2024–25 FIBA West Asia Super League

2024–25 FIBA WASL season
LeagueFIBA West Asia Super League
SportBasketball
Duration21 October 2024 – 18 May 2025
Number of teams18
Gulf League
Season champions Shabab Al Ahli (1st title)
  Runners-up Al Ittihad Jeddah
West Asia League
Season champions Al Riyadi (3rd title)
  Runners-up Tabiat
Final Eight
VenueStade Nouhad Naufal, Zouk Mikael, Lebanon
Champions Al Riyadi (2nd title)
  Runners-up Tabiat

The 2024–25 FIBA West Asia Super League, also known as the FIBA WASL Season 3, was the third season of the West Asia Super League (WASL), the premier basketball competition for Western Asia organised by the FIBA Asia. The season began on 21 October 2024 and ended on 18 May 2025.

Al Riyadi were the defending champions,[1] and successfully defended their title as they won the championship by defeating Tabiat from Iran in the final.[2] As winners, they qualified directly to the 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia.

Teams

The participating teams were officially confirmed by FIBA on 2 October 2024.[3]

  • 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)TH Al Wahda (1st) Al Arabi (1st) Manama (1st)
Sagesse (2nd) Al-Difaa Al-Jawi (1st) Shabab Al Ahli (1st) Al Ahli Manama (2nd)
Tabiat (1st) Amman United (1st) Kuwait (1st) Al Bashaer (1st)
Al Qadsia (2nd) Al Ittihad Jeddah (1st)

Draw

The draw for the sub-zone leagues will be held online on 5 October 2024.[3] 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
Tabiat
Pot 2
Team
Al Wahda
Al-Difaa Al-Jawi
Pot 3
Team
Amman United
Allocated based on country
Team
Sagesse

Gulf League

Pot 1
Team
Kuwait
Manama
Pot 2
Team
Shabab Al Ahli
Al Ittihad Jeddah
Pot 3
Team
Al Bashaer
Al Arabi
Allocated based on country
Team
Al Qadsia
Al Ahli Manama

West Asia League

Due to instability and uncertainties in the region, the format was changed to a double round-robin format. The top three teams qualify for the Final Eight, while the best-ranked team will be named the West Asia League champion.[5]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIY TAB SAG DAJ AUC
1 Al Riyadi (C) 8 8 0 776 648 +128 16 Advance to Final Eight — 110–100 100–85 102–93 84–66
2 Tabiat 8 5 3 668 671 −3 13 78–92 — 75–73 92–88 79–64
3 Sagesse 8 3 5 662 691 −29 11 59–86 87–88 — 85–89 88–76
4 Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 8 2 6 699 715 −16 10 79–94 83–87 88–91 — 87–96
5 Amman United 8 2 6 621 701 −80 10 88–108 74–69 89–94 68–92 —
Source: WASL
(C) Champions

Gulf League

Group phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAH KUW AHB BSH
1 Shabab Al Ahli 6 4 2 507 440 +67 10 Advance to semi-finals — 71–75 91–88 83–65
2 Kuwait 6 3 3 446 349 +97 9 Advance to semi-final qualifiers 83–90 — 88–77 103–48
3 Al Ahli Manama 6 3 3 478 451 +27 9 73–76 63–77 — 87–67
4 Al Bashaer 6 2 4 288 479 −191 8 56–96 0–20 52–90 —
Source: WASL

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification QAD MNM ITJ ARB
1 Al Qadsia 6 4 2 494 479 +15 10 Advance to semi-finals — 90–84 91–83 89–77
2 Manama 6 4 2 477 470 +7 10 Advance to semi-final qualifiers 87–81 — 78–73 84–85
3 Al Ittihad Jeddah 6 2 4 453 443 +10 8 60–62 66–67 — 86–64
4 Al Arabi 6 2 4 470 502 −32 8 88–81 75–77 81–85 —
Source: WASL

Final phase

Bracket

Qualification to semifinalsSemifinalsFinals
B2 Manama5610075
A3 Al Ahli Manama659769
A1 Shabab Al Ahli10488
B2 Manama9181
A1 Shabab Al Ahli9090
B3 Al Ittihad Jeddah8883
A2 Kuwait8763
B3 Al Ittihad Jeddah9664
B1 Al Qadsia827174Third place
B3 Al Ittihad Jeddah697488
B2 Manama73
B1 Al Qadsia81

Qualification for semi-finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Manama 2–1 Al Ahli Manama 56–65 100–97 75–69
Kuwait 0–2 Al Ittihad Jeddah 87–96 63–64 –

Semi-finals

The schedule for the semi-finals was confirmed on 11, 18, and 25 March 2025.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Shabab Al Ahli 2–0 Manama 104–91 88–81 –
Al Qadsia 1–2 Al Ittihad Jeddah 82–69 71–74 74–88

Third place game

The schedule for the third place game was confirmed on 7 April 2025.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Manama 73–81 Al Qadsia

Final

The schedule for the finals was confirmed on 8 and 15 April 2025.[6]

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Shabab Al Ahli 2–0 Al Ittihad Jeddah 90–88 90–83 –

Final Eight

Qualified teams

Bye
Gulf League
West Asia League

Group phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIY SAG ITJ AST
1 Al Riyadi 3 3 0 291 216 +75 6 Advance to semi-finals — 101–71 97–87 93–58
2 Sagesse 3 2 1 283 260 +23 5 71–101 — 99–69 113–90
3 Al Ittihad Jeddah 3 1 2 235 272 −37 4 87–97 69–99 — 79–76
4 Astana 3 0 3 224 285 −61 3 58–93 90–113 76–79 —
Source: WASL

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TAB SAH QAD
1 Tabiat 2 1 1 199 178 +21 3 Advance to semi-finals — 87–93 112–85
2 Shabab Al Ahli 2 1 1 169 166 +3 3 93–87 — 76–79
3 Al Qadsia 2 1 1 164 188 −24 3 85–112 79–76 —
Source: WASL

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 May
 
 
 Al Riyadi 97
 
18 May
 
 Shabab Al Ahli 85
 
 Al Riyadi 104
 
17 May
 
 Tabiat 77
 
 Tabiat 79
 
 
 Sagesse 73
 
Third place game
 
 
18 May
 
 
 Shabab Al Ahli 86
 
 
 Sagesse 100

Semi-finals

17 May
17:45
Al Riyadi 97–85 Shabab Al Ahli
Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 21–15, 21–24, 24–23
Pts: Georges-Hunt 23
Rebs: Maker 17
Asts: Saoud, Zeinoun 7		 Pts: Washington 32
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Crawford 7
Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael
Attendance: 797
Referees: Wissam Zein (SYR), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG)
17 May
20:45
Tabiat 79–73 Sagesse
Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 17–18, 16–16, 20–24
Pts: Vahedi 31
Rebs: Zangeneh 11
Asts: Zangeneh 5		 Pts: Jamaleddine 21
Rebs: Jamaleddine, O'Bryant 10
Asts: Lofton 6
Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael
Attendance: 877
Referees: Zhang Xiao (CHN), Sun Jian (CHN), Taha Al-Hashedi (YEM)

Third place game

18 May
17:45
Shabab Al Ahli 86–100 Sagesse
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 22–29, 31–23, 15–26
Pts: Washington 31
Rebs: Alshabebi 16
Asts: Washington 5		 Pts: Khalil 27
Rebs: Lalanne 7
Asts: Khalil 9
Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael
Attendance: 227
Referees: Wissam Zein (SYR), Zhang Xiao (CHN), Taha Al-Hashedi (YEM)

Championship game

18 May
18:00
Al Riyadi 104–77 Tabiat
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 27–25, 23–23, 28–17
Pts: Arakji 28
Rebs: Maker 9
Asts: Arakji 6		 Pts: Buva 15
Rebs: Zangeneh 8
Asts: Zangeneh, Vahedi 5
Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael
Attendance: 3,627
Referees: Sun Jian (CHN), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Shuwali (IRQ), Mohammad Taha (JOR)

References

  1. ^ "How can FIBA WASL teams qualify for BCL Asia?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "History made as Al Riyadi complete FIBA WASL back-to-back". www.fiba.basketball. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Teams, pots confirmed ahead of FIBA WASL season 2024/2025 draw". www.fiba.basketball. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Groups, matchups all set for 2024/2025 FIBA WASL Sub-Zone Leagues". FIBA.basketball. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  5. ^ "FIBA WASL West Asia League 2024/2025 Round 1 schedule announced - FIBA WASL - West Asia League 2024-25". FIBA Basketball. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Games Schedule & Results - FIBA WASL - Gulf League 2024-25". www.fiba.basketball. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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