2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates	24 August 2026 – February 2029
Teams	33 (from 2 confederations)

The 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification is a basketball competition that will be played from August 2026 to February 2029, to determine the FIBA Asia-Oceania nations who will qualify for the 2029 FIBA Asia Cup.

Format

The qualification process will start in August 2026, with pre-qualifiers being contested on sub-zone and regional basis. Eight teams will advance to the qualifiers, joining the sixteen teams from the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.^[1]

Entrants

Teams entering the qualifiers (from the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup)
West Region	East Region
Iran Lebanon Jordan Saudi Arabia Syria India Qatar Iraq	Australia Japan New Zealand China Philippines South Korea Chinese Taipei Guam

Teams entering the pre-qualifiers (any team that did not participate in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup)
West Region				East Region
West Asia (WABA sub-zone)	Gulf (GBA sub-zone)	Central Asia (CABA sub-zone)	South Asia (SABA sub-zone)	East Asia (EABA sub-zone)	Southeast Asia (SEABA sub-zone)	Oceania (FIBA Oceania)^[2]
Palestine	Bahrain United Arab Emirates Kuwait Oman	Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan	Sri Lanka Maldives Nepal	Hong Kong Mongolia	Indonesia Thailand Malaysia Singapore Vietnam	Fiji

Pre-qualifiers

Participating teams

Teams entering the qualifiers (from the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup)
West Region	East Region
Bahrain Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Maldives Nepal Oman Palestine Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates	Fiji Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia Mongolia Singapore Thailand Vietnam

First round

Teams will play a round-robin tournament to determine the three best ranked teams that advance to the second round.

Teams from the WABA, GBA, CABA, and SABA sub-zones play in Group A and B, forming the West region. While teams from Oceania and the SEABA and EABA sub-zones play in Groups C and D, forming the East region. The groups will be played at a single venue.^[1]

All times are local.^[3]

Group A

The tournament will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates (H)	3	2	1	265	219	+46	5	Second round
2	Kuwait	3	2	1	248	203	+45	5
3	Bahrain	2	2	0	189	142	+47	4
4	Nepal	2	0	2	129	198	−69	2
5	Oman	2	0	2	125	194	−69	2

Updated to match(es) played on 27 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

26 August 2026	United Arab Emirates	110–64	Nepal	Dubai
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 27−14, 30−15, 31−14, 22−21
	Pts: Al-Ameri 23 Rebs: Al-Breiki 10 Asts: Dickerson 7	Boxscore	Pts: N. Maharjan 24 Rebs: A. Shrestha 8 Asts: Shah 5	Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 100 Referees: Ahmad Alyousef (JOR), Ho Chang-jen (TPE), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)

26 August 2026	Oman	63–88	Kuwait	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 16–14, 13–21, 22–27
	Pts: Al-Riyami 22 Rebs: Al-Zahaibi 7 Asts: Al-Shaaibi 3	Boxscore	Pts: Al-Hamidi, Al-Shemmari 16 Rebs: Bin Jawhar 11 Asts: Al-Shemmari, Hasan 5	Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 70 Referees: Mohammed Altarawneh (JOR), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA)

27 August 2026	Bahrain	106–62	Oman	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 24−13, 32−18, 24−15, 26−16
	Pts: M. Rashed 21 Rebs: Sampson 9 Asts: Al-Derazi 9	Boxscore	Pts: Bakhit 21 Rebs: Bakhit 9 Asts: Al-Busaidi 6	Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 101 Referees: Mohammed Altarawneh (JOR), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA), Hum Zhung Liang (MAS)

27 August 2026	Kuwait	72–75	United Arab Emirates	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 20−17, 16−26, 17−15, 19−17
	Pts: Hasan 19 Rebs: Hasan 16 Asts: Al-Shemmari, Hasan 4	Boxscore	Pts: Dickerson 27 Rebs: Al-Zaabi 8 Asts: Dickerson 7	Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 350 Referees: Ahmad Alyousef (JOR), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Ho Chang-jen (TPE)

28 August 2026	Nepal	65–88	Kuwait	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 12−21, 11−24, 15−22, 27−21
	Pts: Shah 14 Rebs: B. Maharjan 9 Asts: B. Maharjan 5	Boxscore	Pts: Al-Shemmari 16 Rebs: Aljuma'h 14 Asts: Akbar 6	Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 65 Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA)

28 August 2026	United Arab Emirates	80–83	Bahrain	Dubai
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 22–5, 19–22, 23–30
	Pts: Dickerson 27 Rebs: Al-Shabebi 10 Asts: Dickerson 4	Boxscore	Pts: M. Rashed 28 Rebs: Sampson 14 Asts: M. Rashed 5	Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 300 Referees: Mohammed Altarawneh (JOR), Ahmad Alyousef (JOR), Hum Zhung Liang (MAS)

30 August 2026	Bahrain	vs.	Nepal	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

30 August 2026	Oman	vs.	United Arab Emirates	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

31 August 2026	Nepal	vs.	Oman	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

31 August 2026	Kuwait	vs.	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

Group B

The tournament will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palestine (A)	3	3	0	311	199	+112	6	Second round
2	Sri Lanka	3	2	1	242	251	−9	5
3	Kazakhstan (H)	2	1	1	181	123	+58	3
4	Kyrgyzstan	2	0	2	134	182	−48	2
5	Maldives	2	0	2	108	221	−113	2

Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts

26 August 2026	Maldives	65–107	Sri Lanka	Almaty, Kazakhstan
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 17−33, 15−27, 14−23, 19−24
	Pts: Irushan 15 Rebs: Irushan 6 Asts: Ali 3	Boxscore	Pts: Supun 39 Rebs: Mendis 19 Asts: Udumalagala 8	Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 50 Referees: Sergio Kassab (LBN), Lee Ji-youn (KOR), Lim Wee Chun (MAS)

26 August 2026	Palestine	110–69	Kyrgyzstan	Almaty, Kazakhstan
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 25−18, 37−14, 29−15, 19−22
	Pts: Suleiman 23 Rebs: Mousa 12 Asts: 3 players 5	Boxscore	Pts: Adylbekov 33 Rebs: Adylbekov 14 Asts: Sereda 4	Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 50 Referees: Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR), Khaled Al-Shammari (KUW), Aaron Cañete (PHI)

27 August 2026	Sri Lanka	63–121	Palestine	Almaty, Kazakhstan
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 16−25, 20−39, 15−25, 12−32
	Pts: Mendis 16 Rebs: Mendis 13 Asts: Supun 4	Boxscore	Pts: Areikat 28 Rebs: Halawani 9 Asts: Qumsieh 4	Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 100 Referees: Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR), Aaron Cañete (PHI), Ganbayar Gantumur (MGL)

27 August 2026	Kazakhstan	114–43	Maldives	Almaty
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 39−10, 28−12, 23−10, 24−11
	Pts: Bykov, Murzagaliyev 16 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Murzagaliyev, Neff 6	Boxscore	Pts: Zabeer 13 Rebs: Zabeer 6 Asts: Shakoor 3	Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 150 Referees: Sergio Kassab (LBN), Khaled Al-Shammari (KUW), Lim Wee Chun (MAS)

28 August 2026	Kyrgyzstan	65–72	Sri Lanka	Almaty, Kazakhstan
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 13−12, 20−19, 16−20, 16−21
	Pts: Adylbekov 18 Rebs: Adylbekov 22 Asts: Adylbekov 3	Boxscore	Pts: Yogananthan 27 Rebs: Supun 11 Asts: Udumalagala 8	Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Lee Ji-youn (KOR), Khaled Al-Shammari (KUW), Ganbayar Gantumur (MGL)

28 August 2026	Palestine	80–67	Kazakhstan	Almaty, Kazakhstan
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 22−13, 12−10, 25−25, 21−19
	Pts: Halums 26 Rebs: Mousa 8 Asts: Suleiman 4	Boxscore	Pts: Ivanov 13 Rebs: Ivanov 11 Asts: Rabchenyuk 7	Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR), Sergio Kassab (LBN), Lim Wee Chun (MAS)

30 August 2026	Maldives	vs.	Palestine	Almaty, Kazakhstan
16:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace

30 August 2026	Kazakhstan	vs.	Kyrgyzstan	Almaty
19:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace

31 August 2026	Kyrgyzstan	vs.	Maldives	Almaty, Kazakhstan
16:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace

31 August 2026	Sri Lanka	vs.	Kazakhstan	Almaty, Kazakhstan
19:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace

Group C

The tournament will be held in Seremban, Malaysia.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	1	1	0	80	54	+26	2	Second round
2	Hong Kong	1	1	0	77	54	+23	2
3	Malaysia (H)	1	0	1	54	77	−23	1
4	Singapore	1	0	1	54	80	−26	1

Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

28 August 2026	Indonesia	80–54	Singapore	Seremban, Malaysia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–6, 22–8, 17–14, 23–26
	Pts: Saputera 16 Rebs: Beane 8 Asts: Beane, Disi 4	Boxscore	Pts: Lin 19 Rebs: Chong 8 Asts: Chong 4	Arena: Karisma Arena Attendance: 150 Referees: Zhang Xiao (CHN), Gao Yijie (CHN), Jennifer Ammoury (LBN)

28 August 2026	Malaysia	54–77	Hong Kong	Seremban
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 15–17, 23–16, 2–26
	Pts: Ting 13 Rebs: Bosango 7 Asts: Hiew 3	Boxscore	Pts: Yang 19 Rebs: Xu 9 Asts: three players 3	Arena: Karisma Arena Attendance: 800 Referees: Issam Al-Siyabi (OMA), Lee Seung-mu (KOR), Shigeyuki Arisawa (JPN)

30 August 2026	Hong Kong	vs.	Indonesia	Seremban, Malaysia
16:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Karisma Arena

30 August 2026	Singapore	vs.	Malaysia	Seremban, Malaysia
19:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Karisma Arena

31 August 2026	Hong Kong	vs.	Singapore	Seremban, Malaysia
16:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Karisma Arena

31 August 2026	Indonesia	vs.	Malaysia	Seremban, Malaysia
19:00
		Boxscore		Arena: Karisma Arena

Group D

The tournament will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand	1	1	0	94	59	+35	2	Second round
2	Mongolia (H)	1	1	0	98	64	+34	2
3	Vietnam	1	0	1	64	98	−34	1
4	Fiji	1	0	1	59	94	−35	1

Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

28 August 2026	Thailand	94–59	Fiji	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 25–18, 18–23, 29–7
	Pts: Lish 23 Rebs: Ejesu 11 Asts: Leelaphipatkul 6	Boxscore	Pts: McLennan 25 Rebs: Fox 19 Asts: Fox 3	Arena: MBank arena Attendance: 330 Referees: Anton Kozlov (KAZ), Wang Wansong (CHN), Mandy Ngieng (MAS)

28 August 2026	Mongolia	98–64	Vietnam	Ulaanbaatar
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 29–14, 23–24, 26–14
	Pts: Enkhiin-Od 20 Rebs: Azbayar 10 Asts: Bolor-Erdene 12	Boxscore	Pts: Võ 12 Rebs: Dinh, Nguyễn H. 4 Asts: three players 3	Arena: MBank arena Attendance: 1,353 Referees: Haruga Iwai (JPN), Cheon Kam-jae (KOR), Lin Yuan-dian (TPE)

30 August 2026	Vietnam	vs.	Thailand	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
16:00
		Boxscore		Arena: MBank arena

30 August 2026	Fiji	vs.	Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
19:00
		Boxscore		Arena: MBank arena

31 August 2026	Vietnam	vs.	Fiji	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
16:00
		Boxscore		Arena: MBank arena

31 August 2026	Thailand	vs.	Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
19:00
		Boxscore		Arena: MBank arena

Second round

The 12 qualified teams will be divided into two groups of six teams (team from groups A/B form Group E and team from groups C/D into Group F). The results against teams that advance will be carried over and the teams will play against the teams they not met before. The top four teams of each group advance to the qualifiers.

Group E

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	A1	Qualifiers
2	B1
3	A2
4	B2
5	A3
6	B3

First match(es) will be played: 23 November 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group F

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	C1	Qualifiers
2	D1
3	C2
4	D2
5	C3
6	D3

First match(es) will be played: 23 November 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Qualifiers

24 teams will compete for 16 places at the final tournament. Matches will be played over three windows: November 2027, February 2028 and November 2028.^[1] They will also earn their place for the qualifiers of the 2031 FIBA Basketball World Cup in France.

Final qualifying tournament

The six third-placed teams from the qualifiers will play for the final four places at the final tournament. The tournaments will be played in February 2029.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "Hosts announced for FIBA Asia Cup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers First Round". FIBA. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
↑ "Tahiti has booked an all-important ticket to the FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers together with Gold Medalist Guam". Retrieved 16 March 2022.
↑ "Schedule announced for FIBA Asia Cup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers First Round". FIBA. Retrieved 8 May 2026.

External links

Pre-qualifiers website

[Pre-1] 1 2 3 4 "Hosts announced for FIBA Asia Cup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers First Round". FIBA. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[2] "Tahiti has booked an all-important ticket to the FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers together with Gold Medalist Guam". Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[3] "Schedule announced for FIBA Asia Cup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers First Round". FIBA. Retrieved 8 May 2026.

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