# 2009 FIBA Asia Championship qualification

The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship qualification was held in early 2009 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.

## Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate:
* The organizing country.
* The champion team from the previous FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.
* The four best-placed teams from the previous FIBA Asia Stanković Cup will qualify the same number of teams from their respective sub-zones.
* The two best teams from the sub-zones.

## FIBA Asia Stanković Cup

| Rank | Team | Note |
| | Jordan | Direct Qualifier |
| | Kazakhstan | Middle Asia (+1) |
| | Kuwait | Gulf (+1) |
| 4 | Qatar | Gulf (+2) |
| 5 | India | Middle Asia (+2) |

## Qualified teams

| East Asia (1+2) | Gulf (2+2) | Middle Asia (2+2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (1+2) |
| China | Qatar | India | Philippines | Jordan |
| South Korea | Kuwait | Kazakhstan | Indonesia | Iran |
| Japan | United Arab Emirates | Sri Lanka | | Lebanon |
| | Bahrain * | Uzbekistan | | |
* Chinese Taipei, which finished fourth behind Korea, Japan and China in the East Asian qualifiers, was given a wild card entry into the championship following the withdrawal of Gulf representatives Bahrain.

## East Asia

The East Asia Basketball Championship for Men 2009 is the qualifying tournament for the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship. It also serves as a regional championship involving East Asian basketball teams. the two best teams excluding China qualifies for 2009 FIBA Asia Championship.

### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 133 | +29 | 4 |
| China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 134 | +27 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 191 | −56 | 2 |
* June 10 15:30
| Hong Kong | 64–99 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 21–23, 19–24, 8–22 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki
* June 11 15:30
| China | 62–70 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 16–5, 23–26, 11–18 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki
* June 12 15:30
| South Korea | 92–71 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 29–22, 20–17, 19–22 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 131 | +56 | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 137 | +28 | 3 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 208 | −84 | 2 |
* June 10 18:30
| Chinese Taipei | 66–78 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 18–12, 10–27, 22–22 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki
* June 11 18:30
| Japan | 109–65 | Mongolia |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 26–16, 23–16, 34–24 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki
* June 12 18:30
| Mongolia | 59–99 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 15–24, 12–24, 12–27 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki

### Classification 5th–6th

* June 13 19:00
| Hong Kong | 92–73 | Mongolia |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–28, 14–18, 23–18, 20–9 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| June 13 | June 13 |
| South Korea | 86 |
| South Korea | 86 | June 14 | June 14 |
| Chinese Taipei | 71 | June 14 | June 14 |
| Chinese Taipei | 71 | South Korea | 68 |
| June 13 | June 13 | | South Korea | 68 |
| June 13 | June 13 | Japan | 58 |
| Japan | 68 | Japan | 58 |
| China | 63 | | |
| China | 63 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | June 14 | June 14 |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 90 |
| | | China | 107 |

#### Semifinals

* June 13 13:00
| South Korea | 86–71 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 17–9, 28–27, 26–18 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki
* June 13 16:00
| Japan | 68–63 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 15–8, 17–10, 22–27 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki

#### 3rd place

* June 14 13:00
| Chinese Taipei | 90–107 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–36, 18–19, 18–26, 27–26 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki

#### Final

* June 14 16:00
| South Korea | 68–58 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 19–18, 15–12, 15–9 |||
* Park Arena Komaki, Komaki

### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | South Korea |
| | Japan |
| | China |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
| 5 | Hong Kong |
| 6 | Mongolia |

## Gulf

The 19th Gulf Cup was held in Muscat, Oman.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Qatar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 299 | 237 | +62 | 8 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 1 | 282 | 255 | +27 | 7 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 2 | 327 | 280 | +47 | 6 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 320 | 276 | +44 | 5 |
| Oman | 4 | 0 | 4 | 214 | 394 | −180 | 4 |
* January 3 17:30
| Kuwait | 75–67 | Bahrain |
* Nizwa Sports Complex, Muscat
* January 3 19:30
| Qatar | 82–80 | United Arab Emirates |
* Nizwa Sports Complex, Muscat
* January 5 13:00
| Kuwait | 44–60 | Qatar |
* Nizwa Sports Complex, Muscat
* January 5 15:00
| United Arab Emirates | 102–53 | Oman |
* Nizwa Sports Complex, Muscat
* January 7 13:00
| Oman | 52–110 | Bahrain |
* Nizwa Sports Complex, Muscat
* January 7 15:00
| United Arab Emirates | 66–68 | Kuwait |
* Nizwa Sports Complex, Muscat
* January 9 13:00
| Bahrain | 66–70 | Qatar |
* Nizwa Sports Complex, Muscat
* January 9 15:00
| Kuwait | 95–62 | Oman |
* Nizwa Sports Complex, Muscat
* January 11 14:00
| Oman | 47–87 | Qatar |
* Nizwa Sports Complex, Muscat
* January 11 16:00
| United Arab Emirates | 79–77 | Bahrain |
* Nizwa Sports Complex, Muscat

## Middle Asia

All the others withdrew, so India, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan qualified automatically.

## Southeast Asia

A tournament was held to determine Southeast Asia's two representatives to the FIBA Asia Championship. The qualifying tournament also served as the zonal championship, which held in Medan, Indonesia from June 6 to 9.

### Preliminary round

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 320 | 206 | +114 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 235 | −18 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 244 | −22 | 4 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 278 | −74 | 3 |
* June 6 19:00
| Malaysia | 73–100 | Philippines |
* Angkasapura Lanud Hall, Medan
* June 6 21:00
| Singapore | 65–79 | Indonesia |
* Angkasapura Lanud Hall, Medan
* June 7 19:00
| Singapore | 70–82 | Malaysia |
* Angkasapura Lanud Hall, Medan
* June 7 21:00
| Philippines | 103–64 | Indonesia |
* Angkasapura Lanud Hall, Medan
* June 8 19:00
| Singapore | 69–117 | Philippines |
* Angkasapura Lanud Hall, Medan
* June 8 21:00
| Malaysia | 67–74 | Indonesia |
* Angkasapura Lanud Hall, Medan

### Final

* June 9 19:00
| Philippines | 98–68 | Indonesia |
* Angkasapura Lanud Hall, Medan

### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Philippines |
| | Indonesia |
| | Malaysia |
| 4 | Singapore |

## West Asia

All the others withdrew, so Iran and Lebanon qualified automatically.