Syrian Basketball League (Syrian Basketball League) History

League status

The Syrian Basketball League (SBL) is the first-tier professional basketball league in Syria. Syrian Basketball League was established in 1956.
The SBL sits above the which effectively forms the of Syrian basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 6 teams qualify to the play-offs.
Limits of non-Syrian players per team: 2 import players (non-Europeans), 0 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 2.
Available Job Openings in SBL.

League name history

1956 until now: Syrian Basketball League  1957-1958 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Until 2017
Since 2017

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
2Al Wahda 2022-23, 2023-24

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champion
2022-23Al Wahda Damascus78-74,67-58,87-84Al Ittihad Ahli of AleppoAl Ittihad Ahli of Aleppo
2023-24Al Wahda Damascus107-101,84-81,85-65,87-86Al Karameh HomsAl Wahda Damascus

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
Al Wahda202
Al Ittihad011
Al Karameh011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
Al Wahda1000
Al Karameh0100
Al Nawair0010
Al Jalaa0001

Players with the most appearances in the Syrian Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears
Majd Arbasha22023, 2024
Abdulwahab Alhamwi22023, 2024
Muhammad Otabachi22023, 2024
Sharif Al Osh22023, 2024

Players with the most Syrian titles

PlayerCountYears Won
Majd Arbasha22023, 2024
Muhammad Otabachi22023, 2024
Sharif Al Osh22023, 2024