Arab Basketball Confederation


The Arab Basketball Confederation or simply ABC is a basketball association for countries in the Arab world. It organises the Arab Basketball Championship for national teams in the men and women categories, as well as club championships.

History

It was founded in 1956 with nine founding members: Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Algeria and Egypt. The first president was Azer Ishak from Egypt and the headquarters were agreed to be Beirut in Lebanon. In 1975, the first Arab Basketball Championship for national teams was organised in Baghdad.

Member associations

All Arab Basketball Confederation members are drawn from Arab countries across Africa and Asia.
CountryContinental ConfederationRegional Sub‑confederation
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1974
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1974
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1976
FIBA AfricaCECAFA1998
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1974
FIBA AfricaCECAFA1978
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1974
FIBA AfricaCECAFA1974
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1974
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1978
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1974
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1976
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1976
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1978
FIBA AfricaUNAF1974
FIBA AfricaUNAF1974
FIBA AsiaWest Asia1978
FIBA AfricaUNAF1974
FIBA AfricaUNAF1976
FIBA AfricaUNAF1976
FIBA AfricaUNAF1989
FIBA AfricaCOSAFA2003

Competitions

;Men's senior
;Men's youth
  • Arab U18 Basketball Championship
  • Arab U18 3x3 Basketball Championship
;Women's senior and youth
;Clubs

FIBA World Rankings

Men's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIBA.
ABCFIBACountryPoints+/−Confederation
128404.9 +2[FIBA Asia|]
238337.0 0[FIBA Asia|]
344296.8 −2[FIBA Africa|]
449278.2 +1[FIBA Africa|]
563198.5 +1[FIBA Asia|]
672152.9 +2[FIBA Asia|]
773151.3 −3[FIBA Asia|]
878134.4 +5[FIBA Asia|]
985122.3 +4[FIBA Asia|]
1091112.5 +5[FIBA Africa|]
119890.9 0[FIBA Asia|]
1210583.4 −1[FIBA Asia|]
1310974.4 0[FIBA Asia|]
1411672.1 0[FIBA Africa|]
1512169.5 0[FIBA Africa|]
1613555.8 0[FIBA Africa|]
1714643.1 0[FIBA Asia|]
18160––[FIBA Africa|]


Women's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIBA.
ABCFIBACountryPoints+/−Confederation
1661399.536 2[FIBA Africa|]
244152.3 0[FIBA Africa|]
338187.6 1[FIBA Asia|]
449141.2 0[FIBA Africa|]
572118.7 2[FIBA Asia|]


International competitions participation

;Legend
  • — FIBA Asia teams
  • — FIBA Africa teams
  • — Champions
  • — Runners-up
  • — Third place
  • — Fourth place
  • – Semi-final
  • QF — Quarterfinals
  • R2 — Round 2
  • R1 — Round 1
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • — Qualified but withdrew
  • — Did not qualify
  • — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIBA
  • — Hosts
  • — Not affiliated to FIBA

FIBA Basketball World Cup

Notes:
  • Teams that failed to qualify to the semifinal round at the 1986 championship were ranked tied for 13th.
  • In 2006, when the tournament expanded to 24 teams, teams that finished 5th in their preliminary round groups were ranked tied for 17th, while teams that finished 6th in their preliminary round groups were ranked tied for 21st. Teams eliminated in round of 16 were ranked tied for 9th.

Comprehensive team results

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