PLAYER QUALIFICATION

The below bylaws are in effect from 27 Junuary 2025 for all ABA competitions

Player Qualification

For players to qualify to play in any ABA division, they must have heritage in one of the below FIBA Asia listed countries to be considered a “FIBA Asia player”. ABA reserves the right to check this qualification by requesting from the player either a passport or birth certificate of the player, the player's parents or the player's grandparents. 

If this primary documentation is not available then we will consider evidence from ancestry.com that shows a minimum of 25% heritage in the below listed countries.

Any player not able to present the requested documentation will be considered a “restricted player” under the ABA Import rule. If there is a breach in this rule, the players team will be made ineligible for finals and subject to relegation.

*ABA Womens competition is exempt from this qualification rule.

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All FIBA Asia players and players in the Women's league must play a minimum of 9 regular season games to qualify for finals.

Prior to every game the team captain/manager, or a delegated team captain if the captain is away, must check the sheet for the following;

• Player Numbers are correct

• Player Names are correct

• Manually write in any fill in players (after completing the individual registration form)

• Tick off all players participating in the game (if the player is not present they cannot be ticked off)

A breach of the above can result in a technical foul if noticed during the game, a team forfeit of recognised after the game or ineligibility for finals.

For any scenario believed to be out of scope of the above rules, please email ABA at aba.meblourne@gmail.com at least 24hrs before your game if clarifiaction is required.