West Asia Basketball Association

West Asia Basketball Association (WABA)
AbbreviationWABA
Formation1998
TypeRegional sports federation
Region served
West Asia
Membership7 national federations
Parent organization
FIBA Asia
AffiliationsFIBA
WebsiteWABA

The West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) is a subzone of FIBA Asia, consisting of countries from West Asia. The WABA Champions Cup, a professional men's tournament, is a top level club competition run by the WABA.

Members

Events

  1. West Asian Men's Basketball Championship (1999-2017)
  2. West Asian Women's Basketball Championship (2008-2025) [1]
  3. West Asian Men's Club Basketball Championship (1998-2019)
  4. West Asian Women's Club Basketball Championship (4th was held in 2016) [2][3]
  5. West Asian Junior Basketball Championship (Men / Women) Since 2001 / 2014 [4][5]
  6. West Asian Youth Basketball Championship (Men / Women) [6]
  7. West Asia Super League (Men) Since 2022
  8. West Asia Super League (Women) Proposed

National tournaments

WABA Championship

Main article: WABA Championship

The WABA Championship is a tournament between the national men's basketball teams of the West Asian region.[7] It was first held in Beirut in 1999,[8] and the intention was to keep it once a year thereafter. Despite several years of intermittency, the tournament is now back to its annual format as intended. It serves as the West Asian qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Cup and FIBA Asia Challenge.

Year Host First place Second place Third place
1999 Lebanon Beirut  Syria  Lebanon  Jordan
2000 Lebanon Beirut  Lebanon  Syria  Iraq
2001 Jordan Amman  Syria  Lebanon  Iran
2002 Iran Tehran  Jordan  Iran  Iraq
2004 Iran Tehran  Iran  Syria  Jordan
2005 Iran Tehran  Iran  Lebanon  Jordan
2008 Jordan Amman  Lebanon  Jordan  Syria
2010 Iraq Duhok  Iran  Iraq  Syria
2011 Iraq Duhok  Iran  Jordan  Syria
2012 Jordan Amman  Lebanon  Iran  Jordan
2013 Iran Tehran  Iran  Lebanon  Jordan
2014 Jordan Amman  Jordan  Iran  Syria
2015 Jordan Amman  Lebanon  Jordan  Palestine
2016 Jordan Amman  Iran  Jordan  Iraq
2017 Jordan Amman  Lebanon  Iran  Jordan

Club tournaments

WABA Champions Cup

Main article: WABA Champions Cup
Year Venue Champion Result Runner-up Third place
1998 Jordan Amman, Jordan Lebanon Al-Riyadi No playoffs Jordan Al-Jazeera Iran Zob Ahan
1999 Jordan Amman, Jordan Jordan Orthodox No playoffs Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Palestine Al-Quds
2000 Syria Damascus, Syria Syria Al-Wahda No playoffs Iran Zob Ahan Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2001 Syria Damascus, Syria Syria Al-Wahda No playoffs Jordan Orthodox Syria Al-Ittihad
2002 Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon Sagesse No playoffs Jordan Orthodox Iraq Al-Karkh
2003 Iran Tehran, Iran Iran Sanam No playoffs Jordan Arena Iran Zob Ahan
2004 Syria Damascus, Syria Lebanon Sagesse No playoffs Syria Al-Wahda Iran Sanam
2005 Jordan Amman, Jordan Lebanon Sagesse No playoffs Iran Saba Battery Jordan Fastlink
2006 No fixed venue No champion Aborted Iran Saba Battery
Lebanon Sagesse 		Syria Al-Jalaa
2007 Syria Aleppo, Syria Iran Saba Battery 82–79 Syria Al-Jalaa Lebanon Blue Stars
2008 Iran Mahshahr, Iran Lebanon Al-Riyadi 83–82 (OT) Iran Saba Battery Iran Petrochimi
2009 Jordan Amman, Jordan Iran Mahram 96–85 Jordan Zain Iran Saba Mehr
2010 Iran Tehran, Iran Iran Mahram No playoffs Syria Al-Jalaa Iran Zob Ahan
2011 No fixed venue Lebanon Al-Riyadi 3–2 Syria Al-Jalaa Iran Mahram
2012 No fixed venue Iran Mahram 3–2 Lebanon Al-Riyadi
2013 Iraq Duhok, Iraq Lebanon Champville No playoffs Iran Foolad Mahan Iran Petrochimi
2014 Iran Tehran, Iran Iran Mahram 90–73 Iran Petrochimi Jordan ASU
2016 Jordan Amman, Jordan Iran Petrochimi 70–68 Lebanon Al-Riyadi Iran Azad University
2017 Jordan Amman, Jordan Lebanon Al-Riyadi 83–69 Iran Petrochimi Iran Naft Abadan
2018 Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Iran Petrochimi No playoffs Lebanon Al-Riyadi Palestine Sareyyet Ramallah
2019 Iraq Baghdad, Iraq Iran Chemidor No playoffs Iran Petrochimi Iraq Naft Baghdad

References

  1. ^ "Iranian women's basketball team come fourth". Mehr News Agency. April 19, 2008.
  2. ^ "Lebanon's Riyadi win West Asian women's basketball title". March 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "FUHAIS INTO WEST ASIAN SEMIS". Jordan Olympic Committee.
  4. ^ "مروری بر سابقه تیم‌های ایران در بسکتبال جوانان آسیا / با 3 طلا 2 نقره و یک برنز تیم چهارم آسیا هستیم (از 1353 تا 1401) - خانه بسکتبال ایران". www.irbasketball.com. August 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Magiran | روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (1385/12/23): بسکتبال جوانان غرب آسیا در ایران". www.magiran.com.
  6. ^ "تاریخچه بسکتبال نوجوانان آسیا / با مروری بر مسابقه‌های زیر 16 ساله‌های غرب آسیا - خانه بسکتبال ایران". www.irbasketball.com. September 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "WABA". Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  8. ^ "West Asia Basketball Association WABA Championships". Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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