Syrian Basketball League
The Syrian Basketball League (Arabic: الدوري السوري لكرة السلة) is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Syria and one of the top leagues in Asia. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Syrian Basketball Federation. Both Aleppo teams, Jalaa SC and Al-Ittihad SC, dominated the league until 1993.
Current season, competition or edition: 2020–21 Syrian Basketball League season | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Continent | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Al-Jaish SC (7 titles) |
| Most titles | Jalaa SC (28 titles) |
| Official website | syrbf.org |
History
Jalaa SC, previously known as Shabibeh, dominated the league from 1956 until 1978. Then another team from Aleppo, Al-Ittihad SC, took all the titles until 1993.
Later on, Damascus clubs Al Wahda and Al-Jaish SC won some titles sporadically, yet they are far from the Aleppo dominant clubs.
Title holders
| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1956 until 1977–78 | Jalaa SC |
| 1978–79 until 1992–93 | Al-Ittihad SC |
| 1993–94 | Al Wahda |
| 1994–95 | Al-Ittihad SC |
| 1995–96 | Al-Ittihad SC |
| 1996–97 | Al Wahda |
| 1997–98 | Al Wahda |
| 1998–99 | Al Wahda |
| 1999–2000 | Al-Ittihad SC |
| 2000–01 | Al Wahda |
| 2001–02 | Al Wahda |
| 2002–03 | Al Wahda |
| 2003–04 | Al-Jaish SC |
| 2004–05 | Al-Jaish SC |
| 2005–06 | Al-Ittihad SC |
| 2006–07 | Jalaa SC |
| 2007–08 | Jalaa SC |
| 2008–09 | Jalaa SC |
| 2009–10 | Al-Jaish SC |
| 2010–11 | Jalaa SC |
| 2011–12 | Jalaa SC |
| 2013–14 | Al Wahda |
| 2014–15 | Al Wahda |
| 2015–16 | Al-Jaish SC |
| 2016–17 | Al-Jaish SC |
| 2017–18 | Al-Jaish SC |
| 2018–19 | Al-Jaish SC |
Performances
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 - 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2011 - 2012 | ||
| 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1995 - 1996 - 2000 - 2006 | ||
| 1994 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2014 - 2015 | ||
| 2004 - 2005 - 2010 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 | ||
Current clubs
2019–20 teams:[1]
- Jalaa SC
- Al-Ittihad
- Al-Hurriya
- Al-Jaish
- Al-Karamah
- Al-Taliya
- Al-Thawra
- Al Wahda
- Al-Wathba
- Al-Yarmouk
References
- "Syria – Basketball Division I – Season 2020". asia-basket. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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