Al-Karamah SC () is a Syrian professional

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club based in the city of

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, that plays in the

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. The team is part of the

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of the same name. In 2021, the Al-Karamah club won its first SBL title.

History

The club was founded in 1928 as Khalid Bin Walid Sports Club. Since 1971, the club has been called by its current name. In the 2014 season, after the first place in the regular season (Gr.A), the club under the leadership of coach Azzam Husain reached the SBL semifinals, where he lost to Al-Ittihad SC 74-93 and took the final 3rd place. The first big success in the history of the club was participation in the final of the SBL in 2016 season, where they were defeated by Al-Jaish SC. In the 2021 season, led by coach Khaled Abu Toq, the team placed first in the regular season. In the semifinals, the team encountered Al-Ittihad SC, over which it won 2–1 in matches. In the SBL final, they met the Al-Wahda SC, which they beat 79–64 in the first match. In the third decisive match, they won mainly thanks to Omar Sheikh Ali, who became the MVP of the match, 74–51 over Wahda SC and won their first SBL title. In the 2022 season, they finished third in the new

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Club rivalries

The biggest rival and competitor of the club is

Al-Wathba SC Al-Wathba Sport Club () is a Syrian professional football club based in Homs that competes in the Syrian Premier League. History One of the oldest Syrian clubs, Al-Wathba were founded in 1937 as "Al-Fedaa Club" by a number of young amateur athl ...

, with which they play the

city derby.

Honours

**Winners (1): 2021 **Runners-up (2): 2016 - 2022 **Third place (1): 2014 *Syrian Basketball Cup **Third place (1): 2022 *

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**Third place (2): 2021 - 2022

Current roster

Squad for the 2021/2022 Syrian Basketball League season:

References

{{reflist Basketball teams in Syria Basketball teams established in 1928 Sports clubs and teams established in 1928