FIBA Women's Asia Cup

FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Most recent season or competition: 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Formerly	FIBA Asia Championship for Women ABC Championship for Women
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1965 (1965)
First season	1965
No. of teams	16
Country	FIBA Asia member nations FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent	Asia-Pacific
Most recent champion	Australia (1st title)
Most titles	China  South Korea (12 titles)
Qualification	FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Related competitions	FIBA Asia Cup
Website	www.fiba.basketball/history

The FIBA Women's Asia Cup is an international basketball tournament which takes place every two years for women's national teams from FIBA Asia, and since 2017 also including FIBA Oceania. It was known as the ABC Championship for Women until 2001, and the FIBA Asia Championship for Women until 2015. The winner of this tournament qualifies automatically for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, while the next best five teams advance to the World Cup Qualifying Tournaments.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place game
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1965[1] Details	Seoul		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		Republic of China	No playoffs	Philippines
1968[2] Details	Taipei		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		Republic of China	No playoffs	Thailand
1970[3] Details	Kuala Lumpur		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		Republic of China	No playoffs	Malaysia
1972[4] Details	Taipei		South Korea	66–51	Republic of China		Thailand	70–54	Indonesia
1974[5] Details	Seoul		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		Republic of China	No playoffs	Iran
1976[6] Details	Hong Kong		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	Malaysia
1978[7] Details	Kuala Lumpur		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Malaysia
1980[8] Details	Hong Kong		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Malaysia
1982[9] Details	Tokyo		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Macau
1984[10] Details	Shanghai		South Korea	62–61	China		Japan	81–53	Philippines
1986[11] Details	Kuala Lumpur		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	No playoffs	Japan
1988[12] Details	Hong Kong		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Chinese Taipei	No playoffs	Japan
1990[13] Details	Singapore		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	Chinese Taipei
1992[14] Details	Seoul		China	89–76	South Korea		Japan	79–75	Chinese Taipei
1994[15] Details	Sendai		China	74–66	South Korea		Japan	92–67	Chinese Taipei
1995[16] Details	Shizuoka		China	94–69	South Korea		Japan	68–65	Chinese Taipei
1997[17] Details	Bangkok		South Korea	74–61	Japan		China	101–63	Chinese Taipei
1999[18] Details	Shizuoka		South Korea	68–65	Japan		Chinese Taipei	68–57	China
2001[19] Details	Bangkok		China	105–76	Japan		South Korea	78–63	Chinese Taipei
2004[20] Details	Sendai		China	92–80	Japan		South Korea	88–59	Chinese Taipei
2005[21] Details	Qinhuangdao		China	73–67	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	73–62	Japan
2007[22] Details	Incheon		South Korea	79–73	China		Japan	73–70	Chinese Taipei
2009[23] Details	Chennai		China	91–71	South Korea		Japan	72–57	Chinese Taipei
2011[24] Details	Omura		China	65–62	South Korea		Japan	83–56	Chinese Taipei
2013[25] Details	Bangkok		Japan	65–43	South Korea		China	61–53	Chinese Taipei
2015[26] Details	Wuhan		Japan	85–50	China		South Korea	52–45	Chinese Taipei
2017[27] Details	Bangalore		Japan	74–73	Australia		China	75–51	South Korea
2019[28] Details	Bangalore		Japan	71–68	China		Australia	98–62	South Korea
2021[29] Details	Amman		Japan	78–73	China		Australia	88–58	South Korea
2023[30] Details	Sydney		China	73–71	Japan		Australia	81–59	New Zealand
2025[31] Details	Shenzhen		Australia	88–79	Japan		China	101–66	South Korea
2027[32] Details	TBD

Medal table

As of 2025 tournament

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	12	11	3	26
2	China	12	9	4	25
3	Japan	6	9	12	27
4	Australia	1	1	3	5
5	Taiwan	0	1	4	5
6	Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	4
7	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		31	31	31	93

Tournament awards

Most recent award winners (2025)

Year	Winner
2025	Alexandra Fowler

Year	Player	Position	Team
2025	Stephanie Reid	Guard	Australia
	Park Ji-hyun	Guard	South Korea
	Kokoro Tanaka	Guard	Japan
	Alexandra Fowler	Forward	Australia
	Han Xu	Center	China

Participating nations

Country	1965	1968	1970	1972	1974	1976	1978	1980	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1995	1997	1999	2001	2004
Cambodia					6th
China						1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	4th	1st	1st
Chinese Taipei	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd						3rd	3rd	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	3rd	4th	4th
Hong Kong		7th	8th	5th	5th	7th	5th	6th	7th	9th		6th	8th	5th	5th	8th	10th	8th	10th	9th
India			10th					7th	9th	7th	7th	8th	7th	6th			9th		8th	7th
Indonesia			5th	4th			7th	9th			10th		9th		11th	12th	11th
Iran					4th
Japan	2nd	2nd	1st		2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
Jordan																11th
Kazakhstan															6th	6th	7th		6th
Kyrgyzstan															7th	5th	6th
Lebanon																			13th
Macau									4th	8th							14th		12th
Malaysia	5th	5th	4th			4th	4th	4th	6th	5th	6th	5th	5th		9th	10th	8th	7th	9th	6th
North Korea													6th					6th
Philippines	4th	6th				6th	8th		8th	4th					10th	9th				8th
Singapore		8th	7th			5th	6th	8th	5th	6th	8th	9th	11th				13th
South Korea	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd
Sri Lanka							9th	10th		10th			10th	7th			12th	9th	11th
Syria											9th
Thailand		4th	6th	3rd				5th			5th	7th			8th	7th	5th	5th	5th	5th
Uzbekistan																			7th
Vietnam			9th		7th
Teams	5	8	10	5	7	7	9	10	9	10	10	9	11	7	11	12	14	9	13	9

Country	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	2027	Years
Australia							2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	Q	6
Cambodia													1
China	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	Q	27
Chinese Taipei	3rd	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	5th	6th	6th	8th	9th	Q	27
Cook Islands											15th		1
Fiji							14th						1
Hong Kong	9th	8th			12th	11th							22
India	10th	7th	6th	6th	5th	6th	9th	8th	8th		13th		21
Indonesia				9th	9th				11th	9th	8th		13
Iran									14th	10th	10th		4
Japan	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	Q	31
Jordan									10th	12th			3
Kazakhstan	7th		9th	8th	6th	9th	10th		12th	14th	14th		13
Kyrgyzstan													3
Lebanon			8th	5th			11th		9th	7th	7th	Q	7
Macau													4
Malaysia	8th	6th	7th	7th	8th	10th				13th			24
Mongolia										15th	12th		2
New Zealand							6th	5th	5th	4th	5th	Q	6
North Korea	6th					8th	8th						5
Philippines	11th		10th		10th	7th	7th	7th	7th	6th	6th	Q	19
Singapore	12th	11th		11th			13th						15
South Korea	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	4th	4th	5th	4th	Q	32
Sri Lanka	13th	12th	12th	12th		12th	15th			16th			15
Syria									13th				2
Tahiti											16th		1
Thailand	5th	5th	5th		7th	5th				11th	11th		19
Uzbekistan		9th	11th	10th	11th		12th						6
Vietnam		10th											3
Teams	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	8	14	16	16	16	—

Debut of teams

A total of 29 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA Women's Asia Cup in the history of the tournament through the 2025 competition. Countries competing in their first Asia Cup are listed below by year.

Year	Debutants	Number
1965	Chinese Taipei,  Japan,  Malaysia,  Philippines,  South Korea	5
1968	Hong Kong,  Singapore,  Thailand	8
1970	India,  Indonesia,  Vietnam	11
1972	None	11
1974	Cambodia,  Iran	13
1976	China	14
1978	Sri Lanka	15
1980	None	15
1982	Macau	16
1984	None	16
1986	Syria	17
1988	None	17
1990	North Korea	18
1992	None	18
1994	Kazakhstan,  Kyrgyzstan	20
1995	Jordan	21
1997	None	21
1999	None	21
2001	Lebanon,  Uzbekistan	23
2004	None	23
2005	None	23
2007	None	23
2009	None	23
2011	None	23
2013	None	23
2015	None	23
2017	Australia,  Fiji,  New Zealand	26
2019	None	26
2021	None	26
2023	Mongolia	27
2025	Cook Islands,  Tahiti	29
2027	TBD	29
Total		29

General statistics

All-time records, as of the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup (Division A). Results of the teams participating in Division B of the tournament are also included.

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Percentage
Australia	24	17	7	70.8%
Cambodia	4	1	3	25%
China	159	133	26	83.6%
Chinese Taipei	158	67	91	42.4%
Fiji	6	1	5	16.7%
Hong Kong	119	38	81	31.9%
India	109	38	71	34.9%
Indonesia	68	24	44	35.3%
Iran	10	2	8	20%
Japan	187	134	53	71.7%
Jordan	9	4	5	44.4%
Kazakhstan	56	32	24	57.1%
Kyrgyzstan	15	5	10	33.3%
Lebanon	30	17	13	56.7%
Macau	20	5	15	25%
Malaysia	135	65	70	48.1%
Mongolia	4	1	3	25%
New Zealand	22	10	12	45.5%
North Korea	25	18	7	72%
Philippines	94	34	60	36.2%
Singapore	91	23	68	25.3%
South Korea	196	157	39	80.1%
Sri Lanka	70	3	67	4.3%
Syria	10	4	6	40%
Thailand	98	35	63	35.7%
Uzbekistan	30	12	18	40%
Vietnam	19	3	16	15.8%

See also

• Basketball at the Asian Games
• FIBA Asia Cup, its men's counterpart
• FIBA Asia Under-20 Championship for Women
• FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup
• FIBA Under-16 Women's Asia Cup

References

External links

• FIBA Asia official website
• FIBA Oceania official website
• Tournament history at FIBA.com