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
   
Main sponsorKatarji Group
PresidentSyria Antoine Atta
Head coachSyria Aboud Shakour
2021–22 positionSyrian League, 3rd of 12
Championships(1) Arab Club Basketball Championship
(29) Syrian Basketball League
(14) Syrian Basketball Cup
WebsiteOfficial page
Al-Jalaa active sections

Football
Basketball

Jalaa Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الجلاء الرياضي), also known as Jeunesse Sportivo Alep (Shabibeh), is a Syrian basketball club based in the city of Aleppo.[1] 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.[2]

Al Jalaa is the club with the largest number of titles in Syria and is the holder of the first Syrian basketball successes at the international level.

History

Jeunesse Sportivo Alep (Shabibeh), later known as Jalaa SC, was established under the name of the Catholic Youth Club and its headquarters was in Al-Aziziyah district.[3] They managed to win the Syrian Basketball League for 23 consecutive years from 1956 until 1978.[4] They also won 9 Syrian Basketball championships in this period.[4]

They participated in the FIBA European Champions Cup in 6 times: 1958 (second round), 1970–71 (first round), 1971–72 (withdrew), 1972–73 (withdrew), 1975–76 (first round), and 1978–79 (quarterfinals group stage).[4] However, they failed to secure any single win in all their matches in the competition.

They won the first Arab Club Championship in 1978, when they beat Orthodox BC at home in Aleppo.[4]

After 1979, there was a retreat from the positions, as the main rival of the Al-Ittihad SC club was the best basketball club in the country until the first half of the 1990s.[5] The club therefore worked with juniors and youth.

In 2005, the team returned in excellent form by winning the Syrian Basketball Cup. In the following 2006 season, after defeating the cup triumph and participating in the SBL final, the team qualified for the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, where they reached the final in which they lost to Fastlink BC.[6]

Al-Jalaa won the Syriatel Cup (Al-Jalaa International Championship) in 2005 after defeating the Lebanese Sagesse SC in the final and achieved runner-up in the Dubai International Championship 2007.[7][8]

In the 2007 season, the club managed to win the domestic league and the cup and reach the final of the WABA league, where they lost to Saba Battery 79-82.[9] In the same season, a team led by Sherif Azma reached the Asian Cup final, where they lost to Saba Battery 75:83.[10]

In the 2008 and 2009 seasons, the club managed to win both domestic competitions (SBL and Cup), but with the exception of winning the Aleppo Cup, it did not succeed at the international level.[11]

In the 2010 season, the CJS advanced to the 2010 WABA Cup as the Syrian league runner-up, and a 79:125 loss to Mahram BC prevented them from winning the competition.[12] As finalists of the WABA Cup, they advanced to the 2010 Asian Cup, where they finished in 6th place after a quarter-final loss to Mahram BC.[13]

In the 2011 season, they became SBL champions after the final victory over Al-Jaish and qualified for the WABA Cup. In the group stage of the tournament, they gradually defeated Al-Riyadi Beirut, Zob Ahan BC, Al Riyadi Amman and Al-Ahli Sanaa and advanced to the quarterfinals, in which they defeated ASU BC.[14] The final of the WABA League in which they met Al-Riyadi Beirut lost in the decisive match 77:85.[14]

As a finalist in the WABA league, the club participated in the 2011 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, in which after advancing from the group stage, it was eliminated in the quarterfinals with Smart Gilas and finished in 6th place.[15]

In 2012, CJS defeated Al-Ittihad SC in the SBL final and won its last league title.[16] After the outbreak of the Battle of Aleppo in 2012, the club's existence was threatened. However, the club managed to survive, and after the end of the war in Aleppo it continued its sports activities.

The CJS gained their first big success in a long time in the 2021 season, when they managed to beat the Al-Jaish SC in the Syrian Cup final.[17]

Home arena

The club also uses its Al Jalaa Arena for its home matches.[18]

Club rivalry

Al-Jalaa SC plays the Aleppo city derby "El Clásico" with its main rival Al-Ittihad SC.[19]

Honours

Domestic

  • Syrian Basketball League
    • Winners (29): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012
  • Syrian Basketball Cup
    • Winners (14): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2021

International

International record

Seasons Achievement Notes
EuroLeague
1957–58 Second round eliminated by PBC Academic, 58-84 (L) in Sofia and 43-73 (L) in Aleppo
1970–71 First round eliminated by PBC Academic, 69-86 (L) in Aleppo and 68-112 (L) in Sofia
1972–73 First round eliminated by BC Partizani Tirana (withdrew from tournament)
1975–76 First round eliminated by Resovia Rzeszów, 67-109 (L) in Rzeszów and 70-76 (L) in Aleppo
1978–79 Quarter-final group stage 4th place in a group with Olympiacos, Moderne and Wybrzeże Gdańsk
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
2006 Final lost to Fastlink BC 69-94 in the final (Kuwait City)
2007 Final lost to Saba Battery 75-83 in the final (Tehran)
2010 Sixth place 6th place in Doha
2011 Sixth place 6th place in Pasig
WABA Champions Cup
2006 Third place defeated Blue Stars 2–0 in the 3rd place matches in Aleppo
2007 Final lost to Saba Battery 79–82 in the final in Aleppo
2010 Final lost to Mahram Tehran 79–125 in the final in Tehran
2011 Final lost to Al Riyadi Beirut 2–3 in the final in Beirut
Arab Club Basketball Championship
1978 Champions defeated Orthodox 84–71 in the final in Aleppo

Sponsorship

As of 2022, the general sponsors of CJS are Katarji Group and Sinalco.

Current roster

Squad for the 2021–2022 Syrian Basketball League season:[20]

Al-Jalaa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 4 Syria George Dolmeah
G 5 Syria George Nano
G 6 Syria Elias Azrieh 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (2002-01-02)2 January 2002
C 7 Syria Kamel Abdullalah
SG 9 Syria George Sabbagh 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 22 – (2001-06-10)10 June 2001
PF 10 Syria Seboeh Kharadjian
PF 11 Syria Jean Klze
SF 12 Armenia Mahran Nerses 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1996-06-27)27 June 1996
PF 14 Syria Yamen Haidar 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989
C 15 Syria Wissam Yaqqub 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 42 – (1982-01-01)1 January 1982
G 34 Syria Sharbel Mobeiad
F 77 Syria Rafayel Dolmayeh
Head coach

Syria Aboud Shakour

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 August 2023

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

Transfers

Transfers for the 2021-22 season:

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.
 Syria
 Lebanon
 United States

Head coaches

  • Syria Gaby Arbadji (1957–1958)
  • Syria Sherif Azmi (2005–2007)
  • Serbia Georgi Petrović (2007–2008)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mensur Bajramović (2008–2010)
  • Syria Robert Bachayani (2010–2012)
  • Syria Samer Ismail (2021–2022)
  • Syria Aboud Shakour (2022–present)

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Syrian Cup Syrian Super Cup Asian competitions Pos.
2011–12 1 SBL 1st Runners-up
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2012–13 1 SBL No Championship
2013–14 2 SBL 2 1st –
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2014–15 1 SBL 5th –
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 –
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2015–16 1 SBL 8th –
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2016–17 1 SBL
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 –
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2017–18 1 SBL –
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 –
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2018–19 1 SBL 2nd Semifinalists
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 –
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2019–20 1 SBL
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 Semifinalists No Championship
2020–21 1 SBL 5th Champions No Championship
2021–22 1 SBL 3rd Semifinalists 5th –
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All-time records

Damond Williams, 2008 Syrian Basketball League MVP

References

  1. ↑ "Jalaa SC". goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "الجلاء - AL- Jalaa". Kooora. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Syria foundation dates". RSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Al Jalaa, History". asia-basket. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Al-Ittihad, History". asia-basket. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2006 Final". goalzz.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dubai Basketball Championship 2007". goalzz.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Al-Jalaa International Basketball Tournament". goalzz.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "West Asia Basketball Club Championship 2007". Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "West Asia Basketball Club Championship 2008". goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Aleppo International Tournament". goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "West Asia Basketball Club Championship 2010". goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2010". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  14. 1 2 "WABA Champions Cup 2011". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2011". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "SBL season 2011-2012". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "Basketball Syrian Cup 2021". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  18. ↑ EuroBasket News (22 January 2022). "Division 1, Round 9: Al-Jalaa defeat Al-Karameh in the closest game of the week". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  19. ↑ EuroBasket News (9 January 2022). "Division 1, Round 7: Al-Jalaa is defeated by Al-Ittihad in a derby game". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Al-Jalaa, Current roster season 2021-2022". asia-basket. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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