# 1980 ABC Under-18 Championship

The 1980 ABC Under-18 Championship was the sixth edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s Junior Championship. The games were held at Bangkok, Thailand from November 1–12, 1980.
After finishing runners-up from the previous two editions, China won their first-ever championship, after defeating the five-time defending champions, the Philippines, 94-84, in the Championship Round.

## Venue

The games were held at National Stadium, located in Bangkok.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Philippines | 4 | 4 | 0 | 504 | 254 | +250 | 8 |
| Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 218 | +47 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 251 | 281 | -30 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 296 | -94 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 346 | -173 | 3 |
* 2 November 1980
* Report
| Bangladesh | 50–106 | Thailand |
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 3 November 1980
* [Report]
| Thailand | vs. | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 3 November 1980
* [Report]
| Bangladesh | vs. | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 4 November 1980
* Report
| Malaysia | 56–130 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 33–59, 23–81 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 5 November 1980
* Report
| Philippines | 120–68 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 68–28, 52–40 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 5 November 1980
* Report
| Thailand | 80–57 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 36–20, 44–37 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 6 November 1980
* Report
| Malaysia | 89–86 | Indonesia |
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 6 November 1980
* Report
| Bangladesh | 51–143 | Philippines |
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 7 November 1980
* Report
| Indonesia | 97–72 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 49–31, 48–41 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 7 November 1980
* Report
| Philippines | 111–79 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 56–33, 55–46 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 477 | 185 | +292 | 8 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 4 | 0 | 295 | 188 | +107 | 8 |
| Singapore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 264 | 314 | -50 | 6 |
| India | 4 | 1 | 3 | 274 | 345 | -71 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 3 | 199 | 241 | -42 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 389 | -228 | 4 |
* 2 November 1980
* Report
| China | 110–59 | India |
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 2 November 1980
* Report
| Kuwait | 80–42 | Hong Kong |
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 3 November 1980
* [Report]
| India | vs. | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 3 November 1980
* [Report]
| Hong Kong | vs. | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 4 November 1980
* Report
| Singapore | 85–44 | Sri Lanka |
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 4 November 1980
* Report
| India | 50–68 | Kuwait |
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 4 November 1980
* Report
| Hong Kong | 61–114 | China |
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 5 November 1980
* Report
| Kuwait | 69–54 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 43–27, 26–27 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 5 November 1980
* Report
| China | 130–28 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by half: 61–16, 69–12 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 5 November 1980
* Report
| India | 87–79 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 44–44, 43–35 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 6 November 1980
* Report
| Hong Kong | 96–47 | Sri Lanka |
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 6 November 1980
* Report
| Singapore | 88–78 | India |
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 6 November 1980
* [Report]
| Kuwait | vs. | China |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 7 November 1980
* Report
| China | 123–37 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 63–10, 60–27 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 7 November 1980
* Report
| Sri Lanka | 42–78 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 20–41, 22–37 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 7 November 1980
* [Report]
| India | vs. | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 362 | 231 | +131 | 8 |
| Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 404 | 231 | +173 | 7 |
| South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 355 | 299 | +56 | 7 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 321 | 255 | +66 | 6 |
| Qatar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 195 | 463 | -268 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 4 | 211 | 369 | -158 | 4 |
* 3 November 1980
* [Report]
| Bahrain | vs. | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 3 November 1980
* [Report]
| Qatar | vs. | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 3 November 1980
* [Report]
| Japan | vs. | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 4 November 1980
* Report
| South Korea | 114–70 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 71–28, 43–42 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 4 November 1980
* Report
| Saudi Arabia | 65–59 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 4 November 1980
* Report
| United Arab Emirates | 27–87 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 5 November 1980
* Report
| Bahrain | 83–53 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: 36–20, 47–33 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 5 November 1980
* Report
| Saudi Arabia | 91–70 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 5 November 1980
* Report
| Japan | 157–39 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 62–14, 95–25 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 6 November 1980
* Report
| South Korea | 77–63 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 6 November 1980
* Report
| United Arab Emirates | 56–105 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 6 November 1980
* Report
| Qatar | 40–91 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 7 November 1980
* Report
| United Arab Emirates | 75–94 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 34–47, 41–47 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 7 November 1980
* Report
| Japan | 97–88 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by half: 48–39, 49–49 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 7 November 1980
* Report
| Saudi Arabia | 101–46 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: 48–26, 53–20 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok

## Final round
### Classification 13th–17th

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 217 | +17 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 223 | 95 | +128 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 204 | +30 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 251 | -61 | 3 |
| Qatar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 300 | -114 | 3 |
* 8 November 1980
* Report
| Bangladesh | 82–56 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 8 November 1980
* Report
| Sri Lanka | 84–77 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 9 November 1980
* Report
| United Arab Emirates | 76–84 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 9 November 1980
* Report
| Qatar | 58–140 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 November 1980
* Report
| Sri Lanka | 78–72 | Qatar |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 November 1980
* Report
| Hong Kong | 83–37 | United Arab Emirates |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 November 1980
* Report
| Bangladesh | 68–72 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok

### Classification 7th–12th

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 422 | 296 | +126 | 8 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 192 | +47 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 308 | 326 | -18 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 279 | 324 | -45 | 6 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 254 | -57 | 3 |
| India | 4 | 0 | 4 | 276 | 349 | -73 | 4 |
* 8 November 1980
* Report
| Malaysia | 82–76 | India |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 8 November 1980
* Report
| Singapore | 67–97 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 8 November 1980
* Report
| Bahrain | 82–61 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 9 November 1980
* Report
| Malaysia | 82–77 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 9 November 1980
* Report
| Indonesia | 69–116 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 9 November 1980
* Report
| India | 68–88 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 November 1980
* Report
| Singapore | 53–75 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 32–29, 21–46 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 November 1980
* Report
| South Korea | 105–79 | India |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 November 1980
* Report
| Bahrain | 69–63 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 November 1980
* [Report]
| Bahrain | vs. | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 November 1980
* Report
| Indonesia | 74–73 | India |
| Scoring by half: 30–37, 44–36 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 November 1980
* Report
| South Korea | 104–81 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 55–33, 49–48 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok

### Championship

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 472 | 320 | +152 | 10 |
| Philippines | 5 | 4 | 1 | 501 | 423 | +78 | 9 |
| Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 296 | 338 | -42 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 327 | 386 | -59 | 5 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 317 | 382 | -65 | 5 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 4 | 242 | 306 | -64 | 4 |
* 8 November 1980
* Report
| Philippines | 97–67 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 8 November 1980
* Report
| Japan | 82–116 | China |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 8 November 1980
* Report
| Thailand | 87–71 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 9 November 1980
* Report
| Philippines | 104–83 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 44–49, 60–34 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 9 November 1980
* Report
| China | 90–42 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 9 November 1980
* Report
| Kuwait | 70–75 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 November 1980
* Report
| Japan | 93–109 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 November 1980
* Report
| China | 75–52 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 November 1980
* Report
| Thailand | 74–100 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 November 1980
* Report
| Japan | 59–53 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by half: 25–22, 34–31 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 November 1980
* Report
| Saudi Arabia | 105–116 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 40–44, 65–72 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 12 November 1980
* Report
| China | 97–60 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 63–30, 34–30 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 13 November 1980
* [Report]
| Kuwait | vs. | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 13 November 1980
* [Report]
| Thailand | vs. | Japan |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok
* 13 November 1980
* Report
| Philippines | 84–94 | China |
| Scoring by half: 45–56, 39–38 |||
* National Stadium, Bangkok

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | China | 10–0 |
| | Philippines | 8–1 |
| | Thailand | 6–3 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 6–4 |
| 5 | Japan | 5–5 |
| 6 | Kuwait | 4–6 |
| 7 | South Korea | 8–1 |
| 8 | Bahrain | 6–3 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 4–4 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 3–5 |
| 11 | Singapore | 3–6 |
| 12 | India | 2–7 |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 3–5 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 3–4 |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 2–4 |
| 16 | Qatar | 1–7 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 0–8 |