2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship

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	1 (in 1 host city)
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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

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
	TBD
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References

1. "FIBA Asia Central Board finalises 2016 calendar, sets road map for national federations leading up to region's 2017 flagship competition". FIBA Asia. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
2. FIBA Internal Rules, FIBA Asia Central Board, December 2011, p. 53