title: 1999 ABC Champions Cup
text: # 1999 ABC Champions Cup
  
  The ABC Champions Cup 1999 was the 10th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between May 22 to 29, 1999.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Liaoning Hunters | 3 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 215 | +55 | 6 |
  | Al-Ittihad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 201 | +30 | 5 |
  | SKA Almaty | 3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 241 | −21 | 4 |
  | Pasig-Rizal Pirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 251 | −64 | 3 |
  
  * May 22
  
  | Liaoning | 97–66 | Pirates |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 23
  
  | Al-Ittihad | 69–50 | Pirates |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 24
  
  | SKA Almaty | 71–86 | Liaoning |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 25
  
  | Al-Ittihad | 84–64 | SKA Almaty |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 26
  
  | Pirates | 71–85 | SKA Almaty |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 26
  
  | Liaoning | 87–78 | Al-Ittihad |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sagesse | 3 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 192 | +37 | 5 | 1–0 |
  | Petronas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 210 | −13 | 5 | 0–1 |
  | JBL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 211 | −16 | 4 | 1–0 |
  | Orthodox | 3 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 189 | −8 | 4 | 0–1 |
  
  * May 22
  
  | Petronas | 63–53 | JBL |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 22
  
  | Orthodox | 56–49 | Sagesse |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 23
  
  | JBL | 70–84 | Sagesse |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 24
  
  | JBL | 72–64 | Orthodox |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 25
  
  | Sagesse | 96–66 | Petronas |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 26
  
  | Orthodox | 61–68 | Petronas |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  
  ## Knockout round
  
  ### 5th–8th places
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | May 28 – Beirut | May 28 – Beirut |
  | SKA Almaty | 63 |
  | SKA Almaty | 63 | May 29 – Beirut | May 29 – Beirut |
  | Orthodox | 91 | May 29 – Beirut | May 29 – Beirut |
  | Orthodox | 91 | Orthodox | 47 |
  | May 28 – Beirut | May 28 – Beirut | | Orthodox | 47 |
  | May 28 – Beirut | May 28 – Beirut | JBL | 51 |
  | JBL | 60 | JBL | 51 |
  | Pirates | 52 | | |
  | Pirates | 52 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
  | | | May 29 – Beirut | May 29 – Beirut |
  | | | SKA Almaty | 68 |
  | | | Pirates | 67 |
  
  ### Championship
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | May 28 – Beirut | May 28 – Beirut |
  | Liaoning | 60 |
  | Liaoning | 60 | May 29 – Beirut | May 29 – Beirut |
  | Petronas | 59 | May 29 – Beirut | May 29 – Beirut |
  | Petronas | 59 | Liaoning | 71 |
  | May 28 – Beirut | May 28 – Beirut | | Liaoning | 71 |
  | May 28 – Beirut | May 28 – Beirut | Sagesse | 84 |
  | Sagesse | 64 | Sagesse | 84 |
  | Al-Ittihad | 55 | | |
  | Al-Ittihad | 55 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | May 29 – Beirut | May 29 – Beirut |
  | | | Petronas | 58 |
  | | | Al-Ittihad | 55 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * May 28
  * 5th–8th
  
  | SKA Almaty | 63–91 | Orthodox |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 28
  * 5th–8th
  
  | JBL | 60–52 | Pirates |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 28
  * Semis
  
  | Liaoning | 60–59 | Petronas |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 28
  * Semis
  
  | Sagesse | 64–55 | Al-Ittihad |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  
  ### Finals
  
  * May 29
  * 7th–8th
  
  | SKA Almaty | 68–67 | Pirates |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 29
  * 5th–6th
  
  | Orthodox | 47–51 | JBL |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 29
  * Bronze
  
  | Petronas | 58–55 | Al-Ittihad |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut
  * May 29 20:45
  * Gold
  
  | Liaoning | 71–84 | Sagesse |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 41–42, 30–42 |||
  | Pts: Woodard 24 | | Pts: El Khatib 18 |
  
  * Ghazir Club Court, Beirut Attendance: 5,000
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Rank | Team | Record |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Sagesse | 4–1 |
  | | Liaoning Hunters | 4–1 |
  | | Petronas | 3–2 |
  | 4th | Al-Ittihad | 2–3 |
  | 5th | JBL | 3–2 |
  | 6th | Orthodox | 2–3 |
  | 7th | SKA Almaty | 2–3 |
  | 8th | Pasig-Rizal Pirates | 0–5 |
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Most Valuable Player: Assane N'Diaye (Sagesse)
  * Most Valuable Coach: Ghassan Sarkis (Sagesse) & Felton Sealey (Petronas)
  * Best Three Point Shooter: Elie Mechantaf (Sagesse)
  * Best Scorer: Jason Woodard (Liaoning)
  * Best Sixth Man: Vicken Eskedjian (Sagesse)
  * Best Sportsmanship: Elie Mechantaf (Sagesse)
  