FIBA Asia Cup

For the women's tournament, see FIBA Asia Championship for Women.

FIBA Asia Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship
Formerly	ABC Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1960
First season	1960
No. of teams	16
Country	FIBA Asia member nations
Continent	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	China (15th)
Most titles	China (15 titles)
Official website	www.FIBAAsia.net

The FIBA Asia Championship for Men (formerly Asian Basketball Confederation Championship) is a tournament which takes place every two years between teams of the continent. This is the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship and the Olympic basketball tournament. The tournament is also known as the Asian Championships.

History

The Asian Basketball Confederation 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've dominated ever since.

There were only four instances where China didn't win the championship since then: in 1986 when the Philippines defeated a full-strength Chinese team; in 1997, when the Chinese complained at Riyadh's climate; the loss to South Korean Nationals in 2007 and when the Chinese sent their "B team" since they've already qualified for the Olympics by virtue of their hosting, and in 2009 when Iran defeated the Chinese team A in Tianjin to become the 3rd team to beat China and the 2nd team to successfully defend the championship

Korea had been the perennial runner-ups, with Japan sneaking in. The Philippines once, one of the strongest teams in Asia (got 5 Fiba Asia Championship titles and 4 Asian Games title) had become weaker due to its players turning professional (therefore ineligible for FIBA participation until 1989). By the 21st century, the tournament had been renamed the FIBA Asia Championship. During the 2007 Championship, West Asian teams were able to compete with the traditional East Asian powers, as evidenced of an all-West Asian final when Iran defeated Lebanon.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Game
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1960 Details	Manila		Philippines	No playoffs	Formosa		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea
1963 Details	Taipei		Philippines	91–77	Formosa		South Korea	No playoffs	Thailand
1965 Details	Kuala Lumpur		Japan	No playoffs	Philippines		South Korea	No playoffs	Thailand
1967 Details	Seoul		Philippines	No playoffs	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	Indonesia
1969 Details	Bangkok		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		Philippines	No playoffs	Taiwan
1971 Details	Tokyo		Japan	No playoffs	Philippines		South Korea	No playoffs	Taiwan
1973 Details	Manila		Philippines	No playoffs	South Korea		Taiwan	No playoffs	Japan
1975 Details	Bangkok		China	No playoffs	Japan		South Korea	No playoffs	India
1977 Details	Kuala Lumpur		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	Malaysia
1979 Details	Nagoya		China	No playoffs	Japan		South Korea	No playoffs	Philippines
1981 Details	Kolkata		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	Philippines
1983 Details	Hong Kong		China	95–71	Japan		South Korea	83–60	Kuwait
1985 Details	Kuala Lumpur		Philippines	No playoffs	South Korea		China	No playoffs	Malaysia
1987 Details	Bangkok		China	86–79 OT	South Korea		Japan	89–75	Philippines
1989 Details	Beijing		China	102–72	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	69–58	Japan
1991 Details	Kobe		China	104–88	South Korea		Japan	63–60	Chinese Taipei
1993 Details	Jakarta		China	93–72	North Korea		South Korea	86–70	Iran
1995 Details	Seoul		China	87–78	South Korea		Japan	69–63	Chinese Taipei
1997 Details	Riyadh		South Korea	78–76	Japan		China	94–68	Saudi Arabia
1999 Details	Fukuoka		China	63–45	South Korea		Saudi Arabia	93–67	Chinese Taipei
2001 Details	Shanghai		China	97–63	Lebanon		South Korea	95–94 OT	Syria
2003 Details	Harbin		China	106–96	South Korea		Qatar	77–67	Lebanon
2005 Details	Doha		China	77–61	Lebanon		Qatar	89–77	South Korea
2007 Details	Tokushima		Iran	74–69	Lebanon		South Korea	80–76	Kazakhstan
2009 Details	Tianjin		Iran	70–52	China		Jordan	80–66	Lebanon
2011 Details	Wuhan		China	70–69	Jordan		South Korea	70–68	Philippines
2013 Details	Manila

Medal table

Map of the countries' best results.

1	China	15	1	2	18
2	Philippines	5	2	1	8
3	South Korea	2	11	10	23
4	Japan	2	5	7	14
5	Iran	2	0	0	2
6	Lebanon	0	3	0	3
7	Chinese Taipei	0	2	2	4
8	Jordan	0	1	1	2
9	North Korea	0	1	0	1
10	Qatar	0	0	2	2
11	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1
Total		26	26	26	78

MVP Awards

Manila

Kuala Lumpur

Seoul

Bangkok

Taipei

Kolkata

Hong Kong

Beijing

Jakarta

Riyadh

Shanghai

Harbin

Doha

Tianjin

Wuhan

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Host cities, outside Japan, of the championships. Cities denoted by blue pogs had hosted more than once.

Tokyo

Nagoya

Kobe

Fukuoka

Tokushima

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Host cities within Japan of the championships.

Year	MVP Award Winner
1960	Carlos Badion
1987	Lee Chung-Hee
1995	Hur Jae
1997	Chun Hee-Chul
1999	Hu Weidong
2001	Yao Ming
2003	Yao Ming
2005	Yao Ming
2007	Hamed Haddadi
2009	Hamed Haddadi
2011	Yi Jianlian

Participating nations

Nation	1960	1963	1965	1967	1969	1971	1973	1975	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999
Bahrain									12th	12th				13th		15th			10th	12th
Bangladesh										13th					15th		18th		15th
China								1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st
Chinese Taipei	2nd	2nd	5th	5th	4th	4th	3rd						6th	5th	3rd	4th	5th	4th	6th	4th
North Korea																5th	2nd
Hong Kong	5th	6th	8th	9th	9th	9th	11th	9th	10th	11th	10th	7th	13th	14th	13th	11th	13th	15th	14th	13th
India			7th	6th	5th	6th	6th	4th	7th	5th	5th	6th	10th	6th	6th	13th		13th	11th
Indonesia	6th			4th			8th	10th	13th			12th	11th	12th	14th	14th	12th	18th	12th
Iran							5th				8th	5th	8th		5th	6th	4th	10th	8th
Iraq									6th	8th				9th
Japan	3rd		1st	3rd	2nd	1st	4th	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	7th	3rd	2nd	5th
Jordan												8th	9th	10th		8th	10th	17th	7th
Kazakhstan																		5th	13th
South Korea	4th	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd
Kuwait								12th				4th				12th	9th	11th		6th
Kyrgyzstan																		8th
Lebanon																				7th
Macau												15th		15th
Malaysia	7th	5th	6th	8th	7th	5th	9th	8th	4th	7th	6th	11th	4th	7th	9th	17th	14th	14th		15th
Pakistan					8th		12th	11th	9th	6th	9th	13th	14th		10th		17th
Philippines	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	5th	5th	4th	4th	9th	1st	4th	8th	7th	11th	12th	9th	11th
Qatar																16th
Saudi Arabia															7th	9th	6th	6th	4th	3rd
Singapore		7th	9th	10th		8th	10th	7th	11th	10th	11th	14th	12th	11th	11th	10th	16th
Sri Lanka								13th	14th		12th		15th			18th		19th
Syria																				8th
Thailand		4th	4th	7th	6th	7th	7th	6th	8th	9th	7th	10th	7th	8th	12th		15th	16th		14th
United Arab Emirates																	8th	9th	5th	10th
Uzbekistan																		7th		9th
Vietnam		8th	10th
Total	7	8	10	10	9	9	12	13	14	13	12	15	15	15	15	18	18	19	15	15

Nation	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	Years
Bahrain						15th	Q	8
Bangladesh								4
China	1st	1st	1st	10th	2nd	1st		19
Chinese Taipei	7th	11th	9th	6th	5th	8th		21
North Korea								2
Hong Kong	11th	13th	15th	13th				24
India	8th	8th	12th	15th	13th	14th		22
Indonesia			14th	12th	15th	13th		17
Iran		5th	6th	1st	1st	5th	Q	15
Iraq								3
Japan	6th	6th	5th	8th	10th	7th		25
Jordan		10th	7th	5th	3rd	2nd	Q	13
Kazakhstan		7th	10th	4th	9th			6
South Korea	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	7th	3rd		26
Kuwait	12th	12th	13th	14th	11th			11
Kyrgyzstan								1
Lebanon	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	6th	Q	8
Macau								2
Malaysia		16th	16th			11th		22
Pakistan								10
Philippines		15th		9th	8th	4th	Q	25
Qatar	5th	3rd	3rd	7th	6th	16th	Q	8
Saudi Arabia			8th				Q	8
Singapore	14th							16
Sri Lanka					16th			7
Syria	4th	9th		11th		9th		5
Thailand	13th							18
United Arab Emirates	10th			16th	12th	10th		8
Uzbekistan	9th	14th	11th		14th	12th		7
Vietnam								2
Total	14	16	16	16	16	16	16

General statistics

Team	Played	Won	Lost	%Won
Bahrain	51	18	33	35.29%
Bangladesh	25	0	25	0.00%
China	149	140	9	93.96%
Chinese Taipei	170	104	66	61.18%
North Korea	14	10	4	71.43%
Hong Kong	176	51	125	28.98%
India	155	66	89	42.58%
Indonesia	116	32	84	27.59%
Iran	106	66	40	62.26%
Iraq	25	13	12	52.00%
Japan	196	133	63	67.86%
Jordan	88	47	41	53.41%
Kazakhstan	44	23	21	52.27%
South Korea	211	165	46	78.20%
Kuwait	79	28	51	35.44%
Kyrgyzstan	8	3	5	37.50%
Lebanon	57	35	22	61.40%
Macau	12	0	12	0.00%
Malaysia	166	59	107	35.54%
Pakistan	73	21	52	28.77%
Philippines	187	122	65	65.24%
Qatar	52	27	25	51.92%
Saudi Arabia	53	28	25	52.83%
Singapore	122	35	87	28.69%
Sri Lanka	46	0	46	0.00%
Syria	35	15	20	42.86%
Thailand	140	56	84	40.00%
United Arab Emirates	56	22	34	39.29%
Uzbekistan	45	17	28	37.78%
Vietnam	17	1	16	5.88%
Total: 1337 games

See also

• FIBA World Championship
• Basketball at the Summer Olympics
• Basketball at the Asian Games
• FIBA Asia Under-20 Championship
• FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
• FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
• FIBA Asia Championship for Women
• FIBA Asia Cup

References

• archive.fiba.com

External links

• FIBA Asia official website