West Asia Basketball Association

The West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) is a subzone of FIBA Asia, consisting of countries from West Asia. The WABA Champions Cup, a professional men's tournament, is a top level club competition run by the WABA.

West Asia Basketball Association (WABA)
AbbreviationWABA
TypeRegional sports federation
Region served
West Asia
Membership
7 national federations
Parent organization
FIBA Asia
AffiliationsFIBA
WebsiteWABA

Member nations

National tournaments

WABA Championship
Main article: WABA Championship

The WABA Championship is a tournament between the national men's basketball teams of the West Asian region.[1] It was first held in Beirut in 1999,[2] and the intention was to keep it once a year thereafter. Despite several years of intermittency, the tournament is now back to its annual format as intended. It serves as the West Asian qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Cup and FIBA Asia Challenge.

Year Host First place Second place Third place
1999 Beirut  Syria  Lebanon  Jordan
2000 Beirut  Lebanon  Syria  Iraq
2001 Amman  Syria  Lebanon  Iran
2002 Tehran  Jordan  Iran  Iraq
2004 Tehran  Iran  Syria  Jordan
2005 Tehran  Iran  Lebanon  Jordan
2008 Amman  Lebanon  Jordan  Syria
2010 Duhok  Iran  Iraq  Syria
2011 Duhok  Iran  Jordan  Syria
2012 Amman  Lebanon  Iran  Jordan
2013 Tehran  Iran  Lebanon  Jordan
2014 Amman  Jordan  Iran  Syria
2015 Amman  Lebanon  Jordan  Palestine
2016 Amman  Iran  Jordan  Iraq
2017 Amman  Lebanon  Iran  Jordan

CLub tournaments

WABA Champions Cup
Main article: WABA Champions Cup
Year Venue Champion Result Runner-up Third place
1998 Amman, Jordan Al-Riyadi No playoffs Al-Jazeera Zob Ahan
1999 Amman, Jordan Orthodox No playoffs Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quds
2000 Damascus, Syria Al-Wahda No playoffs Zob Ahan Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2001 Damascus, Syria Al-Wahda No playoffs Orthodox Al-Ittihad
2002 Beirut, Lebanon Sagesse No playoffs Orthodox Al-Karkh
2003 Tehran, Iran Sanam No playoffs Arena Zob Ahan
2004 Damascus, Syria Sagesse No playoffs Al-Wahda Sanam
2005 Amman, Jordan Sagesse No playoffs Saba Battery Fastlink
2006 No fixed venue No champion Aborted Saba Battery
Sagesse		 Al-Jalaa
2007 Aleppo, Syria Saba Battery 82–79 Al-Jalaa Blue Stars
2008 Mahshahr, Iran Al-Riyadi 83–82 (OT) Saba Battery Petrochimi
2009 Amman, Jordan Mahram 96–85 Zain Saba Mehr
2010 Tehran, Iran Mahram No playoffs Al-Jalaa Zob Ahan
2011 No fixed venue Al-Riyadi 3–2 Al-Jalaa Mahram
2012 No fixed venue Mahram 3–2 Al-Riyadi
2013 Duhok, Iraq Champville No playoffs Foolad Mahan Petrochimi
2014 Tehran, Iran Mahram 90–73 Petrochimi ASU
2016 Amman, Jordan Petrochimi 70–68 Al-Riyadi Azad University
2017 Amman, Jordan Al-Riyadi 83–69 Petrochimi Naft Abadan
2018 Beirut, Lebanon Petrochimi No playoffs Al-Riyadi Sareyyet Ramallah
2019 Baghdad, Iraq Chemidor No playoffs Petrochimi Naft Baghdad

References
  1. "WABA". Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. "West Asia Basketball Association WABA Championships". Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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