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{{Infobox FIBA tourney
| continent    = Asia
| year         = 1997
| logo         = 
| size         = 130
| caption      = Official logo of the 1997 ABC Championship
| host         = Saudi Arabia
| dates        = September 11–19
| teams        = 15
| federations  = 44
| venues       = 1
| cities       = 1
| champions    = KOR
| title_number = 2
| mvp          = {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Chun Hee-Chul]]
| prevseason   = [[1995 ABC Championship|1995]]
| nextseason   = [[1999 ABC Championship|1999]]
}}
The '''[[1997 in basketball|1997]] [[FIBA Asia Championship|Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship]]''' was held in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]].

==Qualification==

According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Saudi Arabia) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!width=150|East Asia (4+2) !!width=150|Gulf (1+2) !!width=150|Middle Asia (1+2) !!width=150|Southeast Asia (2) !!width=150|West Asia (2)
|-
|bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|CHN}}
|bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|KSA}}
|bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|KAZ}}
|{{Bk|INA}}
|{{Bk|IRI}}
|-
|bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|KOR}}
|{{Bk|UAE}}
|{{Bk|IND}}
|{{Bk|PHI|1986}}
|{{Bk|JOR}}
|-
|bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|JPN}}
|{{Bk|BHR|1972}}
|{{Bk|BAN}}
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|-
|bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|TPE}}
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|{{Bk|HKG}}
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|<s>TBD</s>
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|}

==Preliminary round==

===Group A===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|CHN}}
|3||3||0||280||198||+82||'''6'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|IRI}}
|3||2||1||215||242||−27||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|BHR|1972}}
|3||1||2||197||214||−17||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|PHI|1986}}
|3||0||3||216||254||−38||'''3'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 11 |place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''74'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BHR|1972}}|scoreB=60
|H1=35–42 |H2=39–18
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 11|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IRI}}'''|scoreA='''77'''
|teamB= {{Bk|PHI|1986}}|scoreB=76
|H1=35–38 |H2=42–38
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 12|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''107'''
|teamB= {{Bk|PHI|1986}}|scoreB=72
|H1=57–27 |H2=50–45
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 12|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|BHR|1972}}|scoreA=67
|teamB= '''{{Bk|IRI}}'''|scoreB='''72'''
|H1=37–38 |H2=30–34
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 13|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''99'''
|teamB= {{Bk|IRI}}|scoreB=66
|H1=52–34 |H2=47–32
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 13|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|PHI|1986}}|scoreA=68
|teamB= '''{{Bk|BHR|1972}}'''|scoreB='''70'''
|H1=38–38 |H2=30–32
}}

===Group B===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|KOR}}
|3||3||0||326||196||+130||'''6'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|UAE}}
|3||2||1||262||180||+82||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|IND}}
|3||1||2||257||237||+20||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|BAN}}
|3||0||3||152||384||−232||'''3'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 11|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''153'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BAN}}|scoreB=55
|H1=82–34 |H2=71–21
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 11|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|UAE}}'''|scoreA='''82'''
|teamB= {{Bk|IND}}|scoreB=65
|H1=44–27 |H2=38–38
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 12|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|IND}}|scoreA=69
|teamB= '''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|scoreB='''100'''
|H1=35–59 |H2=34–41
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 12|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|BAN}}|scoreA=42
|teamB= '''{{Bk|UAE}}'''|scoreB='''108'''
|H1=25–48 |H2=17–60
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 13|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IND}}'''|scoreA='''123'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BAN}}|scoreB=55
|H1=57–33 |H2=66–22
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 13|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''73'''
|teamB= {{Bk|UAE}}|scoreB=72
|H1=44–37 |H2=29–35
}}

===Group C===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|KSA}}
|2||2||0||165||129||+36||'''4'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|JPN}}
|2||1||1||163||139||+24||'''3'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|HKG}}
|2||0||2||116||176||−60||'''2'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 11|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KSA}}'''|scoreA='''84'''
|teamB= {{Bk|HKG}}|scoreB=58
|H1=44–26 |H2=40–32
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 12|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|HKG}}|scoreA=58
|teamB= '''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|scoreB='''92'''
|H1=20–49 |H2=38–43
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 13|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|JPN}}|scoreA=71
|teamB= '''{{Bk|KSA}}'''|scoreB='''81'''
|H1=31–40 |H2=40–41
}}

===Group D===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|TPE}}
|3||3||0||205||168||+37||'''6'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|JOR}}
|3||2||1||197||184||+13||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|KAZ}}
|3||1||2||226||203||+23||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|INA}}
|3||0||3||176||249||−73||'''3'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 11|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|JOR}}'''|scoreA='''66'''
|teamB= {{Bk|KAZ}}|scoreB=65
|overtime=OT
|H1=24–30 |H2=33–27 |OT=9–8
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 11|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|TPE}}'''|scoreA='''75'''
|teamB= {{Bk|INA}}|scoreB=50
|H1=36–24 |H2=39–26
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 12|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|JOR}}|scoreA=60
|teamB= '''{{Bk|TPE}}'''|scoreB='''68'''
|H1=29–38 |H2=31–30
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 12|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|INA}}|scoreA=75
|teamB= '''{{Bk|KAZ}}'''|scoreB='''103'''
|H1=34–53 |H2=41–50
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 13|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|JOR}}'''|scoreA='''71'''
|teamB= {{Bk|INA}}|scoreB=51
|H1=32–22 |H2=39–29
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 13|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|TPE}}'''|scoreA='''62'''
|teamB= {{Bk|KAZ}}|scoreB=58
|H1=29–33 |H2=33–25
}}

==Quarterfinal round==

===Group I===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|CHN}}
|3||3||0||263||178||+85||'''6'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|KSA}}
|3||2||1||223||220||+3||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|UAE}}
|3||1||2||207||232||−25||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|JOR}}
|3||0||3||180||243||−63||'''3'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 15|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''95'''
|teamB= {{Bk|JOR}}|scoreB=62
|H1=53–26 |H2=42–36
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 15|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KSA}}'''|scoreA='''90'''
|teamB= {{Bk|UAE}}|scoreB=76
|H1=39–36 |H2=51–40
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 16|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|UAE}}|scoreA=54
|teamB= '''{{Bk|CHN}}'''|scoreB='''83'''
|H1=25–42 |H2=29–41
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 16|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|JOR}}|scoreA=59
|teamB= '''{{Bk|KSA}}'''|scoreB='''71'''
|H1=26–44 |H2=33–27
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 17|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|UAE}}'''|scoreA='''77'''
|teamB= {{Bk|JOR}}|scoreB=59
|H1=37–28 |H2=40–31
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 17|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''85'''
|teamB= {{Bk|KSA}}|scoreB=62
|H1=52–27 |H2=33–35
}}

===Group II===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
!width=80|Tiebreaker
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|JPN}}
|3||2||1||265||251||+14||'''5'''||1–0
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|KOR}}
|3||2||1||282||245||+37||'''5'''||0–1
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|TPE}}
|3||1||2||217||235||−18||'''4'''||1–0
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|IRI}}
|3||1||2||233||266||−33||'''4'''||0–1
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 15|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|IRI}}|scoreA=54
|teamB= '''{{Bk|TPE}}'''|scoreB='''72'''
|H1=19–29 |H2=35–43
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 15|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|JPN}}'''|scoreA='''89'''
|teamB= {{Bk|KOR}}|scoreB=83
|H1=38–38 |H2=51–45
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 16|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''103'''
|teamB= {{Bk|IRI}}|scoreB=85
|H1=50–44 |H2=53–41
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 16|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|TPE}}|scoreA=74
|teamB= '''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|scoreB='''85'''
|H1=39–42 |H2=35–43
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 17|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IRI}}'''|scoreA='''94'''
|teamB= {{Bk|JPN}}|scoreB=91
|H1=44–40 |H2=50–51
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 17|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''96'''
|teamB= {{Bk|TPE}}|scoreB=71
|H1=53–34 |H2=43–37
}}

===Group III===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|BHR|1972}}
|3||3||0||264||176||+88||'''6'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|INA}}
|3||2||1||266||186||+80||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|HKG}}
|3||1||2||236||223||+13||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|BAN}}
|3||0||3||137||318||−181||'''3'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 15|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|BHR|1972}}'''|scoreA='''76'''
|teamB= {{Bk|INA}}|scoreB=68
|H1=42–28 |H2=34–40
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 15|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|HKG}}'''|scoreA='''95'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BAN}}|scoreB=60
|H1=51–26 |H2=44–34
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 16|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|BAN}}|scoreA=39
|teamB= '''{{Bk|BHR|1972}}'''|scoreB='''109'''
|H1=21–58 |H2=18–51
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 16|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|INA}}'''|scoreA='''84'''
|teamB= {{Bk|HKG}}|scoreB=72
|H1=43–49 |H2=41–23
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 17|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|INA}}'''|scoreA='''114'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BAN}}|scoreB=38
|H1=58–22 |H2=56–16
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 17|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|BHR|1972}}'''|scoreA='''79'''
|teamB= {{Bk|HKG}}|scoreB=69
|H1=48–41 |H2=31–28
}}

===Group IV===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|PHI|1986}}
|2||2||0||173||143||+30||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|IND}}
|2||1||1||156||172||−16||'''3'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|KAZ}}
|2||0||2||157||171||−14||'''2'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 15|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|PHI|1986}}'''|scoreA='''84'''
|teamB= {{Bk|KAZ}}|scoreB=74
|H1=37–41 |H2=47–33
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 16|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|IND}}|scoreA=69
|teamB= '''{{Bk|PHI|1986}}'''|scoreB='''89'''
|H1=25–45 |H2=44–44
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 17|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|KAZ}}|scoreA=83
|teamB= '''{{Bk|IND}}'''|scoreB='''87'''
|H1=42–46 |H2=41–41
}}

==Classification 5th–14th==

===13th place===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 18|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|HKG}}|scoreA=68
|teamB= '''{{Bk|KAZ}}'''|scoreB='''100'''
|H1=35–43 |H2=33–57
}}

===11th place===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 18|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|INA}}|scoreA=0
|teamB= '''{{Bk|IND}}'''|scoreB='''20'''
|note=Walkover
}}

===9th place===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 18|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|BHR|1972}}|scoreA=79
|teamB= '''{{Bk|PHI|1986}}'''|scoreB='''84'''
|H1=41–46 |H2=38–38
}}

===7th place===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 19|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|JOR}}'''|scoreA='''71'''
|teamB= {{Bk|IRI}}|scoreB=62
|H1=36–22 |H2=35–40
}}

===5th place===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 19|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|UAE}}'''|scoreA='''78'''
|teamB= {{Bk|TPE}}|scoreB=62
|H1=35–27 |H2=43–35
}}

==Final round==
{{Round4-with third
|RD1=Semifinals
|RD2=Final
|Consol=3rd place
<!--Semis-->
|September 18|{{Bk|CHN}}|72|'''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|'''86'''
|September 18|{{Bk|KSA}}|92|'''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|'''108'''
<!--Final-->
|September 19|'''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|'''78'''|{{Bk|JPN}}|76
<!--3rd place-->
|September 19|'''{{Bk|CHN}}'''|'''94'''|{{Bk|KSA}}|68
}}

===Semifinals===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 18|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|CHN}}|scoreA=72
|teamB= '''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|scoreB='''86'''
|H1=42–36 |H2=30–50
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=September 18|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|KSA}}|scoreA=92
|teamB= '''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|scoreB='''108'''
|H1=43–51 |H2=49–57
}}

===3rd place===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 19|place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|KSA}}|scoreA=68
|teamB= '''{{Bk|CHN}}'''|scoreB='''94'''
|H1=30–48 |H2=38–46
}}

===Final===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=September 19 |place=[[GPYW Indoor Stadium]], [[Riyadh]]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''78'''
|teamB= {{Bk|JPN}}|scoreB=76
|H1=41–44 |H2=37–32
}}

==Final standing==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Qualified for the [[1998 FIBA World Championship]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=40|Rank
!width=180|Team
!width=60|Record
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| {{Gold1}}
|align=left|{{Bk|KOR}} ||7–1
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| {{Silver2}}
|align=left|{{Bk|JPN}} ||4–3
|-
| {{Bronze3}}
|align=left|{{Bk|CHN}} ||7–1
|-
|4
|align=left|{{Bk|KSA}} ||4–3
|-
|5
|align=left|{{Bk|UAE}} ||4–3
|-
|6
|align=left|{{Bk|TPE}} ||4–3
|-
|7
|align=left|{{Bk|JOR}} ||3–4
|-
|8
|align=left|{{Bk|IRI}} ||3–4
|-
|9
|align=left|{{Bk|PHI|1986}} ||3–3
|-
|10
|align=left|{{Bk|BHR|1972}} ||4–3
|-
|11
|align=left|{{Bk|IND}} ||3–3
|-
|12
|align=left|{{Bk|INA}} ||2–5
|-
|13
|align=left|{{Bk|KAZ}} ||2–4
|-
|14
|align=left|{{Bk|HKG}} ||1–5
|-
|15
|align=left|{{Bk|BAN}} ||0–6
|}

==Awards==
{{winners|bk|1997 Asian champions|KOR|Second}}

*'''Most Valuable Player:''' {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Chun Hee-Chul]]<ref>{{citation|author=Florian Wanninger|title=FIBA 1930-2001 Results|publisher=FIBA|year=2002|isbn=978-3897018365}}</ref>
*'''Best Scorer:''' {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Abdulmajeed Ali]]
*'''Best Playmaker:''' {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kang Dong-Hee]]
*'''Best 3-Pointer:''' {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Alexey Yeropkin]]
*'''Best Coach:''' {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Dong-Kwang]]
*'''Sportsmanship Award:''' {{flagicon|PHI|1986}} [[Romel Adducul]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://todor66.com/basketball/Asia/Men_1997.html Results]
* [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2458/tid/313/_/1997_Asian_Championship_for_Men_/index.html Archive.fiba.com]

{{FIBA Asia Championship}}
{{International basketball}}

[[Category:1997–98 in Asian basketball|ABC]]
[[Category:1997 in Saudi Arabian sport|B]]
[[Category:FIBA Asia Cup|1997]]
[[Category:International basketball competitions hosted by Saudi Arabia|ABC]]
[[Category:September 1997 sports events in Asia|ABC Championship]]