Al-Karamah SC (men's basketball)
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Eagles of Asia
1928–1957
Al-Wahda SC
1957–1971
Al-Karamah SC
1971–present
| Al-Karamah SC | |||
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| Nickname | Blue Eagles Eagles of Asia | ||
| League | Syrian Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 1928 | ||
| History | Khalid bin Walid SC 1928–1957 Al-Wahda SC 1957–1971 Al-Karamah SC 1971–present | ||
| Arena | Al-Karamah Arena | ||
| Location | Homs, Syria | ||
| Team colors | Blue and White | ||
| President | Samer al-Shaar | ||
| Head coach |  Khaled Abo Tok | ||
| 2021–22 position | Syrian League, 2nd of 12 | ||
| Championships | (1) Syrian Basketball League | ||
| Website | Official page | ||
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| Al-Karamah active sections | ||
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 Football |
 Basketball | |
Al-Karamah SC (Arabic: نادي الكرامة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional basketball club based in the city of Homs,[1] that plays in the Syrian Basketball League.[2] The team is part of the multi-sports club of the same name. In 2021, the Al-Karamah club won its first SBL title.[3]
The club was founded in 1928 as Khalid Bin Walid Sports Club. Since 1971, the club has been called by its current name.[4] In the 2014 season, after the first place in the regular season (Gr.A), the club under the leadership of coach Azzam Husain reached the SBL semifinals, where he lost to Al-Ittihad SC 74-93 and took the final 3rd place.[5][6]
The first big success in the history of the club was participation in the final of the SBL in 2016 season, where they were defeated by Al-Jaish SC.[7] In the 2021 season, led by coach Khaled Abu Toq, the team placed first in the regular season.[8] In the semifinals, the team encountered Al-Ittihad SC, over which it won 2–1 in matches.[8] In the SBL final, they met the Al-Wahda SC, which they beat 79–64 in the first match.[9] In the third decisive match, they won mainly thanks to Omar Sheikh Ali, who became the MVP of the match, 74–51 over Wahda SC and won their first SBL title.[3]
In the 2022 season, they finished third in the new Syrian Super Cup.[10]
Club rivalries
The biggest rival and competitor of the club is Al-Wathba SC, with which they play the Homs city derby.[11]
