2005 FIBA Asia Champions Cup | |
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16th Asia Champions Cup | |
Tournament details | |
Host nation | Philippines |
Dates | 29 May–5 June |
Teams | 10 |
Venues | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Champions | Qatar (2nd title) |
MVP | Fadi El Khatib |
The 2005 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 16th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held for the first time in three cities: Quezon City, Pasay and Antipolo, in the Philippines from May 29 to June 5, 2005, with the Final being held in Araneta Coliseum.
Al-Rayyan from Qatar became the second team to win multiple titles by first dethroning the defending three-time champion Sagesse from Lebanon in the thrilling overtime game in the Semifinals, and then surviving Fastlink from Jordan in the Finals. They had previously won the championship in the 2002 edition at Kuala Lumpur.
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Saba Battery Tehran | 4 | 4 | 0 | 321 | 233 | +88 | 8 |
Sagesse | 4 | 3 | 1 | 335 | 300 | +35 | 7 |
San Miguel Beer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 334 | 301 | +33 | 6 |
Tobol Kostanay | 4 | 1 | 3 | 275 | 321 | −46 | 5 |
Young Cagers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 231 | 341 | −110 | 4 |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Al-Rayyan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 356 | 214 | +142 | 8 |
Fastlink | 4 | 3 | 1 | 338 | 326 | +12 | 7 |
Al-Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 2 | 325 | 342 | −17 | 6 |
Al-Jaish | 4 | 1 | 3 | 292 | 325 | −33 | 5 |
Al-Sharjah | 4 | 0 | 4 | 242 | 346 | −104 | 4 |
May 29 14:45 |
Al-Kuwait | 89–85 (OT) | Al-Jaish |
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 13–15, 25–18, 17–20, Overtime: 15–11 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
June 3 | ||||||||||
Al-Jaish | 65 | |||||||||
June 4 | ||||||||||
Saba Battery | 76 | |||||||||
Saba Battery | 69 | |||||||||
June 3 | ||||||||||
Fastlink | 74 | |||||||||
San Miguel | 83 | |||||||||
June 5 | ||||||||||
Fastlink | 86 | |||||||||
Fastlink | 76 | |||||||||
June 3 | ||||||||||
Al-Rayyan | 83 | |||||||||
Tobol | 82 | |||||||||
June 4 | ||||||||||
Al-Rayyan | 89 | |||||||||
Al-Rayyan (OT) | 87 | |||||||||
June 3 | ||||||||||
Sagesse | 84 | 3rd place | ||||||||
Al-Kuwait | 92 | |||||||||
June 5 | ||||||||||
Sagesse | 95 | |||||||||
Saba Battery | 71 | |||||||||
Sagesse | 74 | |||||||||
Semifinals | 5th place | |||||
June 4 | ||||||
Al-Jaish | 57 | |||||
June 5 | ||||||
San Miguel | 73 | |||||
San Miguel | 96 | |||||
June 4 | ||||||
Al-Kuwait | 84 | |||||
Tobol | 87 | |||||
Al-Kuwait | 96 | |||||
7th place | ||||||
June 5 | ||||||
Al-Jaish | 77 | |||||
Tobol | 71 |
Rank | Team | Record |
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Al-Rayyan | 7–0 | |
Fastlink | 5–2 | |
Sagesse | 5–2 | |
4 | Saba Battery Tehran | 5–2 |
5 | San Miguel Beer | 4–3 |
6 | Al-Kuwait | 3–4 |
7 | Al-Jaish | 2–5 |
8 | Tobol Kostanay | 1–6 |
9 | Young Cagers | 1–4 |
10 | Al-Sharjah | 0–5 |
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