1999 ABC Championship

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1999 FIBA Asia Cup
20th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
DatesAugust 28 – September 5
Teams15
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (11th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hu Weidong
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2001 →

The 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Contents

It was played in Fukuoka, Japan.

Qualification

According to the ABC rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Japan) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.

East Asia (4+2)Gulf (2+2)Middle Asia (2)Southeast Asia (2)West Asia (2)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea

Draw

The draw was held on June 15 at New Otani Hotel in Tokyo.

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D

Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan *
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea *

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain

* North Korea and Kazakhstan pulled out of the tournament, leaving Group C with only two teams. ABC added Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia into the bracket.

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 330210185+256
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 321251189+625
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 312216244−284
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 303194253−593
August 28
15:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg98–63Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 58–38, 40–25
August 28
19:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg70–75Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 43–36, 27–39
August 29
15:00
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg75–65Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 40–34, 35–31
August 29
15:00
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg81–95Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: 44–56, 37–39
August 30
15:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg88–51Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: 51–26, 37–25
August 30
17:00
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg50–60Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 25–31, 25–29

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330259135+1246
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 321240228+125
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 312207280−734
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 303202265−633
August 28
13:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg85–38Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Scoring by half: 39–19, 46–19
August 28
13:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg88–62Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 33–38, 55–24
August 29
13:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg58–88Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 38–31, 20–57
August 29
13:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg80–113Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 43–56, 37–57
August 30
13:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg86–39Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 44–21, 42–18
August 30
13:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg89–82Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 45–47, 44–35

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 220166102+644
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 211153176−233
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 202105146−412
August 28
17:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg54–41Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 34–22, 20–19
August 29
17:00
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg61–112Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 17–63, 44–49
August 30
15:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg62–92Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Scoring by half: 26–48, 38–44

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 330250219+316
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 321239218+215
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 312207219−124
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 303169209−403
August 28
15:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg79–63Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 32–28, 47–35
August 28
17:00
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg82–90Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 35–41, 47–49
August 29
17:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg47–62Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Scoring by half: 20–28, 27–34
August 29
19:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg92–78Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 50–36, 42–42
August 30
17:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg82–63Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Scoring by half: 45–32, 37–31
August 30
19:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg68–59Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 39–24, 29–35

Quarterfinal round

Group I

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330283177+1066
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 321241234+75
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 312220265−454
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 303217285−683
August 31
13:00
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg69–92Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 44–48, 25–44
August 31
15:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg91–54Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 41–20, 50–34
September 1
13:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg86–81Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 40–45, 46–36
September 1
15:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg56–85Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 22–44, 34–41
September 2
13:00
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg67–107Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 39–52, 28–55
September 2
15:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg80–93Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 40–47, 40–46

Group II

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 330195177+186
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 321220210+105
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 312207199+84
Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 303201237−363
August 31
17:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg78–58Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Scoring by half: 38–27, 40–31
August 31
19:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg54–61Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 20–34, 34–27
September 1
17:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg64–61Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 34–31, 30–30
September 1
19:00
Syria  Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg81–89Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 37–39, 44–50
September 2
17:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg68–77Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 37–36, 31–41
September 2
19:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg70–62Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria
Scoring by half: 30–38, 40–24

Group III

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 330261235+266
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 321255234+215
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 312247246+14
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 303219267−483
August 31
13:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg79–72Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 28–34, 51–38
August 31
15:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg59–89Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 32–44, 27–45
September 1
13:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg88–94Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: 41–41, 47–53
September 1
15:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg90–85Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 44–37, 46–48
September 2
13:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg88–75Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 47–42, 41–33
September 2
15:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg70–93Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 50–39, 20–54

Group IV

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 220177135+424
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 211146152−63
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 202129165−362
August 31
17:00
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg94–64Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 52–30, 42–34
September 1
17:00
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg82–58Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Scoring by half: 46–31, 36–27
September 2
17:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg71–83Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Scoring by half: 34–44, 37–39

Classification 5th–14th

13th place

September 3
13:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg68–53Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Scoring by half: 39–22, 29–31

11th place

September 3
15:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg75–83Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 31–46, 44–37

9th place

September 3
17:00
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg70–56Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: 42–22, 28–34

7th place

September 4
10:00
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg61–60Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria
Scoring by half: 27–34, 34–26

5th place

September 4
12:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg61–77Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 25–45, 36–32

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 4
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 85
 
September 5
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 59
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 45
 
September 4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 63
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 105
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 51
 
3rd place
 
 
September 5
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 93
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 67

Semifinals

September 4
14:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg85–59Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 42–30, 43–29
September 4
16:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg105–51Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 55–23, 50–28

3rd place

September 5
11:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg93–67Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 38–39, 55–28

Final

September 5
13:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg45–63Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 21–29, 24–34

Final standing

Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 6–2
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 5–3
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5–3
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5–2
6Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3–4
7Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 4–3
8Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 1–5
9Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 4–2
10Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 4–3
11Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2–4
12Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 2–5
13Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2–5
14Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–5
15Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0–5

Awards

 1999 Asian champions 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Eleventh title

References

  1. ↑ Florian Wanninger (2002), FIBA 1930-2001 Results, FIBA, ISBN   978-3897018365
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