Syrian Basketball Federation

{{Short description|Governing body for basketball in Syria}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = Syrian Basketball Federation

| image = Syrian Basketball Federation.png

| image_size = 150px

| abbreviation = SBF

| formation = {{start date and age|1947}}

| headquarters =

| location = Damascus, Syria

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Tarif Koutrach

| leader_title2 = Secretary General

| leader_name2 = Danial Zou Al Kefel

| affiliations = FIBA
FIBA Asia
WABA
Syrian Olympic Committee

| website = http://www.syrbf.org

}}

The Syrian Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Syria.{{cite web|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/369/nfProf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911034845/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/369/nfProf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2023|title=Syria (SYR): Profile|work=National Federations & Leagues|publisher=FIBA|accessdate=24 July 2016}} 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 men's national basketball team and the Syria women's national basketball team.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

The federation founded in 1947, represents basketball with public authorities as well as with national and international sports organizations and as such with Syria in international competitions. It is affiliated with FIBA and FIBA Asia.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

As of early December 2021, the president has been Taríf Koutrach.{{cite news |title= الإمارات تحتضن عودة السلة السورية للبطولة العربية|url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2021-12-02/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9 |accessdate=5 December 2021 |work=Al Khaleej |date=3 October 2018 |language=Arabic}}