The FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL) is a regional basketball league organised by FIBA Asia, consisting of clubs from West Asia, India and Kazakhstan. The league was announced in 2022 and started with the inaugural season from December, until June 2023.
There are two zones in the competition: West Asia and the Gulf. The top four teams from each zone compete in the final eight for the title. The champion and runner-up qualify for the Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL).
Al Riyadi is the most successful team in the league's history, having won two titles.
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 began on 19 December 2022, and ended in May 2023, with a total of eighteen teams playing in the 2022–23 season. The first points in the league were scored by Al Bashaer's Aaron Clyde.
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 following two seasons, in 2024 and 2025, Al Riyadi from Lebanon won the championship.
Results WASL Champions (Final-8) Year Host First place game Third place game Winners Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place 1 2022–23DubaiManama67–59Kuwait ClubAstana94–90Al Riyadi Beirut 2 2023–24DohaAl Riyadi100–90 (OT)SagesseShahrdari Gorgan92–76Kuwait Club 3 2024–25Zouk MikaelAl Riyadi104–77TabiatSagesse100–86Shabab Al Ahli 4 2025–26Zouk MikaelAl Riyadi75–67SagesseAl Ula93–79Kuwait
Primary tournaments WASL Gulf League SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeFourth place2022–23 Kuwait Club Manama Shabab Al Ahli Al Hilal2023–24 Kuwait Club Manama Kazma Al Muharraq2024–25 Shabab Al Ahli Al Ittihad Jeddah Manama Al Qadsia2025–26colspan="5"
WASL West Asia League SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeFourth place2022–23 Al Riyadi Beirut2–0 Shahrdari Gorgan Beirut Club Zob Ahan Isfahan2023–24 Al Riyadi Beirut2–1 Shahrdari Gorgan Sagesse Al Shorta2024–25 Al Riyadi Beirut Tabiat Sagesse Al-Difaa Al-Jawi 2025–26colspan="5"
Records and statistics
League records Largest win +55 by Al Hilal vs. Al Bashaer (103–48) on 6 March 2023
Youngest player to appear in a WASL game 17 years-old Hussain Albalooshi (Shabab Al Ahli Basketball) on 6 March 2023 (vs. Al Bashaer) Most points in a game by a single player
46 points by Édgar Sosa (Al Naft) on 9 March 2023 (vs. Al Riyadi Club Beirut) Most rebounds in a game by a single player
20 rebounds by Arsalan Kazemi (Zob Ahan Isfahan) on (vs. Beirut Club)
Most assists in a game by a single player
13 assists by Saeed Alajmani (Shabab Al Ahli) on (vs. Kazma)
Most steals in a game by a single player
8 steals by Karrar Hamzah (Al Naft) on 16 November 2023 (vs. Al Ittihad Aleppo)
Most blocks in a game by a single player
6 blocks by Salah Mejri (Kazma, vs. Shabab Al Ahli)
Highest attendance in a game 13,000 people (Al Ittihad Aleppo vs. Sagesse) on 14 December 2023 Performances by club +Performance in the West Asia Super League by clubClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up Al Riyadi30 2024, 2025, 2026 — Manama10 2023 — Sagesse02— 2024, 2026 Kuwait Club01— 2023 Tabiat01— 2025
Performances by nation +Performance in finals by nationNationWinnersRunners-upTotal325101011011
Number of participating clubs of the West Asia Super League Updated after the 2024–25 season.
The following is a list of clubs that have played or will be playing in the WASL group stage. +NationNo.ClubsSeasons Lebanon (3)3Al Riyadi2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–252Sagesse2023–24, 2024–251Beirut Club2022–23 Iran (3)2Shahrdari Gorgan2022–23, 2023–241Zob Ahan Isfahan2022–231Tabiat2024–25 Syria (3)2Al Ittihad Aleppo2022–23, 2023–242Al Wahda2023–24, 2024–251Al Karamah2022–23 Jordania (2)1Orthodox Amman2022–231Al Ahli Amman2023–241Amman United2024–25 Iraq (2)2Al Naft2022–23, 2023–241Al-Difaa Al-Jawi2024–25 Saudi Arabia (4)1Al Hilal2022–231Al Nassr Riyadh2022–231Al Ahli Jeddah2023–241Al Ittihad Jeddah2024–25 Kuwait (2)3Kuwait Club2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–252Kazma2022–23, 2023–241Qadsia 2024–25 United Arab Emirates (1)3Shabab Al Ahli2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Oman (1)2Al Bashaer2022–23, 2024–25 Kazakhstan (1)2Astana2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Qatar (4)1Al Rayyan2023–241Al Sadd2022–231Al Shamal2023–241Al Arabi2024–25 Bahrain (3)3Manama2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–251Al Muharraq2023–241Al Ahli Manama2024–25 (1)2Tamil Nadu2023–24, 2024–25
MVP Award Starting from the 2023–24 season, FIBA announced an annual most valuable player. The inaugural award was given to Thon Maker of Al Riyadi.
2023: Mustafa Hussain 2024: Thon Maker 2025: Wael Arakji
See also East Asia Super League ASEAN Basketball League
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