd1st2nd
 Sri Lanka 13th14th12th15th18th19th
 Syria 8th
 Thailand 4th4th7th6th7th7th6th8th9th7th10th7th8th12th15th16th14th
 United Arab Emirates 8th9th5th10th
 Uzbekistan 7th9th
 Vietnam 8th10th
Total 781010991213141312151515151818191515

21st century

Nation China
2001
China
2003
Qatar
2005
Japan
2007
China
2009
China
2011
Philippines
2013
China
2015
Lebanon
2017
Indonesia
2022
Years
 Australia 1st1st2
 Bahrain 15th12th13th9
 Bangladesh 4
 China 1st1st1st10th2nd1st5th1st5th8th23
 Chinese Taipei 7th11th9th6th5th8th4th13th12th10th25
 Hong Kong 11th13th15th13th10th12th15th27
 India 8th8th12th15th13th14th11th8th14th16th26
 Indonesia 14th12th15th13th11th18
 Iran 5th6th1st1st5th1st3rd2nd5th18
 Iraq 11th4
 Japan 6th6th5th8th10th7th9th4th9th7th29
 Jordan 10th7th5th3rd2nd7th9th8th4th16
 Kazakhstan 7th10th4th9th8th11th16th15th10
 Kuwait 12th12th13th14th11th14th12
 Kyrgyzstan 1
 Lebanon 2nd4th2nd2nd4th6th5th6th2nd10
 Macau 2
 Malaysia 16th16th11th15th16th24
 New Zealand 4th3rd2
 North Korea 2
 Pakistan 10
 Palestine 10th1
 Philippines 15th9th8th4th2nd2nd7th9th28
 Qatar 5th3rd3rd7th6th16th6th7th13th10
 Saudi Arabia 8th13th14th9
 Singapore 14th15th17
 South Korea 3rd2nd4th3rd7th3rd3rd6th3rd6th30
 Sri Lanka 16th7
 Syria 4th9th11th9th10th12th7
 Thailand 13th14th19
 United Arab Emirates 10th16th12th10th8
 Uzbekistan 9th14th11th14th12th7
 Vietnam 2
Total 14161616161615161616

General statistics

All-time statistics, as of the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup.

Team GP Won Lost Pct.
 Australia12120100.00%
 Bahrain62204232.26%
 Bangladesh250250.00%
 China1791631691.06%
 Chinese Taipei1921157759.90%
 Hong Kong1945314127.32%
 India1787110739.89%
 Indonesia120338727.50%
 Iran134904467.16%
 Iraq29141548.28%
 Japan2211467566.06%
 Jordan119635652.94%
 Kazakhstan67283941.79%
 Kuwait84295534.52%
 Kyrgyzstan83537.50%
 Lebanon79493062.03%
 Macau120120.00%
 Malaysia1755911633.71%
 New Zealand138561.54%
 North Korea1410471.43%
 Pakistan73215228.77%
 Palestine84450.00%
 Philippines2151417465.58%
 Qatar72363650.00%
 Saudi Arabia60293148.33%
 Singapore127369128.35%
 South Korea2401855577.08%
 Sri Lanka460460.00%
 Syria43172639.53%
 Thailand145578839.31%
 United Arab Emirates56223439.29%
 Uzbekistan45172837.78%
 Vietnam171165.88%

Notes

  1. Originally scheduled for 2021, but postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

References

  1. Etchells, Daniel (2 June 2017). "Holders China learn group-stage opponents for 2017 FIBA Asia Cup". Inside the Games. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. Beltran, Nelson (31 May 2017). "'Stand-alone' FIBA Asia Cup crowns continental champ". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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  4. "FIBA Archive: highest scoring average in FIBA Asia Championship", FIBA.com, 3 October 2015, archived from the original on 26 August 2017, retrieved 26 August 2017
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