The 2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was a cancelled international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The competition would have been the 29th season of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, and cancelled for the third consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The competition would have taken place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 26 September to 1 October.[2][3] The league would have featured 8 teams.[2]
| 2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 September – 1 October 2022 (cancelled) |
The competition has been cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Qualification edit
The league champions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), Korean Basketball League (KBL), Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and B.League qualify directly for the group stage. The four other teams would have qualified through the Sub-Zone Qualifiers.[2]
Team allocation edit
- 1st, 2nd, etc.: Place in the domestic competition
- TH: Title holder
- CW: Cup winner
- QT: National qualification tournament
| Group phase | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Liaoning Flying Leopards (1st)
|
 Utsunomiya Brex (1st)
|
 Unknown [a]
|
 Seoul SK Knights (1st)
|
| Qualifying rounds | |||
| Four other teams | |||
Teams edit
The following teams had qualified for the 2022 FIBA Asia CC:
| Team | Qualified on | Qualified as | Previous appearances | Best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaoning Flying Leopards
|
26 April 2022 | Champions of the 2021–22 CBA season | 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2018 | Winner (1990) |
| Seoul SK Knights
|
5 May 2022 | Champions of the 2021–22 KBL season | 2018 | Third place (2018) |
| Utsunomiya Brex
|
29 May 2022 | Champions of the 2021–22 B.League season | Debut |
Notes edit
- ^ The Philippine Basketball Association has three conferences or tournaments within a single season. It was uncertain which conference would have been used to determine the qualifying Philippine team
References edit
- ^ "FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2022中止のお知らせ" [Information about the cancellation of the 2022 FIBA Asia Champions Cup] (in Japanese). Utsunomiya Brex. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2022 dates confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2022出場中止のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Utsonomiya Brex. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.