1979 ABC Championship

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1979 FIBA Asia Cup
10th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
DatesNovember 30 – December 12
Teams13
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (3rd title)
1977
1981

The 1979 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Nagoya, Japan.

Contents

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330319199+1206
Flag of India.svg  India 321229233−45
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 312259281−224
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 303200294−943
December 1
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg9656Flag of India.svg  India
Scoring by half: 52–26, 44–30
December 2
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg6380Flag of India.svg  India
Scoring by half: 30–38, 33–42
December 2
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg10589Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Scoring by half: 57–41, 48–48
December 3
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg8396Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Scoring by half: 57–41, 26–55
December 4
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg11854Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 57–34, 61–20
December 5
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg7493Flag of India.svg  India
Scoring by half: 36–48, 38–45

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 330366251+1156
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 321326264+625
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 312252307−554
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 303227349−1223
December 1
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg13068Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Scoring by half: 73–44, 57–24
December 2
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg65128Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 32–66, 33–62
December 3
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg10386Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Scoring by half: 54–22, 49–34
December 3
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg118107Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 62–58, 56–49
December 4
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg11876Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Scoring by half: 61–36, 57–40
December 5
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg8191Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 36–43, 45–48

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 440477239+2388
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 431389352+377
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 422427331+966
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 413322390−685
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 404253556−3034
November 30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg12180Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 61–45, 60–35
December 1
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg11473Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 57–41, 57–32
December 1
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg7284Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 24–46, 48–38
December 2
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg8790Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 48–57, 39–33
December 2
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg45121Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 31–61, 14–60
December 3
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg12067Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 63–29, 57–38
December 4
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg8697Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 43–59, 43–38
December 4
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg42151Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 23–89, 19–62
December 5
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg71171Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 38–71, 33–100
December 5
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg7799Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 46–53, 31–46

Final round

Classification 7th–13th

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 660663479+18412
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 651608473+13511
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 642619500+11910
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 633545550−59
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 624503523−208
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 615483536−537
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 606430790−3606
December 7
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg10976Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 49–48, 60–28
December 7
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg11466Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 64–26, 50–40
December 7
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg12390Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Scoring by half: 62–42, 61–48
December 8
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg13976Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 72–38, 67–38
December 8
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg7886Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Scoring by half: 43–51, 35–35
December 8
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg11290Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 55–42, 57–48
December 9
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg10072Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 60–41, 40–31
December 9
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg8982Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Scoring by half: 47–45, 42–37
December 9
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg8671Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 47–36, 39–35
December 10
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg14574Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 52–29, 93–45
December 10
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg90105Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq
Scoring by half: 48–57, 42–48
December 10
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg9967Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 59–29, 40–38
December 11
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg7758Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 29–38, 48–20
December 11
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg10770Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 65–36, 42–34
December 11
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg8384Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 38–45, 45–39
December 12
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg8568Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Scoring by half: 50–30, 35–38

Championship

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 550503360+14310
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 541497384+1139
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 532505452+538
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 523508539−317
Flag of India.svg  India 514366467−1016
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 505398575−1775
December 7
India  Flag of India.svg7893Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 30–56, 48–37
December 7
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg11194Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 54–42, 57–52
December 8
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg12489Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 66–44, 58–45
December 8
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg12173Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 59–45, 62–28
December 9
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg9755Flag of India.svg  India
Scoring by half: 49–24, 48–31
December 9
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg11959Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 56–32, 63–27
December 9
India  Flag of India.svg8695Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 44–54, 42–41
December 10
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg85100Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 39–62, 46–38
December 10
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg123100Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 69–45, 54–55
December 11
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6870 (OT)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 33–38, 31–26  Overtime: 4–6
December 12
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg8894Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 48–45, 40–49
December 12
India  Flag of India.svg9186Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 48–43, 43–43

Final standings

Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 7–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5–2
4Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 4–3
5Flag of India.svg  India 3–4
6Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3–5
7Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 6–2
8Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq 5–3
9Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4–4
10Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3–5
11Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 2–6
12Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 1–7
13Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0–8

Awards

 1979 Asian champions 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Third title

References