2022–23 FIBA WASL West Asia League

The West Asia League of the 2022–23 FIBA West Asia Super League (FIBA WASL) was one of the two primary phases of West Asia's premier basketball competition. The games began on 21 December 2022 and ended on 17 May 2023.

Al Riyadi Beirut won the inaugural West Asia League subdivision title.

Group phase[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification	BEI	ZAI	ORT	ITT
1	Beirut Club	4	3	1	321	269	+52	7	Advance to semi-finals	—	73–56	89–76	Canc.
2	Zob Ahan Isfahan	4	2	2	306	312	−6	6	Advance to semi-finals qualifiers	79–72	—	89–81	Canc.
3	Orthodox Amman	4	1	3	301	347	−46	5	Advance to semi-finals qualifiers	58–87	86–82	—	Canc.
4	Al Ittihad Aleppo^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew	Canc.	Canc.	Canc.	—

Source: FIBA WASL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

^ Al Ittihad Aleppo has forfeited all their games due to withdrawal from the tournament as a result of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.^[1]

22 December 2022	Beirut Club	73–56	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Zouk Mikael
17:40	Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 10–12, 22–20, 22–11
	Pts: Haidar 22 Rebs: Horton 10 Asts: Hayes 6	Boxscore	Pts: Gholizadeh 11 Rebs: Kazemi 10 Asts: Aslani 7	Arena: Stade Nouhad Naufal Attendance: 1,057^[2] Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Budi Marfan (INA), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)

29 December 2022	Orthodox Amman	58–87	Beirut Club	Amman
18:40	Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 14–24, 20–19, 12–24
	Pts: Hussein 14 Rebs: Alnajdawi 9 Asts: Ibrahim 6	Boxscore	Pts: Haidar 25 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: Thomas 8	Arena: Prince Hamzah Stadium Attendance: 560^[2] Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Budi Marfan (INA), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)

12 January 2023	Zob Ahan Isfahan	89–81	Orthodox Amman	Tehran
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 32–26, 14–17, 26–23, 17–15
	Pts: Zangeneh 25 Rebs: Kazemi 14 Asts: Aslani 9	Boxscore	Pts: Ibrahim 24 Rebs: Peterson 13 Asts: four players 2	Arena: Azadi Basketball Hall Attendance: 2,008^[2] Referees: Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BHR)

25 January 2023	Zob Ahan Isfahan	79–72	Beirut Club	Tehran
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 21–22, 23–18, 16–16
	Pts: Aslani 16 Rebs: Kazemi 11 Asts: Mashayekhi 11	Boxscore	Pts: Horton 19 Rebs: Rustom 6 Asts: Akl 8	Arena: Azadi Basketball Hall Attendance: 300^[2] Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA), Imran Ali Baig (IND)

15 March 2023	Beirut Club	89–76	Orthodox Amman	Zouk Mikael
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 18–16, 26–21, 22–19
	Pts: Hayes 23 Rebs: Muhammad 9 Asts: Hayes 8	Boxscore	Pts: Dorsey 17 Rebs: Peterson 14 Asts: Ibrahim 10	Arena: Stade Nouhad Naufal Attendance: 2,360^[2] Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND)

23 March 2023	Orthodox Amman	86–82	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Amman
22:00	Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 26–18, 12–21, 17–23
	Pts: Dorsey 33 Rebs: Peterson 11 Asts: Ibrahim 10	Boxscore	Pts: Hassanzadeh 19 Rebs: Hassanzadeh 8 Asts: Aslani 9	Arena: Prince Hamzah Stadium Attendance: 100^[2] Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BHR), Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA),

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification	SHA	RIY	ALN	KAR
1	Shahrdari Gorgan	4	3	1	360	303	+57	7	Advance to semi-finals	—	75–62	110–69	Canc.
2	Al Riyadi Beirut	4	2	2	337	347	−10	6	Advance to semi-finals qualifiers	81–74	—	107–98	Canc.
3	Al Naft	4	1	3	358	405	−47	5	Advance to semi-finals qualifiers	91–101	100–87	—	Canc.
4	Al Karamah^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew	Canc.	Canc.	Canc.	—

Source: FIBA WASL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

^ Al Karamah has forfeited all their games due to withdrawal from the tournament as a result of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.^[3]

21 December 2022	Al Riyadi Beirut	81–74	Shahrdari Gorgan	Manara
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 15–15, 26–14, 16–21
	Pts: Arakji 27 Rebs: Majok 8 Asts: Arakji 7	Boxscore	Pts: Yakhchali 26 Rebs: Monji, Udras 7 Asts: Petty 4	Arena: Saeb Salam Stadium Attendance: 1,100^[2] Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Budi Marfan (INA), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)

28 December 2022	Al Naft	100–87	Al Riyadi Beirut	Baghdad
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 33–23, 22–18, 24–29
	Pts: Sosa 35 Rebs: Wiggins 10 Asts: Sosa 7	Boxscore	Pts: Saoud 23 Rebs: Majok 11 Asts: Ahmad 5	Arena: Al Shaeb Hall Attendance: 200^[2] Referees: Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BHR), Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA)

4 January 2023	Shahrdari Gorgan	110–69	Al Naft	Tehran
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 30–18, 30–17, 31–20
	Pts: Jamshidi 31 Rebs: Pazrofteh 15 Asts: Jamshidi, Petty 7	Boxscore	Pts: Wiggins 29 Rebs: Wiggins 10 Asts: Hamzah 8	Arena: Azadi Basketball Hall Attendance: 1,000^[2] Referees: Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Imran Ali Baig (IND)

18 January 2023	Shahrdari Gorgan	75–62	Al Riyadi Beirut	Tehran
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 19–14, 20–22, 20–14
	Pts: Petty 26 Rebs: Pazrofteh 9 Asts: Jamshidi 6	Boxscore	Pts: Arakji 16 Rebs: Majok 11 Asts: four players 2	Arena: Azadi Basketball Hall Attendance: 3,006^[2] Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BHR)

9 March 2023	Al Riyadi Beirut	107–98	Al Naft	Manara
17:40	Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 18–30, 32–23, 30–22
	Pts: Johnson 21 Rebs: Ahmad 7 Asts: Ahmad 5	Boxscore	Pts: Sosa 46 Rebs: Nahi 11 Asts: Sosa 7	Arena: Saeb Salam Stadium Attendance: 930^[2] Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ)

22 March 2023	Al Naft	91–101	Shahrdari Gorgan	Baghdad
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 26–23, 19–28, 23–21
	Pts: Sosa 34 Rebs: Wiggins 11 Asts: Hamzah 5	Boxscore	Pts: Yakhchali 29 Rebs: Pazrofteh 10 Asts: Yakhchali, Jamshidi 7	Arena: Al Shaeb Hall Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BHR)

Final phase[edit]

All match-ups are best-of-three playoffs.

Bracket[edit]


Qualification to semifinals					Semifinals				Finals



B2	Al Riyadi Beirut	102	95	97

A3	Orthodox Amman	83	105	62
					A1	Beirut Club	77	92

					B2	Al Riyadi Beirut	104	102



									B2	Al Riyadi Beirut	87	114

									B1	Shahrdari Gorgan	79	100
A2	Zob Ahan Isfahan	109	82	95

B3	Al Naft	102	90	83
					B1	Shahrdari Gorgan	91	86	Third place game

					A2	Zob Ahan Isfahan	72	81

									A1	Beirut Club		93

									A2	Zob Ahan Isfahan		75

Qualification to semifinals[edit]

(A2) Zob Ahan Isfahan vs. (B3) Al Naft[edit]

29 March 2023
22:00

Box Scores

Zob Ahan Isfahan	109–102 (OT)	Al Naft
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 23–29, 25–24, 27–12, Overtime: 16–9
Pts: Gholizadeh 31 Rebs: Zangeneh 19 Asts: Mashayekhi 8		Pts: Sosa 32 Rebs: Nahi 7 Asts: Sosa 7
Zob Ahan leads series, 1–0

Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Attendance: 100^[2]
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Wissam Zein (SYR)

5 April 2023
22:00

Box Scores

Al Naft	90–82	Zob Ahan Isfahan
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 25–3, 23–35, 24–26
Pts: Sosa 32 Rebs: Nahi 7 Asts: Sosa 5		Pts: Mashayekhi 20 Rebs: Kazemi 8 Asts: Zangeneh 4
series tied, 1–1

Al Shaeb Hall, Baghdad
Attendance: 1,000^[2]
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Wissam Zein (SYR)

12 April 2023
22:00

Box Scores

Zob Ahan Isfahan	95–83	Al Naft
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 28–20, 24–19, 23–21
Pts: Kazemi 28 Rebs: Zangeneh 15 Asts: Mashayekhi 6		Pts: Sosa 40 Rebs: Aldiwani 9 Asts: Sosa, Hamzah 5
Zob Ahan wins series, 2–1

Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Attendance: 1,250^[2]
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Wissam Zein (SYR)

(B2) Al Riyadi Beirut vs. (A3) Orthodox Amman[edit]

30 March 2023
22:00

Box Scores

Al Riyadi Beirut	102–83	Orthodox Amman
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 19–16, 41–23, 29–24
Pts: Murphy 27 Rebs: Ochefu 11 Asts: Saoud 8		Pts: Ibrahim 28 Rebs: Alhamarsheh 12 Asts: Ibrahim 7
Al Riyadi Beirut leads series, 1–0

Saeb Salam Stadium, Manara
Attendance: 577^[2]
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Saif Al Dossari (QAT)

6 April 2023
22:00

Box Scores

Orthodox Amman	105–95	Al Riyadi Beirut
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 25–22, 28–29, 25–20
Pts: Peterson 34 Rebs: Peterson 9 Asts: Ibrahim 12		Pts: Murphy 26 Rebs: Ochefu 8 Asts: Arakji 6
series tied, 1–1

Prince Hamzah Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 1,365^[2]
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Saif Al Dossari (QAT)

13 April 2023
22:00

Box Scores

Al Riyadi Beirut	97–62	Orthodox Amman
Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 24–16, 23–25, 20–19
Pts: Murphy 28 Rebs: Ochefu 14 Asts: Saoud 8		Pts: Dorsey 18 Rebs: Alhamarsheh 8 Asts: Dorsey 6
Al Riyadi Beirut wins series, 2–1

Saeb Salam Stadium, Manara
Attendance: 1,207^[2]
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA)

Semifinals[edit]

(A1) Beirut Club vs. (B2) Al Riyadi Beirut[edit]

19 April 2023
22:00

Box Scores

Beirut Club	77–104	Al Riyadi Beirut
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 22–35, 16–23, 25–20
Pts: Davis, Hayes 21 Rebs: Davis 11 Asts: Jamaleddine 3		Pts: Murphy 26 Rebs: Saoud, Zeinoun 7 Asts: Arakji 7
Al Riyadi Beirut leads series, 1–0

Stade Nouhad Naufal, Zouk Mikael
Attendance: 2,757^[2]
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Yu Jung (TPE)

26 April 2023
21:45

Box Scores

Al Riyadi Beirut	102–92	Beirut Club
Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 36–23, 22–24, 17–24
Pts: Murphy 30 Rebs: Reath 11 Asts: Arakji 9		Pts: Haidar 22 Rebs: Jamaleddine 10 Asts: Hayes 9
Al Riyadi Beirut wins series, 2–0

Saeb Salam Stadium, Manara
Attendance: 1,237^[2]
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Wissam Zein (SYR)

(B1) Shahrdari Gorgan vs. (A2) Zob Ahan Isfahan[edit]

20 April 2023
22:00

Box Scores

Shahrdari Gorgan	91–72	Zob Ahan Isfahan
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 30–8, 16–28, 25–14
Pts: Yakhchali 25 Rebs: Petty 26 Asts: Petty, Jamshidi 4		Pts: Zangeneh 21 Rebs: Kazemi 10 Asts: Aslani 8
Shahrdari Gorgan leads series, 1–0

Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Attendance: 2,000^[2]
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Saif Al Dossari (QAT)

27 April 2023
20:00

Box Scores

Zob Ahan Isfahan	81–86	Shahrdari Gorgan
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 20–26, 20–28, 18–19
Pts: Mesiček 24 Rebs: Kazemi 9 Asts: Kazemi 6		Pts: Jamshidi 24 Rebs: Yakhchali 10 Asts: Jamshidi, Petty 5
Shahrdari Gorgan wins series, 2–0

Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Attendance: 1,000^[2]
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Saif Al Dossari (QAT)

Third place game[edit]

10 May 2023
21:45

Box Scores

Beirut Club	93–75	Zob Ahan Isfahan
Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 15–26, 34–16, 18–19
Pts: Haidar 28 Rebs: Muhammad 10 Asts: Akl 10		Pts: Kashani 14 Rebs: Kazemi 20 Asts: Kazemi 8

Stade Nouhad Naufal, Zouk Mikael
Attendance: 1,507^[2]
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA)

Finals[edit]

11 May 2023
18:00

Box Scores

Shahrdari Gorgan	79–87	Al Riyadi Beirut
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 20–20, 21–18, 18–21
Pts: Jamshidi 24 Rebs: Yakhchali 12 Asts: Mozafari 6		Pts: Reath 34 Rebs: Reath 10 Asts: Mansour 4
Al Riyadi Beirut leads series, 1–0

Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Attendance: 2,000^[2]
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Saif Al Dossari (QAT)

17 May 2023
21:45

Box Scores

Al Riyadi Beirut	114–100	Shahrdari Gorgan
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 30–19, 29–26, 27–31
Pts: Reath 26 Rebs: Reath 9 Asts: Arakji 5		Pts: Petty 29 Rebs: Petty 12 Asts: Petty 12
Al Riyadi Beirut wins championship, 2–0

Stade Nouhad Naufal, Zouk Mikael
Attendance: 5,647^[2]
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Wissam Zein (SYR)

References[edit]

^ "Ittihad Al Ahli of Aleppo and Al Karamah withdraw from West Asia Super League (WASL)". 3 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "WASL - West Asia League 2023 Tournament Summary" (PDF). FIBA Competitions Reports. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Ittihad Al Ahli of Aleppo and Al Karamah withdraw from West Asia Super League (WASL)". 3 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

[table_note_ITT0.22901130990545-2] Al Ittihad Aleppo has forfeited all their games due to withdrawal from the tournament as a result of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.^[1]

[table_note_KAR0.60379105927599-5] Al Karamah has forfeited all their games due to withdrawal from the tournament as a result of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.^[3]

[1] "Ittihad Al Ahli of Aleppo and Al Karamah withdraw from West Asia Super League (WASL)". 3 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

[wabaatt-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "WASL - West Asia League 2023 Tournament Summary" (PDF). FIBA Competitions Reports. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[4] "Ittihad Al Ahli of Aleppo and Al Karamah withdraw from West Asia Super League (WASL)". 3 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

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