Teams
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Аль-Кувейт
Аль-Рияди Бейрут
Al Manama
Шахрдари Горган
Казма
Аль-Шабаб ОАЭ
Хекмех
Аль-Нафт
Аль-Иттихад Алеппо
Аль-Мухаррак
Zobahan Esfahan
Аль-Шурта
Аль-Хиляль Саудовская Аравия
Бейрут Клуб
Ортодокс
Астана
СК Аль-Райян
Аль-Наср Саудовская Аравия
Аль-Шамаль
Аль-Вахда Дамаск
Аль-Ахли Саудовская Аравия
Al Bashaer
Аль-Садд
Аль-Карама
Тамил Наду
Аль-Ахли Дубай
Wikipedia - FIBA West Asia Super League
The FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL) is an international basketball league organised by FIBA Asia, consisting of clubs from West Asia and Gulf regions, in addition to the representatives of South and Central Asia. The league was announced in 2022 and started with the inaugural season from December, until June 2023.
The league exists out of 18 teams, divided in its sub-zones. The champions and runners-up of each season is scheduled to qualify for the Basketball Champions League Asia.
History
On March 31, 2022 FIBA announced the creation of the West Asia Super League. The United Arab Emirates-based company eVulpa was appointed as partner for its commercial rights.
The inaugural season has begun on 19 December 2022, and will end in May 2023, with a total of eighteen teams playing in the 2022–23 season. Kuwait SC were the inaugural champions of the Gulf League, while Al Riyadi Beirut won the inaugural West Asia League title. The first-ever Final Eight was hosted in Dubai, and on 17 June 2023, Manama from Bahrain won the inaugural championship.