2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup

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2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
25th Asia Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host nation China
Dates 8–16 October
Teams 10 (from 45 federations)
Venues (in 1 host city)
Official website
2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
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The 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup will be the 25th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament is scheduled to take place in Chenzhou, China from 8 October to 16 October, 2016.[1][2] This will be the return of the tournament after a two-year hiatus since the 2013 edition.

Qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup is ten (10). Each of the six (6) FIBA Asia Sub-Zones had one place, and the hosts (China) was automatically qualified. The other three places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2013 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.[3][4]

Central Asia (1) East Asia (1+1+1) Gulf (1+1) South Asia (1) Southeast Asia (1) West Asia (1+1)
China India ONGC Dehradun Iran Petrochimi
Lebanon Al Riyadi

According to the Basketball Federation of India's official website, the 30th Federation National Basketball Championship served as the qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, wherein the champion team will qualify to represent South Asia. [5] On March 14, 2016, ONGC defeated IOB in the finals to win the championship and the right to represent South Asia subzone to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup.[6][7]

References

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