FIBA Oceania Championship

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FIBA Oceania Championship
Sport Basketball
Founded1971
First season 1971
Ceased2015
Replaced by FIBA Asia Cup
No. of teams2
Country FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent FIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Last
champion(s)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (19th title)
Most titlesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (19 titles)

FIBA Oceania Championship was the Oceania basketball championships that took place every two years between national teams of the continent. It was also the qualifying tournament for the Basketball World Cups and Olympic Games.

Contents

The first edition of the tournament was held in 1971. [1] [2] When only Australia and New Zealand competed, the tournament was usually a best-of-three playoff; if other teams competed, a round-robin and a knockout stage was employed. [1] In 2009, the Oceania Basketball Federation changed this format to a two-game, home-and-away playoff between the two countries, with aggregate score as the tiebreaker should the teams split the series. [3]

Beginning in 2017, all FIBA continental championships for men will be held on a four-year cycle, and the continental championships will no longer be part of the qualifying process for either the World Cup or Olympics. [4] [5] The 2015 Oceania Championship were the last to be held as from 2017, the tournament merged with the former FIBA Asia Championship to give way to a competition now known as the FIBA Asia Cup. [6] [7]

Summaries

YearHostQualification seriesBronze medallists
GoldGame 1Game 2Game 3Silver
1971
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
91–56107–58117–72Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Only two teams competed
1975
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
83–5787–67101–63Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1978
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
93–7165–6776–69Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1979
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
65–4162–53115–73Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1981
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
78–5580–71N/AFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1983
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
89–5287–76N/AFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1985
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
92–6696–7598–62Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1987
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
115–59One game playoff for
the championship
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
French Polynesia
1989
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
91–54106–55N/AFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Only two teams competed
1991
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
96–7974–57N/AFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1993
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
86–78One game
playoff for the
championship
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Samoa.svg
Western Samoa
1995
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
102–62Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
1997
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
85–67Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg
New Caledonia
1999
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
125–43Flag of Guam.svg
Guam
Only two teams competed
2001
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
85–7879–81
overtime
89–78Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2003
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
79–6690–7684–75Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2005
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
82–6982–7191–80Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2007
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
79–6793–6758–67Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2009
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
77–84100–78Two-legged tieFlag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2011
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
91–7881–6492–68Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2013
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
70–5976–63Two-legged tieFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2015
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
71–5989–79Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand

Medal table

Map of countries' best results. FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championships countries.PNG
Map of countries' best results.
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 192021
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 319022
3Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 0101
4Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 0011
Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia 0011
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0011
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 0011
Totals (7 entries)2222448

Participating nations

Nation Flag of New Zealand.svg
1971
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1975
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1978
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1979
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1981
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1983
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1985
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1987
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1989
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1991
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1993
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1995
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1997
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1999
Flag of New Zealand.svg
2001
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2003
Flag of New Zealand.svg
2005
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2007
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2009
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2011
Flag of New Zealand.svg
2013
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2015
Years
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 3rd1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st21
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 2nd1
Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia 3rd1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd1st1st2nd2nd2nd1st2nd2nd2nd22
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 3rd1
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3rd1
Total2222222322333222222222

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "FIBA Oceania Championship". FIBA. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. "History". about.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  3. "Oceania championships take on new look". FIBA Oceania. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. Joaquin M. Henson (8 October 2015). "FIBA revises global formats". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. "Central Board gives green light to new format and calendar of competition" (Press release). FIBA. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. Journalism, University of Santo Tomas (16 August 2017). "Australia, NZ slug it out for FIBA Asia Cup crown | Asia Pacific Report" . Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  7. Ramos, Gerry (7 July 2017). "PBA schedule conflict with Fiba Asia Cup prompts league to shelve hiring of Asian imports". spin.ph. Retrieved 19 May 2025.