1980 ABC Under-18 Championship

The 1980 ABC Under-18 Championship was the sixth edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s Junior Championship. The games were held at Bangkok, Thailand from November 1–12, 1980.

1980 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
6th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
DatesNovember 1–12
Teams17
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (1st title)
← 1978
1982

After finishing runners-up from the previous two editions, China won their first-ever championship, after defeating the five-time defending champions, the Philippines, 94-84, in the Championship Round.[1]

Venue

The games were held at National Stadium, located in Bangkok.

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Philippines440504254+2508
 Thailand321265218+475
 Indonesia312251281-304
 Malaysia312202296-944
 Bangladesh303173346-1733
2 November 1980
Bangladesh  50–106  Thailand

3 November 1980
[Report]
Thailand  vs.  Indonesia
Scoring by half: –, –
3 November 1980
[Report]
Bangladesh  vs.  Malaysia
Scoring by half: –, –

4 November 1980
Malaysia  56–130  Philippines
Scoring by half: 33–59, 23–81

5 November 1980
Philippines  120–68  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 68–28, 52–40
5 November 1980
Thailand  80–57  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 36–20, 44–37

6 November 1980
Bangladesh  51–143  Philippines

7 November 1980
Indonesia  97–72  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 49–31, 48–41
7 November 1980
Philippines  111–79  Thailand
Scoring by half: 56–33, 55–46

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 China440477185+2928
 Kuwait440295188+1078
 Singapore422264314-506
 India413274345-715
 Hong Kong413199241-425
 Sri Lanka404161389-2284
2 November 1980
China  110–59  India
2 November 1980
Kuwait  80–42  Hong Kong

3 November 1980
[Report]
India  vs.  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: –, –
3 November 1980
[Report]
Hong Kong  vs.  Singapore
Scoring by half: –, –

4 November 1980
India  50–68  Kuwait
4 November 1980
Hong Kong  61–114  China

5 November 1980
Kuwait  69–54  Singapore
Scoring by half: 43–27, 26–27
5 November 1980
China  130–28  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 61–16, 69–12
5 November 1980
India  87–79  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 44–44, 43–35

6 November 1980
Singapore  88–78  India
6 November 1980
[Report]
Kuwait  vs.  China
Scoring by half: –, –

7 November 1980
China  123–37  Singapore
Scoring by half: 63–10, 60–27
7 November 1980
Sri Lanka  42–78  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 20–41, 22–37
7 November 1980
[Report]
India  vs.  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: –, –

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Saudi Arabia440362231+1318
 Japan431404231+1737
 South Korea431355299+567
 Bahrain422321255+666
 Qatar404195463-2684
 United Arab Emirates404211369-1584
3 November 1980
[Report]
Bahrain  vs.  South Korea
Scoring by half: –, –
3 November 1980
[Report]
Qatar  vs.  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: –, –
3 November 1980
[Report]
Japan  vs.  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –

4 November 1980
South Korea  114–70  Qatar
Scoring by half: 71–28, 43–42
4 November 1980
Saudi Arabia  65–59  Bahrain
Scoring by half: –, –
4 November 1980
United Arab Emirates  27–87  Japan
Scoring by half: –, –

5 November 1980
Bahrain  83–53  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: 36–20, 47–33
5 November 1980
Saudi Arabia  91–70  South Korea
Scoring by half: –, –
5 November 1980
Japan  157–39  Qatar
Scoring by half: 62–14, 95–25

6 November 1980
South Korea  77–63  Japan
Scoring by half: –, –
6 November 1980
United Arab Emirates  56–105  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –
6 November 1980
Qatar  40–91  Bahrain
Scoring by half: –, –

7 November 1980
United Arab Emirates  75–94  South Korea
Scoring by half: 34–47, 41–47
7 November 1980
Japan  97–88  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 48–39, 49–49
7 November 1980
Saudi Arabia  101–46  Qatar
Scoring by half: 48–26, 53–20

Final round

Classification 13th–17th

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Sri Lanka330234217+176
 Hong Kong22022395+1284
 Bangladesh321234204+305
 United Arab Emirates303190251-613
 Qatar303186300-1143
8 November 1980
Bangladesh  82–56  Qatar
Scoring by half: –, –
8 November 1980
Sri Lanka  84–77  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: –, –

9 November 1980
United Arab Emirates  76–84  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: –, –
9 November 1980
Qatar  58–140  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: –, –

11 November 1980
Sri Lanka  78–72  Qatar
Scoring by half: –, –
11 November 1980
Hong Kong  83–37  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: –, –

12 November 1980
Bangladesh  68–72  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: –, –

Classification 7th–12th

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 South Korea440422296+1268
 Bahrain330239192+476
 Malaysia422308326-186
 Indonesia422279324-456
 Singapore303197254-573
 India404276349-734
8 November 1980
Malaysia  82–76  India
Scoring by half: –, –
8 November 1980
Singapore  67–97  South Korea
Scoring by half: –, –
8 November 1980
Bahrain  82–61  Indonesia
Scoring by half: –, –

9 November 1980
Malaysia  82–77  Singapore
Scoring by half: –, –
9 November 1980
Indonesia  69–116  South Korea
Scoring by half: –, –
9 November 1980
India  68–88  Bahrain
Scoring by half: –, –

11 November 1980
Singapore  53–75  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 32–29, 21–46
11 November 1980
South Korea  105–79  India
Scoring by half: –, –
11 November 1980
Bahrain  69–63  Malaysia
Scoring by half: –, –

12 November 1980
[Report]
Bahrain  vs.  Singapore
Scoring by half: –, –
12 November 1980
Indonesia  74–73  India
Scoring by half: 30–37, 44–36
12 November 1980
South Korea  104–81  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 55–33, 49–48

Championship

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 China550472320+15210
 Philippines541501423+789
 Thailand422296338-426
 Saudi Arabia413327386-595
 Japan413317382-655
 Kuwait404242306-644
8 November 1980
Philippines  97–67  Kuwait
Scoring by half: –, –
8 November 1980
Japan  82–116  China
Scoring by half: –, –
8 November 1980
Thailand  87–71  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –

9 November 1980
Philippines  104–83  Japan
Scoring by half: 44–49, 60–34
9 November 1980
China  90–42  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –
9 November 1980
Kuwait  70–75  Thailand
Scoring by half: –, –

11 November 1980
Japan  93–109  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –
11 November 1980
China  75–52  Kuwait
Scoring by half: –, –
11 November 1980
Thailand  74–100  Philippines
Scoring by half: –, –

12 November 1980
Japan  59–53  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 25–22, 34–31
12 November 1980
Saudi Arabia  105–116  Philippines
Scoring by half: 40–44, 65–72
12 November 1980
China  97–60  Thailand
Scoring by half: 63–30, 34–30

13 November 1980
[Report]
Kuwait  vs.  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –
13 November 1980
[Report]
Thailand  vs.  Japan
Scoring by half: –, –
13 November 1980
Philippines  84–94  China
Scoring by half: 45–56, 39–38

Final standing

RankTeamRecord
 China10–0
 Philippines8–1
 Thailand6–3
4  Saudi Arabia6–4
5  Japan5–5
6  Kuwait4–6
7  South Korea8–1
8  Bahrain6–3
9  Malaysia4–4
10  Indonesia3–5
11  Singapore3–6
12  India2–7
13  Sri Lanka3–5
14  Hong Kong3–4
15  Bangladesh2–4
16  Qatar1–7
17  United Arab Emirates0–8

References