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| 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]
- ^ 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.
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