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The West Asia League of the 2022–23 FIBA West Asia Super League (FIBA WASL) was one of the two primary phases of West Asia's premier basketball competition. The games began on 21 December 2022 and ended on 17 May 2023.

Al Riyadi Beirut won the inaugural West Asia League subdivision title.

Group phase

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		BEI	ZAI	ORT	ITT
1	Beirut Club	4	3	1	321	269	+52	7	Advance to semi-finals		—	73–56	89–76	Canc.
2	Zob Ahan Isfahan	4	2	2	306	312	−6	6	Advance to semi-finals qualifiers		79–72	—	89–81	Canc.
3	Orthodox Amman	4	1	3	301	347	−46	5			58–87	86–82	—	Canc.
4	Al Ittihad Aleppo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew		Canc.	Canc.	Canc.	—

1. Al Ittihad Aleppo has forfeited all their games due to withdrawal from the tournament as a result of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.

22 December 2022	Beirut Club	73–56	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Zouk Mikael
17:40	Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 10–12, 22–20, 22–11
	Pts: Haidar 22 Rebs: Horton 10 Asts: Hayes 6	Boxscore	Pts: Gholizadeh 11 Rebs: Kazemi 10 Asts: Aslani 7	Arena: Stade Nouhad Naufal Attendance: 1,057 Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Budi Marfan (INA), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)

29 December 2022	Orthodox Amman	58–87	Beirut Club	Amman
18:40	Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 14–24, 20–19, 12–24
	Pts: Hussein 14 Rebs: Alnajdawi 9 Asts: Ibrahim 6	Boxscore	Pts: Haidar 25 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: Thomas 8	Arena: Prince Hamzah Stadium Attendance: 560 Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Budi Marfan (INA), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)

12 January 2023	Zob Ahan Isfahan	89–81	Orthodox Amman	Tehran
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 32–26, 14–17, 26–23, 17–15
	Pts: Zangeneh 25 Rebs: Kazemi 14 Asts: Aslani 9	Boxscore	Pts: Ibrahim 24 Rebs: Peterson 13 Asts: four players 2	Arena: Azadi Basketball Hall Attendance: 2,008 Referees: Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BHR)

25 January 2023	Zob Ahan Isfahan	79–72	Beirut Club	Tehran
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 21–22, 23–18, 16–16
	Pts: Aslani 16 Rebs: Kazemi 11 Asts: Mashayekhi 11	Boxscore	Pts: Horton 19 Rebs: Rustom 6 Asts: Akl 8	Arena: Azadi Basketball Hall Attendance: 300 Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA), Imran Ali Baig (IND)

15 March 2023	Beirut Club	89–76	Orthodox Amman	Zouk Mikael
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 18–16, 26–21, 22–19
	Pts: Hayes 23 Rebs: Muhammad 9 Asts: Hayes 8	Boxscore	Pts: Dorsey 17 Rebs: Peterson 14 Asts: Ibrahim 10	Arena: Stade Nouhad Naufal Attendance: 2,360 Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND)

23 March 2023	Orthodox Amman	86–82	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Amman
22:00	Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 26–18, 12–21, 17–23
	Pts: Dorsey 33 Rebs: Peterson 11 Asts: Ibrahim 10	Boxscore	Pts: Hassanzadeh 19 Rebs: Hassanzadeh 8 Asts: Aslani 9	Arena: Prince Hamzah Stadium Attendance: 100 Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BHR), Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA),

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		SHA	RIY	ALN	KAR
1	Shahrdari Gorgan	4	3	1	360	303	+57	7	Advance to semi-finals		—	75–62	110–69	Canc.
2	Al Riyadi Beirut	4	2	2	337	347	−10	6	Advance to semi-finals qualifiers		81–74	—	107–98	Canc.
3	Al Naft	4	1	3	358	405	−47	5			91–101	100–87	—	Canc.
4	Al Karamah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew		Canc.	Canc.	Canc.	—

1. Al Karamah has forfeited all their games due to withdrawal from the tournament as a result of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.

21 December 2022	Al Riyadi Beirut	81–74	Shahrdari Gorgan	Manara
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 15–15, 26–14, 16–21
	Pts: Arakji 27 Rebs: Majok 8 Asts: Arakji 7	Boxscore	Pts: Yakhchali 26 Rebs: Monji, Udras 7 Asts: Petty 4	Arena: Saeb Salam Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Budi Marfan (INA), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)

28 December 2022	Al Naft	100–87	Al Riyadi Beirut	Baghdad
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 33–23, 22–18, 24–29
	Pts: Sosa 35 Rebs: Wiggins 10 Asts: Sosa 7	Boxscore	Pts: Saoud 23 Rebs: Majok 11 Asts: Ahmad 5	Arena: Al Shaeb Hall Attendance: 200 Referees: Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BHR), Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA)

4 January 2023	Shahrdari Gorgan	110–69	Al Naft	Tehran
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 30–18, 30–17, 31–20
	Pts: Jamshidi 31 Rebs: Pazrofteh 15 Asts: Jamshidi, Petty 7	Boxscore	Pts: Wiggins 29 Rebs: Wiggins 10 Asts: Hamzah 8	Arena: Azadi Basketball Hall Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Imran Ali Baig (IND)

18 January 2023	Shahrdari Gorgan	75–62	Al Riyadi Beirut	Tehran
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 19–14, 20–22, 20–14
	Pts: Petty 26 Rebs: Pazrofteh 9 Asts: Jamshidi 6	Boxscore	Pts: Arakji 16 Rebs: Majok 11 Asts: four players 2	Arena: Azadi Basketball Hall Attendance: 3,006 Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BHR)

9 March 2023	Al Riyadi Beirut	107–98	Al Naft	Manara
17:40	Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 18–30, 32–23, 30–22
	Pts: Johnson 21 Rebs: Ahmad 7 Asts: Ahmad 5	Boxscore	Pts: Sosa 46 Rebs: Nahi 11 Asts: Sosa 7	Arena: Saeb Salam Stadium Attendance: 930 Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ)

22 March 2023	Al Naft	91–101	Shahrdari Gorgan	Baghdad
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 26–23, 19–28, 23–21
	Pts: Sosa 34 Rebs: Wiggins 11 Asts: Hamzah 5	Boxscore	Pts: Yakhchali 29 Rebs: Pazrofteh 10 Asts: Yakhchali, Jamshidi 7	Arena: Al Shaeb Hall Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BHR)

Final phase

All match-ups are best-of-three playoffs.

Bracket

	Qualification to semifinals							Semifinals						Finals
	B2	Al Riyadi Beirut	102	95	97
	A3	Orthodox Amman	83	105	62
								A1	Beirut Club	77	92
								B2	Al Riyadi Beirut	104	102
														B2	Al Riyadi Beirut	87	114
														B1	Shahrdari Gorgan	79	100
	A2	Zob Ahan Isfahan	109	82	95
	B3	Al Naft	102	90	83
								B1	Shahrdari Gorgan	91	86			Third place game
								A2	Zob Ahan Isfahan	72	81
														A1	Beirut Club		93
														A2	Zob Ahan Isfahan		75

Qualification to semifinals

(A2) Zob Ahan Isfahan vs. (B3) Al Naft

Zob Ahan Isfahan	109–102 (OT)	Al Naft
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 23–29, 25–24, 27–12, Overtime: 16–9
Pts: Gholizadeh 31 Rebs: Zangeneh 19 Asts: Mashayekhi 8		Pts: Sosa 32 Rebs: Nahi 7 Asts: Sosa 7
Zob Ahan leads series, 1–0

Al Naft	90–82	Zob Ahan Isfahan
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 25–3, 23–35, 24–26
Pts: Sosa 32 Rebs: Nahi 7 Asts: Sosa 5		Pts: Mashayekhi 20 Rebs: Kazemi 8 Asts: Zangeneh 4
series tied, 1–1

Zob Ahan Isfahan	95–83	Al Naft
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 28–20, 24–19, 23–21
Pts: Kazemi 28 Rebs: Zangeneh 15 Asts: Mashayekhi 6		Pts: Sosa 40 Rebs: Aldiwani 9 Asts: Sosa, Hamzah 5
Zob Ahan wins series, 2–1

(B2) Al Riyadi Beirut vs. (A3) Orthodox Amman

Al Riyadi Beirut	102–83	Orthodox Amman
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 19–16, 41–23, 29–24
Pts: Murphy 27 Rebs: Ochefu 11 Asts: Saoud 8		Pts: Ibrahim 28 Rebs: Alhamarsheh 12 Asts: Ibrahim 7
Al Riyadi Beirut leads series, 1–0

Orthodox Amman	105–95	Al Riyadi Beirut
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 25–22, 28–29, 25–20
Pts: Peterson 34 Rebs: Peterson 9 Asts: Ibrahim 12		Pts: Murphy 26 Rebs: Ochefu 8 Asts: Arakji 6
series tied, 1–1

Al Riyadi Beirut	97–62	Orthodox Amman
Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 24–16, 23–25, 20–19
Pts: Murphy 28 Rebs: Ochefu 14 Asts: Saoud 8		Pts: Dorsey 18 Rebs: Alhamarsheh 8 Asts: Dorsey 6
Al Riyadi Beirut wins series, 2–1

Semifinals

(A1) Beirut Club vs. (B2) Al Riyadi Beirut

Beirut Club	77–104	Al Riyadi Beirut
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 22–35, 16–23, 25–20
Pts: Davis, Hayes 21 Rebs: Davis 11 Asts: Jamaleddine 3		Pts: Murphy 26 Rebs: Saoud, Zeinoun 7 Asts: Arakji 7
Al Riyadi Beirut leads series, 1–0

Al Riyadi Beirut	102–92	Beirut Club
Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 36–23, 22–24, 17–24
Pts: Murphy 30 Rebs: Reath 11 Asts: Arakji 9		Pts: Haidar 22 Rebs: Jamaleddine 10 Asts: Hayes 9
Al Riyadi Beirut wins series, 2–0

(B1) Shahrdari Gorgan vs. (A2) Zob Ahan Isfahan

Shahrdari Gorgan	91–72	Zob Ahan Isfahan
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 30–8, 16–28, 25–14
Pts: Yakhchali 25 Rebs: Petty 26 Asts: Petty, Jamshidi 4		Pts: Zangeneh 21 Rebs: Kazemi 10 Asts: Aslani 8
Shahrdari Gorgan leads series, 1–0

Zob Ahan Isfahan	81–86	Shahrdari Gorgan
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 20–26, 20–28, 18–19
Pts: Mesiček 24 Rebs: Kazemi 9 Asts: Kazemi 6		Pts: Jamshidi 24 Rebs: Yakhchali 10 Asts: Jamshidi, Petty 5
Shahrdari Gorgan wins series, 2–0

Third place game

Beirut Club	93–75	Zob Ahan Isfahan
Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 15–26, 34–16, 18–19
Pts: Haidar 28 Rebs: Muhammad 10 Asts: Akl 10		Pts: Kashani 14 Rebs: Kazemi 20 Asts: Kazemi 8

Finals

Shahrdari Gorgan	79–87	Al Riyadi Beirut
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 20–20, 21–18, 18–21
Pts: Jamshidi 24 Rebs: Yakhchali 12 Asts: Mozafari 6		Pts: Reath 34 Rebs: Reath 10 Asts: Mansour 4
Al Riyadi Beirut leads series, 1–0

Al Riyadi Beirut	114–100	Shahrdari Gorgan
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 30–19, 29–26, 27–31
Pts: Reath 26 Rebs: Reath 9 Asts: Arakji 5		Pts: Petty 29 Rebs: Petty 12 Asts: Petty 12
Al Riyadi Beirut wins championship, 2–0

References

1. "Ittihad Al Ahli of Aleppo and Al Karamah withdraw from West Asia Super League (WASL)". 3 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
2. ^ "WASL - West Asia League 2023 Tournament Summary" (PDF). FIBA Competitions Reports. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
3. "Ittihad Al Ahli of Aleppo and Al Karamah withdraw from West Asia Super League (WASL)". 3 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

• West Asia Super League seasons