1985 ABC Championship

1985 FIBA Asia Cup
13th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
Dates	December 28 – January 5
Teams	15
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Philippines (5th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Allan Caidic
	← 1983 1987 →

Last updated August 30, 2025

The 1985 Asian Basketball Confederation championship for men was held from December 28, 1985, to January 5, 1986, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	2	2	0	257	103	+154	4	Advanced to the final round
2	Thailand	2	1	1	171	190	−19	3	Qualified to 5th–8th place playoffs
3	Indonesia	2	0	2	102	237	−135	2	Qualified to 9th–12th place playoffs

Source: FIBA Archive
Rules for classification: a) Points, b) Head-to-head record, c) Win–loss record, d) Quotient system

December 29

Indonesia	31–138	China
Scoring by half: 14–58, 17–80

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

December 30

Thailand	99–71	Indonesia
Scoring by half:42–37, 57–34

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

December 31

China	119–72	Thailand
Scoring by half:59–39, 60–33

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Philippines	3	3	0	268	191	+77	6
Japan	3	2	1	244	236	+8	5
Jordan	3	1	2	253	228	+25	4
Pakistan	3	0	3	184	294	−110	3

December 29

Japan	91–69	Pakistan
Scoring by half: 43–36, 48–33

Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh

December 29

Philippines	81–70	Jordan
Scoring by half: 43–24, 38–46

Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh

December 30

Jordan	80–83	Japan
Scoring by half: 39–47, 41–36

Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh

December 30

Pakistan	51–100	Philippines
Scoring by half: 30–45, 21–55

Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh

December 31

Jordan	103–64	Pakistan
Scoring by half: 46–39, 57–25

Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh

December 31

Philippines	87–70	Japan
Scoring by half: 47–32, 40–38

Indera Mulia Stadium, Ipoh

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Korea	3	3	0	313	181	+132	6
Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	295	232	+63	5
Singapore	3	1	2	196	277	−81	4
Hong Kong	3	0	3	192	306	−114	3

December 29

Chinese Taipei	108–75	Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 51–48, 57–27

Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang

December 29

South Korea	111–43	Singapore
Scoring by half: 55–29, 56–14

Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang

December 30

South Korea	113–58	Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 50–30, 63–28

Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang

December 30

Chinese Taipei	107–68	Singapore
Scoring by half: 60–18, 47–50

Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang

December 31

Hong Kong	59–85	Singapore
Scoring by half: 31–34, 28–51

Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang

December 31

Chinese Taipei	80–89	South Korea
Scoring by half: 41–43, 39–46

Han Chiang Indoor Stadium, Penang

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Malaysia	3	3	0	319	188	+131	6
Iran	3	2	1	266	221	+45	5
India	3	1	2	286	239	+47	4
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	170	393	−223	3

December 28

Sri Lanka	53–140	Malaysia
Scoring by half: 21–67, 32–73

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

December 28

Iran	86–78	India
Scoring by half: 36–35, 50–43

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

December 29

Malaysia	92–58	Iran
Scoring by half: 50–20, 42–38

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

December 30

India	131–66	Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 70–29, 60–37

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

December 31

Sri Lanka	51–122	Iran
Scoring by half: 29–43, 22–79

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

December 31

Malaysia	87–77	India
Scoring by half: 47–43, 40–34

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Final round

Classification 13th–15th

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Hong Kong	2	2	0	185	156	+29	4
Pakistan	2	1	1	172	147	+25	3
Sri Lanka	2	0	2	121	175	−54	2

January 2

Pakistan	83–99	Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 31–52, 52–47

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 3

Sri Lanka	48–89	Pakistan
Scoring by half: 32–46, 16–43

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 5

Hong Kong	86–73	Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 49–35, 37–38

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Classification 9th–12th

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Jordan	3	3	0	275	178	+97	6
India	3	2	1	299	220	+79	5
Indonesia	3	1	2	188	278	−90	4
Singapore	3	0	3	200	286	−86	3

January 2

Indonesia	61–113	India
Scoring by half: 41–52, 20–61

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 2

Jordan	93–58	Singapore
Scoring by half: 51–28, 42–30

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 3

Singapore	65–70	Indonesia
Scoring by half: 29–32, 36–38

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 3

India	63–82	Jordan
Scoring by half: 29–42, 34–40

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 5

Jordan	100–57	Indonesia
Scoring by half: 50–29, 50–28

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 5

Singapore	77–123	India
Scoring by half: 36–73, 41–50

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Classification 5th–8th

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	225	189	+36	6
Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	269	219	+50	5
Thailand	3	1	2	211	247	−36	4
Iran	3	0	3	201	251	−50	3

January 2

Thailand	62–70	Japan
Scoring by half: 32–43, 30–27

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 2

Iran	69–97	Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 34–48, 35–49

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 3

Japan	76–55	Iran
Scoring by half: 33–23, 43–32

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 3

Chinese Taipei	100–71	Thailand
Scoring by half: 50–28, 50–43

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 5

Thailand	78–77	Iran
Scoring by half: 36–41, 42–36

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 5

Japan	79–72	Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 38–35, 41–37

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Championship

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Philippines	3	3	0	233	209	+24	6
South Korea	3	2	1	226	213	+13	5
China	3	1	2	224	214	+10	4
Malaysia	3	0	3	195	242	−47	3

January 2
19:30

China	87–58	Malaysia
Scoring by half: 41–27, 46–31

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 2
21:00

Philippines	76–72	South Korea
Scoring by half: 36–25, 40–47

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 3
19:30

South Korea	74–65	China
Scoring by half: 31–29, 43–36

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 3
21:00

Malaysia	65–75	Philippines
Scoring by half: 29–40, 36–35

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 5
19:30

South Korea	80–72	Malaysia
Scoring by half: 43–36, 37–36

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

January 5
21:00

China	72–82	Philippines
Scoring by half: 42–48, 30–34

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Final standings

	Qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship

Rank	Team	Record
	Philippines ^[1]	6–0
	South Korea	5–1
	China	3–2
4	Malaysia	3–3
5	Japan	5–1
6	Chinese Taipei	4–2
7	Thailand	2–3
8	Iran	2–4
9	Jordan	4–2
10	India	3–3
11	Indonesia	1–4
12	Singapore	1–5
13	Hong Kong	2–3
14	Pakistan	1–4
15	Sri Lanka	0–5

Awards

1985 Asian champions
Philippines Fifth title

Most Valuable Player: Allan Caidic ^[2]
All-Star Team:^[3]

References

↑ The Philippines, despite being the Asian Champions, withdrew from the competition citing lack of funds to send a team. Malaysia was named as their replacement.
↑ Florian Wanninger (2002), FIBA 1930-2001 Results, FIBA, ISBN 978-3897018365
↑ Florian Wanninger (2002), FIBA 1930-2001 Results, FIBA, ISBN 978-3897018365

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[1] The Philippines, despite being the Asian Champions, withdrew from the competition citing lack of funds to send a team. Malaysia was named as their replacement.

[2] Florian Wanninger (2002), FIBA 1930-2001 Results, FIBA, ISBN 978-3897018365

[3] Florian Wanninger (2002), FIBA 1930-2001 Results, FIBA, ISBN 978-3897018365

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1985 ABC Championship

Contents

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Final round

Classification 13th–15th

Classification 9th–12th

Classification 5th–8th

Championship

Final standings

Awards

References

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