# 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

The 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification is a basketball competition that is being played from June 2022 to February 2025, to determine the fifteen FIBA Asia-Oceania nations who will join the automatically qualified host Saudi Arabia at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.

## Format

The qualification process started in 2022, with Pre-qualifiers being contested on sub-zone and regional basis. Eight teams will advance to the qualifiers, joining the sixteen teams from the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

## Entrants

Teams entering the qualifiers (from the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup) :
| West Region | East Region |
| Iran  Jordan  Lebanon  Kazakhstan  Saudi Arabia  India  Syria  Bahrain | Australia  New Zealand  China  South Korea  Philippines  Japan  Chinese Taipei  Indonesia |
Teams entering the pre-qualifiers (any team that did not participate in the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup) :
| West Region | West Region | West Region | West Region | East Region | East Region | East Region |
| West Asia (WABA sub-zone) | Gulf (GBA sub-zone) | Central Asia (CABA sub-zone) | South Asia (SABA sub-zone) | East Asia (EABA sub-zone) | Southeast Asia (SEABA sub-zone) | Oceania (FIBA Oceania) |
| Iraq  Palestine | Qatar  United Arab Emirates  Kuwait  Oman | Uzbekistan | Sri Lanka  Bangladesh | Hong Kong  Mongolia | Thailand  Malaysia  Singapore  Vietnam  Cambodia | Guam  Tahiti |

## Pre-qualifiers
### Participating teams

Teams entering :
| West Region | East Region |
| Iraq  Palestine  Qatar  United Arab Emirates  Kuwait  Oman  Uzbekistan  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh | Hong Kong  Mongolia  Thailand  Malaysia  Singapore  Vietnam  Cambodia  Guam  Tahiti |

### First round

Teams played a round-robin tournament to determine the three best ranked teams that will advance to the second round.
Teams from the WABA, GBA, CABA, and SABA sub-zones played in Group A and B, forming the West region. While teams from Oceania and the SEABA and EABA sub-zones played in Groups C and D, forming the East region. The groups were played at a single venue.
The teams are organized in four groups, according to the serpentine system (for each Region), according to the FIBA World Ranking (December 2021) as follows:
| West Region | West Region | East Region | East Region |
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Qatar (76)  United Arab Emirates (126)  Sri Lanka (132)  Oman (157) | Iraq (86)  Palestine (89)  Kuwait (141)  Bangladesh (144)  Uzbekistan (N/A) | Guam (88)  Singapore (112)  Hong Kong (114)  Cambodia (159) | Tahiti (97)  Thailand (107)  Malaysia (121)  Vietnam (140)  Mongolia (N/A) |

#### Group A

The tournament was held in Qatar.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 110 | +17 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 119 | +3 | 3 | Second round |
| 3 | Oman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 147 | −20 | 2 | Second round |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Sri Lanka withdrew before the tournament.

#### Group B

The tournament was held in Palestine.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Palestine (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 159 | +17 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 171 | +1 | 3 | Second round |
| 3 | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 176 | −18 | 2 | Second round |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* 1 2 Bangladesh and Uzbekistan withdrew before the start of the competition.

#### Group C

A four-team tournament was scheduled to be held in Guam. After Hong Kong and Cambodia withdrew before the start of the competition, only one game was planned to be played with both teams advancing to the second round. In October 2022, Hong Kong re-entered the tournament, which was played in India in November 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 123 | +26 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 117 | +21 | 3 | Second round |
| 3 | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 156 | −47 | 2 | Second round |
| 4 | Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Cambodia withdrew before the start of the competition.

#### Group D

The tournament was held in Mongolia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 407 | 284 | +123 | 8 | Second round |
| 2 | Mongolia (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 378 | 340 | +38 | 7 | Second round |
| 3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 313 | 315 | −2 | 6 | Second round |
| 4 | Vietnam | 4 | 1 | 3 | 272 | 283 | −11 | 5 | |
| 5 | Tahiti | 4 | 0 | 4 | 211 | 359 | −148 | 4 | |

### Second round

The 12 qualified teams will be divided into two groups of six teams (teams from groups A/B form Group E and teams from groups C/D into Group F). The results against teams that advanced are carried over and the teams will play against the teams they did not meet in the first round. The top four teams of each group advance to the qualifiers. The groups will be played in a single venue.

#### Group E

The tournament was held in Qatar.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraq | 5 | 4 | 1 | 411 | 380 | +31 | 9 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Qatar (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 314 | 318 | −4 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3 | 2 | 338 | 319 | +19 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 4 | Palestine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 364 | 339 | +25 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 5 | Kuwait | 5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 351 | +15 | 7 | |
| 6 | Oman | 5 | 0 | 5 | 288 | 374 | −86 | 5 | |
* 1 2 3 Qatar 2–0; United Arab Emirates 1–1; Palestine 0–2

#### Group F

The tournament was held in Mongolia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guam | 5 | 5 | 0 | 381 | 337 | +44 | 10 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Thailand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 406 | +54 | 9 | Qualifiers |
| 3 | Mongolia (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 429 | 401 | +28 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 360 | +6 | 7 | Qualifiers |
| 5 | Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 375 | 412 | −37 | 6 | |
| 6 | Singapore | 5 | 0 | 5 | 287 | 382 | −95 | 5 | |

## Qualifiers

24 teams will compete for 16 places at the final tournament. Matches will be played over three windows: February 2024, November 2024 and February 2025. They will also earn their place for the qualifiers of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Qatar alongside Qatar who automatically qualified for the World Cup as host. The top two teams of each group qualify for the final tournament and the six third-placed teams will play another qualifying tournament for the final four places.
The draw took place on 19 September 2023.

### Participating teams

| Teams entering the qualifiers (from the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup) | Teams entering the qualifiers (from the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup) | Teams qualified through the regional pre-qualifiers | Teams qualified through the regional pre-qualifiers |
| West Region | East Region | West Region | East Region |
| Bahrain  India  Iran  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Lebanon  Saudi Arabia  Syria | Australia  China  Chinese Taipei  Indonesia  Japan  New Zealand  Philippines  South Korea | Iraq  Palestine  Qatar  United Arab Emirates | Guam  Hong Kong  Mongolia  Thailand |

### Seeding

The seeding was announced on 19 September 2023, according to the FIBA rankings. Eight pots were used for the seeding of the 24 qualified teams based on geographical and ranking principles. The first four pots were allocated for teams in the East Region, covering teams from the EABA (East Asia), SEABA (Southeast Asia), and FIBA Oceania (Oceania), and the rest for teams in the West Region which has the WABA (West Asia), GBA (Gulf), CABA (Central Asia), and SABA (South Asia) in its scope. The top seeded teams for each region were be allocated in Pot 1 and 5.
East Region :
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Australia (4) New Zealand (21) Japan (26) | China (29) Philippines (38) South Korea (51) | Indonesia (74) Guam (76) Chinese Taipei (78) | Thailand (91) Mongolia (100) Hong Kong (119) |
| West Region ||||
| Pot 5 | Pot 6 | Pot 7 | Pot 8 |
| Iran (27) Lebanon (28) Jordan (32) | Saudi Arabia (66) Kazakhstan (68) Bahrain (69) | Syria (71) India (81) Iraq (90) | Palestine (97) United Arab Emirates (103) Qatar (104) |

### Groups

All times are local.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 613 | 367 | +246 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | South Korea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 509 | 476 | +33 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Thailand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 449 | 529 | −80 | 8 | Final qualifying tournament |
| 4 | Indonesia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 377 | 576 | −199 | 6 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 1 | 526 | 396 | +130 | 11 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Philippines | 6 | 4 | 2 | 540 | 438 | +102 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 3 | 3 | 461 | 498 | −37 | 9 | Final qualifying tournament |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 6 | 0 | 6 | 356 | 551 | −195 | 6 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 6 | 5 | 1 | 530 | 366 | +164 | 11 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Japan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 476 | 461 | +15 | 11 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Guam | 6 | 1 | 5 | 402 | 484 | −82 | 7 | Final qualifying tournament |
| 4 | Mongolia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 392 | 489 | −97 | 7 | |
* 1 2 China 1–1 Japan (173–134)
* 1 2 Guam 1–1 Mongolia (137–137). Teams ranked on overall points difference.

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jordan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 463 | 390 | +73 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 428 | 410 | +18 | 10 | Final tournament as hosts |
| 3 | Iraq | 6 | 2 | 4 | 393 | 407 | −14 | 8 | Final qualifying tournament |
| 4 | Palestine | 6 | 0 | 6 | 395 | 472 | −77 | 6 | |
* ↑ Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the hosts of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup on 7 December 2023, therefore qualifying for the tournament, regardless of their final placing.

#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 6 | 5 | 1 | 453 | 305 | +148 | 11 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Qatar | 6 | 4 | 2 | 462 | 411 | +51 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 3 | India | 6 | 1 | 5 | 360 | 474 | −114 | 7 | Final qualifying tournament |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 321 | 406 | −85 | 7 | |
* 1 2 India 1–1 Kazakhstan (138–132)

#### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lebanon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 544 | 448 | +96 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Syria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 466 | 463 | +3 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Bahrain | 6 | 2 | 4 | 451 | 492 | −41 | 8 | Final qualifying tournament |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1 | 5 | 443 | 501 | −58 | 7 | |

## Final qualifying tournament

The six third-placed teams from the qualifiers will play for the final four places at the final tournament. The tournaments will be played between 19 and 23 March 2025.

### Eastern Region Final Qualifying Tournament
#### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 73 | +40 | 2 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Guam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 113 | −40 | 1 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### Western Region Final Qualifying Tournament
#### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Bahrain (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament |
| 3 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | First | Last | Streak | Best placement in tournament |
| Saudi Arabia | Host nation | 7 December 2023 | 10th | 1989 | 2022 | 2 | Third place (1999) |
| Australia | Group A top two | 24 November 2024 | 3rd | 2017 | 2022 | 3 | Champions (2017, 2022) |
| Japan | Group C top two | 24 November 2024 | 30th | 1960 | 2022 | 29 | Champions (1965, 1971) |
| Philippines | Group B top two | 25 November 2024 | 29th | 1960 | 2022 | 8 | Champions (1960, 1963, 1967, 1973, 1985) |
| New Zealand | Group B top two | 25 November 2024 | 3rd | 2017 | 2022 | 3 | Third place (2022) |
| Lebanon | Group F top two | 25 November 2024 | 11th | 1999 | 2022 | 4 | Runners-up (2001, 2005, 2007, 2022) |
| Jordan | Group D top two | 25 November 2024 | 17th | 1983 | 2022 | 10 | Runners-up (2011) |
| South Korea | Group A top two | 20 February 2025 | 31st | 1960 | 2022 | 31 | Champions (1969, 1997) |
| China | Group C top two | 20 February 2025 | 24th | 1975 | 2022 | 24 | Champions (Sixteen times) |
| Iran | Group E top two | 21 February 2025 | 19th | 1973 | 2022 | 10 | Champions (2007, 2009, 2013) |
| Qatar | Group E top two | 21 February 2025 | 11th | 1991 | 2017 | 1 | Third place (2003, 2005) |
| Syria | Group F top two | 24 February 2025 | 8th | 1999 | 2022 | 3 | Fourth place (2001) |