FIBA West Asia Super League

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FIBA West Asia Super League WASL
West Asia Super League logo.png
Organising body FIBA Asia
Founded31 March 2022;3 years ago (2022-03-31)
First season 2022–23
Conferences 2
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Feeder to Basketball Champions League Asia
Current champions Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi (2nd title)
(2024–25)
Most championships Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi (2 titles)
TV partnersYouSport
WASL (YouTube)
Website Official website
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 FIBA West Asia Super League

The FIBAWest Asia Super League (WASL) is a regional basketball league organised by FIBA Asia, consisting of clubs from West Asia, India and Kazakhstan. The league was announced in 2022 and started with the inaugural season from December, until June 2023.

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There are two zones in the competition: West Asia and the Gulf. The top four teams from each zone compete in the final eight for the title. The champion and runner-up qualify for the Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL).

Al Riyadi is the most successful team in the team's history, as they have won two titles.

History

On March 31, 2022 FIBA announced the creation of the West Asia Super League. The United Arab Emirates-based company eVulpa was appointed as partner for its commercial rights. [1]

The inaugural season began on 19 December 2022, and ended in May 2023, with a total of eighteen teams playing in the 2022–23 season. [2] The first points in the league were scored by Al Bashaer's Aaron Clyde. [3]

Kuwait SC were the inaugural champions of the Gulf League, [4] while Al Riyadi Beirut won the inaugural West Asia League title. [5] The first-ever Final Eight was hosted in Dubai, and on 17 June 2023, Manama from Bahrain won the inaugural championship. [6]

The following two seasons, in 2024 and 2025, Al Riyadi from Lebanon won the championship. [7]

WASL champions and finals

Ed.YearHostFirst place gameThird place gameNum.
teams
Ref.
WinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1 2022–23 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama 67–59 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Club Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana 94–90 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi Beirut
18
[8]
2 2023–24 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi 100–90 (OT) Flag of Lebanon.svg Sagesse Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan 92–76 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Club
18
[9]
3 2024–25 Flag of Lebanon.svg Zouk Mikael Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi 104–77 Flag of Iran.svg Tabiat Flag of Lebanon.svg Sagesse 100–86 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli
18
[7]

WASL Gulf League

SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeFourth place
2022–23 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Club
2–0
Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Hilal
2023–24 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Club
2–1
Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma Flag of Bahrain.svg Al Muharraq
2024–25 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al Ahli
2–0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Ittihad Jeddah Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama Flag of Kuwait.svg Al Qadsia

WASL West Asia League

SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeFourth place
2022–23 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi Beirut 2–0 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan Flag of Lebanon.svg Beirut Club Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan Isfahan
2023–24 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi Beirut 2–1 Flag of Iran.svg Shahrdari Gorgan Flag of Lebanon.svg Sagesse Flag of Iraq.svg Al Shorta
2024–25 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi Beirut RR [a] Flag of Iran.svg Tabiat Flag of Lebanon.svg Sagesse Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Difaa Al-Jawi

Records and statistics

League records

Largest win

Youngest player to appear in a WASL game

Most points in a game by a single player

Most rebounds in a game by a single player

Most assists in a game by a single player

Most steals in a game by a single player

Most blocks in a game by a single player

Highest attendance in a game

Performances by club

Performance in the West Asia Super League by club
ClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al Riyadi 20 2024, 2025
Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama 10 2023
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Club 01 2023
Flag of Lebanon.svg Sagesse 01 2024
Flag of Iran.svg Tabiat 01 2025

Performances by nation

Performance in finals by nation
NationWinnersRunners-upTotal
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 213
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 101
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 011
Flag of Iran.svg Iran 011

Number of participating clubs of the West Asia Super League

Updated after the 2024–25 season.

The following is a list of clubs that have played or will be playing in the WASL group stage.

NationNo.ClubsSeasons
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (3)3 Al Riyadi 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
2 Sagesse 2023–24, 2024–25
1 Beirut Club 2022–23
Flag of Iran.svg Iran (3)2 Shahrdari Gorgan 2022–23, 2023–24
1 Zob Ahan Isfahan 2022–23
1 Tabiat 2024–25
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria (3)2 Al Ittihad Aleppo 2022–23, 2023–24
2 Al Wahda 2023–24, 2024–25
1 Al Karamah 2022–23
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordania (2)1 Orthodox Amman 2022–23
1 Al Ahli Amman 2023–24
1 Amman United 2024–25
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq (2)2 Al Naft 2022–23, 2023–24
1 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 2024–25
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia (4)1 Al Hilal 2022–23
1 Al Nassr Riyadh 2022–23
1 Al Ahli Jeddah 2023–24
1 Al Ittihad Jeddah 2024–25
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait (2)3 Kuwait Club 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
2 Kazma 2022–23, 2023–24
1 Qadsia 2024–25
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates (1)3 Shabab Al Ahli 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Flag of Oman.svg Oman (1)2 Al Bashaer 2022–23, 2024–25
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (1)2 Astana 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (4)1 Al Rayyan 2023–24
1 Al Sadd 2022–23
1 Al Shamal 2023–24
1 Al Arabi 2024–25
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain (3)3 Manama 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
1 Al Muharraq 2023–24
1 Al Ahli Manama 2024–25
Flag of India.svg  India (1)2 Tamil Nadu 2023–24, 2024–25

Most Valuable Player

Starting from the 2023–24 season, FIBA announced an annual most valuable player. The inaugural award was given to Thon Maker of Al Riyadi. [16]

Notes

  1. In the 2024–25 season, there were no finals but a round-robin competition that determined the final places.

References

  1. "FIBA announces creation of West Asia Super League". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. "FIBA announces the launch of West Asia Super League (WASL)". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. "Al Bashaer's Aaron Clyde Parks nails WASL's memorable first points". www.fiba.basketball. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  4. "Kuwait Club complete historic sweep, become first-ever WASL-Gulf champs". FIBA.basketball. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. "Al Riyadi deliver masterclass at home, secure inaugural WASL-West Asia crown". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. "Manama clinch inaugural FIBA WASL championship". FIBA.basketball. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. 1 2 "History made as Al Riyadi complete FIBA WASL back-to-back". FIBA.basketball. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  8. "Sweet payback: Manama overcome Kuwait Club, emerge as first-ever FIBA WASL champions". FIBA.basketball. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. "Al Riyadi emerge as new FIBA WASL champions". FIBA.basketball. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. "Al Hilal eliminate Al Bashaer by 55 in record win". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  11. "Albalooshi proud as he becomes youngest to play in WASL at 17". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  12. "Riyadi get revenge despite Sosa scoring WASL record 46 points". FIBA.basketball. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 "Will these FIBA WASL records get broken in Season 2?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  14. "Karrar Hamzah writes history, breaks FIBA WASL single-game steals record". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  15. "Record attendance of 13K fuels more hope to Al-Ittihad Ahli in FIBA WASL". FIBA.basketball. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  16. "Thon Maker crowned as first-ever FIBA WASL MVP". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 June 2024.