The West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) is a subzone of
FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.
Member associations
Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams
* FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also inclu ...
, consisting of countries from
West Asia
Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Ana ...
. The
WABA Champions Cup
The WABA Champions Cup, between 2011 and 2012 known as the West Asian Basketball League (WABL), was the West Asian club championship for basketball organized by West Asia Basketball Association
The West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) is a s ...
, a professional men's tournament, is a top level club competition run by the WABA.
Member nations
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National tournaments
WABA Championship
The ''
WABA Championship'' is a tournament between the national men's basketball teams of the
West Asian region. It was first held in
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
in 1999,
and the intention was to keep it once a year thereafter. Despite several years of intermittency, the tournament is now back to its annual format as intended. It serves as the West Asian qualifying tournament for the
FIBA Asia Cup and
FIBA Asia Challenge
The FIBA Asia Challenge, previously known as the FIBA Asia Stanković Cup between 2004 and 2010 and FIBA Asia Cup from 2012 to 2014, is a basketball tournament which takes place every two years between teams from Asia.
History
The second tourn ...
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Club tournaments
WABA Champions Cup
References
External links
WABA Basketball Men
{{FIBA Asia teams
Basketball governing bodies in Asia
WABA Championship