2021–22 Syrian Basketball League season

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.

Syrian Basketball League
Season2021–22
Duration9 December 2021 – 6 May 2022
18 May 2021 – 13 June 2022 (Playoffs)
Number of games22
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Sama TV
Syria TV
Regular season
Top seedAl Wahda SC
RelegatedAl-Thawra
Al-Fayhaa
Finals
ChampionsAl-Ittihad SC Aleppo
(20th title)
  Runners-upAl-Karamah SC Homs
SemifinalistsAl-Jalaa SC
Al-Wahda SC
Finals MVPAlgeria Mohamed Harat
← 2019–20
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 13 June 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

Huteen SC and Al-Fayhaa are promoted to SBL, replacing Al-Yarmouk and Ouroube SC.[5]

Locations of teams in the Syrian Basketball League 2021–22
Team City Venue
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
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2022. Source: goalzz.com
(R) Relegated

Play-offs

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

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 3Game 4Game 5
Al-Ittihad Aleppo 3–0 Al-Karamah Homs 73–56 79–73 77–680

Winning roster
  • Al-Ittihad Aleppo 2021–22 roster

Syrian clubs in Asian/Arab competitions

References
  1. "Syrian Basketball League, season 2021-2022". goalzz.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. Mahmoud Ibrahim/ Mazen Eyon (28 January 2022). "Al-Wahda leads the Basketball League". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. "Syrian Basketball League 2021-2022". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. "SBL Standings". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. "Division I – Round 3: Al Huryieh lose to Al Jalaa". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. "SBL Standings". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. "Draw for the Arab Club Basketball Championship next month". 2022-08-18.
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