Syrian Basketball Super Cup

{{Infobox sports league

| title = Syrian Basketball Super Cup

| current_season =

| logo =

| pixels = 120px

| caption =

| sport = Basketball

| founded = {{Start date and age|2021}}

| inaugural =

| folded =

| fame =

| motto =

| teams = 8 (since 2022)

|confed = FIBA Asia

| country = {{flagicon|Syria|1932}} Syria
{{flagicon|LBN}} Lebanon

| champion = Al-Wahda
(1st title)

| most_champs = Al-Ittihad & Al-Wahda
(1 title each)

| ceo = Tarif Koutrach (SBF President)

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

| TV = Sama TV
Syria TV

| sponsor = Cham Wings Airlines, Syriatel, Sinalco, Lactomil

}}

The Syrian Basketball Super Cup ({{langx|ar|كأس السوبر السوري لكرة السلة}}) is the top-tier level national domestic basketball super cup competition, that is played between professional clubs in Syria.{{Cite web |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=23085|title=Syrian Basketball Super Cup|website=goalzz.com|access-date=15 January 2022}} It was founded in 2021 as a new super cup composed of the best Syrian clubs.{{Cite news|url=https://sana.sy/en/?p=251477|author=Rafah Allouni/ Mazen Eyon|title=Al-karama beats al-Wahda in Super Basketball League

|date=16 October 2021|publisher=Syrian Arab News Agency|access-date=15 January 2022}} In 2022, two clubs from the Lebanese Basketball League joined the Super Cup.{{Cite news|url=https://sana.sy/en/?p=288529|title=Al-Wahda Syrian team beats its Lebanese counterpart at Basketball Supercup|date=28 October 2022|publisher=Syrian Arab News Agency|access-date=29 October 2022}}

Format

According to the current format of the competition, the four best ranked teams from the previous season of the Syrian Basketball League, together with the winner of the Syrian Cup, will automatically qualify.{{Cite web |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=23249|title=Syrian Basketball League, season 2021-2022 |website=goalzz.com|access-date=15 January 2022}} In 2022, the Syrian Basketball Federation agreed with the Lebanese Basketball Federation 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.{{Cite news |url=https://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/Syria/Al-Ittihad-Aleppo/3415?Page=5|title=Al-Ittihad, History|work=asia-basket|access-date=15 January 2022}} The competition takes place every year in October.

Winners

=Titles by club=

class="wikitable"
Club ! Winners ! Runners-up ! Years Won ! Years Lost
Al-Ittihad \| {{center\|1}} \| {{center\|1}} \| {{center\|2021}} \| {{center\|2022}}
Al-Wahda \| {{center\|1}} \| {{center\|1}} \| {{center\|2022}} \| {{center\|2021}}

class="wikitable"

Club

! Winners

! Runners-up

! Years Won

! Years Lost

Al-Ittihad

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|2021}}

| {{center|2022}}

Al-Wahda

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|2022}}

| {{center|2021}}

=Titles by city=

Two clubs have won the Syrian Basketball Super Cup.

class="wikitable sortable"
width="120"\| City !width="10" \| Winners !width="150"\| Club(s)
{{center\|Aleppo}} \|{{center\|1}} \|{{center\|Al-Ittihad SC}}
{{center\|Damascus}} \|{{center\|1}} \|{{center\|Al-Wahda SC}}

class="wikitable sortable"

width="120"| City

!width="10" | Winners

!width="150"| Club(s)

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|Al-Ittihad SC}}

|{{center|1}}

|{{center|Al-Wahda SC}}

Super Cup 2021

=First round=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=21 October 2021

|source=[https://www.goalzz.com/?c=23085 goalzz.com]

|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points

|result1=A |result2=A

|res_col_header=Q

|col_A=green1 |text_A=Advance to the Finals

}}

=Finals=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
style="background:#FFFCAF;" \| Champions ! Score ! style="background:#E5E5E5;" \| Runners-up ! Location
Al-Ittihad SC \| {{center\|60:52}} \| Al-Wahda SC \|Al Fayhaa Arena

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

style="background:#FFFCAF;" | Champions

! Score

! style="background:#E5E5E5;" | Runners-up

! Location

Al-Ittihad SC

| {{center|60:52}}

| Al-Wahda SC

|Al Fayhaa Arena

Super Cup 2022

=First round=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=31 October 2022

|source=[https://www.goalzz.com/?c=25134 goalzz.com]

|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points

|res_col_header=Q

|col_A=green1 |text_A=Advance to Quarterfinals

}}

=Play-offs=

{{8TeamBracket

| legs=1

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1=Al-Wahda

| RD1-score1-1=84

| RD1-seed2=7

| RD1-team2=Louaize Club

| RD1-score2-1=79

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Al-Karamah

| RD1-score3-1=75

| RD1-seed4=6

| RD1-team4=Homenetmen

| RD1-score4-1=72

| RD2-seed1 = 2

| RD2-team1 = Al-Wahda

| RD2-score1-1 = 78

| RD2-seed2 = 4

| RD2-team2 =Al-Karamah

| RD2-score2-1 =64

| RD1-seed5=1

| RD1-team5=Al-Jaish

| RD1-score5-1=91

| RD1-seed6=8

| RD1-team6=Al-Nawair SC

| RD1-score6-1=78

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Al-Ittihad

| RD1-score7-1=75

| RD1-seed8=5

| RD1-team8=Jalaa

| RD1-score8-1=56

| RD2-seed3 = 1

| RD2-team3 = Al-Jaish

| RD2-score3-1 = 57

| RD2-seed4 = 3

| RD2-team4 =Al-Ittihad

| RD2-score4-1 =69

| RD3-seed1 = 2

| RD3-team1 = Al-Wahda

| RD3-score1-1 = 54

| RD3-seed2 = 3

| RD3-team2 =Al-Ittihad

| RD3-score2-1 =46

}}

=Finals=

The match had to be abandoned earlier because Al-Wahda fans injured Abdulwahab Al-Hamwi. The judges awarded the victory to Al-Wahda.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
style="background:#FFFCAF;" \| Champions ! Score ! style="background:#E5E5E5;" \| Runners-up ! Location
Al-Wahda SC \| {{center\|54:46}} \| Al-Ittihad SC \|Al Fayhaa Arena

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

style="background:#FFFCAF;" | Champions

! Score

! style="background:#E5E5E5;" | Runners-up

! Location

Al-Wahda SC

| {{center|54:46}}

| Al-Ittihad SC

|Al Fayhaa Arena