The 2013 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 24th staging of the

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 ...

, the international

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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 include ...

. The tournament was held in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

in September 13–21, 2013. The main venue was the Prince Hamzah Court. This marked the first occasion when

have hosted any

event.

Foolad Mahan Foolad Mahan Sepahan Isfahan Futsal Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتسال فولاد ماهان سپاهان اصفهان) was an Iranian Futsal club based in Isfahan, Iran. It was part of Foolad Mahan Sepahan Sports Club. Foolad Mahan hosted the ...

from

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, after going undefeated in the entire tournament, won its first ever

title after defeating Al-Rayyan from

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

in the final game, 84–74. It was the fifth time a club from Iran has won the championship. ASU from the hosts

, on the other hand, finished third in the tournament after defeating Al-Hala from

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

in the third-place game, 107-76.

Qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the

is ten. Each of the six FIBA ASIA Sub-Zones had one place, and the host was automatically qualified. The other three places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the

2012 FIBA Asia Champions Cup The FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2012 was the 23rd staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon in October 15–22, 2012. Qualification According to the F ...

. * Withdrew.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals 5th–8th

Semifinals

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Final

Final standing

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA Asia Champions Cup

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Champions Cup Champions Cup International basketball competitions hosted by Jordan