# 1998 SEABA Championship

The 3rd Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 1999 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for the Asian championship. The tournament was held at Manila, Philippines. It was organized by the Basketball Association of the Philippines

## Teams

It was planned that all ten members of the SEABA would participate. Defending champions, Indonesia initially confirmed participation but did not take part. Eight teams accepted the invitation.

## Venue

The Ninoy Aquino Stadium within the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex served as the venue for the games.
Manila :
| Ninoy Aquino Stadium | Ninoy Aquino Stadium1998 SEABA Championship (Metro Manila) |
| Capacity: 6,000 | Ninoy Aquino Stadium1998 SEABA Championship (Metro Manila) |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Philippines (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 332 | 182 | +150 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 193 | +28 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 225 | −26 | 4 | Fifth place play-off |
| 4 | Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 302 | −152 | 3 | Seventh place play-off |
* March 25 15:30
* Match details
| Philippines | 110–62 | Vietnam |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 26
| Singapore | 67–54 | Vietnam |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 26
* Match details
| Philippines | 131–54 | Cambodia |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 27
* Match details
| Singapore | 88–48 | Cambodia |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 28 15:30
* Match details
| Cambodia | 48–83 | Vietnam |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 28 17:30
* Match details
| Philippines | 91–66 | Singapore |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Brunei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Fifth place play-off |
| 4 | Laos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Seventh place play-off |
* March 25 17:00
* Match details
| Laos | 40–92 | Malaysia |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 25 19:30
| Thailand | W–L | Brunei |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 26
* Match details
| Thailand | 73–57 | Malaysia |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 27 15:30
* Match details
| Thailand | 116–26 | Laos |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 27 18:30
| Brunei | L–W | Malaysia |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 28 17:00
* Match details
| Laos | 53–82 | Brunei |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

## Classification round

| Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| March 30 | March 30 |
| Brunei | ? |
| Vietnam | ? |
| Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| March 30 | March 30 |
| Cambodia | 69 |
| Laos | 67 |

### Seventh place game

* March 30 15:30
* Match details
| Cambodia | 69–67 | Laos |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

### Fifth place game

* March 31 15:30
| Brunei | ?–? | Vietnam |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| March 30 | March 30 |
| Thailand | 83 |
| Thailand | 83 | March 31 | March 31 |
| Singapore | 41 | March 31 | March 31 |
| Singapore | 41 | Philippines | 90 |
| March 30 | March 30 | | Philippines | 90 |
| March 30 | March 30 | Thailand | 69 |
| Philippines | W | Thailand | 69 |
| Malaysia | L | | |
| Malaysia | L | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | March 31 | March 31 |
| | | Malaysia | W |
| | | Singapore | L |

### Semifinals

* March 30 17:00
* Match details
| Thailand | 83–41 | Singapore |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* March 30 18:30
| Philippines | W–L | Malaysia |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

### Third place game

* March 31 17:00
| Singapore | L–W | Malaysia |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

### Final

* March 31 18:30
* Match Results
| Thailand | 69–90 | Philippines |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Qualification |
| | Philippines | 1999 ABC Championship |
| | Thailand | 1999 ABC Championship |
| | Malaysia | |
| 4 | Singapore | |
| 5–6 | Brunei Vietnam | |
| 7 | Cambodia | |
| 8 | Laos | |

## Awards

* 1998 Southeast Asian champions
* Philippines First title