West Asia Basketball Association

West Asia
Basketball Association

Abbreviation	WABA
Motto	We Are Basketball
Type	Regional sports federation
Region served	West Asia
Membership	7 national federations
Parent organization	FIBA Asia
Affiliations	FIBA
Website	WABA

The West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) is a subzone of FIBA Asia consisting of countries from West Asia. The West Asia Basketball League, a professional league, is the top level of club competition run by the WABA.

Member nations

• Jordan
• Iran
• Lebanon
• Syria
• Iraq
• Palestine
• Yemen

National tournaments

WABA Championship

Main article: WABA Championship

The WABA Championship is a tournament between the national teams of the West Asia region. It was first held in Beirut in 1999, and the intention was to keep it every year thereafter. Despite several years of intermittency, the tournament if now held again for several years annually as intended. It also is the main qualifying tournament by the West Asian nations for the FIBA Asia Championship.

Year	Host	First place	Second place	Third place
1999	Beirut	Template:Country data -	Template:Country data -	Template:Country data -
2000	Beirut	Lebanon	Syria	Iraq
2001	Amman	Syria	Lebanon	Iran
2002	Tehran	Jordan	Iran	Iraq
2004	Tehran	Iran	Syria	Jordan
2005	Tehran	Iran	Lebanon	Jordan
2008	Amman	Lebanon	Jordan	Syria
2010	Duhok	Iran	Iraq	Syria
2011	Duhok	Iran	Jordan	Syria
2012	Amman	Iran	Lebanon	Jordan
2013	Tehran	Iran	Lebanon	Jordan
2014	Amman	Jordan	Iran	Syria

External links

• WABA Basketball Men