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Syria men's national basketball team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Syria |
| nickname | Nosour Qasioun |
| () | |
| fiba_zone | FIBA Asia |
| national_fed | Syrian Basketball Federation |
| logo | Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg |
| logo_width | 120px |
| coach | Joseph Stiebing |
| joined_fiba | 1948 |
| fiba_ranking | |
| oly_appearances | None |
| wc_appearances | None |
| zone_championship | FIBA Asia Cup |
| zone_appearances | 7 |
| zone_medals | None |
| h_title | Home |
| h_body | ffffff |
| h_pattern_b | _greensides |
| a_title | Away |
| a_body | 007a3d |
| a_pattern_b | _whitesides3 |
| a_shorts | 007a3d |
the men's team
() Syria national basketball team (), nicknamed Nosour Qasioun (Qasioun Eagles), represents Syria in international basketball competitions. The squad is governed by SBF, and is part of the FIBA Asia zone. Based on the number of overall medals won, Syria is a major force among basketball teams of WABA and ABC. The team has won eight medals at the WABA Championship and five at the Arab Basketball Championship.
Syria has qualified for the FIBA Asia Cup seven times and one time for EuroBasket throughout their history. Their best tournament result was the 4th place finish at the 2001 FIBA Asia Cup. However, Syria still seeks qualification for their first appearance to the FIBA World Cup and Olympics.
History
It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest FIBA Asia teams on the continent, although in its first years of existence it only managed to participate in the Pan Arab Games. Syria participated in the EuroBasket 1949, winning only match out of six against Lebanon.
Its first appearance at the FIBA Asia Championship was at the 1999 edition in Fukuoka, Japan where they finished in eighth place.
The team had its best year in 2001, when it finished in the Final Four of the Asian Basketball Championship in Shanghai, China.
In November 2021, FIBA lifted the ban on Syrian stadiums, which was issued due to the war in the country, and therefore for the first time in 10 years, an international match could take place. It took place on 29 November 2021 at the Al-Fayhaa Sports Arena in Damascus, where a men's basketball team played 2023 FIBA World Cup qualification match against Kazakhstan.
In early December 2021, the Syrian Basketball Federation confirmed Syria's return to the Arab Nations Championship in the UAE which will take place 9 to 16 February 2022. Syria had been absent from the event for ten years because of the Syrian war.
Competition record
FIBA Asia Cup
Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Europe | Asia | Total | 8/31 | 46 | 17 | 29 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGY 1949 | 6th | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| PHI 1960 | Part of United Arab Republic | ||||||||||||||
| ROC 1963 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| MAS 1965 | |||||||||||||||
| KOR 1967 | |||||||||||||||
| THA 1969 | |||||||||||||||
| JPN 1971 | |||||||||||||||
| PHI 1973 | |||||||||||||||
| THA 1975 | |||||||||||||||
| MAS 1977 | |||||||||||||||
| JPN 1979 | |||||||||||||||
| IND 1981 | |||||||||||||||
| HKG 1983 | |||||||||||||||
| MAS 1985 | |||||||||||||||
| THA 1987 | |||||||||||||||
| CHN 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| JPN 1991 | |||||||||||||||
| INA 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| KOR 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| KSA 1997 | |||||||||||||||
| JPN 1999 | 8th place | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| CHN 2001 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| CHN 2003 | 9th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| QAT 2005 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| JPN 2007 | 11th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| CHN 2009 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| CHN 2011 | 9th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| PHI 2013 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| CHN 2015 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
| LIB 2017 | 10th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| INA 2022 | 12th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| KSA 2025 | 16th place | 3 | 0 | 3 |
FIBA Asia Challenge
Main article: FIBA Asia Challenge
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | Total | 2/6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE 2004 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| KUW 2008 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| LIB 2010 | 10th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| JPN 2012 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| CHN 2014 | |||||||||||||
| IRI 2016 |
West Asian Basketball Championship
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | Total | 12/15 | 48 | 19 | 25 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB 1999 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| LIB 2000 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| JOR 2001 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| JOR IRI 2002 | did not enter | – | – | – | |||||||||
| IRI 2004 | Runners-up | 4 | – | – | |||||||||
| LIB 2005 | did not enter | – | – | – | |||||||||
| JOR 2008 | 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| IRQ 2010 | 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| IRQ 2011 | 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| JOR 2012 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| IRI 2013 | did not enter | – | – | – | |||||||||
| JOR 2014 | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| JOR 2015 | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| JOR 2016 | 5th place | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| JOR 2017 | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Asian Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | Total | 2/18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND 1951 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| PHI 1954 | |||||||||||||
| JPN 1958 | |||||||||||||
| INA 1962 | |||||||||||||
| THA 1966 | |||||||||||||
| THA 1970 | |||||||||||||
| IRI 1974 | |||||||||||||
| THA 1978 | |||||||||||||
| IND 1982 | |||||||||||||
| KOR 1986 | |||||||||||||
| CHN 1990 | |||||||||||||
| JPN 1994 | |||||||||||||
| THA 1998 | |||||||||||||
| KOR 2002 | |||||||||||||
| QAT 2006 | 10th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| CHN 2010 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| KOR 2014 | |||||||||||||
| INA 2018 | 6th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| CHN 2022 | did not qualify |
West Asian Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | Total | 2/3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRI 1997 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| KUW 2002 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| QAT 2005 | 3rd place | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Mediterranean Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | Total | 3/17 | - | - | - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGY 1951 | 7th place | – | – | – | |||||||||
| ESP 1955 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| LBN 1959 | Part of United Arab Republic | ||||||||||||
| ITA 1963 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| TUN 1967 | |||||||||||||
| TUR 1971 | 5th place | – | – | – | |||||||||
| ALG 1975 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| YUG 1979 | |||||||||||||
| MAR 1983 | |||||||||||||
| SYR 1987 | 5th place | – | – | – | |||||||||
| GRE 1991 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| FRA 1993 | |||||||||||||
| ITA 1997 | |||||||||||||
| TUN 2001 | |||||||||||||
| ESP 2005 | |||||||||||||
| ITA 2009 | |||||||||||||
| TUR 2013 | |||||||||||||
| ESP 2018 | Replaced by 3x3 Basketball Events | ||||||||||||
| ALG 2022 |
Arab Championship
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | Total | 7/24 | - | - | - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRQ 1974 | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| KUW 1975 | |||||||||||||
| EGY 1978 | |||||||||||||
| TUN 1981 | |||||||||||||
| JOR 1983 | |||||||||||||
| EGY 1985 | Championship cancelled | ||||||||||||
| EGY 1987 | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| SYR 1989 | Withdrew from the tournament | ||||||||||||
| EGY 1991 | Runners-up | – | – | – | |||||||||
| SYR 1992 | Champions | – | – | – | |||||||||
| EGY 1994 | 3rd place | – | – | – | |||||||||
| LIB 1997 | Runners-up | – | – | – | |||||||||
| JOR 1999 | 3rd place | – | – | – | |||||||||
| ALG 2000 | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| EGY 2002 | |||||||||||||
| KSA 2005 | |||||||||||||
| EGY 2007 | |||||||||||||
| TUN 2008 | 4th place | – | – | – | |||||||||
| MAR 2009 | 4th place | – | – | – | |||||||||
| LBN 2010 | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| EGY 2015 | |||||||||||||
| EGY 2017 | |||||||||||||
| EGY 2018 | |||||||||||||
| UAE 2022 | Withdrew from the tournament | ||||||||||||
| EGY 2023 | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| BHR 2025 |
Pan Arab Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | Total | 7/12 | - | - | - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGY 1953 | Runners-up | – | – | – | |||||||||
| LBN 1957 | Runners-up | – | – | – | |||||||||
| MAR 1961 | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| UAR 1965 | 3rd place | – | – | – | |||||||||
| SYR 1976 | Championship cancelled | ||||||||||||
| MAR 1985 | 4th place | – | – | – | |||||||||
| SYR 1992 | Champions | – | – | – | |||||||||
| LIB 1997 | Runners-up | – | – | – | |||||||||
| JOR 1999 | 4th place | – | – | – | |||||||||
| ALG 2004 | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| EGY 2007 | |||||||||||||
| QAT 2011 | Withdrew from the tournament |
Islamic Solidarity Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | Total | 1/2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSA 2005 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| INA 2013 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| AZE 2017 | Replaced by 3x3 Basketball Events |
EuroBasket 1949
Syria once appeared at the European championships, namely at the Eurobasket 1949, held in Cairo, Egypt. The refusal of the Soviet Union to host the competition and FIBA Europe's unwillingness to ask Czechoslovakia to host consecutive tournaments meant that 1947 bronze medallist Egypt hosted the competition. Due to travel difficulties and fears, few European teams would travel to the African country to compete. Syria, as well as Lebanon, were asked to compete in the European championship despite being Asian countries.
In the seven team round robin tournament, the Syrians finished with a 1–5 record and finished in sixth place.
- Team roster: 4 Shawki, 5 Khayat, 6 Nashawi, 7 Fo. Habash, 8 Abouhitian, 9 Qoudsi, 10 Sharaf, 11 Fe. Habash, 12 Shukri, 13 Nael, 14 Mashnouq, 15 Tinawi
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.
- USA Joseph Stiebing
- SYR Oday Al-Khabbaz
- SYR Ali Marhoon
- SYR Fawaz Mreish
- (C) Team captain
- (NP) Naturalized player
- Club – describes last club before the tournament
- Age – describes age on 5 August 2025
Past rosters
2022 FIBA Asia Cup
- ESP Javier Juárez Crespo
- ESP Julen Fornies Martinez
- (C) Team captain
- (NP) Naturalized player
- Club – describes last club before the tournament
- Age – describes age on 19 July 2022
2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIBA Executive Committee decided that for the 2020 November window games will be held at a single venue under a bubble format.
Venue: Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Opposition: Qatar (28 November)
Opposition: Iran (30 November)
- USA Joe Salerno
- SYR Azzam Al-Hussein
- (C) Team captain
- (NP) Naturalized player
- Club – describes last club before the tournament
- Age – describes age on 28 November 2020
2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Iran (20 February)
Venue: Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Opposition: Saudi Arabia (23 February)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
- SYR Hadi Haj Darwish
- SYR Radwan Hasaballah
- (C) Team captain
- (NP) Naturalized player
- Club – describes last club before the tournament
- Age – describes age on 20 February 2020
Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
- SRB Nenad Krdzic
- SYR Hadi Haj Darwish
- (C) Team captain
- (NP) Naturalized player
- Club – describes last club before the tournament
- Age – describes age on 8 August 2017
At the 2017 WABA Championship:
- SYR Hady Darwish
- SYR George Shakar
- Club – describes last club before the tournament
- Age – describes age on 29 January 2017
Depth chart
Head coach position
- USAGER Pat Elzie – 2003
- SYR Mohamed Abo Sada – 2007
- SYR Imad Othman – 2009
- SYR Hady Darwish – 2010
- BIH Mensur Bajramović – 2011
- SER Goran Miljević – 2011
- SYR Imad Othman – 2012–2014
- SYR Hady Haj Darwish – 2014–2017
- SRB Nenad Krdžić – 2017
- SRB Veselin Matić – 2017–2019
- USA Joe Salerno – 2021–2022
- ESP Javier Juárez Crespo – 2022–present
Kit
Manufacturer
2017–present: Adidas
References
References
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