Every four years, the men’s national teams of Asia and Oceania compete in the FIBA Asia Cup, formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship and ABC Championship.
In order to choose the fifteen FIBA Asia-Oceania countries that will compete in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup alongside the host Saudi Arabia, a basketball tournament known as the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers is being held from June 2022 to February 2025.
History of FIBA Asia Cup
China is the most successful team in FIBA Asia Cup history, having won the tournament 16 times. Their dominance is built on a combination of size, skill, and a well-developed basketball system that has consistently produced top-tier talent.
They won the championship in 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2015 meaning that they have won more than 50% of the tournaments that have taken place and have stamped their supremacy on the tournament.
The FIBA Asia Cup, Asia’s continental basketball competition, will inaugurate its 31st edition in Saudi Arabia. FIBA Asia will organize the competition.
After hosting the 1997 edition, Saudi Arabia will be hosting the event again and this edition will happen from August 5th to August 17th, 2025.
FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers
With the end of Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers on Monday night, five additional teams have guaranteed their spots in the 2025 tournament.
With victories in their individual groups during the qualifying process, Korea, China, Iran, Qatar, and Syria have cemented their spot in the FIBA Asia Cup.
As a result, all 12 straight tickets from the Qualifiers to the Asia Cup have been reserved. Last November, during Window 2, the reigning two-time champions Australia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Japan, Jordan, and Lebanon qualified.
Saudi Arabia have automatically qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship as they are the host nation for the tournament.
The 12 teams qualified for the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 so far: Australia; China; Iran; Japan; Jordan; Korea; Lebanon; New Zealand; Philippines; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Syria.
India’s Hopes for qualifying for FIBA Asia Cup
The Indian men’s basketball team did not make it straight to the main event after losing 81-61 to Qatar in their last Group E game of the second round of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers on Monday.
Despite being equal with Kazakhstan in last position on seven points, the defeat meant that India placed third in their group. India will now play in a different qualifying competition to fight for the final four berths in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.
