Al-Karamah SC (men's basketball) explained

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Al-Karamah SC
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
Colors:	Blue and White
President:	Samer al-Shaar
Coach:	Khaled Abo Tok
Championships:	(1) Syrian Basketball League
Season:	2021–22
Position:	Syrian League, 2nd of 12
Website:	Official page
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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]

History

See also: Al-Karamah SC. 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. 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.

In the 2022 season, they finished third in the new Syrian Super Cup.^[10]

Club rivalries

The biggest rival and competitor of the club is Al-Wathba SC, with which they play the Homs city derby.^[11]

Honours

• 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

Squad for the 2021/2022 Syrian Basketball League season:^[12]

Notes and References

1. News: Al-Karamah Homs. asia-basket. 18 February 2022.
2. Web site: Division I, Round 5: Leader Al-Jaish gets another victory. asia-basket. 6 January 2022.
3. News: Al-Karamah Homs, History. asia-basket. 6 January 2022.
4. Web site: Syria foundation dates. RSSF. 18 February 2022.
5. Web site: Syrian Basketball League 2013-2014. asia-basket.com. 19 February 2022.
6. Web site: Tough challenges ahead for well-prepared Omar Cheikh Ali, al Karamah Blue Eagles .
7. Web site: Syrian Basketball League 2015-2016. asia-basket.com. 19 February 2022.
8. Web site: Syrian Basketball League 2020-2021. goalzz.com. 15 February 2022.
9. News: Al-Karama beats al-Wahda in the first round of men basketball final league. Syrian Arab News Agency. Bushra Dabin/ Mazen Eyon. 12 July 2021. 15 February 2022.
10. Web site: Syrian Basketball Super Cup. goalzz.com. 15 January 2022.
11. News: Al-Wathba, al Karama and al-Jaish to quarterfinal of Republic Cup. Syrian Arab News Agency. 25 January 2019. 19 February 2022.
12. Web site: Al-Karamah, Current roster season 2021-2022. asia-basket. 20 December 2021.