The 2005
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup, previously known as the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Champions Cup until 2002, is the Asian club championship for professional basketball. It is organised by FIBA Asia, and takes place once a year (since 199 ...
was the 16th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of
FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.
Member associations
Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams
* FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also inclu ...
. The tournament was held for the first time in three cities:
Quezon City
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,
Pasay
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and
Antipolo
Antipolo, officially known as the City of Antipolo ( fil, Lungsod ng Antipolo), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 887,399 people. It is the mo ...
, in the
Philippines
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from May 29 to June 5, 2005, with the Final being held in
Araneta Coliseum
The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Dom ...
.
Al-Rayyan
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from
Qatar
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became the second team to win multiple titles by first dethroning the defending three-time champion
Sagesse from
Lebanon
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in the thrilling overtime game in the Semifinals, and then surviving
Fastlink from
Jordan
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in the Finals. They had previously won the championship in the
2002 edition at
Kuala Lumpur
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Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Classification 9th–10th
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals 5th–8th
Semifinals
7th place
5th place
3rd place
Final
Final standing
Awards
*Most Valuable Player:
Fadi El Khatib
Fadi El Khatib ( ar, فادي الخطيب; born January 1, 1979), nicknamed "the Lebanese Tiger", is a Lebanese professional basketball player who plays in the Lebanese Basketball League for Sagesse.
El Khatib played for several teams in the L ...
(Sagesse)
*Best Rebounder:
Ayman Dais (Fastlink)
*Best Passer:
Sambhaji Kadam (Young Cagers)
All-Star Team:
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Fadi El Khatib
Fadi El Khatib ( ar, فادي الخطيب; born January 1, 1979), nicknamed "the Lebanese Tiger", is a Lebanese professional basketball player who plays in the Lebanese Basketball League for Sagesse.
El Khatib played for several teams in the L ...
(Sagesse)
*
Saad Abdulrahman
Saad Abdulrahman Ali (born 2 May 1985) is a former professional basketball player. He played for Al-Sadd of the Qatar Basketball League. He was also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Saad competed for the Qatar national basketball ...
(Al-Rayyan)
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Erfan Ali (Al-Rayyan)
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Enver Soobzokov (Fastlink)
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Rommel Adducul
Rommel Adducul (born April 21, 1976) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Adamson Soaring Falcons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, UAAP.
Career
In colleg ...
(San Miguel)
References
Goalzzwww.fibaasia.net
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