Southeast Asia Basketball Association Explained

Southeast Asia Basketball
Association (SEABA)
Former Name:ABC SEABA
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Abbreviation:SEABA
Type:Regional sports federation
Region Served:Southeast Asia
Membership:10 national federations
General:Koh Koon Teck
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Henry B. Nguyen
Parent Organization:FIBA Asia
Affiliations:FIBA

The Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) is a subzone of FIBA Asia consisting of countries from Southeast Asia. The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), a professional league, is the top level of club competition run by the SEABA.

Member nations

National team tournaments

SEABA Championship

See main article: SEABA Championship.

The SEABA Championship is a tournament between national teams. It was first held in Segamat in 1994, and every two years thereafter. The fourth edition, which was held in Manila in 2001, changed the year of the subzone qualifiers in odd-numbered years, beginning that same year; and directly it became the main qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Championship.

YearHostFirst placeSecond placeThird place
1994 SEABA Championship1994 Segamat
1996 SurabayaUnknown
1998 Manila
2001 Manila
2003 Kuala Lumpur
2005 Kuala Lumpur
2007 Ratchaburi
2009 Medan
2011 Jakarta
2013 Medan
2015 Singapore
2017 Quezon City
  1. A 3rd Place Match took place between Malaysia and Thailand but the result is unknown.

SEABA Cup

See main article: SEABA Cup.

The SEABA Cup is the qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Challenge, and is held in even-numbered years.

YearHostFirst placeSecond placeThird place
2012 Chiang Mai
2014 Batam
2016 Bangkok

SEABA Championship for Women

See main article: SEABA Championship for Women.

The SEABA Championship for Women is a tournament between national teams.

YearHostFirst placeSecond placeThird place
1995 SEABA Championship for Women1995 Surat Thani
1997 SEABA Championship for Women1997 Bangkok
1999 SEABA Championship for Women1999 Genting
2002 SEABA Championship for Women2002 Phuket
2004 SEABA Championship for Women2004 Singapore
2007 Phuket
2010 Manila
2014 Semarang
2016 Malacca City

SEABA Under-18 Championship

See main article: SEABA Under-18 Championship.

The SEABA Under-18 Championship is a tournament between national teams. The highest placers go to the FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.

YearHostFirst placeSecond placeThird place
1996 Santa Cruz
1998 SEABA Under-18 Championship1998 Bangkok
2002 SEABA Under-18 Championship2002 Kuala Lumpur
2004 Lucena
2006 SEABA Under-18 Championship2006 Segamat
2008 SEABA Under-18 Championship2008 Kuala Lumpur
2010 SEABA Under-18 Championship2010 Yangon
2012 Singapore
2014 Tawau
2016 Medan
2024[2] Kuala Lumpur

SEABA Under-16 Championship

See main article: SEABA Under-16 Championship.

The SEABA Under-16 Championship is a tournament between national teams. The highest placers go to the FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship.

YearHostFirst placeSecond placeThird place
2011 Banting
2013 Yogyakarta
2015 Cagayan de Oro
2017 Quezon City
2023 Surabaya

Professional club tournaments

The ASEAN Basketball League is a tournament among professional club teams. The winner goes to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. Formerly, from 2000 until 2008, SEABA held a club tournament known as SEABA Champions Cup.

SEABA Champions Cup

YearHostFirst placeScoreSecond placeThird place
2000 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Belle Corporationalign=center 69–64 Mahaka Satria Muda Petronas Basketball Team
2002 Cebu City, Philippines M. Lhuillier-Guardoalign=center 117–114 (OT) Spring Cooking Oil Petronas Basketball Team
2007 Jakarta, Indonesia Harbour Centrealign=center 85–67 Satria Muda BritAma Petronas Basketball Team
2008 Jakarta, Indonesia Satria Muda BritAmaNo playoffs Harbour Centre Malaysia National Basketball League Selection
2018 Nonthaburi, Thailand Mono VampireNo playoffs Pelita Jaya Red Baron

ASEAN Basketball League

See main article: ASEAN Basketball League.

SeasonFirst placeResultSecond placeThird place
2009–10 Philippine Patriotsalign=center 3–0 Satria Muda BritAma Singapore Slingers
2010–11 Chang Thailand Slammersalign=center 2–0 AirAsia Philippine Patriots Westports KL Dragons
2012 Indonesia Warriorsalign=center 2–0 San Miguel Beermen AirAsia Philippine Patriots
2013 San Miguel Beermenalign=center 3–0 Indonesia Warriors Westports Malaysia Dragons
2014 Hi-Tech Bangkok Cityalign=center 2–0 Westports Malaysia Dragons Singapore Slingers
2015–16 Westports Malaysia Dragonsalign=center 3–2 Singapore Slingers Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2016–17 Easternalign=center 3–1 Singapore Slingers Alab Pilipinas
2017–18 San Miguel Alab Pilipinasalign=center 3–2 Mono Vampire Chong Son Kung Fu
2018–19 CLS Knights Indonesiaalign=center 3–2 Singapore Slingers Eastern
2019–20Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia.
2020–21Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia.
2021–22
2023 Hong Kong Easternalign=center 2–1 Saigon Heat NS Matrix
  1. Finished regular season with the best win–loss record.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Decisions aplenty as FIBA Central Board concludes . 4 September 2023. FIBA.com. 13 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312020227/http://www.fiba.basketball/pr36/decisions-aplenty-as-fiba-central-board-concludes. 12 March 2018.
  2. Web site: seaba u18 . 18 August 2024.