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2023–24 FIBA WASL season
LeagueFIBA West Asia Super League
SportBasketball
Duration13 November 2023 – TBD 2024
Number of teams18
Gulf League
West Asia League
Final Eight
Seasons
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League, also known as the FIBA WASL Season 2, is the second season of the West Asia Super League (WASL), the premier basketball competition for Western Asia organised by FIBA Asia. The season was initially scheduled to begin on 16 October, but was moved to 13 November due to the security situation following the Israel–Hamas war.[1][2]

Manama are the defending champions, having won the inaugural season. The champions and runners-up qualify for the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia.[3]

Teams[edit]

The participating teams were officially revealed by FIBA on 7 August 2023.[4]

On 31 October, FIBA announced that Sagesse replaced Dynamo Lebanon as Lebanon's second representative team.[5] On 15 November, FIBA announced that Orthodox Beit Sahour from Palestine would not play in the season, as a consequence of the Israel–Hamas war.[6]

  • TH: Title holders
  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: Ranking in the previous domestic season
  • TBD: To be determined
Final 8
Kazakhstan TBD (1st) India TBD
Group phase
West Asia Gulf
Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut (1st) Syria Al Wahda (1st) Qatar Al Rayyan (1st) Bahrain Manama (1st)TH
Lebanon Sagesse SC (3rd) Syria Al Ittihad Aleppo (2nd) Qatar Al Shamal (2nd) Bahrain Al Muharraq (2nd)
Iran Shahrdari Gorgan (1st) Iraq Al Naft (1st) Kuwait Kuwait (1st) Saudi Arabia Al Ahli Jeddah (1st)
Iraq Al Shorta (2nd)[a] Kuwait Kazma (2nd) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli (1st)

Draw[edit]

The draw for the Sub-Zone Leagues will be held on 8 August 2023 18:00 (GMT+3) in Le Royal Hotel in Dbayeh, Lebanon.[8] Teams from the same country can not been drawn in the same group. As such, there were three pots for the draw and the remaining teams were allocated in the group that does not contain a team from the same country.[4]

West Asia

Pot 1
Team
Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut
Iran Shahrdari Gorgan
Pot 2
Team
Iraq Al Naft
Jordan Al Ahli Amman[a]
Pot 3
Team
Syria Al Wahda
State of Palestine Orthodox Beit Sahour
Allocated based on country
Team
Lebanon Sagesse SC
Syria Al Ittihad Aleppo

Gulf League

Pot 1
Team
Kuwait Kuwait
Bahrain Manama
Pot 2
Team
United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
Saudi Arabia Al Ahli Jeddah
Pot 3
Team
Qatar Al Rayyan
Allocated based on country
Team
Qatar Al Shamal
Bahrain Al Muharraq
Kuwait Kazma

West Asia[edit]

Group phase[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOR SAG AHL NAF
1 Iran Shahrdari Gorgan 6 6 0 569 403 +166 12 Advance to semi-finals 81–68 121–70 100–59
2 Lebanon Sagesse 6 4 2 503 457 +46 10 Advance to semi-final qualifiers 74–86 101–58 89–82
3 Syria Al Ittihad Ahli 6 2 4 418 517 −99 8 65–80 72–81 79–72
4 Iraq Al Naft 6 0 6 420 533 −113 6 67–101 78–90 62–74
Source: WASL

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIY SHO WHD ORT
1 Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut 4 4 0 410 293 +117 8 Advance to semi-finals 120–90 79–53 Canc.
2 Iraq Al Shorta 4 1 3 246 324 −78 5 Advance to semi-final qualifiers 83–115 79–52 Canc.
3 Syria Al Wahda 4 1 3 322 361 −39 5 67–96 74–70 Canc.
4 State of Palestine Orthodox Beit Sahour (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canc. Canc. Canc.
Source: WASL
(D) Disqualified

Final phase[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Qualification to semi-finals[edit]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Al Shorta Iraq 2–1 Syria Al Ittihad Ahli 89–73 80–91 76–70
Al Wahda Syria 0–2 Lebanon Sagesse 75–89 78–99

Semi-finals[edit]

The schedule for the semi-finals was confirmed on 21 March 2024.[9]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Shahrdari GorganIran 2–0 Iraq Al Shorta 102–64 88–83
Al Riyadi Beirut Lebanon 2–1 Lebanon Sagesse 95–92 106–109 86–65

Third place game[edit]

The schedule for the third place game was confirmed on 24 April 2024.[10]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al Shorta Iraq 66-116 Lebanon Sagesse

Final[edit]

The schedule for the finals was confirmed on 25 April and 1, 8 May 2024.[11]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Shahrdari Gorgan Iran 0–1 Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut 60–95

Gulf League[edit]

Group phase[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KUW MUH RYN AHJ
1 Kuwait Kuwait Club 6 4 2 580 524 +56 10 Advance to semi-finals 96–101 85–62 91–83
2 Bahrain Al Muharraq 6 3 3 509 523 −14 9 Advance to semi-final qualifiers 92–108 78–79 94–80
3 Qatar Al Rayyan 6 3 3 482 509 −27 9 94–90 65–79 84–89
4 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli Jeddah 6 2 4 520 542 −22 8 92–110 95–65 88–98
Source: WASL

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MNM KZM SAH SML
1 Bahrain Manama 6 6 0 575 453 +122 12 Advance to semi-finals 84–76 78–74 108–71
2 Kuwait Kazma 6 3 3 549 491 +58 9 Advance to semi-final qualifiers 82–102 80–85 119–62
3 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli 6 3 3 515 466 +49 9 67–73 83–91 110–81
4 Qatar Al Shamal 6 0 6 435 666 −231 6 83–130 75–101 63–96
Source: WASL

Final phase[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Qualification to semifinalsSemifinalsFinals
B2Kuwait Kazma6978
A3Qatar Al Rayyan6177
A1Kuwait Kuwait Club101122
B2Kuwait Kazma8779
A1Kuwait Kuwait Club86
B1Bahrain Manama74
A2Bahrain Al Muharraq8711689
B3United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli977582
B1Bahrain Manama8698Third place
A2Bahrain Al Muharraq7888
B2Kuwait Kazma93
A2Bahrain Al Muharraq83

Qualification for semi-finals[edit]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Al-Rayyan Qatar 0–2 Kuwait Kuwait 61–69 77–78 (2OT)
Al Muharraq Bahrain 2–1 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli 87–97 75–116 89–82

Semi-finals[edit]

The schedule for the semi-finals was confirmed on 21 March 2024.[9]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Kuwait ClubKuwait 2–0 Kuwait Kazma 101–87 122–79
ManamaBahrain 2–0 Bahrain Al Muharraq 86–78 98–88

Third place game[edit]

The schedule for the third place game was confirmed on 22 April 2024.[10]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kazma Kuwait 93–83 Bahrain Al Muharraq

Final[edit]

The schedule for the finals was confirmed on 23 , 29 April and 6 May 2024.[11]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Kuwait Club Kuwait 1–0 Bahrain Manama 86–74

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b On 6 October 2023, FIBA Asia announced that Iraqi club Al Shorta replaced Jordanian club Al Ahli Amman.[7]


References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIBA WASL Season 2: Who's coming back to the Gulf League?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ "FIBA West Asia Super League new season tip-off rescheduled". FIBA.basketball. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ "How can FIBA WASL teams qualify for BCL Asia?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Pots confirmed ahead of FIBA WASL Season 2 draw". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Sagesse replaces Dynamo Lebanon in FIBA WASL West Asia". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ^ "FIBA WASL statement on Orthodox Beit Sahour's non-participation in 2023/2024 season". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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  8. ^ "New chapter unfolds as FIBA WASL Season 2 Sub-Zone Leagues draw set". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b "FIBA WASL Season 2 Sub-Zone Semi-Finals all set as schedule confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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  11. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference fschedule was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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