The Syria women's national basketball team is the nationally controlled basketball team representing Syria at world basketball competitions for women, administered by the Syrian Basketball Federation.[3]
| FIBA ranking | 83  1 (15 February 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1948[2] | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Syrian Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Somar Khoury | ||
| Nickname(s) | Nosour Qasioun (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun Eagles') | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Women's Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (1986, 2021) | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| Mediterranean Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| Medals |  Bronze: (1987) | ||
| Arab Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals |  Silver: (1989) Bronze: (1992, 1999) | ||
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Syria played in one Asian championships, taking ninth place in 1986 ABC Championship for Women.[4]
Competition record edit
Summer Olympics edit
| Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | |||||||||||||||||
From  1976 To  2020 |
– | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
World Championships edit
| FIBA Women's World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | |||||||||||||||||
From  1953 To  2022 |
– | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
 2026 |
– | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
Asian championship edit
| Asian Cup Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Division A | Division B | ||||||
| Position | Pld | W | L | Position | Pld | W | L | |
 1965 |
Did not participate | No Division B / Level II | ||||||
 1968
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 1970
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 1976
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 1984
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| 1986
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9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 1988 |
Did not participate | |||||||
 1990 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
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 1997
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 2009
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 2021 |
13th | Level II | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023 |
Level II | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
West Asian Championship edit
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
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| 2019 |
Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Asian Games edit
- yet to qualify
Mediterranean Games edit
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | |
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 1987 |
3rd place | – | – | – | |
 1991 |
Did not participate | ||||
 1993
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 1997
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 2001
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 2005
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| 2009
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 2013 |
Cancelled | ||||
| 2018 |
Not part of the programme | ||||
 2022
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| Total | - | - | - | ||
- Syria's team came third in 1987 Mediterranean Games which was hosted in Latakia, Syria.[5]
- At the 2013 Mediterranean Games the women's basketball tournament was cancelled because too few teams applied for the competition which was mainly due to coinciding dates with EuroBasket 2013.
Arab Championship edit
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | |
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| 1983 |
Did not participate | ||||
 1986 |
Not held (the number was not complete) | ||||
| 1987 |
Did not participate | ||||
| 1989 |
2nd place | – | – | – | |
| 1992 |
3rd place | – | – | – | |
| 1994 |
4th place | – | – | – | |
 1997 |
Did not participate | ||||
| 1999 |
3rd place | – | – | – | |
| 2000 |
Did not participate | ||||
| 2003 |
4th place | – | – | – | |
 2011 |
Withdrew | ||||
| 2017 |
Did not participate | ||||
| Total | - | - | - | ||
Pan Arab Games edit
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | |
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 1985 |
3rd place | – | – | – | |
| 1992 |
3rd place | – | – | – | |
| 1997 |
Did not participate | ||||
| 1999 |
4th place | – | – | – | |
| 2004 |
Did not participate | ||||
| 2007 |
Not held women's tournament | ||||
| 2011 |
Withdrew | ||||
| Total | - | - | - | ||
Current squad edit
Current roster for the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B.[6][7]
| Syria women's national basketball team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notable players edit
- SWBL Multiple Champion
- Jehan Mamlouk – 8 titles
Kit edit
Sponsor edit
2021 – present: Cham Wings
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Syria women's national basketball team, Goalzz.com, retrieved 31 January 2022
- ^ Profile - Syria, FIBA.com, Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Syria (SYR) participated in 18 FIBA/FIBA Zone competitions
- ^ "1987 Competition Medalists" (PDF). cijm.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Syria - Team Roster FIBA.com, Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Syria Basketball National Team News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards - asia-basket".
External links edit
- Official website (in Arabic)
- Syrian Basketball Federation website