The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship qualification was held in early 2007 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.

Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate:[1]

  • The organizing country.
  • The champion team from the previous FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.
  • The four best-placed teams from the previous FIBA Asia Stanković Cup will qualify the same number of teams from their respective sub-zones.
  • The two best teams from the sub-zones.

FIBA Asia Stanković Cup

After the cancellation of 2006 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup which was supposed to be held in Damascus, Syria between 20th to 29th of July, The final ranking of the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship was counted instead.

Rank Team Note
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China Direct Qualifier
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Lebanon West Asia (+1)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Qatar Gulf (+1)
4  South Korea East Asia (+1)
5  Japan Hosts
6  Iran West Asia (+2)
7  Jordan
8  Saudi Arabia
9  Chinese Taipei
10  Kazakhstan
11  Uzbekistan
12  India
13  Kuwait
14  Indonesia
15  Hong Kong
16  Malaysia

Qualified teams

East Asia (2+2+1)Gulf (2+1)Middle Asia (2)Southeast Asia (2)West Asia (2+2)
 Japan  Qatar  Kazakhstan  Philippines  Iran
 China  Saudi Arabia *  India  Indonesia  Jordan
 Chinese Taipei  United Arab Emirates  Lebanon
 Hong Kong  Syria
 South Korea

* With Saudi Arabia's withdrawal,  Kuwait qualified in their place.

East Asia

All the others withdrew, so  Chinese Taipei,  Hong Kong and  South Korea qualified automatically.

Gulf

The 2006 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Qatar550386264+12210
 Saudi Arabia541345289+569
 United Arab Emirates532351298+538
 Bahrain523323348−257
 Kuwait514325355−306
 Oman505194370−1765
September 15
Saudi Arabia  6852  Bahrain
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 15
United Arab Emirates  6424  Oman
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 15
Kuwait  5387  Qatar
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 16
Bahrain  6840  Oman
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 16
Saudi Arabia  6861  Kuwait
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 16
United Arab Emirates  5373  Qatar
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 17
Oman  3274  Saudi Arabia
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 17
Kuwait  5370  United Arab Emirates
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 17
Qatar  7859  Bahrain
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 19
Saudi Arabia  7771  United Arab Emirates
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 19
Kuwait  6973  Bahrain
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 19
Oman  4175  Qatar
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 20
Kuwait  8957  Oman
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 20
United Arab Emirates  9371  Bahrain
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 20
Saudi Arabia  5873  Qatar
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Middle Asia

The Middle Asia Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship; it also serves as a regional championship involving Central Asian and South Asian nations basketball teams. The teams in the final advance to the FIBA Asia Championship.

The tournament was held at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Preliminary round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Kazakhstan22020394+1094
 India211157154+33
 Sri Lanka202120232−1122
May 28
Sri Lanka  54115  Kazakhstan
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo
May 29
Kazakhstan  8840  India
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo
May 30
India  11766  Sri Lanka
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo

Final

May 31
Kazakhstan  7463  India
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kazakhstan
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  India
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sri Lanka

Southeast Asia

2007 SEABA Championship
7th Southeast Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates24–28 May
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Philippines (4th title)

The 7th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship was the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship; it also served as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. The two teams with the best records advances to the FIBA Asia Championship.

The local name of the tournament held in Ratchaburi, Thailand was 11th Crown Prince Cup International Invitational Basketball Tournament.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Philippines440405251+1548
 Indonesia431256267−117
 Malaysia422297300−36
 Thailand413273283−105
 Singapore404225355−1304
May 24
Malaysia  6672  Indonesia
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 24
Thailand  7550  Singapore
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 25
Singapore  55122  Philippines
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 25
Thailand  6772  Malaysia
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 26
Malaysia  8759  Singapore
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 26
Indonesia  4885  Philippines
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 27
Philippines  10272  Malaysia
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 27
Indonesia  6555  Thailand
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 28
Singapore  6171  Indonesia
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 28
Thailand  7696  Philippines
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi

West Asia

All the others withdrew, so  Iran,  Jordan,  Lebanon and  Syria qualified automatically.

References

  1. "FIBA ASIA Internal Regulations" (PDF). FIBA Asia. p. 20. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
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