Syria women's national basketball team explained

Type:	Women
Country:	Syria
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Coach:	Somar Khoury
Nickname:	Nosour Qasioun (ar|نسور قاسيون|lit=Qasioun Eagles)
Joined Fiba:	1948^[1]
Fiba Zone:	FIBA Asia
National Fed:	Syrian Basketball Federation
Oly Appearances:	None
Wc Appearances:	None
Zone Championship:	FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Zone Appearances:	2 (1986, 2021)
Zone Medals:	None
Zone Championship2:	Mediterranean Games
Zone Appearances2:	1
Zone Medals2:	Bronze: (1987)
Zone Championship3:	Arab Women's Championship
Zone Appearances3:	5
Zone Medals3:	Silver: (1989) Bronze: (1992, 1999)
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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.^[2]

Syria played in one Asian championships, taking ninth place in 1986 ABC Championship for Women.^[3]

Competition record

World Championships

FIBA Women's World Cup
Year	Round	Position
	–	Did not qualify
	–	To be determined

Asian championship

See also: FIBA Women's Asia Cup.

Asian Cup Record
Year	Division A				Division B
width=2%	Position	width=1%	Pld	width=1%	W	width=1%	L	width=2%	Position	width=1%	Pld	width=1%	W	width=1%	L
	Did not participate	No Division B / Level II
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986	9th	6	2	4
1988	Did not participate
1990	Did not qualify
1992
1994
1995
1997
1999
2001
2004
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	13th	Level II	5th	4	2	2
2023	Level II				To be determined
Total		6	2	4		4	2	2

West Asian Championship

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2019	Runners-up	4	2	2
Total		4	2	2

Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games.

• yet to qualify

Mediterranean Games

See also: Basketball at the Mediterranean Games.

width=125	Year	width=150	Position	width=35	Pld	width=35	W	width=35	L
1987	3rd place	–	–	–
1991	Did not participate
1993
1997
2001
2005
2009
	Cancelled
2018	Not part of the programme
2022
Total		-	-	-

• Syria's team came third in 1987 Mediterranean Games which was hosted in Latakia, Syria.^[4]
• 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

See also: Arab Women's Basketball Championship.

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1983	Did not participate
1986	Not held
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	–	–	–
	Withdrew
2017	Did not participate
Total		-	-	-

Pan Arab Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan Arab Games.

width=125	Year	width=150	Position	width=35	Pld	width=35	W	width=35	L
1985	3rd place	–	–	–
1992	3rd place	–	–	–
1997	Did not participate
1999	4th place	–	–	–
2004	Did not participate
2007	Not held women's tournament
	Withdrew
Total		-	-	-

Current squad

Current roster for the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B.^{[5] [6]}

Notable players

• SWBL Multiple Champion
  • Jehan Mamlouk – 8 titles

Kit

Sponsor

2021 – present: Cham Wings

See also

• Syria women's national under-18 basketball team
• Syria women's national under-17 basketball team
• Syria women's national 3x3 team

External links

• Official website
• Syrian Basketball Federation website

Notes and References

1. https://www.goalzz.com/?team=11400 Syria women's national basketball team
2. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/369/nfProf.html Profile - Syria
3. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp/100/tid/369/_//teams.html Syria (SYR) participated in 18 FIBA/FIBA Zone competitions
4. Web site: 1987 Competition Medalists. https://web.archive.org/web/20140623214157/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1987.pdf . 2014-06-23 . cijm.org. 20 July 2022.
5. https://www.fiba.basketball/womensasiacup/2021/divisionb/team/Syria#tab=roster Syria - Team Roster
6. Web site: Syria Basketball National Team News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards - asia-basket.