1997 ABC Champions Cup

The ABC Champions Cup 1997 was the 8th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Jakarta, Indonesia between July 18 and July 25, 1997.

1997 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
8th Asia Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host country Indonesia
Dates18–25 July
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Hong Kong (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPUnited States Wayman Strickland
1996
1998

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWLPtsTiebreaker
Aspac43171–0
Regal43170–1
Tanduay Gold Rhum4226
MHSK Tashkent41351–0
Petronas41350–1
July 18
Tanduay Gold Rhum 90–76 MHSK Tashkent
Scoring by half: 59−39, 31−37
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 18
Aspac 66–71 Petronas
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 19
Petronas vs. Regal
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 19
MHSK Tashkent 63–72 Aspac
Scoring by half: 38−32, 31−40
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 20
Regal 87–83 MHSK Tashkent
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 20
19:45
Aspac 75–63 Tanduay Gold Rhum
Scoring by half: 42−35, 33−28
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 21
Tanduay Gold Rhum 79–81 Regal
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 21
MHSK Tashkent vs. Petronas
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 22
Petronas 81–99 Tanduay Gold Rhum
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 22
Regal vs. Aspac
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

Group B

TeamPldWLPts
Isuzu Giga Cats4408
Kia Motors4317
PLA Hongshan4226
Zob Ahan Isfahan4135
Tong Whye4044
July 20
Kia Motors 105–92 Tong Whye
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 20
Isuzu Giga Cats 79–59 Zob Ahan Isfahan
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 22
PLA Hongshan 71–86 Isuzu Giga Cats
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

Classification 5th–10th

9th place

July 24
Petronas vs. Tong Whye
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

7th place

July 24
MHSK Tashkent vs. Zob Ahan Isfahan
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

5th place

July 25
Tanduay Gold Rhum 94–89 PLA Hongshan
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
July 24
 
 
Aspac65
 
July 25
 
Kia Motors 86
 
Kia Motors 59
 
July 24
 
Regal 64
 
Isuzu Giga Cats66
 
 
Regal70
 
3rd place
 
 
July 25
 
 
Aspac78
 
 
Isuzu Giga Cats52

Semifinals

July 24
Aspac 65–86 Kia Motors
Scoring by half: 30–46, 35–40
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta
July 24
Isuzu Giga Cats 66–70 Regal
Scoring by half: 32–28, 34–42
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

3rd place

July 25
Aspac 78–52 Isuzu Giga Cats
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

Final

July 25
Kia Motors 59–64 Regal
Scoring by half: 26–32, 33–32
Senayan Indoor Stadium, Jakarta

Final standing

RankTeamRecord
Regal5–1
Kia Motors4–2
Aspac4–2
4 Isuzu Giga Cats4–2
5 Tanduay Gold Rhum3–2
6 PLA Hongshan2–3
7 MHSK Tashkent2–3
8 Zob Ahan Isfahan1–4
9 Petronas2–3
10 Tong Whye0–5

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Wayman Strickland (Regal)

References