Al-Karamah SC (Arabic: نادي الكرامة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional basketball club based in the city of Homs,[1] that plays in the Syrian Basketball League.[2] The team is part of the multi-sports club of the same name. In 2021, the Al-Karamah club won its first SBL title.[3]
| Al-Karamah SC | |||
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| Nickname | Blue Eagles Eagles of Asia | ||
| League | Syrian Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 1928 | ||
| History | Khalid bin Walid SC 1928–1957 Al-Wahda SC 1957–1971 Al-Karamah SC 1971–present | ||
| Arena | Al-Karamah Arena | ||
| Location | Homs, Syria | ||
| Team colors | Blue and White | ||
| President | Samer al-Shaar | ||
| Head coach |  Khaled Abo Tok | ||
| 2021–22 position | Syrian League, 2nd of 12 | ||
| Championships | (1) Syrian Basketball League | ||
| Website | Official page | ||
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| Al-Karamah active sections | ||
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 Football |
 Basketball | |
History edit
The club was founded in 1928 as Khalid Bin Walid Sports Club. Since 1971, the club has been called by its current name.[4] In the 2014 season, after the first place in the regular season (Gr.A), the club under the leadership of coach Azzam Husain reached the SBL semifinals, where he lost to Al-Ittihad SC 74-93 and took the final 3rd place.[5][6]
The first big success in the history of the club was participation in the final of the SBL in 2016 season, where they were defeated by Al-Jaish SC.[7] In the 2021 season, led by coach Khaled Abu Toq, the team placed first in the regular season.[8] In the semifinals, the team encountered Al-Ittihad SC, over which it won 2–1 in matches.[8] In the SBL final, they met the Al-Wahda SC, which they beat 79–64 in the first match.[9] In the third decisive match, they won mainly thanks to Omar Sheikh Ali, who became the MVP of the match, 74–51 over Wahda SC and won their first SBL title.[3]
In the 2022 season, they finished third in the new Syrian Super Cup.[10]
Club rivalries edit
The biggest rival and competitor of the club is Al-Wathba SC, with which they play the Homs city derby.[11]
Honours edit
- Syrian Basketball League
- Winners (1): 2021
- Runners-up (2): 2016 - 2022
- Third place (1): 2014
- Syrian Basketball Cup
- Third place (1): 2022
- Syrian Basketball Super Cup
- Third place (2): 2021 - 2022
Current roster edit
Squad for the 2021/2022 Syrian Basketball League season:[12]
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
References edit
- ^ "Al-Karamah Homs". asia-basket. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Division I, Round 5: Leader Al-Jaish gets another victory". asia-basket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Al-Karamah Homs, History". asia-basket. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Syria foundation dates". RSSF. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Syrian Basketball League 2013-2014". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Tough challenges ahead for well-prepared Omar Cheikh Ali, al Karamah Blue Eagles".
- ^ "Syrian Basketball League 2015-2016". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Syrian Basketball League 2020-2021". goalzz.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Bushra Dabin/ Mazen Eyon (12 July 2021). "Al-Karama beats al-Wahda in the first round of men basketball final league". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Syrian Basketball Super Cup". goalzz.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Al-Wathba, al Karama and al-Jaish to quarterfinal of Republic Cup". Syrian Arab News Agency. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Al-Karamah, Current roster season 2021-2022". asia-basket. Retrieved 20 December 2021.