| (Cancelled) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Lebanon |
| City | Beirut |
| Dates | 5–12 April 2020 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
←2017 2022 → | |
The2019FIBA U16 Asian Championship was originally to be theFIBA Asia's qualifying tournament for the2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. The tournament would have been held inBeirut, Lebanon, from 5 to 12 April 2020.[1] The top four teams would have represented FIBA Asia at the2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Bulgaria. However, both Asian Championship and World Cup were cancelled byFIBA due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
According toFIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the FIBA U16 Asian Championship was set at 16. The hosts and the defending champions qualified automatically. All FIBA Asia subzones got two berths each, except for the Central and South Asian subzones, which got one berth each.FIBA Oceania also got one berth. The last three berths were allocated to Asian subzones based on their teams' results in the2017 FIBA U16 Asian Championship.
| Subzone | Automatic qualifiers | Default berths | Additional berths as top 3 Asian teams from last championship | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | Defending champions | ||||
| Central Asia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Asia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gulf | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| South Asia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Southeast Asia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| West Asia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| FIBA Oceania | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/a | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
Here are the list of the qualified teams:[2][3][4][5][6]
Included are the teams'FIBA World Rankings prior to the tournament (as of 7 December 2018).
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 4 February 2020 | N/A | 1 | Lebanon (47) |
| Defending champions | 2–8 April 2018 |  Foshan | 1 |  Australia (10) |
| Central Asia qualifiers | 20–22 May 2019 |  Taraz | 1 | Kazakhstan (64) |
| East Asia qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 4 | China (14) South Korea (18) Japan (25) Chinese Taipei (34) |
| GBA qualifiers | 27–31 August 2018 |  Dubai | 2 |  Saudi Arabia (82) Kuwait (69) |
| South Asia qualifiers | 3–5 July 2019 |  Dhaka | 1 |  India (52) |
| Southeast Asia qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 3 |  Philippines (30) Thailand (69) Indonesia (72) |
| West Asia qualifiers | 28 July – 1 August 2018 |  Gorgan | 2 | Iran (26) Syria (72) |
| 2018 FIBA Under-15 Oceania Championship | 4–8 December 2018 |  Port Moresby | 1 |  New Zealand (28) |
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Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held. | ||
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