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

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.

Teams

The participating teams were officially revealed by FIBA on 7 August 2023.[3]

On 31 October, FIBA announced that Sagesse replaced Dynamo Lebanon as Lebanon's second representative team.[4] 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.[5]

  • 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)[lower-alpha 1] Kuwait Kazma (2nd) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli (1st)

Draw

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.[7] 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.[3]

West Asia

Pot 1
Team
Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut
Iran Shahrdari Gorgan
Pot 2
Team
Iraq Al Naft
Jordan Al Ahli Amman[lower-alpha 2]
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

Group phase

West Asia

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOR NAF AHL SAG
1 Iran Shahrdari Gorgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-finals — 100–59 121–70 11 Jan
2 Iraq Al Naft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-final qualifiers 14 Feb — 10 Jan 78–90
3 Syria Al Ittihad Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70–121 79–72 — 72–81
4 Lebanon Sagesse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74–86 31 Jan 14 FEb —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2023. Source: WASL

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIY SHO WHD ORT
1 Lebanon Al Riyadi Beirut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-finals — 17 Jan 7 Feb Canc.
2 Iraq Al Shorta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-final qualifiers 21 Dec — 17 Jan Canc.
3 Syria Al Wahda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67–96 74–70 — Canc.
4 State of Palestine Orthodox Beit Sahour (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew Canc. Canc. Canc. —
Source: WASL
(D) Disqualified


Gulf League

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KUW AHJ RYN MUH
1 Kuwait Kuwait Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-finals — 85–62
2 Saudi Arabia Al Ahli Jeddah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-final qualifiers 92–110 — 88–98
3 Qatar Al Rayyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 65–79
4 Bahrain Al Muharraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92–108 94–80 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2023. Source: WASL

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MNM KZM SML SAH
1 Bahrain Manama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-finals — 84–67 108–71
2 Kuwait Kazma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to semi-final qualifiers — 80–85
3 Qatar Al Shamal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 63–96
4 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2023. Source: WASL

Notes

  1. ↑ On 6 October 2023, FIBA Asia announced that Iraqi club Al Shorta replaced Jordanian club Al Ahli Amman.[6]
  2. ↑ On 6 October 2023, FIBA Asia announced that Iraqi club Al Shorta replaced Jordanian club Al Ahli Amman.[8]


References

  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. 1 2 "Pots confirmed ahead of FIBA WASL Season 2 draw". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sagesse replaces Dynamo Lebanon in FIBA WASL West Asia". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "FIBA WASL statement on Orthodox Beit Sahour's non-participation in 2023/2024 season". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "New chapter unfolds as FIBA WASL Season 2 Sub-Zone Leagues draw set". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. ↑
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