FIBA Asia explained

FIBA Asia
Type:	Sports federation
Formation:	1960
Headquarters:	Beirut, Lebanon
Membership:	44 (+22) member associations
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Kempa Govindaraj
Language:	English

FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains Asian FIBA member associations.

Sub-zones

44 (+22) member associations in 6 (+1) sub-zones:

1. Central Asia Basketball Association (CABA) – 5 member associations
2. East Asia Basketball Association (EABA) – 8 member associations
3. Gulf Basketball Association (GBA) – 6 member associations
4. South Asia Basketball Association (SABA) – 8 member associations
5. Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) – 10 member associations
6. West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) – 7 member associations
7. FIBA Oceania (since 2017) – 22 member associations

Members

Country	Association	National teams	FIBA affiliation
Central Asia (CABA)
	Kazakhstan Basketball Federation		1992
	Kyrgyz Basketball Federation		1992
	Tajikistan Basketball Federation		1994
	Turkmenistan Basketball Federation		1998
	Basketball Federation of Uzbekistan		1992
East Asia (EABA)
	Chinese Basketball Association		1974
	Chinese Taipei Basketball Association		1981
	Hong Kong Basketball Association		1957
	Japan Basketball Association		1936
	Macau–China Basketball Association		1979
	Mongolian Basketball Association		2000
	Amateur Basketball Association of DPR of Korea		1947
	Korea Basketball Association		1947
Persian Gulf (GBA)
	Bahrain Basketball Association		1975
			1959
	Oman Basketball Association		1987
	Qatar Basketball Federation		1977
	Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation		1964
	United Arab Emirates Basketball Association		1976
South Asia (SABA)
	Afghanistan National Basketball Federation (ANBF)		1968
	Bangladesh Basketball Federation		1978
	Bhutan Basketball Federation		1983
	Basketball Federation of India		1936
	Maldives Basketball Association		1997
	Nepal Basketball Association		2000
	Pakistan Basketball Federation		1958
	Sri Lanka Basketball Federation		1959
Southeast Asia (SEABA)
	Brunei Basketball Association		1970
	Cambodia Basketball Federation		1958
	Indonesian Basketball Association (PERBASI)		1954
	Fédération de Basketball du Laos		1965
	Malaysia Basketball Association		1957
	Myanmar Basketball Federation		1949
	Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas		1936
	Basketball Association of Singapore		1954
	Basketball Sport Association of Thailand		1953
	Vietnam Basketball Federation		1952
West Asia (WABA)
	Iran Basketball Federation		1947
	Iraqi Basketball Association		1948
	Jordan Basketball Federation		1957
	Fédération Libanaise de Basketball		1947
	Palestinian Basketball Federation		1963
	Syrian Basketball Federation		1947
	Yemen Basketball Association (YBA)		1971

Tournaments

Organized by FIBA Asia

National teams

• FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also includes FIBA Oceania members
• FIBA Women's Asia Cup – since 2017, also includes FIBA Oceania members
• FIBA Asia Challenge
• FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup
• FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup (women)
• Youth championships
  • FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship - since 2018, also includes FIBA Oceania members
  • FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women - since 2018, also includes FIBA Oceania members
  • FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship - since 2018, also includes FIBA Oceania members
  • FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women - since 2017, also includes FIBA Oceania members
  • FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asia Cup
  • FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asia Cup (women)
• Former youth championships
  • FIBA Asia Under-20 Championship
  • FIBA Asia Under-20 Championship for Women

Clubs

• Basketball Champions League Asia
• Women's Basketball League Asia
• East Asia Super League
• West Asia Super League

Organized by FIBA Asia subzones

National teams

• Central Asian Basketball Championship
• East Asia Basketball Championship
• Gulf Basketball Championship
• SABA Championship
• SEABA Championship
• West Asian Basketball Championship

Clubs

• • ASEAN Basketball League WABA Champions Cup

Other pan-Asian tournaments

National teams

• Asian Games basketball tournament
• East Asian Games basketball tournament
• FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup (held in China)
• Southeast Asian Games basketball tournament
• West Asian Games basketball tournament
• William Jones Cup (held in Taipei, Taiwan)

Title holder

Men

Tournament	Year	width=100px	Champion	Title	Runner-up	Next edition
National teams
FIBA Asia Cup	2022		2nd		2025
FIBA Asia Challenge	2016		3rd		TBD
FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup	2024		2nd		2026
FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup	2023		3rd		2025
FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup	2024		4th		2025
FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asia Cup	2022		2nd		TBD
Club teams
Basketball Champions League Asia	2024		3rd	Shabab Al Ahli	2025
East Asia Super League	2023-24		1st	Seoul SK Knights	2024-25
West Asia Super League	2023-24		1st	Sagesse	2024-25

Women

Tournament	Division	Year	width=100px	Champion	Title	Runner-up	Next edition
National teams
	Division A	2023		12th		2025
	Division B	2023		1st		2025
	Division A	2024		2nd		2026
	Division B	2024		1st		2026
	Division A	2023		3rd		2025
	Division B	2023		1st		2025
		2024		4th		2025
		2022		1st		TBD
Club teams
Women's Basketball League Asia		2024				2025

FIBA World Rankings

Overview

Performances

• Doesn't include classification rounds

bgcolor=gold	1st	Gold Medal
bgcolor=silver	2nd	Silver Medal
3rd	Bronze Medal
SF	Semifinals
FR	Final round
QF	Quarterfinals
R16	Round of 16
RD2	Second round
RD1	Preliminary round
bgcolor=gray	WD	Withdrew
bgcolor=red	DQ	Disqualified
	Host team

Summer Olympics, men

Nation	36 (18)	48 (23)	52 (23)	56 (15)	60 (16)	64 (16)	68 (16)	72 (16)	76 (12)	80 (12)	84 (12)	88 (12)	92 (12)	96 (12)	00 (12)	04 (12)	08 (12)	12 (12)	16 (12)	20 (12)	24 (12)	Years
									bgcolor=gray	WD	bgcolor=gray	WD	RD1 10th	RD1 11th	RD1 12th	QF 8th	RD1 10th	QF 8th	QF 8th	RD1 12th	RD1 12th			9
										RD1 12th												1
		RD1 14th															RD1 11th			RD1 12th		3
		RD1 22nd																				1
	RD1 9th			RD1 10th	RD1 15th	RD1 10th		RD1 14th	RD1 11th											RD1 11th	RD1 11th	8
		QF 8th		RD1 14th		RD1 16th	RD1 14th					RD1 9th		RD1 12th								6
	QF 5th	RD1 12th	R16 9th	QF 7th	RD1 11th		RD1 13th	RD1 13th														7
				RD1 13th																		1
				RD1 15th																		1

Summer Olympics, women

Nation	76 (12)	80 (12)	84 (12)	88 (12)	92 (12)	96 (12)	00 (12)	04 (12)	08 (12)	12 (12)	16 (12)	20 (12)	24 (12)	Years
			3rd	RD1 6th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	RD1 9th		RD1 9th	bgcolor=#ccffcc style="border:3px solid red"	SF 4th	QF 6th	RD1 10th	QF 5th	RD1 9th	10
	FR 5th					QF 7th		RD1 10th			QF 8th	bgcolor=silver style="border:3px solid red"	2nd	RD1 12th	6
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	RD1 7th		RD1 10th	SF 4th	RD1 12th	QF 8th			RD1 10th		7

FIBA Basketball World Cup

Nation	50 (10)	54 (12)	59 (13)	63 (13)	67 (13)	70 (13)	74 (14)	78 (14)	82 (13)	86 (24)	90 (16)	94 (16)	98 (16)	02 (16)	06 (24)	10 (24)	14 (24)	19 (32)	2023 (32)	2027 (32)	Years
								RD1 11th	RD1 12th	RD2 9th	RD1 14th	RD2 8th		RD2 12th	R16 15th	R16 16th		bgcolor=#ffdddd style="border:3px solid red"	RD1 24th	RD1 29th		10
																RD1 19th	RD1 20th	RD1 23rd	RD1 31st		4
				RD1 13th	RD1 11th								RD1 14th		RD1 20th			RD1 31st	bgcolor=#ffcccc style="border:3px solid red"	RD1 19th		6
																RD1 23rd		RD1 28th	RD1 32nd		3
						RD1 11th		RD1 13th		RD1 22nd	RD1 15th	RD1 13th	RD1 16th				RD1 23rd	RD1 26th			8
														RD1 16th	RD1 18th	RD1 21st			RD1 23rd		4
										RD1 24th											1
		FR 3rd	QF 8th	bgcolor=red	DQ			RD1 13th	FR 8th		bgcolor=gray	WD							RD1 21st	RD1 32nd	bgcolor=#ffcccc style="border:3px solid red"	RD1 24th		7
															RD1 24th					bgcolor=#ffffff style="border:3px solid red"	TBD TBD	2

See also

• Sports in Asia