2nd season of the West Asia Super League
Sports season
The 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League, also known as the FIBA WASL Season 2, was the second season of the West Asia Super League (WASL), the premier basketball competition for Western Asia organised by the FIBA Asia. The season was initially scheduled to begin on 16 October, but was moved to 13 November following the Israel–Hamas war.[1][2]
Manama were the defending champions, having won the inaugural season, however, they were eliminated in the group phase of the final eight.
Al Riyadi won their first title after defeating Sagesse in the final, and qualified as champions for the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia, along with third placed Shahrdari Gorgan who were the third placed team.[3]
Teams
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
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.[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 2 Team | Al Naft | Al Ahli Amman[a] | | Pot 3 Team | Al Wahda | Orthodox Beit Sahour | | Allocated based on country Team | Sagesse SC | Al Ittihad Aleppo | |
Gulf League
Pot 1 Team | Kuwait | Manama | | | Pot 3 Team | Al Rayyan | | |
West Asia League
Group phase
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | GOR | SAG | AHL | NAF |
1 | Shahrdari Gorgan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 569 | 403 | +166 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals | | — | 81–68 | 121–70 | 100–59 |
2 | Sagesse | 6 | 4 | 2 | 503 | 457 | +46 | 10 | Advance to semi-final qualifiers | | 74–86 | — | 101–58 | 89–82 |
3 | Al Ittihad Ahli | 6 | 2 | 4 | 418 | 517 | −99 | 8 | | 65–80 | 72–81 | — | 79–72 |
4 | Al Naft | 6 | 0 | 6 | 420 | 533 | −113 | 6 | | | 67–101 | 78–90 | 62–74 | — |
Source: WASL
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | RIY | SHO | WHD | ORT |
1 | Al Riyadi | 4 | 4 | 0 | 410 | 293 | +117 | 8 | Advance to semi-finals | | — | 120–90 | 79–53 | Canc. |
2 | Al Shorta | 4 | 1 | 3 | 246 | 324 | −78 | 5 | Advance to semi-final qualifiers | | 83–115 | — | 79–52 | Canc. |
3 | Al Wahda | 4 | 1 | 3 | 322 | 361 | −39 | 5 | | 67–96 | 74–70 | — | Canc. |
4 | Orthodox Beit Sahour (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Canc. | Canc. | Canc. | — |
Source: WASL
(D) Disqualified
Final phase
Bracket
Qualification to semi-finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
Al Shorta | 2–1 | Al Ittihad Ahli | 89–73 | 80–91 | 76–70 |
Al Wahda | 0–2 | Sagesse | 75–89 | 78–99 | – |
Semi-finals
The schedule for the semi-finals was confirmed on 21 March 2024.[9]
Third place game
The schedule for the third place game was confirmed on 24 April 2024.[citation needed]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
Al Shorta | 66–116 | Sagesse |
Final
The schedule for the finals was confirmed on 25 April and 1, 8 May 2024.[citation needed]
Gulf League
Group phase
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | KUW | MUH | RYN | AHJ |
1 | Kuwait Club | 6 | 4 | 2 | 580 | 524 | +56 | 10 | Advance to semi-finals | | — | 96–101 | 85–62 | 91–83 |
2 | Al Muharraq | 6 | 3 | 3 | 509 | 523 | −14 | 9 | Advance to semi-final qualifiers | | 92–108 | — | 78–79 | 94–80 |
3 | Al Rayyan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 482 | 509 | −27 | 9 | | 94–90 | 65–79 | — | 84–89 |
4 | Al Ahli Jeddah | 6 | 2 | 4 | 520 | 542 | −22 | 8 | | | 92–110 | 95–65 | 88–98 | — |
Source: WASL
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | MNM | KZM | SAH | SML |
1 | Manama | 6 | 6 | 0 | 575 | 453 | +122 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals | | — | 84–76 | 78–74 | 108–71 |
2 | Kazma | 6 | 3 | 3 | 549 | 491 | +58 | 9 | Advance to semi-final qualifiers | | 82–102 | — | 80–85 | 119–62 |
3 | Shabab Al Ahli | 6 | 3 | 3 | 515 | 466 | +49 | 9 | | 67–73 | 83–91 | — | 110–81 |
4 | Al Shamal | 6 | 0 | 6 | 435 | 666 | −231 | 6 | | | 83–130 | 75–101 | 63–96 | — |
Source: WASL
Final phase
Bracket
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| Qualification to semifinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |
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| B2 | Kazma | 69 | 78 |
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| A3 | Al Rayyan | 61 | 77 | | |
| | | A1 | Kuwait Club | 101 | 122 |
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| | | B2 | Kazma | 87 | 79 | | |
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| A1 | Kuwait Club | 86 | 73 | 99 |
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| | | B1 | Manama | 74 | 77 | 92 |
| A2 | Al Muharraq | 87 | 116 | 89 | | | | | |
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| B3 | Shabab Al Ahli | 97 | 75 | 82 | | |
| | | B1 | Manama | 86 | 98 | Third place |
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| | | A2 | Al Muharraq | 78 | 88 | | | |
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| | B2 | Kazma | 93 |
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| | A2 | Al Muharraq | 83 |
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Qualification for semi-finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
Al-Rayyan | 0–2 | Kuwait | 61–69 | 77–78 (2OT) | – |
Al Muharraq | 2–1 | Shabab Al Ahli | 87–97 | 75–116 | 89–82 |
Semi-finals
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 Club | 2–0 | Kazma | 101–87 | 122–79 | – |
Manama | 2–0 | Al Muharraq | 86–78 | 98–88 | – |
Third place game
The schedule for the third place game was confirmed on 22 April 2024.[citation needed]
Final
The schedule for the finals was confirmed on 23 , 29 April and 6 May 2024.[citation needed]
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
Kuwait Club | 2–1 | Manama | 86–74 | 73–77 | 99–92 |
Final Eight
Group phase
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | RIY | SAG | AST | MNM |
1 | Al Riyadi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 273 | 223 | +50 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals | | — | 95–86 | 101–69 | 77–68 |
2 | Sagesse | 3 | 2 | 1 | 284 | 266 | +18 | 5 | | 86–95 | — | 103–89 | 95–82 |
3 | Astana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 280 | 321 | −41 | 4 | | | 69–101 | 89–103 | — | 122–117 |
4 | Manama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 267 | 294 | −27 | 3 | | 68–77 | 82–95 | 117–122 | — |
Source: [1]
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | KUW | GOR | KZM | TAM |
1 | Kuwait Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 284 | 248 | +36 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals | | — | 85–77 | 99–95 | 100–76 |
2 | Shahrdari Gorgan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 255 | +19 | 5 | | 77–85 | — | 93–79 | 104–91 |
3 | Kazma | 3 | 1 | 2 | 276 | 288 | −12 | 4 | | | 95–99 | 79–93 | — | 102–96 |
4 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 0 | 3 | 263 | 306 | −43 | 3 | | 76–100 | 91–104 | 96–102 | — |
Source: [2]
Semi-finals
The schedule for the semi-finals was confirmed on 31 May 2024.[9]
Third place game
The schedule for the third place game was confirmed on 1 June 2024.[citation needed]
Final
The schedule for the finals was confirmed on 1 June 2024.[citation needed]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
Al Riyadi | 100–90 (OT) | Sagesse |
Notes
- ^ a b On 6 October 2023, FIBA Asia announced that Iraqi club Al Shorta replaced Jordanian club Al Ahli Amman.[7]
References
- ^ "FIBA WASL Season 2: Who's coming back to the Gulf League?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "FIBA West Asia Super League new season tip-off rescheduled". FIBA.basketball. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "How can FIBA WASL teams qualify for BCL Asia?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Pots confirmed ahead of FIBA WASL Season 2 draw". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Sagesse replaces Dynamo Lebanon in FIBA WASL West Asia". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "FIBA WASL statement on Orthodox Beit Sahour's non-participation in 2023/2024 season". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Al Shorta replaces al Ahli Amman in Group B".
- ^ "New chapter unfolds as FIBA WASL Season 2 Sub-Zone Leagues draw set". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "FIBA WASL Season 2 Sub-Zone Semi-Finals all set as schedule confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 March 2024.