1980 ABC Under-18 Championship

1980 FIBA U18 Asia Cup

6th FIBA Under-18 Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	November 1–12
Teams	17 (from all Asian federations)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	China (1st title)
← 1978 1982 →

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.

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

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Philippines	4	4	0	504	254	+250	8
Thailand	3	2	1	265	218	+47	5
Indonesia	3	1	2	251	281	-30	4
Malaysia	3	1	2	202	296	-94	4
Bangladesh	3	0	3	173	346	-173	3

2 November 1980

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Bangladesh

50–106

Thailand

National Stadium, Bangkok

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3 November 1980

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Thailand	vs.	Indonesia
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

3 November 1980

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Bangladesh	vs.	Malaysia
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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4 November 1980

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

National Stadium, Bangkok

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5 November 1980

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Philippines	120–68	Indonesia
Scoring by half: 68–28, 52–40

National Stadium, Bangkok

5 November 1980

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Thailand	80–57	Malaysia
Scoring by half: 36–20, 44–37

National Stadium, Bangkok

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6 November 1980

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Malaysia

89–86

Indonesia

National Stadium, Bangkok

6 November 1980

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Bangladesh

51–143

Philippines

National Stadium, Bangkok

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7 November 1980

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Indonesia	97–72	Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 49–31, 48–41

National Stadium, Bangkok

7 November 1980

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Philippines	111–79	Thailand
Scoring by half: 56–33, 55–46

National Stadium, Bangkok

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
China	4	4	0	477	185	+292	8
Kuwait	4	4	0	295	188	+107	8
Singapore	4	2	2	264	314	-50	6
India	4	1	3	274	345	-71	5
Hong Kong	4	1	3	199	241	-42	5
Sri Lanka	4	0	4	161	389	-228	4

2 November 1980

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China

110–59

India

National Stadium, Bangkok

2 November 1980

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Kuwait

80–42

Hong Kong

National Stadium, Bangkok

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3 November 1980

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India	vs.	Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

3 November 1980

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Hong Kong	vs.	Singapore
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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4 November 1980

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Singapore

85–44

Sri Lanka

National Stadium, Bangkok

4 November 1980

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India

50–68

Kuwait

National Stadium, Bangkok

4 November 1980

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Hong Kong

61–114

China

National Stadium, Bangkok

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5 November 1980

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Kuwait	69–54	Singapore
Scoring by half: 43–27, 26–27

National Stadium, Bangkok

5 November 1980

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China	130–28	Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 61–16, 69–12

National Stadium, Bangkok

5 November 1980

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India	87–79	Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 44–44, 43–35

National Stadium, Bangkok

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6 November 1980

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Hong Kong

96–47

Sri Lanka

National Stadium, Bangkok

6 November 1980

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Singapore

88–78

India

National Stadium, Bangkok

6 November 1980

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Kuwait	vs.	China
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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7 November 1980

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China	123–37	Singapore
Scoring by half: 63–10, 60–27

National Stadium, Bangkok

7 November 1980

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Sri Lanka	42–78	Kuwait
Scoring by half: 20–41, 22–37

National Stadium, Bangkok

7 November 1980

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India	vs.	Hong Kong
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Saudi Arabia	4	4	0	362	231	+131	8
Japan	4	3	1	404	231	+173	7
South Korea	4	3	1	355	299	+56	7
Bahrain	4	2	2	321	255	+66	6
Qatar	4	0	4	195	463	-268	4
United Arab Emirates	4	0	4	211	369	-158	4

3 November 1980

[Report]

Bahrain	vs.	South Korea
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

3 November 1980

[Report]

Qatar	vs.	United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

3 November 1980

[Report]

Japan	vs.	Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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4 November 1980

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South Korea	114–70	Qatar
Scoring by half: 71–28, 43–42

National Stadium, Bangkok

4 November 1980

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Saudi Arabia	65–59	Bahrain
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

4 November 1980

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United Arab Emirates	27–87	Japan
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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5 November 1980

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Bahrain	83–53	United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: 36–20, 47–33

National Stadium, Bangkok

5 November 1980

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Saudi Arabia	91–70	South Korea
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

5 November 1980

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Japan	157–39	Qatar
Scoring by half: 62–14, 95–25

National Stadium, Bangkok

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6 November 1980

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South Korea	77–63	Japan
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

6 November 1980

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United Arab Emirates	56–105	Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

6 November 1980

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Qatar	40–91	Bahrain
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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7 November 1980

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United Arab Emirates	75–94	South Korea
Scoring by half: 34–47, 41–47

National Stadium, Bangkok

7 November 1980

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Japan	97–88	Bahrain
Scoring by half: 48–39, 49–49

National Stadium, Bangkok

7 November 1980

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Saudi Arabia	101–46	Qatar
Scoring by half: 48–26, 53–20

National Stadium, Bangkok

Final round

Classification 13th–17th

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Sri Lanka	3	3	0	234	217	+17	6
Hong Kong	2	2	0	223	95	+128	4
Bangladesh	3	2	1	234	204	+30	5
United Arab Emirates	3	0	3	190	251	-61	3
Qatar	3	0	3	186	300	-114	3

8 November 1980

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Bangladesh	82–56	Qatar
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

8 November 1980

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Sri Lanka	84–77	United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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9 November 1980

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United Arab Emirates	76–84	Bangladesh
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

9 November 1980

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Qatar	58–140	Hong Kong
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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11 November 1980

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Sri Lanka	78–72	Qatar
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

11 November 1980

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Hong Kong	83–37	United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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12 November 1980

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Bangladesh	68–72	Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

Classification 7th–12th

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Korea	4	4	0	422	296	+126	8
Bahrain	4	4	0	322	254	+68	8
Malaysia	4	2	2	308	326	-18	6
Indonesia	4	2	2	279	324	-45	6
Singapore	4	0	4	259	337	-78	4
India	4	0	4	276	349	-73	4

8 November 1980

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Malaysia	82–76	India
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

8 November 1980

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Singapore	67–97	South Korea
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

8 November 1980

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Bahrain	82–61	Indonesia
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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9 November 1980

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Malaysia	82–77	Singapore
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

9 November 1980

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Indonesia	69–116	South Korea
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

9 November 1980

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India	68–88	Bahrain
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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11 November 1980

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Singapore	53–75	Indonesia
Scoring by half: 32–29, 21–46

National Stadium, Bangkok

11 November 1980

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South Korea	105–79	India
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

11 November 1980

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Bahrain	69–63	Malaysia
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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12 November 1980

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Bahrain	83–62	Singapore
Scoring by half: 50–26, 33–36

National Stadium, Bangkok

12 November 1980

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Indonesia	74–73	India
Scoring by half: 30–37, 44–36

National Stadium, Bangkok

12 November 1980

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South Korea	104–81	Malaysia
Scoring by half: 55–33, 49–48

National Stadium, Bangkok

Championship

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
China	5	5	0	472	320	+152	10
Philippines	5	4	1	501	423	+78	9
Thailand	4	2	2	296	338	-42	6
Saudi Arabia	4	1	3	327	386	-59	5
Japan	4	1	3	317	382	-65	5
Kuwait	4	0	4	242	306	-64	4

8 November 1980

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Philippines	97–67	Kuwait
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

8 November 1980

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Japan	82–116	China
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

8 November 1980

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Thailand	87–71	Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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9 November 1980

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Philippines	104–83	Japan
Scoring by half: 44–49, 60–34

National Stadium, Bangkok

9 November 1980

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China	90–42	Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

9 November 1980

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Kuwait	70–75	Thailand
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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11 November 1980

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Japan	93–109	Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

11 November 1980

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China	75–52	Kuwait
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

11 November 1980

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Thailand	74–100	Philippines
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

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12 November 1980

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Japan	59–53	Kuwait
Scoring by half: 25–22, 34–31

National Stadium, Bangkok

12 November 1980

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Saudi Arabia	105–116	Philippines
Scoring by half: 40–44, 65–72

National Stadium, Bangkok

12 November 1980

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China	97–60	Thailand
Scoring by half: 63–30, 34–30

National Stadium, Bangkok

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13 November 1980

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Kuwait	vs.	Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

13 November 1980

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Thailand	vs.	Japan
Scoring by half: –, –

National Stadium, Bangkok

13 November 1980

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Philippines	84–94	China
Scoring by half: 45–56, 39–38

National Stadium, Bangkok

Final standing

Rank	Team	Record
	China	10–0
	Philippines	8–1
	Thailand	6–3
4	Saudi Arabia	6–4
5	Japan	5–5
6	Kuwait	4–6
7	South Korea	8–1
8	Bahrain	6–3
9	Malaysia	4–4
10	Indonesia	3–5
11	Singapore	3–6
12	India	2–7
13	Sri Lanka	3–5
14	Hong Kong	3–4
15	Bangladesh	2–4
16	Qatar	1–7
17	United Arab Emirates	0–8

References

1. "Asian youth basketball titles to China, Korea". NewspaperSG. 14 November 1980. Retrieved 12 November 2018.