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, sponsor = Lactomil , president = Maher Al-Sayed , coach = Nenad Krdzić , championships = (1)

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, website
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club. It is a part of the Al-Wahda Sports Club, which is based in Damascus, Syria. The team changed its name in 1972 to the name they use today. It is known for being one of the pillars in the

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not only in the capital Damascus, but in all of Syria. Al-Wahda won the

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in 2003.

History

The team was founded in 1928 under the name Al-Qasioun Sports Club by Ahmed Ezzat Rifai, who was its original founder, being one of the oldest teams in the

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, who founded it as a sports team, encompassing

. The club's golden age began in the 1990s, when the team was able to beat both the Aleppo clubs, Al Jalaa and Al Ittihad, and became the SBL champion in the 1994 season. Until the 2003 season, Al-Wahda SC absolutely dominated the domestic scene with 6 Syrian league titles. In the 1999-2004 seasons, they also won the Syrian Basketball Cup. During its golden era, Al Wahda has established itself mainly at the international level. In the 1998 season, the club debuted in the first year of the West Asian Champions Cup, where it took 4th place. In the 2000 season, the club played for the second time in WABA League, which it managed to win, and advanced to the

for the first time. In the 2001 season, the team was able to defend their title in the WABA League and, after advancing to the

in a tough competition after winning over Winling Hong Kong, placed third. In the 2002-03 season, Al-Wahda SC achieved the greatest success in the history of the club and Syrian basketball. At the FIBA Asian Cup in

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, after winning the basic group, they advanced to the semifinals, where they defeated Sangmu FC 107:78 and in the final

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96:63. In the following season, the club managed to advance to the

after finishing second in the 2004 WABA League, where they won the group and advanced to the quarterfinals. After advancing to the finals, the club failed to defend the title, as it lost to Sagesse SC 70:72. In 2014, after 11 years, the Wahda SC team won the SBL title after a 79:67 final win over Al-Ittihad. In 2015, Al Wahda defeated Al-Ittihad SC in the final and won its ninth title and the second in a row. In 2017, the club won the Syrian Cup and thus its last title. The club's latest success is participating in the SBL final in the 2021 season, where it lost to Al Karamah SC 64:79 in the first match, won 74:69 in the second and lost 51:74 in the third. In the 2022 season, the team advanced to the

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final, where it was beaten by Al-Ittihad 52:60.

Home arena

* Al-Fayhaa Sports Arena: 1976–present Image:Al-Fayhaa Stadium in Damascus.jpg, A panorama of Al-Fayhaa Sports Complex with Al-Fayhaa Sports Arena in the background

Club rivalries

The biggest rival of the club is Al-Jaish SC, the biggest city derby in Damascus are playing against each other. Also they have a rivalry with

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Honours

Domestic

* Syrian Basketball League **Winners (9): 1993/1994 - 1996/1997 - 1997/1998 - 1998/1999 - 2000/2001 - 2001/2002 - 2002/2003 - 2013/2014 - 2014/2015 **Runners-Up (1): 2020/2021 *Syrian Basketball Cup **Winners (7): 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2017 - 2022 *

**Winners (1):

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**Runners-Up (1):

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*Damascus Basketball Tournament **Third place (1): 2009

Asian

**Winners (1):

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**Runners-Up (1):

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**Third Place (2):

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**Winners (2):

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**Runners-Up (1):

*Dubai International Tournament **Third place (1): 2011

Sponsorship

As of 2022, the main partners of the club are Cham Wings, Syria Gulf Bank, Lactomil (men team) and Dermexcel (women team).

Current roster

Squad for the 2021–2022 Syrian Basketball League season:

Past rosters

*''2010-2011:''

Transfers

''Transfers for the 2021-22 season:'' Joining * Ala'a Edelbi from Al-Jaish SC * Omar Edelbi from Al-Thawra SC *

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from Al-Jaish SC * Chris Crawford from

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* Mohamed Hdidane from US Monastir * Omar Abada from Al-Ittihad Jeddah * Leaving * Al Hakam Abdullah to Al-Jaish SC *

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Notable players

* Anwar Abdel-Hay * Tarif Qutrash *Anas Al-Khouli *Sherif Al-Sharif *Ashraf Al-Darkazli * Basel Raya *Andrea Bates *Fayez Hinnawi *Khaled Zidan *Tariq Ali Moussa

Head coaches

* Hady Darwish (2006–2012) * Rateb Sheikh Najeeb * Gennadi Samarskiy * Frederick Onika

Club presidents

* List of Al Wahda presidents since 1974:

Season by season

References

External links

Unofficial Fan Site and Forum
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