2025 FIBA Asia Cup

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2025 FIBA Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
City Jeddah
Dates5–17 August
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
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The 2025 FIBA Asia Cup will be the 31st edition of the FIBA Asia Cup, the continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament will be organised by FIBA Asia.

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Saudi Arabia will the host for second time after staging the 1997 edition. [1] It will take place between 5 and 17 August 2025.

Australia enter the tournament as defending champions after beating Lebanon in the 2022 final. [2]

Host selection

On 7 December 2023, Saudi Arabia was selected to host the upcoming Asia Cup in 2025, with games to be played in Jeddah. [3]

Qualification

The qualification started on 22 June 2022. Teams that did not manage to advance to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification and the teams that did not participate in it played in the first round of the pre-qualifiers. Pre-qualifiers were held in the western and eastern regions to determine the eight teams who will join the 16 teams that participated in the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup. Below is the list of qualified teams to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. Saudi Arabia qualified by virtue of being confirmed as host on 7 December 2023, although they have entered the qualification process prior to the confirmation of their hosting.

Qualified teams

TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppLastBest placement in tournament
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Host nation7 December 202310th 2022 3rd Place (1999)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Group A top two24 November 20243rdChampions (2017, 2022)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Group C top two30thChampions (1965, 1971)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Group B top two25 November 202429thChampions (1960, 1963, 1967, 1973, 1985)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Group B top two3rd3rd Place (2022)

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References

  1. ↑ Bacnis, Justine (7 December 2023). "Saudi Arabia awarded hosting of FIBA Asia Cup 2025". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Australia win second straight Asia Cup in front of excited crowd in Jakarta". 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Saudi Arabia announced as host of FIBA Asia Cup 2025". FIBA. 7 December 2023.
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