2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship

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2016 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
24th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Iran
Dates July 15–24
Teams 16 (from 45 federations)
Venues (in 1 host city)
Official website
2016 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
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The 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship will be the 24th edition of the Asian Championship for Junior Men ages 18 years old and below. The tournament is scheduled to take place in Iran on July 15–24, 2016.[1] This will be the second time the country will host the tournament after successfully staging the 20th edition eight years ago.

Qualification

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According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship is sixteen (16). Each of the six (6) FIBA Asia Sub-Zones had two places, and the hosts (Iran) and holders (China) were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.[2]

Allocation

Zone Automatic berths Berths earned from 2014 championship Berth as host Berth as defending champion Total
Central Asia 1 0 0 0 1
East Asia 2 3 0 1 6
Gulf 2 0 0 0 2
South Asia 1 0 0 0 1
Southeast Asia 2 1 0 0 3
West Asia 2 0 1 0 3
Total 10 4 1 1 16

Teams

Central Asia (1) East Asia (2+1+3) Gulf (2) South Asia (1) Southeast Asia (2+1) West Asia (2+1)
TBD  China TBD TBD  Philippines  Iran
TBD TBD  Thailand TBD
TBD  Indonesia TBD
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References

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  2. FIBA Internal Rules, FIBA Asia Central Board, December 2011, p. 53