2013 FIBA Asia Championship
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| 27th Asian Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation |
 Philippines
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| Dates | August 1–11 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 15 (from 44 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 Iran (3rd title)
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| MVP |
Hamed Haddadi
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| Qualified for the Second Round | |
| Relegated to 13th–15th Classification |
| Qualified for the Final Round | |
| Relegated to 9th–12th Classification |
| Qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
The 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that served as the qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from August 1–11 in Metro Manila, Philippines. Beirut, Lebanon was supposed to host the tournament but the hosting rights was given to the Philippines citing the Syrian Civil War and security concerns in the Middle East in general. This is also the last Asian Championships that will serve as the qualifying round for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, as a qualifying window will be used starting 2019.
During the 2012 FIBA Asia Cup in Japan, FIBA Asia accepted the bids of the Philippines, Lebanon and Iran to host the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. The Philippines' bid, which was presented by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP; the national basketball federation) president Manuel V. Pangilinan, SBP secretary-general Sonny Barrios, Philippine Basketball Association commissioner Chito Salud and former FIBA Asia secretary general Moying Materlino, included hosting the games at the newly constructed Mall of Asia Arena. The Lebanese bid was presented by national team player Fadi El Khatib, which was a 10-minute video demonstration of the venues, of which Ghazir Club Court would be the primary arena. The FIBA Asia Executive Committee awarded the tournament to Lebanon, which shall be hosting its first championship.
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