FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1971
First season	1971
Ceased	2015
Replaced by	FIBA Asia Cup
No. of teams	2
Country	FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent	FIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Last; champion(s)	Australia (19th title)
Most titles	Australia (19 titles)
Related; competitions	Al Ramsay Shield
Official website	www.FIBAOceania.com

FIBA Oceania Championship was the Oceania basketball championships that took place every two years between national teams of the continent. Through the 2015 edition, the Oceania Championship was also a qualifying tournament for the Basketball World Cups and Olympic Games.^[1]

The first edition of the tournament was held in 1971.^[2] When only Australia and New Zealand competed, the tournament was usually a best-of-three playoff; if other teams competed, a round-robin and a knockout stage was employed.^[1] In 2009, the Oceania Basketball Federation changed this format to a two-game, home-and-away playoff between the two countries, with aggregate score as the tiebreaker should the teams split the series.^[3]

Beginning in 2017, all FIBA continental championships for men were held on a four-year cycle, and the continental championships would no longer be part of the qualifying process for either the World Cup or Olympics.^[4] The 2015 Oceanian Championships were the last to be held as from 2017, the tournament merged with the former FIBA Asia Championship to give way to a competition now known as the FIBA Asia Cup.^[5]^[6]

Summaries edit

Year	Host	Qualification series					Bronze medallists
Year	Host	Gold	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Silver	Bronze medallists
1971 Details	New Zealand	Australia	91–56	107–58	117–72	New Zealand	Only two teams competed
1975 Details	Australia	Australia	83–57	87–67	101–63	New Zealand
1978 Details	New Zealand	Australia	93–71	65–67	76–69	New Zealand
1979 Details	Australia	Australia	65–41	62–53	115–73	New Zealand
1981 Details	New Zealand	Australia	78–55	80–71	N/A	New Zealand
1983 Details	New Zealand	Australia	89–52	87–76	N/A	New Zealand
1985 Details	Australia	Australia	92–66	96–75	98–62	New Zealand
1987 Details	New Zealand	Australia	115–59	One game playoff for the championship		New Zealand	French Polynesia
1989 Details	Australia	Australia	91–54	106–55	N/A	New Zealand	Only two teams competed
1991 Details	New Zealand	Australia	96–79	74–57	N/A	New Zealand	Only two teams competed
1993 Details	New Zealand	Australia	86–78	One game playoff for the championship		New Zealand	Western Samoa
1995 Details	Australia	Australia	102–62			New Zealand	American Samoa
1997 Details	New Zealand	Australia	85–67			New Zealand	New Caledonia
1999 Details	New Zealand	New Zealand	125–43			Guam	Only two teams competed
2001 Details	New Zealand	New Zealand	85–78	79–81 overtime	89–78	Australia
2003 Details	Australia	Australia	79–66	90–76	84–75	New Zealand
2005 Details	New Zealand	Australia	82–69	82–71	91–80	New Zealand
2007 Details	Australia	Australia	79–67	93–67	58–67	New Zealand
2009 Details	Australia New Zealand	New Zealand	77–84	100–78	Two-legged tie	Australia
2011 Details	Australia	Australia	91–78	81–64	92–68	New Zealand
2013 Details	New Zealand Australia	Australia	70–59	76–63	Two-legged tie	New Zealand
2015 Details	Australia New Zealand	Australia	71–59	89–79	Two-legged tie	New Zealand

Medal table edit

Map of countries' best results.


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	19	2	0	21
2	New Zealand	3	19	0	22
3	Guam	0	1	0	1
4	American Samoa	0	0	1	1
	New Caledonia	0	0	1	1
	Samoa	0	0	1	1
	Tahiti	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		22	22	4	48

Source: FIBA

Participating nations edit

Nation	1971	1975	1978	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	Years
American Samoa												3rd											1
Australia	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st		2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	21
Guam														2nd									1
New Caledonia													3rd										1
New Zealand	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	22
Tahiti								3rd															1
Samoa											3rd												1
Total	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Australia Kings of Oceania Championship from Day One". FIBA. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "Overview". FIBA. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Oceania championships take on new look". FIBA Oceania. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ Joaquin M. Henson (8 October 2015). "FIBA revises global formats". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ "Central Board gives green light to new format and calendar of competition" (Press release). FIBA. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
^ "5 reasons to get excited for the Western Region Pre-Qualifiers". FIBA. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2023. Now, after the merge of the FIBA Asia and Oceania Championships into the 'FIBA Asia Cup'...

External links edit

[:0-1] "Australia Kings of Oceania Championship from Day One". FIBA. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[overview-2] "Overview". FIBA. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[3] "Oceania championships take on new look". FIBA Oceania. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[4] Joaquin M. Henson (8 October 2015). "FIBA revises global formats". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[5] "Central Board gives green light to new format and calendar of competition" (Press release). FIBA. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[6] "5 reasons to get excited for the Western Region Pre-Qualifiers". FIBA. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2023. Now, after the merge of the FIBA Asia and Oceania Championships into the 'FIBA Asia Cup'...

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