Syria women's national basketball team

For the men's team, see Syria national basketball team.

Syria

FIBA ranking	84 (8 August 2025) [1]
Joined FIBA	1948 [2]
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Syrian Basketball Federation
Coach	Somar Khoury
Nickname(s)	Nosour Qasioun (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit.  'Qasioun Eagles')
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
World Cup
Appearances	None
Asia Cup
Appearances	2 (1986, 2021)
Medals	None
Mediterranean Games
Appearances	1
Medals	Bronze: (1987)
Arab Women's Championship
Appearances	5
Medals	Silver: (1989) Bronze: (1992, 1999)
Home Away

The Syria women's national basketball team is the nationally controlled basketball team representing Syria at world basketball competitions for women, administered by the Syrian Basketball Federation. ^[3]

Syria made their debut in the Asian Championships in 1986, finishing in ninth place. ^[4]

Competition record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics
Year	Round	Position
From 1976 To 2020	–	Did not qualify

World Championships

FIBA Women's World Cup
Year	Round	Position
From 1953 To 2022	–	Did not qualify
2026	–	To be determined

Asian championship

See also: FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Asian Cup Record
Year	Division A				Division B
	Position	Pld	W	L	Position	Pld	W	L
1965	Did not participate				No Division B / Level II
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986	9th	6	2	4
1988	Did not participate
1990					Did not qualify
1992
1994
1995
1997
1999
2001
2004
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	13th	Level II			5th	4	2	2
2023	Did not participate				Did not qualify
2025
Total		6	2	4		4	2	2

West Asian Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
2019	Runners-up	4	2	2
Total		4	2	2

Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games

• yet to qualify

Mediterranean Games

See also: Basketball at the Mediterranean Games

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1987	3rd place	–	–	–
1991	Did not participate
1993
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013	Cancelled
2018	Not part of the programme
2022
Total		-	-	-

• Syria's team came third in 1987 Mediterranean Games which was hosted in Latakia, Syria. ^[5]

• At the 2013 Mediterranean Games the women's basketball tournament was cancelled because too few teams applied for the competition which was mainly due to coinciding dates with EuroBasket 2013.

Arab Championship

See also: Arab Women's Basketball Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1983	Did not participate
1986	Not held (the number was not complete)
1987	Did not participate
1989	2nd place	–	–	–
1992	3rd place	–	–	–
1994	4th place	–	–	–
1997	Did not participate
1999	3rd place	–	–	–
2000	Did not participate
2003	4th place	–	–	–
2011	Withdrew
2017	Did not participate
Total		-	-	-

Pan Arab Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan Arab Games

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1985	3rd place	–	–	–
1992	3rd place	–	–	–
1997	Did not participate
1999	4th place	–	–	–
2004	Did not participate
2007	Not held women's tournament
2011	Withdrew
Total		-	-	-

Current squad

Current roster for the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B. ^{[6] [7]}

Syria women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 1 Jehan Mamlouk 28 – (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Al Wahda SG 3 Jessica Hakimeh 26 – (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Al-Thawra SF 4 Alicia Magarian 30 – (1991-03-22)22 March 1991 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al-Thawra PG 5 Marya Daibess 31 – (1990-08-05)5 August 1990 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Al-Thawra SG 6 Cedra Sulaiman 23 – (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Al-Thawra PF 7 Noura Bshara 21 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Thawra C 10 Johna Mbayed 25 – (1996-03-19)19 March 1996 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Jalaa SC PF 12 Rasha Skran 34 – (1987-05-20)20 May 1987 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Wahda C 15 Sana Chalabi 29 – (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 22 Randi Keonsha Brown 25 – (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Giannina SF 66 Minerva Ajjan 24 – (1997-09-16)16 September 1997 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) PF 88 Anna Aghnanian Aslanian 20 – (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Les Foxes	Head coach Somar Khoury Assistant coach(es) Ayman Suleiman Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 7 November 2021

Notable players

• SWBL Multiple Champion
  • Jehan Mamlouk – 8 titles

Kit

Sponsor

2021 – present: Cham Wings

See also

• Syria women's national under-18 basketball team
• Syria women's national under-17 basketball team
• Syria women's national 3x3 team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
2. Syria women's national basketball team, Goalzz.com, retrieved 31 January 2022
3. Profile - Syria, FIBA.com, Retrieved 19 May 2017.
4. Syria (SYR) participated in 18 FIBA/FIBA Zone competitions
5. "1987 Competition Medalists" (PDF). cijm.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
6. Syria - Team Roster FIBA.com, Retrieved 7 November 2021.
7. "Syria Basketball National Team News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards - asia-basket".

External links

• Official website (in Arabic)
• Syrian Basketball Federation website