The Syrian Basketball Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر السوري لكرة السلة) is the top-tier level national domestic
basketball super cup
A super cup is a competition, usually but not exclusively in association football, which often forms the 'curtain raiser' to a season, and typically involves only two teams who have qualified through success in other competitions during the prev ...
competition, that is played between professional
clubs in
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
.
It was founded in 2021 as a new super cup composed of the best Syrian clubs. In 2022, two clubs from the
Lebanese Basketball League joined the Super Cup.
Format
According to the current format of the competition, the four best ranked teams from the previous season of the
Syrian Basketball League
The Syrian Basketball League ( ar, الدوري السوري لكرة السلة) is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Syria. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Syrian ...
, together with the winner of the Syrian Cup, will automatically qualify. In 2022, the
Syrian Basketball Federation
The Syrian Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Syria. It organizes national professional championships men, women and youth, while it is also responsible for holding the cup of the country. It also coordinates the Syria ...
agreed with the
Lebanese Basketball Federation
The Lebanese Basketball Federation, known in French as the Fédération Libanaise de Basketball (FLB or FLBB), is the governing body of basketball in Lebanon.
The federation founded in 1947, represents basketball with public authorities as well a ...
that in the 2022-23 season, 2 clubs from the
Lebanese Basketball League will also start in the competition.
In the first round, the teams play one match each, and the two best advance to the finals.
The final is played in one match.
The competition takes place every year in October.
Winners
Titles by club
Titles by city
Two clubs have won the Syrian Basketball Super Cup.
Super Cup 2021
First round
Finals
Super Cup 2022
First round
Play-offs
Finals
The match had to be abandoned earlier because
Al-Wahda fans injured
Abdulwahab Al-Hamwi
Abdulwahab Al-Hamwi (born June 15, 1990, in Homs) is a Syrian professional basketball player. He plays for Al-Ittihad SC of the Syrian Basketball League
The Syrian Basketball League ( ar, الدوري السوري لكرة السلة) is the ...
. The judges awarded the victory to Al-Wahda.
Sponsorship
The main sponsors of the tournament are
Syria Gulf Bank
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
,
Fatora,
Lactomil,
Sinalco,
Syriatel,
Cham Wings
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History
Cham W ...
,
Sama TV and
Syria TV
Syria TV ( ar, القناة الفضائية السورية), also known as Syrian Satellite Channel, is a satellite television channel a nationwide public broadcasting, state-funded by the Syrian General Organization of Radio and TV and broadc ...
.
See also
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Syrian Basketball Federation
The Syrian Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Syria. It organizes national professional championships men, women and youth, while it is also responsible for holding the cup of the country. It also coordinates the Syria ...
*
Syrian Basketball League
The Syrian Basketball League ( ar, الدوري السوري لكرة السلة) is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Syria. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Syrian ...
References
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Basketball competitions in Syria
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
Basketball leagues in Asia
Sports leagues established in 2021
Basketball