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.
13-623: 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 . 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
26-509: A basketball competition is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Basketball Champions League Asia The Basketball Champions League Asia ( BCL Asia ), formerly the FIBA Asia Champions Cup , is an annual continental club men's basketball competition organised by FIBA Asia. It is the highest level club competition for basketball in Asia . Introduced in 1981, as
39-467: A game by a single player Most steals in a game by a single player Most blocks in a game by a single player Highest attendance in a game The following is a list of clubs that have played or will be playing in the WASL group stage. Starting from the 2023–24 season, FIBA announced an annual most valuable player . The inaugural award was given to Thon Maker of Al Riyadi . This article related to
52-573: 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. The WASL has three champions each season: the winner of the Gulf League, of the West Asia League and
65-399: 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
78-409: Is scheduled to qualify for the Basketball Champions League Asia . 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
91-671: The Asian Basketball Club Championship , the competition rebranded in 2004 to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup . In 2024, the tournament was renamed as the Basketball Champions League Asia. Al Riyadi and Sagesse from Lebanon are the most successful teams in the history of the competition with three championships each. Lebanese and Iranian clubs have won the most titles with a total of six among teams from each of these countries. The competition
104-630: The Intercontinental Cup with the teams from the BCL Asia, Basketball Africa League (BAL), NBL , and the NBA , at some point in the future. In 2024, it was announced that the tournament will be renamed as the Basketball Champions League Asia, a name in line with other continental competitions in the Americas and Europe . Al Riyadi Club Beirut and Sagesse from Lebanon are the most successful clubs in
117-519: The Sub-Zone Leagues (Gulf League and West Asia League) are determined by play-off series. In the finals, the two teams play in a best-of-three series. Largest win Youngest player to appear in a WASL game Most points in a game by a single player Most rebounds in a game by a single player Most assists in a game by a single player Most steals in a game by a single player Most blocks in
130-478: The history of the competition, having won three titles each. Clubs from Lebanon and Iran have the most combined titles, with a total of six each. As of the 2024 season, teams can qualify for the BCL Asia directly through their national leagues, through the FIBA West Asia Super League or through the qualifying rounds. FIBA West Asia Super League The FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL)
143-425: 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. The WASL has three champions each season: the winner of the Gulf League, of the West Asia League and the overall winner who comes out of the final stage victorious. The champions of
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#1732869376664156-406: The overall winner who comes out of the final stage victorious. The champions of the Sub-Zone Leagues (Gulf League and West Asia League) are determined by play-off series. In the finals, the two teams play in a best-of-three series. Largest win Youngest player to appear in a WASL game Most points in a game by a single player Most rebounds in a game by a single player Most assists in
169-816: Was first organised by the Asian Basketball Confederation in 1981, when the inaugural tournament was hosted in Hong Kong. The first-ever champions were the Bayi Rockets from China. In 1995, the name of the competition was changed to the ABC Champions Cup. After the ABC became integrated in FIBA in 2004, the competition was rebranded as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. In the 1990s, FIBA announced plans to expand
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