2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
28th edition of FIBA Asia Champions Cup
| 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup | ||||||||||
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| Season | 2019 | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 – 29 September 2019 | |||||||||
| Number of games | 16 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 8 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Season MVP |  Alex Kirk | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions |  Alvark Tokyo (1st title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up |  Al Riyadi Beirut | |||||||||
| Third place |  Palayesh Naft Abadan | |||||||||
| Fourth place |  Al-Muharraq | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2018 2022 → | ||||||||||
The 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 28th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament took place in Thailand from 24 to 29 September 2019. Games were played at Stadium29 in Nonthaburi. Alvark Tokyo won their first title after losing in the final last year.[1]
Qualification
The following clubs qualified to the main tournament:[2]
| Team | Qualified as |
|---|---|
 Guangdong Southern Tigers | Winners of the 2018–19 CBA season |
 Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | Winners of the 2018–19 KBL season |
| Alvark Tokyo | Winners of the 2018–19 B.League season |
| Al Riyadi Beirut | Wild card |
 Fubon Braves | East Inter-Sub Zone qualifier |
 Hi-Tech Bangkok City | East Inter-Sub Zone qualifier |
| Palayesh Naft Abadan | West Inter-Sub Zone qualifier |
| Al-Muharraq | West Inter-Sub Zone qualifier |
Host
Draw
Group phase
All times are local (UTC+07:00)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palayesh Naft Abadan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 224 | 192 | +32 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Al-Muharraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 246 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Fubon Braves | 3 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 222 | +13 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Hi-Tech Bangkok City | 3 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 256 | −45 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
24 September 13:00 |
Box score |
| Palayesh Naft Abadan | 85–64 | Al-Muharraq |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 24–17, 19–16, 17–15 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
24 September 17:00 |
Box score |
| Hi-Tech Bangkok City | 69–88 | Fubon Braves |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 26–18, 12–30, 17–21 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
25 September 13:00 |
Box score |
| Fubon Braves | 66–68 | Palayesh Naft Abadan |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 11–11, 12–21, 20–7 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
25 September 17:00 |
Box score |
| Al-Muharraq | 97–80 | Hi-Tech Bangkok City |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 33–13, 20–22, 19–28 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
26 September 16:00 |
Box score |
| Fubon Braves | 81–85 | Al-Muharraq |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 14–20, 23–13, 24–33 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
26 September 19:00 |
Box score |
| Palayesh Naft Abadan | 71–62 | Hi-Tech Bangkok City |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 16–9, 24–13, 10–16 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Riyadi Beirut | 3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Alvark Tokyo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 223 | +27 | 5 | |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 264 | 258 | +6 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 261 | −33 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
24 September 15:30 |
Box score |
| Alvark Tokyo | 85–65 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 19–13, 30–18, 18–18 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
24 September 20:30 |
Box score |
| Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 90–92 (OT) | Al Riyadi Beirut |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 26–25, 20–19, 21–25, Overtime: 10–12 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
25 September 15:30 |
Box score |
| Al Riyadi Beirut | 77–75 | Alvark Tokyo |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 16–11, 22–29, 16–17 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
25 September 20:30 |
Box score |
| Guangdong Southern Tigers | 76–93 | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 17–23, 19–30, 20–24 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
26 September 14:00 |
Box score |
| Alvark Tokyo | 90–81 | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 16–15, 27–24, 21–20 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
26 September 21:30 |
Box score |
| Al Riyadi Beirut | 91–87 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 22–14, 26–25, 20–20 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 28 September | ||||||
| Palayesh Naft Abadan | 73 | |||||
| 29 September | ||||||
| Alvark Tokyo | 80 | |||||
| Alvark Tokyo | 98 | |||||
| 28 September | ||||||
| Al Riyadi Beirut | 74 | |||||
| Al Riyadi Beirut | 100 | |||||
| Al-Muharraq | 88 | |||||
| Third place game | ||||||
| 29 September | ||||||
| Palayesh Naft Abadan | 81 | |||||
| Al-Muharraq | 69 | |||||
Semifinals
28 September 15:30 |
Boxscore |
| Palayesh Naft Abadan | 73–80 | Alvark Tokyo |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 17–22, 21–19, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Haddadi 29 Rebs: Haddadi, Kazemi 8 Asts: Davoudichegani, Khahbahrami 5 Eff.: Haddadi 38 | Pts: Kojima 19 Rebs: Mačvan 10 Asts: Kojima 4 Eff.: Kojima, Mačvan 22 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
28 September 18:00 |
Boxscore |
| Al Riyadi Beirut | 100–88 | Al-Muharraq |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 20–30, 30–20, 25–17 | ||
| Pts: Arakji 24 Rebs: Abdelnour 14 Asts: Arakji 7 Eff.: Arakji 32 | Pts: Harris 34 Rebs: Harris 9 Asts: Murphy, Malabes 4 Eff.: Harris 38 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
Third place game
29 September 15:30 |
Boxscore |
| Palayesh Naft Abadan | 81–69 | Al-Muharraq |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 20–23, 17–12, 14–9 | ||
| Pts: Davarpanah 31 Rebs: Kazemi 15 Asts: Davoudichegani 8 Eff.: Davarpanah 33 | Pts: Murphy 19 Rebs: Murphy 11 Asts: Alderazi 9 Eff.: Alderazi 16 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
Final
29 September 18:00 |
Boxscore |
| Alvark Tokyo | 98–74 | Al Riyadi Beirut |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 25–14, 24–24, 27–24 | ||
| Pts: Mačvan 20 Rebs: Kirk 12 Asts: Ando 7 Eff.: Mačvan 25 | Pts: Ibekwe 31 Rebs: Abdelnour, Bawji 6 Asts: Warren 6 Eff.: Ibekwe 32 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | Alvark Tokyo | 4–1 |
 | Al Riyadi Beirut | 4–1 |
 | Palayesh Naft Abadan | 4–1 |
| 4th | Al-Muharraq | 2–3 |
| 5th | Fubon Braves | 1–2 |
| 6th | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 1–2 |
| 7th | Guangdong Southern Tigers | 0–3 |
| 8th | Hi-Tech Bangkok City | 0–3 |
Awards
| 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup |
|---|
 Alvark Tokyo 1st title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Alex Kirk[3] |
All-Star Five
| Pos | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| G | Daiki Tanaka | Alvark Tokyo |
| G | Wael Arakji | Al Riyadi Beirut |
| G | Kevin Murphy | Al-Muharraq |
| C | Alex Kirk (MVP) | Alvark Tokyo |
| C | Hamed Haddadi | Palayesh Naft Abadan |
References
- ^ "Alvark Tokyo make history with FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2019 title win". FIBA. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Ulsan Mobis claim KBL title, ticket to FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2019". FIBA Asia. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Alvark's Alex Kirk named MVP, highlights All-Star Five of FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2019". FIBA. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
