2024–25 FIBA West Asia Super League
3rd season of the West Asia Super League
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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.
| 2024–25 FIBA WASL season | |
|---|---|
| League | FIBA West Asia Super League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 21 October 2024 – 18 May 2025 |
| Teams | 18 |
| 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 | |
| Venue | Stade Nouhad Naufal, Zouk Mikael, Lebanon |
| Champions | Al Riyadi (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Tabiat |
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 | |||
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 Tamil Nadu (1st) |
 Astana (1st) |
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| 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
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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 | |
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| 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 | — |
Gulf League
Group phase
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAH | KUW | AHB | BSH | |
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| 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 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QAD | MNM | ITJ | ARB | |
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| 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 | — |
Final phase
Bracket
| Qualification to semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Manama | 56 | 100 | 75 | |||||||||||||||
| A3 | Al Ahli Manama | 65 | 97 | 69 | |||||||||||||||
| A1 | Shabab Al Ahli | 104 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Manama | 91 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Shabab Al Ahli | 90 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Al Ittihad Jeddah | 88 | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Kuwait | 87 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Al Ittihad Jeddah | 96 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Al Qadsia | 82 | 71 | 74 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
| B3 | Al Ittihad Jeddah | 69 | 74 | 88 | |||||||||||||||
| B2 | Manama | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Al Qadsia | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
Qualification for semi-finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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 |
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| Shabab Al Ahli |
2–0 | Al Ittihad Jeddah |
90–88 | 90–83 | – |
Final Eight
Qualified teams
- Bye
Tamil Nadu (withdrew)
Astana
- Gulf League
- West Asia League
Group phase
Group A
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TAB | SAH | QAD | |
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| 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 | — |
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 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: Al-Shabebi 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) |