Al-Karamah SC (men's 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]

Al-Karamah SC
NicknameBlue Eagles
Eagles of Asia
LeagueSyrian Basketball League
Founded1928
HistoryKhalid bin Walid SC
1928–1957
Al-Wahda SC
1957–1971
Al-Karamah SC
1971–present
ArenaAl-Karamah Arena
LocationHoms, Syria
Team colorsBlue and White
   
PresidentSamer al-Shaar
Head coachHaitham Jamil
2020–21 positionSyrian League, 1st of 12
Championships(1) Syrian Basketball League
WebsiteOfficial page
Active departments of
Al-Karamah SC
Football Basketball

History

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]

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.[6] In the 2021 season, led by coach Khaled Abu Toq, the team placed first in the regular season.[7] In the semifinals, the team encountered Al-Ittihad SC, over which it won 2–1 in matches.[7] In the SBL final, they met the Al-Wahda SC, which they beat 79–64 in the first match.[8] 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.[9]

Club rivalries

The biggest rival and competitor of the club is Al-Wathba SC, with which they play the Homs city derby.[10]

Honours

Current roster

Squad for the 2021/2022 Syrian Basketball League season:[11]

Al-Karamah roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PF/C 0 Majid Bou-Aita
PG 4 Anas Shaban
C 6 Muhanna Hatwik
PG 9 Tarek Al-Jabi
PG 7 Abdulrahman al-Kurdi
F 10 Mohammad Hadri
SF 13 Joseph Youssef
F 14 Eyad Hilani
F 21 Omar Cheikh-Ali
PG 66 George Nazarian
Head coach

Haitham Jamil

Assistant coach(es)

Nidal Al-Aswad

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

References
  1. "Al-Karamah Homs". asia-basket. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. "Division I, Round 5: Leader Al-Jaish gets another victory". asia-basket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. "Al-Karamah Homs, History". asia-basket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. "Syria foundation dates". RSSF. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. "Syrian Basketball League 2013-2014". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. "Syrian Basketball League 2015-2016". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. "Syrian Basketball League 2020-2021". goalzz.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. Bushra Dabin/ Mazen Eyon (12 July 2021). "Al-Karama beats al-Wahda in the first round of men basketball final league". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  9. "Syrian Basketball Super Cup". goalzz.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  10. "Al-Wathba, al Karama and al-Jaish to quarterfinal of Republic Cup". Syrian Arab News Agency. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. "Al-Karamah, Current roster season 2021-2022". asia-basket. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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