The qualification for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship was held in late 2012 from early 2013 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia and South Asia each conducting tournaments.
Qualification format The following are eligible to participate:
The organizing country. The champion team from the previous FIBA Asia Cup. The four best-placed teams from the previous FIBA Asia Cup will qualify the same number of teams from their respective sub-zones. The two best teams from the sub-zones of East Asia, Gulf, Southeast Asia and West Asia and the winner from the sub-zones of South Asia and Central Asia.
Berths Zone Automatic Additional berths from FIBA Asia Cup TotalFIBA Asia Cup champion 1 1Host team 1 1Central Asia 1 0 1East Asia 2 3 5Gulf 2 1 3South Asia 1 0 1Southeast Asia 2 0 2West Asia 2 0 3
FIBA Asia Cup
RankTeamNote Direct Qualifier East Asia (+1) Gulf (+1)4 Hosts5 East Asia (+2)6 East Asia (+3)7 899
Qualified teams Host and 2012 FIBA Asia Cup champion Automatic berth Additional berth from 2012 FIBA Asia Cup Central Asia (1) East Asia (2+3) Gulf (2+1) South Asia (1) Southeast Asia (1+2) West Asia (1+2)
Lebanon originally qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA due to unresolved issues in its basketball federation. Iraq and the United Arab Emirates were asked to take Lebanon's slot in the tournament. However, they both begged off due to lack of preparation.
Central Asia The qualification for Central Asia consisted of a single game. On May 7, 2013, in Astana, Kazakhstan beat Uzbekistan 80–60 and was qualified for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts1108060+2021016080−201
East Asia The 3rd East Asian Basketball Association Championship for Men is the qualifying tournament for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. It also serves as a regional championship involving East Asian basketball teams. the five best teams qualifies for 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. The tournament was held from May 16 to 21, 2013 in Incheon, South Korea.
Preliminary round
Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts330276150+1266321227197+305312234181+534303124333−2093
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts220193104+894211135157−223202118185−672
Classification 5th–6th
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam 4567
Gulf The 13th Gulf Basketball Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. it also serves as a regional championship. the three best teams qualifies for FIBA Asia Championship 2013.
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 4 4 0 318 226 +92 8 4 3 1 307 248 +59 7 4 2 2 261 247 +14 6 4 1 3 291 300 −9 5 4 0 4 189 345 −156 4
South Asia The 2013 South Asian Basketball Association Qualifying Round for the 27th FIBA Asia Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. The winner qualifies for 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. The tournament will be held from June 2 to 4, 2013 in New Delhi, India.
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 2 2 0 173 72 +101 4 2 1 1 124 84 +40 3 2 0 2 46 187 –141 2
Southeast Asia The 10th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship; it also serves as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. It will be held on June 20 to June 23, 2013 at Medan, Indonesia. The two best teams will qualify for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.
Preliminary round TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker 3 2 1 218 185 +33 5 1–0 3 2 1 178 185 −7 5 0–1 3 1 2 181 195 −14 4 1–0 3 1 2 217 229 −12 4 0–1
Final
Final standing RankTeam 4
West Asia The 2013 West Asian Basketball Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. It also serves as a regional championship involving West Asian basketball teams. the two best teams excluding Iran qualifies for 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. The tournament was held from February 7 to February 9, 2013 in Tehran, Iran.
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 287 202 +85 6 3 2 1 290 261 +29 5 3 1 2 230 271 −41 4 3 0 3 213 286 −73 3
References
External links FIBA Asia official website Gulf Cup results