2005 FIBA Asia Championship
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates8–16 September
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (14th title)
Runners-up Lebanon
Third place Qatar
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
MVPChina Yao Ming
Top scorerKuwait Abdullah Alsarraf
(24.1 points per game)[1]
← 2003
2007 →

The 2005 FIBA Asia Championship was the men's basketball qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2006 FIBA World Championship at Japan.

In order to qualify for the tournament, teams would have to go through regional qualifiers. At the main tournament, three nations qualified for the world championships: China, Lebanon and host Qatar. China defeated Lebanon in the championship game, 77–61; Qatar defeated Korea, 89–77.

Qualification

Main article: 2005 FIBA Asia Championship qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Qatar) and Stanković Cup champion (Korea as runner-up) were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.

East Asia (1+2+2) Gulf (1+2) Middle Asia (2+1) Southeast Asia (2) West Asia (2+1)
 South Korea  Qatar  Kazakhstan  Malaysia  Iran
 China  Saudi Arabia  India  Indonesia  Lebanon
 Chinese Taipei  Kuwait  Uzbekistan  Jordan
 Japan
 Hong Kong

Draw

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 South Korea
 Kuwait
 Malaysia
 Saudi Arabia

 China
 Iran
 Uzbekistan
 Chinese Taipei

 Qatar
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Indonesia

 Lebanon
 Jordan
 Hong Kong
 India

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 274 196 +78 6
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 224 237 −13 5
 Kuwait 3 1 2 252 228 +24 4
 Malaysia 3 0 3 165 254 −89 3
September 9
14:00
South Korea  85–80  Kuwait
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 9
20:45
Malaysia  51–79  Saudi Arabia
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 10
14:00
Kuwait  88–56  Malaysia
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 10
16:15
Saudi Arabia  58–102  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 13–28, 14–26, 21–24
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 11
14:00
South Korea  87–58  Malaysia
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 11
18:30
Saudi Arabia  87–84  Kuwait
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 3 3 0 235 171 +64 6
 Iran 3 2 1 210 176 +34 5
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 226 212 +14 4
 Uzbekistan 3 0 3 166 278 −112 3
September 8
9:30
Iran  61–76  China
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 20–18, 15–27, 11–17
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 8
16:15
Chinese Taipei  111–71  Uzbekistan
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 27–15, 27–25, 31–12
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 9
9:30
Uzbekistan  43–84  Iran
Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall, Doha
September 9
16:15
China  76–58  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 20–16, 17–11, 14–16
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 11
9:30
China  83–52  Uzbekistan
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 24–6, 24–20, 15–12
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 11
16:15
Chinese Taipei  57–65  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 13–14, 17–21, 14–16
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Qatar 3 3 0 249 184 +65 6
 Japan 3 2 1 226 197 +29 5
 Kazakhstan 3 1 2 215 215 0 4
 Indonesia 3 0 3 181 275 −94 3
September 8
11:45
Kazakhstan  89–62  Indonesia
Scoring by quarter: 33–16, 10–19, 31–14, 15–13
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 8
18:30
Qatar  74–62  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 17–13, 20–15, 13–18
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 9
9:30
Japan  67–66  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 16–13, 21–20, 17–12
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 9
18:30
Indonesia  62–89  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 13–25, 11–20, 17–17
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 10
9:30
Japan  97–57  Indonesia
Scoring by quarter: 27–13, 18–7, 24–23, 28–14
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 10
18:30
Qatar  86–60  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 23–5, 22–21, 16–21
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lebanon 3 3 0 283 191 +92 6
 Jordan 3 2 1 244 152 +92 5
 India 3 1 2 232 269 −37 4
 Hong Kong 3 0 3 176 323 −147 3
September 8
14:00
India  106–87  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 13–19, 34–26, 33–31
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 8
20:45
Jordan  59–69  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 14–20, 20–16, 14–21
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 10
11:45
Hong Kong  36–108  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 9–31, 15–23, 3–28
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 10
20:45
Lebanon  105–79  India
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 11
11:45
India  47–77  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 5–13, 12–22, 15–20
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 11
20:45
Lebanon  109–53  Hong Kong
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Quarterfinal round

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Qatar 3 3 0 243 178 +65 6
 South Korea 3 2 1 216 221 −5 5
 Iran 3 1 2 212 230 −18 4
 Jordan 3 0 3 182 224 −42 3
September 12
16:15
South Korea  64–63  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 13–25, 7–16, 28–8
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 12
18:30
Iran  58–79  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 15–21, 13–26, 15–16
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 13
16:15
Jordan  64–79  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 14–23, 9–14, 30–29
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 13
18:30
Qatar  83–65  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 18–12, 25–15, 17–19
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 14
16:15
South Korea  87–75  Iran
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 14
18:30
Qatar  81–55  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 21–8, 19–18, 27–21
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Group II

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 3 3 0 271 136 +135 6
 Lebanon 3 2 1 247 209 +38 5
 Japan 3 1 2 201 207 −6 4
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 3 117 284 −167 3
September 12
14:00
China  86–53  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 17–6, 20–12, 29–26
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 12
20:45
Saudi Arabia  63–97  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 14–33, 17–26, 10–16
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 13
14:00
Japan  89–44  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 17–11, 25–12, 25–11
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 13
20:45
Lebanon  73–87  China
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 10–26, 23–18, 23–19
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 14
14:00
Saudi Arabia  10–98  China
Scoring by quarter: 4–35, 2–21, 2–26, 2–16
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 14
20:45
Japan  59–77  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 7–16, 15–28, 15–6
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Group III

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Kazakhstan 3 3 0 284 195 +89 6
 Uzbekistan 3 2 1 232 219 +13 5
 Kuwait 3 1 2 226 252 −26 4
 Hong Kong 3 0 3 175 251 −76 3
September 12
11:45
Kuwait  81–66  Hong Kong
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 12
11:45
Uzbekistan  56–104  Kazakhstan
Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall, Doha
September 13
11:45
Kazakhstan  96–77  Kuwait
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 13
11:45
Hong Kong  47–86  Uzbekistan
Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall, Doha
September 14
9:30
Kazakhstan  84–62  Hong Kong
Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall, Doha
September 14
11:45
Kuwait  68–90  Uzbekistan
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Group IV

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 324 257 +67 6
 India 3 2 1 258 246 +12 5
 Indonesia 3 1 2 213 253 −40 4
 Malaysia 3 0 3 212 251 −39 3
September 12
9:30
Malaysia  75–82  India
Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall, Doha
September 12
9:30
Chinese Taipei  109–88  Indonesia
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 13
9:30
Malaysia  58–60  Indonesia
Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall, Doha
September 13
9:30
India  90–106  Chinese Taipei
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 14
9:30
Malaysia  79–109  Chinese Taipei
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 14
11:45
Indonesia  65–86  India
Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall, Doha

Classification 9th–16th

15th place

September 16
9:30
Hong Kong  72–68  Malaysia
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

13th place

September 15
11:45
Kuwait  86–52  Indonesia
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

11th place

September 16
11:45
Uzbekistan  63–55  India
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

9th place

September 15
9:30
Kazakhstan  69–77  Chinese Taipei
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Classification 5th–8th

 
Semifinals5th place
 
      
 
September 15
 
 
 Iran79
 
September 16
 
 Saudi Arabia34
 
 Iran 61
 
September 15
 
 Japan72
 
 Japan67
 
 
 Jordan59
 
7th place
 
 
September 16
 
 
 Saudi Arabia 50
 
 
 Jordan88

Semifinals

September 15
14:00
Iran  79–34  Saudi Arabia
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 15
16:15
Japan  67–59  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 26–17, 17–18, 12–13
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

7th place

September 16
14:00
Saudi Arabia  50–88  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 11–29, 14–29, 12–15
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

5th place

September 16
16:15
Iran  61–72  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 13–19, 12–15, 25–21
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 15
 
 
 Qatar79
 
September 16
 
 Lebanon83
 
 Lebanon61
 
September 15
 
 China77
 
 China93
 
 
 South Korea49
 
3rd place
 
 
September 16
 
 
 Qatar89
 
 
 South Korea77

Semifinals

September 15
18:30
Qatar  79–83  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 13–21, 22–23, 22–21
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 15
20:45
China  93–49  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 24–15, 29–2, 16–14
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

3rd place

September 16
18:30
Qatar  89–77  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 26–22, 21–16, 27–12
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Final

September 16
20:45
Lebanon  61–77  China
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 16–15, 20–19, 15–25
Pts: El Khatib 24 Pts: Yao M. 24
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Final standing

Qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China 8–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Lebanon 6–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Qatar 7–1
4  South Korea 5–3
5  Japan 5–3
6  Iran 4–4
7  Jordan 3–5
8  Saudi Arabia 2–6
9  Chinese Taipei 5–2
10  Kazakhstan 4–3
11  Uzbekistan 3–4
12  India 3–4
13  Kuwait 3–4
14  Indonesia 1–6
15  Hong Kong 1–6
16  Malaysia 0–7

Awards

 2005 Asian champions 

China
Fourteenth title

References

  1. ^ "archive.fiba.com: 2005 FIBA Asia Championship for Men:". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

External links

FIBA Asia Cup
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