Asian basketball

The main tournament, the Asian Cup (formerly the Asian Championship), has been played since 1960, and the record holder for the number of titles is the Chinese team.

The Asian Basketball Cup (formerly the Asian Basketball Association Cup and the Asian Championship) has been held every two years since 1960 under the auspices of FIBA. The tournament serves as qualification for Asian teams for the World Cup and Olympic tournament and is considered the most prestigious competition for men's teams in the region.

16 teams play in the finals. The countries are divided into five regional groups: East, Southeast and West Asia, the Persian Gulf and Central Asia - the latter including Kazakhstan. Each group delegates several teams to the finals, plus the host of the tournament automatically qualifies.

The first tournaments were dominated by Philippine basketball players, winning in 1960, 1963 and 1967. Since the debut of the Chinese national team in 1975, China has become the regional leader for a long time - it has a total of 16 titles. The tournament was won four times by other teams: the Philippines (1986) and South Korea (1997), and Iran became the champion in 2007 and 2009.

The current winner of the Asian Cup is the Australian team (second title). In the 2007 edition, the Kazakhstan national team reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time in history.

Since 1960, once every two years.

Chinese team - 16 titles.

Team Australia - second title.

Publication date: 10/12/2026. Format, number of teams and titles verified as of this date; The composition of the national teams is not fixed.

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