Qualification for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was held to determine the participants in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. China secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per FIBA Asia zone, and via the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup.

Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate:[1]

  • The organizing country.
  • The champion team from the previous FIBA Asia Cup.
  • The four best-placed teams from the previous FIBA Asia Cup will qualify the same number of teams from their respective sub-zones.
  • The two best teams from the sub-zones of East Asia, Gulf, Southeast Asia and West Asia and the winner from the sub-zones of South Asia and Central Asia.
Berths
ZoneAutomaticAdditional berths from FIBA Asia CupTotal
FIBA Asia Cup champion11
Host team11
Central Asia101
East Asia224
Gulf203
South Asia101
Southeast Asia213
West Asia213
Total12416

Qualified teams

TeamQualified asDate Last
appearance
Total
appearances
 Iran2014 FIBA Asia Cup champions19 July 2014 2013 16
 ChinaTournament hosts24 July 2014 2013 21
 Qatar2014 Gulf champions19 October 2014 2013 9
 Kuwait2014 Gulf runners-up20 October 2014 2009 12
 Kazakhstan2015 Central Asian champions27 April 2015 2013 8
 Philippines2015 Southeast Asian champions29 April 2015 2013 25
 Singapore2015 Southeast Asian third place29 April 2015 2001 16
 Malaysia2015 Southeast Asian runners-up30 April 2015 2013 24
 Lebanon2015 West Asian champions31 May 2015 2011 7
 South Korea2015 East Asian 1st ranked1 June 2015 2013 27
 Chinese Taipei2015 East Asian 2nd ranked1 June 2015 2013 22
 Japan2015 East Asian 3rd ranked1 June 2015 2013 26
 Hong Kong2015 East Asian 4th ranked1 June 2015 2013 25
 Jordan2015 West Asian runners-up2 June 2015 2013 13
 Palestine2015 West Asian third place2 June 2015 Debut 1
 India2015 South Asian champions5 July 2015 2013 24

FIBA Asia Cup

The 2014 FIBA Asia Cup was held at Wuhan, Hubei, China from 11 to 19 July 2014.

Rank Team Note
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Iran Qualified
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei East Asia (+1)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Philippines Southeast Asia (+1)
4  China Direct qualifier
5  Jordan West Asia (+1)
6  Japan East Asia (+2)
7  India
8  Singapore
9  Indonesia
  • The host nation was not yet determined at the conclusion of the tournament. China was chosen as the hosts a week later.

Central Asia

The Central Asia qualifiers was a one-game playoff between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Astana.

27 April 2015
Kazakhstan  8439  Kyrgyzstan

East Asia

The 4th East Asian Basketball Championship was cancelled as no countries were willing to host it. The four countries with the highest FIBA rankings (excluding finals hosts China) took the 4 finals berths available to East Asian teams: South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and Hong Kong.

The participation of Japan was dependent if FIBA lifts its suspension in time for the draw.

Gulf

The 14th Gulf Basketball Championship was held at Dammam, Saudi Arabia from 13 to 20 October 2014.[2]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 5 5 0 381 284 +97 10 Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2  Kuwait 5 4 1 344 323 +21 9
3  Bahrain 5 3 2 398 355 +43 8
4  Saudi Arabia (H) 5 2 3 378 348 +30 7
5  United Arab Emirates 5 1 4 345 384 39 6
6  Oman 5 0 5 265 417 152 5
Source:
(H) Hosts
14 October 2014
Oman  3586  Bahrain
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
14 October 2014
Saudi Arabia  7664  United Arab Emirates
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
14 October 2014
Kuwait  5378  Qatar
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
15 October 2014
United Arab Emirates  7581  Kuwait
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
15 October 2014
Qatar  7549  Oman
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
15 October 2014
Bahrain  10192  Saudi Arabia
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
17 October 2014
United Arab Emirates  5371  Qatar
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
17 October 2014
Kuwait  7265  Bahrain
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
17 October 2014
Saudi Arabia  9553  Oman
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
18 October 2014
Oman  5579  Kuwait
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
19 October 2014
Qatar  7166  Saudi Arabia
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
19 October 2014
Bahrain  8371  United Arab Emirates
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
20 October 2014
United Arab Emirates  8273  Oman
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
20 October 2014
Qatar  8663  Bahrain
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
20 October 2014
Saudi Arabia  5059  Kuwait
Dammam Sports City, Dammam

South Asia

The 4th SABA Championship was held at Bengaluru, India from 3 to 5 July 2015.[3][4]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 5 5 0 552 220 +332 10 Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2  Sri Lanka 5 4 1 392 347 +45 9
3    Nepal 5 2 3 332 370 38 7
4  Bangladesh 5 2 3 334 424 90 7
5  Maldives 5 2 3 348 419 71 7
6  Bhutan 5 0 5 292 470 178 5
Source:
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Southeast Asia

The 11th SEABA Championship was held at Singapore from 27 April to 1 May 2015.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Philippines 5 5 0 542 200 +342 10 Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2  Malaysia 5 4 1 325 285 +40 9
3  Singapore (H) 5 3 2 368 228 +140 8
4  Indonesia 5 2 3 277 303 26 7
5  Laos 5 1 4 232 467 235 6
6  Brunei 5 0 5 190 451 261 5
Source: SEABA
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

West Asia

The WABA Championship was held at Orthodox Club Arena, Amman from 29 May to 2 June 2015. As original hosts Iran were already qualified by winning the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, they gave up hosting the tournament and withdrew. Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine qualified.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lebanon 4 4 0 341 279 +62 8 Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2  Jordan (H) 4 3 1 332 308 +24 7
3  Palestine 4 2 2 304 315 11 6
4  Syria 4 1 3 276 306 30 5
5  Iraq 4 0 4 271 316 45 4
Source:
(H) Hosts
29 May 2015
Lebanon  8567  Iraq
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
29 May 2015
Palestine  7692  Jordan
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
30 May 2015
Syria  7379  Palestine
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
30 May 2015
Jordan  7492  Lebanon
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
31 May 2015
Lebanon  7659  Syria
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
31 May 2015
Iraq  7186  Jordan
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
1 June 2015
Palestine  7988  Lebanon
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
1 June 2015
Syria  7571  Iraq
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
2 June 2015
Iraq  6270  Palestine
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
2 June 2015
Jordan  8069  Syria
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman

References

  1. "FIBA ASIA Internal Regulations" (PDF). FIBA Asia. p. 43. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. "Gulf Basketball Cup 2014". goalzz.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. "SABA decides India will host the 4th SABA Championship / Qualifying Round 2015". Basketball Federation of India. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. "South Asian basketball in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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