The 1982 ABC Under-18 Championship was the seventh edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s Junior Championship. The games were held at Quezon City, Philippines from October 4–17, 1982.

Hosts the Philippines were able to regain the championship after subduing the defending champions China, 74-63, in the Championship Round, to win their sixth overall title.

Venue

The games were held at Araneta Coliseum, located in Quezon City.

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
China77000014
Malaysia75200012
Japan75200012
Bahrain74300011
Saudi Arabia74300011
India7250009
Iran7250009
United Arab Emirates7160008
4 October 1982
Malaysia72–64Bahrain
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
4 October 1982
United Arab Emirates51–46Saudi Arabia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
4 October 1982
China104–40Iran
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

5 October 1982
China89–35United Arab Emirates
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
5 October 1982
Saudi Arabia75–68India
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
5 October 1982
Japan90–79Iran
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

6 October 1982
Japan90–39United Arab Emirates
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
6 October 1982
Bahrain83–63Saudi Arabia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
6 October 1982
[Report]
Chinavs.Malaysia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
6 October 1982
[Report]
Indiavs.Iran
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

7 October 1982
[Report]
Chinavs.India
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
7 October 1982
[Report]
Japanvs.Bahrain
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
7 October 1982
[Report]
Iranvs.United Arab Emirates
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

8 October 1982
China95–55Bahrain
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
8 October 1982
Saudi Arabia77–70Iran
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
8 October 1982
Malaysia60–52United Arab Emirates
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

9 October 1982
[Report]
Japanvs.Saudi Arabia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
9 October 1982
[Report]
Malaysiavs.India
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

10 October 1982
China114–44Japan
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
10 October 1982
Bahrain93–67India
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
10 October 1982
Malaysia82–81Iran
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

11 October 1982
Saudi Arabia62–58Malaysia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
11 October 1982
Bahrain83–71United Arab Emirates
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
11 October 1982
Japan81–65India
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

12 October 1982
Malaysia96–89Japan
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
12 October 1982
Iran108–97Bahrain
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
12 October 1982
India96–75United Arab Emirates
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
12 October 1982
China85–44Saudi Arabia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Philippines77000014
South Korea76100013
Thailand75200012
Singapore73400010
Hong Kong7250009
Indonesia7250009
Qatar7250009
Kuwait7160008
3 October 1982
South Korea105–62Singapore
Scoring by half: 64-29, 41-33
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
3 October 1982
Thailand77–51Qatar
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
3 October 1982
Philippines86–42Hong Kong
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

4 October 1982
Philippines92–30Qatar
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
4 October 1982
Thailand80–53Indonesia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
4 October 1982
Hong Kong67–55Kuwait
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

5 October 1982
Singapore85–81Indonesia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
5 October 1982
Qatar55–42Kuwait
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
5 October 1982
South Korea107–32Kuwait
Scoring by half: 52-17, 55-15
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

6 October 1982
[Report]
Hong Kongvs.Indonesia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
6 October 1982
South Korea105–74Thailand
Scoring by half: 63-31, 42-43
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
6 October 1982
[Report]
Philippinesvs.Singapore
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

7 October 1982
Philippines81–74South Korea
Scoring by half: 39-34, 42-40
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
7 October 1982
Singapore62–54Qatar
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
7 October 1982
Thailand86–63Hong Kong
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

8 October 1982
[Report]
Hong Kongvs.Qatar
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
8 October 1982
[Report]
Philippinesvs.Indonesia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
8 October 1982
[Report]
Thailandvs.Kuwait
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

9 October 1982
Hong Kong96–90Singapore
Scoring by half: 48–59, 48–31
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
9 October 1982
Philippines94–41Kuwait
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
9 October 1982
South Korea114–57Indonesia
Scoring by half: 61-30, 53-27
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

10 October 1982
Thailand111–95Singapore
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
10 October 1982
South Korea90–40Qatar
Scoring by half: 43-12, 47-28
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
10 October 1982
Kuwait73–72Indonesia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

11 October 1982
Singapore81–65Kuwait
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
11 October 1982
South Korea96–58Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 39-32, 57-26
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
11 October 1982
Philippines102–57Thailand
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
11 October 1982
Indonesia57–50Qatar
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Final round

Championship

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Philippines55000010
China5410009
South Korea5320008
Thailand5140006
Malaysia5140006
Japan5140006

The results from preliminary round with teams in the final round was carried over to the final round. Ties were broken by points differences.

15 October 1982
China93–56Thailand
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
15 October 1982
South Korea97–65Japan
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
15 October 1982
Philippines91–74Malaysia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

16 October 1982
[Report]
Philippinesvs.Japan
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
16 October 1982
[Report]
China87–63South Korea
Scoring by half: 45-29, 42-34
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
16 October 1982
[Report]
Thailandvs.Malaysia
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

October 1982
[Report]
South Korea87–57Malaysia
Scoring by half: 51-20, 36-37
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
October 1982
[Report]
Japanvs.Thailand
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
17 October 1982
Philippines74–63China
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City