The

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship The FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup, formerly known as the FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, is a biennial international men's under-16 basketball competition organized by FIBA Asia. The event also serves as a qualification tournament for the FIBA Under ...

was the qualifying tournament for

FIBA Asia FIBA Asia is a zone within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains Asian FIBA member associations. Sub-zones 44 member associations in 6 sub-zones: # Central Asia Basketball Association (CABA) – 5 member associati ...

at the

2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship The 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Arabic: بطولة العالم لكرة السلة 2014 تحت 17 سنة ) was the 3rd edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship co ...

. The tournament was held in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

from September 25 to October 4.

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

successfully defended their title against the first time finalists, the

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, 85-78, in the championship match considered as the most competitive finals so far in

history. Both teams, as well as

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

, who defeated

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for the bronze medal, 85-72, will represent

in the

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in 2014.

Qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the 2013

was set at sixteen (16). Each zone had two places, and the hosts (Iran) and holders (China) were automatically qualified. The other four places were allocated to the zones according to performance in the

2011 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship The 2011 in sports, 2011 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2012, Under-17 World Championship 2012. The tournament was held in Nha Trang, Vietnam from October 18 to ...

. * Withdrew. ** Only 3 teams registered from West Asia.

Draw

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Group E

Group F

Classification 9th–12th

Semifinals

11th place

9th place

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals 5th–8th

Semifinals

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Awards

References

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2013–14 in Asian basketball 2013–14 in Iranian basketball International basketball competitions hosted by Iran