2013 FIBA Asia Champions Cup explained

Type:	Asia Champions Cup
Year:	2013
Size:	200
Host:	Jordan
Dates:	September 13–21
Teams:	8
Federations:	44
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champions:	Iran
Title Number:	Foolad Mahan's 1st title; Iran's 5
Ppg P:	Wright (29.3)
Ppg T:	Foolad Mahan (106.5)
Rpg P:	Haddadi (12.3)
Rpg T:	Foolad Mahan (45.8)
Apg P:	Taylor (7.0)
Apg T:	Foolad Mahan (14.8)
Website:	2013 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Prevseason:	2012
Nextseason:	2016

The 2013 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 24th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Amman, Jordan in September 13–21, 2013.^[1] The main venue was the Prince Hamzah Court. This marked the first occasion when Jordan have hosted any FIBA Asia event.^[2]

Foolad Mahan from Iran, after going undefeated in the entire tournament, won its first ever FIBA Asia Champions Cup title after defeating Al-Rayyan from Qatar in the final game, 84–74. It was the fifth time a club from Iran has won the championship.^[3]

ASU from the hosts Jordan, on the other hand, finished third in the tournament after defeating Al-Hala from Bahrain in the third-place game, 107-76.^[4]

Qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup is ten. Each of the six FIBA ASIA Sub-Zones had one place, and the host was automatically qualified. The other three places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2012 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.^{[5] [6]}

width=150	Central Asia (1) !	width=150	East Asia (1) !	width=150	Gulf (1+1) !	width=150	South Asia (1) !	width=150	Southeast Asia (1) !	width=150	West Asia (1+1+1+1)
Kapchagay	Khas Bronchos *	Al-Hala	ONGC	San Miguel *	ASU
		Al-Rayyan			Foolad Mahan
					Duhok
					Al-Jaish

* Withdrew.^[7]

Preliminary round

Group A

width=180	Team	width=30	Pld	width=30	W	width=30	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=30	Pts
Foolad Mahan Isfahan	3	3	0	330	239	+91	6
ASU	3	2	1	286	249	+37	5
	3	1	2	287	344	−57	4
Al-Jaish	3	0	3	216	287	−71	3

Group B

width=180	Team	width=30	Pld	width=30	W	width=30	L	width=30	PF	width=30	PA	width=30	PD	width=30	Pts
Al-Rayyan	3	3	0	254	194	+60	6
Duhok	3	2	1	257	241	+16	5
Kapchagay	3	1	2	229	242	−13	4
	3	0	3	200	263	−63	3

Final round

Final

Final standing

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Record
	Foolad Mahan Isfahan	6–0
	Al-Rayyan	5–1
	ASU	4–2
4	Al-Hala	2–4
5		4–2
6		1–5
7	Kapchagay	2–4
8		0–6

Notes and References

1. Web site: PHI - 27th FIBA Asia Championship moved to Philippines; 2013 calendar finalized. 10 January 2013. FIBA Asia. 5 September 2013.
2. Web site: Event Guide. FIBA Asia. 10 September 2013.
3. Web site: IRI/QAT - Foolad Mahan’s final flurry takes them to Champions Cup triumph. 21 September 2013. FIBA Asia. 22 September 2013.
4. Web site: JOR/BRN - ASU rest their imports, yet prove too hot for Hala to clinch maiden bronze. 21 September 2013. FIBA Asia. 22 September 2013.
5. http://fibaasia.net/FIBA%20ASIA%20Internal%20Regulations.pdf FIBA Internal Rules
6. Web site: Teams. FIBA Asia. 5 September 2013.
7. Web site: Lack of players forces Gilas to skip Fiba-Asia Champions Cup. 7 September 2013. spin.ph. 8 September 2013.