Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Qatar) and Stanković Cup champion (Korea as runner-up) were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.
| East Asia (1+2+2) | Gulf (1+2) | Middle Asia (2+1) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2+1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | Qatar | Kazakhstan | Malaysia | Iran |
| China | Saudi Arabia | India | Indonesia | Lebanon |
| Chinese Taipei | Kuwait | Uzbekistan | Jordan | |
| Japan | ||||
| Hong Kong |
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