2021–22 Syrian Basketball League season
Syrian Basketball League | |
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Season | 2021–22 |
Duration | 9 December 2021 – 6 May 2022 18 May 2021 – 13 June 2022 (Playoffs) |
Number of games | 22 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | Sama TV Syria TV |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Al Wahda SC |
Relegated | Al-Thawra Al-Fayhaa |
Finals | |
Champions | Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo (20th title) |
Runners-up | Al-Karamah SC Homs |
Semifinalists | Al-Jalaa SC Al-Wahda SC |
Finals MVP | ![]() |
← 2019–20 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 13 June 2022. |
The 2021–22 SBL season is the 64th season of the premier Syrian Basketball League and the 2nd season under the current play-off format.[1][2][3] In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were from 9 December 2021 to 6 May 2022.
Al-Karamah SC was the defending champion which was swept by Al-Ittihad in the finals.[4] Al-Ittihad won their 20th title earning their first title since the 2005–06 season.[4]
Clubs
[edit]Huteen SC and Al-Fayhaa are promoted to SBL, replacing Al-Yarmouk and Ouroube SC.[5]
Team | City | Venue |
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Jalaa SC | Aleppo | Al-Assad Sports Arena |
Al-Ittihad SC | Aleppo | Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena |
Al-Hurriya SC | Aleppo | Al-Assad Sports Arena |
Al-Jaish SC | Damascus | Al-Fayhaa Arena |
Al Wahda SC | Damascus | Al-Fayhaa Arena |
Al-Fayhaa | Damascus | Al-Fayhaa Arena |
Al-Thawra SC | Damascus | Al-Fayhaa Arena |
Al-Karamah SC | Homs | Ghazwan Abu Zaid Arena |
Al-Wathba SC | Homs | Ghazwan Abu Zaid Arena |
Al-Nawair SC | Hama | Naseh al-Wani Arena |
Al-Taliya SC | Hama | Naseh al-Wani Arena |
Huteen SC | Latakia | Latakia Sports Arena |
Regular season
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Al Wahda SC | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1747 | 1301 | +446 | 43 | Qualification to Playoffs |
2 | Al-Ittihad SC | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1999 | 1272 | +727 | 42 | |
3 | Al-Jalaa | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1439 | 1265 | +174 | 38 | |
4 | Al-Karamah SC | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1931 | 1532 | +399 | 37 | |
5 | Al-Jaish SC | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1814 | 1467 | +347 | 37 | |
6 | Al-Wathba SC | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1722 | 1685 | +37 | 35 | |
7 | Al-Nawair | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1516 | 1487 | +29 | 34 | |
8 | Al-Taliya SC | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1457 | 1704 | −247 | 29 | |
9 | Al-Hurriya | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1492 | 1716 | −224 | 28 | |
10 | Huteen SC | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1973 | 2105 | −132 | 25 | |
11 | Al-Thawra (R) | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1326 | 1803 | −477 | 25 | Relegation to 2nd Division |
12 | Al-Fayhaa (R) | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1214 | 1910 | −696 | 24 |
Play-offs
[edit]The SBL playoffs semifinals and finals were best of five formats.[4] The play off started on 18 May 2022 and ended on 13 June 2022.
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Al-Wahda | 82 | 74 | 77 | 70 | 84 | |||||||||||
4 | Al-Karamah | 75 | 89 | 69 | 77 | 90 | |||||||||||
4 | Al-Karamah | 56 | 73 | 68 | – | – | |||||||||||
2 | Al-Ittihad | 73 | 79 | 77 | – | – | |||||||||||
2 | Al-Ittihad | 83 | 66 | 66 | 74 | – | |||||||||||
3 | Al-Jalaa | 67 | 68 | 55 | 69 | – |
Finals
[edit]The higher-seeded team played the first, second and fifth leg (if necessary) at home.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 3–0 | Al-Karamah Homs | 73–56 | 79–73 | 77–68 |
Winning roster
[edit]- Al-Ittihad Aleppo 2021–22 roster
Syrian clubs in Asian/Arab competitions
[edit]- FIBA Asia Champions Cup: Cancelled
- West Asia Super League: Al-Ittihad SC, Al-Karamah SC[4]
- Arab Club Basketball Championship: Al-Ittihad SC[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Syrian Basketball League, season 2021-2022". goalzz.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Mahmoud Ibrahim/ Mazen Eyon (28 January 2022). "Al-Wahda leads the Basketball League". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ 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 7 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Syrian Basketball League 2021-2022". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "SBL Standings". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Division I – Round 3: Al Huryieh lose to Al Jalaa". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "SBL Standings". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Draw for the Arab Club Basketball Championship next month". 2022-08-18.