FIBA West Asia Super League

Not to be confused with the East Asia Super League, ASEAN Basketball League or AsiaBasket.

FIBA West Asia Super League

Organising body	FIBA Asia
Founded	31 March 2022;2 years ago (2022-03-31)
First season	2022–23
Countries	14
Conferences	2
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	1
Feeder to	Basketball Champions League Asia
Current champions	Al Riyadi (1st title) (2023–24)
Most championships	Manama Al Riyadi (1 title each)
TV partners	YouSport WASL (YouTube)
Website	Official website
2024–25 FIBA West Asia Super League

The FIBAWest Asia Super League (WASL) is an international basketball league organised by FIBA Asia, consisting of clubs from West Asia and Gulf regions, in addition to the representatives of South and Central Asia. The league was announced in 2022 and started with the inaugural season from December, until June 2023.

The league exists out of 18 teams, divided in its sub-zones. The champions and runners-up of each season is scheduled to qualify for the Basketball Champions League Asia.

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]

Results

The WASL has three champions each season: the winner of the Gulf League, of the West Asia League and the overall winner who comes out of the final stage victorious.

WASL champions and finals

Ed.	Year	Host	First place game			Third place game			Num. teams	Ref.
			Winners	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	2022–23	Dubai	Manama	67–59	Kuwait Club	Astana	94–90	Al Riyadi Beirut	18	[7]
2	2023–24	Doha	Al Riyadi	100–90 (OT)	Sagesse	Shahrdari Gorgan	92–76	Kuwait Club	18	[8]

Sub-Zone League champions

The champions of the Sub-Zone Leagues (Gulf League and West Asia League) are determined by play-off series. In the finals, the two teams play in a best-of-three series.

WASL Gulf League

Season	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
2022–23	Kuwait Club	2–0	Manama	Shabab Al Ahli	Al Hilal
2023–24	Kuwait Club	2–1	Manama	Kazma	Al Muharraq

WASL West Asia League

Season	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
2022–23	Al Riyadi Beirut	2–0	Shahrdari Gorgan	Beirut Club	Zob Ahan Isfahan
2023–24	Al Riyadi Beirut	2–1	Shahrdari Gorgan	Sagesse	Al Shorta

Records and statistics

League records

Largest win

• +55 by Al Hilal vs. Al Bashaer (103–48) on 6 March 2023 ^[9]

Youngest player to appear in a WASL game

• 17 years-old Hussain Albalooshi (Shabab Al Ahli Basketball) on 6 March 2023 (vs. Al Bashaer) ^[10]

Most points in a game by a single player

• 46 points by Édgar Sosa (Al Naft) on 9 March 2023 (vs. Al Riyadi Club Beirut) ^[11]

Most rebounds in a game by a single player

• 20 rebounds by Arsalan Kazemi (Zob Ahan Isfahan) on (vs. Beirut Club) ^[12]

Most assists in a game by a single player

• 13 assists by Saeed Alajmani (Shabab Al Ahli) on (vs. Kazma) ^[12]

Most steals in a game by a single player

• 8 steals by Karrar Hamzah (Al Naft) on 16 November 2023 (vs. Al Ittihad Aleppo) ^[13]

Most blocks in a game by a single player

• 6 blocks by Salah Mejri (Kazma, vs. Shabab Al Ahli) ^[12]

Highest attendance in a game

• 13,000 people (Al Ittihad Aleppo vs. Sagesse) on 14 December 2023 ^[14]

Performances by club

Performance in the West Asia Super League by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Manama	1	0	2023	—
Al Riyadi	1	0	2024	—
Kuwait Club	0	1	—	2023
Sagesse	0	1	—	2024

Performances by nation

Performance in finals by nation

Nation	Winners	Runners-up	Total
Lebanon	1	1	2
Bahrain	1	0	1
Kuwait	0	1	1

Number of participating clubs of the West Asia Super League

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

Nation	No.	Clubs	Seasons
Lebanon (3)	2	Al Riyadi	2022–23, 2023–24
	1	Beirut Club	2022–23
	1	Sagesse	2023–24
Iran (2)	2	Shahrdari Gorgan	2022–23, 2023–24
	1	Zob Ahan Isfahan	2022–23
Syria (3)	2	Al Ittihad Aleppo	2022–23, 2023–24
	1	Al Karamah	2022–23
	1	Al Wahda	2023–24
Jordania (2)	1	Orthodox Amman	2022–23
	1	Al Ahli Amman	2023–24
Iraq (1)	2	Al Naft	2022–23, 2023–24
Saudi Arabia (3)	1	Al Hilal	2022–23
	1	Al Nassr Riyadh	2022–23
	1	Al Ahli Jeddah	2023–24
Kuwait (2)	2	Kuwait Club	2022–23, 2023–24
	2	Kazma	2022–23, 2023–24
United Arab Emirates (1)	2	Shabab Al Ahli	2022–23, 2023–24
Oman (1)	1	Al Bashaer	2022–23
Kazakhstan (1)	2	Astana	2022–23, 2023–24
Qatar (3)	1	Al Rayyan	2023–24
	1	Al Sadd	2022–23
	1	Al Shamal	2023–24
Bahrain (2)	2	Manama	2022–23, 2023–24
	1	Al Muharraq	2023–24
India (1)	1	Tamil Nadu	2023–24

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. ^[15]

References

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13. "Karrar Hamzah writes history, breaks FIBA WASL single-game steals record". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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