2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 24 August 2026 – February 2029 |
| Teams | 30 (from 2 confederations) |
The 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification will be a basketball competition that will be played from August 2024 to February 2029, to determine the fifteen FIBA Asia-Oceania nations who would join the automatically qualified host at the 2029 FIBA Asia Cup.
Format
The qualification process started in 2022, with pre-qualifiers being contested on sub-zone and regional basis. Eight teams advance to the qualifiers, joining the sixteen teams from the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.[1]
Pre-qualifiers
Participating teams
| Teams entering the qualifiers (from the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup) | |
|---|---|
| West Region | East Region |
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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]
Group A
The tournament will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahrain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Second round |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Kuwait
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Oman
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Nepal
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
The tournament will be held in Atyrau, Kazakhstan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Second round |
| 2 |  Palestine
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Maldives
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Kyrgyzstan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C
The tournament will be held in Seremban, Malaysia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Second round |
| 2 |  Malaysia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
The tournament will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Second round |
| 2 |  Mongolia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Vietnam
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Fiji
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
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 | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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]
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]