2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League

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]

2023–24 FIBA WASL season
LeagueFIBA West Asia Super League
SportBasketball
Duration13 November 2023 – 1 June 2024
Number of teams18
Gulf League
Season champions Kuwait Club (2nd title)
  Runners-up Manama Club
West Asia League
Season champions Al Riyadi (2nd title)
  Runners-up Shahrdari Gorgan
Final Eight
VenueLusail Sports Arena, Doha, Qatar
Champions Al Riyadi (1st title)
  Runners-up Sagesse

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
Final Eight
Tamil Nadu (1st) Astana (1st)
Group phase
West Asia Gulf
Al Riyadi (1st) Al Wahda (1st) Al Rayyan (1st) Manama (1st)TH
Sagesse (3rd) Al Ittihad Aleppo (2nd) Al Shamal (2nd) Al Muharraq (2nd)
Shahrdari Gorgan (1st) Al Naft (1st) Kuwait (1st) Al Ahli Jeddah (1st)
Al Shorta (2nd)[lower-alpha 1] Kazma (2nd) 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.[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
Al Riyadi
Shahrdari Gorgan
Pot 2
Team
Al Naft
Al Ahli Amman[lower-alpha 1]
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 2
Team
Shabab Al Ahli
Al Ahli Jeddah
Pot 3
Team
Al Rayyan
Allocated based on country
Team
Al Shamal
Al Muharraq
Kazma

West Asia League

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

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]

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

Third place game

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

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.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Shahrdari Gorgan 1–2 Al Riyadi 60–95 95–85 78–100

Gulf League

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

Bracket
Qualification to semifinalsSemifinalsFinals
B2 Kazma6978
A3 Al Rayyan6177
A1 Kuwait Club101122
B2 Kazma8779
A1 Kuwait Club867399
B1 Manama747792
A2 Al Muharraq8711689
B3 Shabab Al Ahli977582
B1 Manama8698Third place
A2 Al Muharraq7888
B2 Kazma93
A2 Al Muharraq83

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.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kazma 93–83 Al Muharraq

Final

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

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 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:

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:

Semi-finals

The schedule for the semi-finals was confirmed on 31 May 2024.[9]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Shahrdari Gorgan 81–97 Al Riyadi
Kuwait Club 72–76 Sagesse

Third place game

The schedule for the third place game was confirmed on 1 June 2024.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Shahrdari Gorgan 92–76 Kuwait Club

Final

The schedule for the finals was confirmed on 1 June 2024.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al Riyadi 100–90 (OT) Sagesse

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


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. "How can FIBA WASL teams qualify for BCL Asia?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. "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.
  7. "Al Shorta replaces al Ahli Amman in Group B".
  8. "New chapter unfolds as FIBA WASL Season 2 Sub-Zone Leagues draw set". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. "FIBA WASL Season 2 Sub-Zone Semi-Finals all set as schedule confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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