The 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Women, was the 18th regional championship held by Asian Basketball Confederation.

The competition was hosted by Shizuoka, Japan and took place between May 2 to May 9, 1999.

The championship is divided into two levels: Level I and Level II.

The last finisher of Level I is relegated to Level II and the top finisher of Level II qualify for Level I 2001's championship.

South Korea Japan China Chinese Taipei Thailand Kazakhstan * Malaysia Hong Kong North Korea Sri Lanka Uzbekistan * * Withdrew