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Founded in 1955, Al Nassr has a competing basketball team. [1] They won their first-ever Saudi championship after winning the Saudi Premier League in 2021. The team defeated Al Wahda in the finals, winning the third and decisive game on April 18, 2021. [2] The same year, Al Nassr played in the Gulf Clubs Championship where it reach the finals.
The FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL) is an international basketball league organised by FIBA Asia, consisting of clubs from West Asia and Gulf regions, in addition to the representatives of South and Central Asia. The league was announced in 2022 and started with the inaugural season from December, until June 2023.
There is a second division and two domestic cup tournaments, the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Qatar Crown Prince Cup. In the 2012–13 season, the league expanded for the first time in its history, going from 8 to 12 teams with the newly entered clubs including Lekhwiya , Al-Shamal Sports Club , Umm Salal SC , and Al-Khor Sports Club .
The current format, as first applied in 2017, is a multistage tournament. The 16 teams are grouped in four groups in the preliminary round. The teams play against each other once; the top team will directly advance to the quarterfinals, and the second placed teams will play an elimination game between the third placed team of another group.
Qatar: Qatar Basketball Federation: Men's. U18/19; U16/17; ... Saudi Arabia: 158.1 11 67 Brunei ... *Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points
Saudi Basketball League; Sport: Basketball: Founded: 1976; 49 years ago () Organising body: Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation (SBF) No. of teams: 10 (men) 6 (women) Country: Saudi Arabia: Continent: FIBA Asia : Most recent champion(s) Al-Hilal (7th title) (2023–24) Most titles: Ohud (20 titles) TV partner(s) SSC: Feeder to: Basketball ...
The Saudi Arabia national basketball team is the national basketball team representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is administered by the Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation . [ 2 ] ( Arabic : اتحاد المملكة العربية السعودية لكرة السلة )
The 2025 FIBA Asia Cup will be the 31st edition of the FIBA Asia Cup, the continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament will be organised by FIBA Asia. Saudi Arabia will the host for second time after staging the 1997 edition. [1] It will take place between 5 and 17 August 2025.