FIBA Asia Challenge

FIBA Asia Challenge
Most recent season or competition: 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2004
Inaugural season	2004
No. of teams	10
Country	FIBA Asia member countries
Continent	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	Iran (3rd title)
Most titles	Iran (3 titles)
Official website	FIBA Asia

The FIBA Asia Challenge, previously known as the FIBA Asia Stanković Cup between 2004 and 2010 and FIBA Asia Cup from 2012 to 2014, ^[1] is a basketball tournament which takes place every two years between teams from Asia.

History

The second tournament was supposed to be held in Damascus, Syria in 2006, but got cancelled due to political situation.

The champion is given an automatic berth to the following year's FIBA Asia Championship, while the next top three finishers would all receive additional berths for their FIBA Asia subzones.

During the FIBA Asia Central Board meeting last January 30-31, 2016, it was decided that this year's edition is the first step in the process of identifying the qualifiers for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (supposed to be the new name of the Asian Championship), the first-ever Continental Cup played jointly by teams from Asia and Oceania, thus renaming this tournament as FIBA Asia Challenge.^[2]

Summary

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Game
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2004 Details	Taipei	Qatar	82–65	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	82–60	Syria
2008 Details	Kuwait City	Jordan	No playoffs	Kazakhstan	Kuwait	No playoffs	Qatar
2010 Details	Beirut	Lebanon	97–59	Japan	Qatar	80–75	Philippines
2012 Details	Tokyo	Iran	53–51	Japan	Qatar	79–63	Philippines
2014 Details	Wuhan	Iran	89–79	Chinese Taipei	Philippines	80–79	China
2016 Details	Tehran	Iran	77–47	South Korea	Jordan	94–72	Iraq

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iran	3	0	0	3
2	Qatar	1	0	2	3
3	Jordan	1	0	1	2
4	Lebanon	1	0	0	1
5	Japan	0	2	0	2
5	South Korea	0	2	0	2
7	Chinese Taipei	0	1	1	2
8	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
9	Kuwait	0	0	1	1
9	Philippines	0	0	1	1
Total		6	6	6	18

Participating nations

Nation	2004	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	Years
China				5th	4th	5th	3
Chinese Taipei	3rd		7th	6th	2nd	8th	5
India	6th	5th		9th	7th	7th	5
Indonesia					9th		1
Iran			6th	1st	1st	1st	4
Iraq			9th			4th	2
Japan	5th		2nd	2nd	6th	6th	5
Jordan		1st	5th		5th	3rd	4
Kazakhstan		2nd	8th			11th	3
Kuwait	7th	3rd					2
Lebanon			1st	7th			2
Macau				9th			1
Philippines	8th		4th	4th	3rd	9th	5
Qatar	1st	4th	3rd	3rd		10th	5
Singapore					8th		1
South Korea	2nd					2nd	2
Syria	4th		10th				2
Thailand						12th	1
Uzbekistan				8th			1
Total	8	5	10	10	9	12

References

↑ "FIBA Asia calendar 2012 – Tokyo to host re-christened FIBA Asia Cup". FIBA Asia. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
↑ "FIBA Asia Central Board finalises 2016 calendar, sets road map for national federations leading up to region's 2017 flagship competition". FIBA Asia. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

External links

FIBA Asia official website

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Cup U-19 World Cup U-18 World Cup U-17 World Cup U-16 World Cup World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16 African Games
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA AmeriCup U-18 U-16 CBC Championship Centrobasket COCABA Championship Marchand Cup Pan American Games South American Championship
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16 Asian Games FIBA Asia Challenge MVP Cup Stanković Cup East Asian Championship East Asian Games SABA Championship SEABA Championship South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Championship West Asian Games William Jones Cup
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Belgrade Trophy FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Games of the Small States of Europe World Cup (Turkey)
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16 Pacific Games
Other tournaments	Arab Nations Basketball Championship Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

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