Jalaa SC (men's basketball)

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Jalaa Sporting Club
NicknameJeunesse Sportivo Alep (Shabibeh)
LeaguesSyrian Basketball League
Founded1949
HistoryJeunesse Sportivo Alep
1949–1978
Al-Jalaa SC
1978–present
ArenaAl-Assad Sports Arena
(capacity: 3,500)
Al-Jalaa Arena
(capacity: cca 1000)
LocationAleppo, Syria
Team colorsBlue and White
   
PresidentAntoine Atta
Head coachSyria Samer Ismail
2020–21 positionSyrian League, 6th of 12
Championships(1) Arab Club Basketball Championship
(28) Syrian Basketball League
(14) Syrian Basketball Cup
WebsiteSyrian Basketball Site
Active departments of
Jalaa SC
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Jalaa Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الجلاء الرياضي), previously known as Jeunesse Sportivo Alep (Shabibeh), is a Syrian Basketball club based in the city of Aleppo. They compete in the Syrian Basketball League, and have qualified for the Asian Champions Cup on four occasions, with its best finish in 2006 and 2007, where they finished second on both occasions.[1]

History[]

Jeunesse Sportivo Alep (Shabibeh), later known as Jalaa SC, managed to win the Syrian Basketball League from 1956 until 1978.[2] They participated in the FIBA European Champions Cup in 6 times: 1958, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1975–76 and 1978–79.[3]

Club rivalry[]

Al-Jalaa SC plays the Aleppo city derby "El Clásico" with its main rival Al-Ittihad SC.[4]

Honours[]

  • Syrian Basketball League
    • Winners (28), (22 as Shabibeh, 6 as Jalaa): 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 - 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2011 - 2012
  • Syrian Basketball Cup
    • Winners (14), (9 as Shabibeh, 5 as Jalaa): 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2009 - 2021
  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup
  • WABA Champions Cup
  • Arab Club Basketball Championship
    • Winners (1): 1976
  • Aleppo International Tournament
    • Champions: 2009
  • Dubai International Tournament
    • Runners-Up: 2007
    • Third place: 2009
    • Fourth place: 2008 - 2010

Notable players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References[]

  1. ^ "الجلاء - AL- Jalaa". Kooora. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Al Jalaa, History". asia-basket. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Al Jalaa, History". asia-basket. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Division 1, Round 7: Al-Jalaa is defeated by Al-Ittihad in a derby game". asia-basket.com. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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