Arab Club Basketball Championship
Basketball league
Organising body | Arab Basketball Confederation |
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Founded | 1976 |
First season | 1976 |
Country | ABC member associations |
Confederation | Arab world |
Number of teams | 16–18 |
Current champions | Beirut Club (1st title) (2023) |
Most championships | Al-Ittihad Alexandria (7 titles) |
2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship |
The Arab Club Championship is an annual basketball tournament for Arab teams.[1] The competition is organised by the Arab Basketball Confederation (ABC). Each season is typically held in October and is held in one venue. The tournament typically features 16 to 18 teams.
Egyptian club Al-Ittihad Alexandria is the most successful club in the tournament's history, as the team has won a record 7 titles.
Summary
Tournament History
Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third-place |
1978 | Aleppo | Jalaa SC | 84–71 | Orthodox BC | Al Shabab SC |
1987 | Algiers | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | – | MC Alger | Ohud Medina |
1988 | Casablanca | Al-Rasheed | – | EO La Goulette Kram | Monopoles |
1989 | Cairo | IRB Alger | – | Zamalek | EO La Goulette Kram |
1990 | Amman | Al-Rasheed | – | Kazma SC | IRB Alger |
1991 | Alexandria | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | – | Al Ahly Cairo | Al-Ittihad Aleppo |
1992 | Aleppo | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | – | EO La Goulette Kram | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
1993 | Cairo | Gezira | – | Stade Nabeulien | Ezzahra Sports |
1994 | did not held | ||||
1995 | Cairo | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | – | Gezira | Al Ahly |
1996 | Beirut | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | – | Hekmeh BC | Al-Hilal |
1997 | Nabeul | Stade Nabeulien | – | Zamalek | Ezzahra Sports |
1998 | Hekmeh BC | 80–72 | WA Boufarik | Al-Ittihad Jeddah | |
1999 | Hekmeh BC | 79–67 | Al Ahly Cairo | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | |
2000 | Dubai | Gezira | 53–51 | Al Ahly Cairo | Hekmeh BC |
2001 | Gezira[2] | 70–69 | MC Alger | Al Ahly | |
2002 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria[3] | 75–55 | MC Alger | Gezira | |
2003 | did not held | ||||
2004 | Gedda | Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) | 87–79 | Gezira | MC Alger |
2005 | Dubai | Al Riyadi | 87–82 | Fastlink | Gezira |
2006 | Rabat | Al Riyadi | 99–75 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah | Raja Casablanca |
2007 | Jeddah | Al Riyadi | 94–68 | Al-Ahli | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
2008 | Amman | Zain Club | 72–67 | Hekmeh BC | Kuwait SC |
2009 | Beyrouth | Al Riyadi | 60–49 | Hekmeh BC | ASU |
2010 | Alexandria | Al Riyadi | 93–73 | Al Mouttahed Tripoli | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
2011 | Doha | Sharjah SC | 80–73 | AS Salé | ASU |
2012[4] | Benghazi | Al-Ahly Benghazi | No playoffs | JS Kairouan | ASC Bizerte |
2013 | Benghazi | Al-Ahly Benghazi | No playoffs | AS Hammamet | TACAPES Gabès |
2014 | Salé | Al Rayyan | 85–78 | AS Salé | Al Riyadi |
2015 | Dubai | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 74–62 | GS Pétroliers | El Jaish SC |
2016 | Sousse | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 72–62 | AS Salé | Al-Gharafa |
2017 | Salé | Homenetmen | 99–98 | AS Salé | Al-Gharafa |
2018 | Beirut | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 74–70 | Beirut Club | AS Salé |
2019 | Salé | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 90–86 | Beirut Club | US Monastir |
2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | Alexandria | Al Ahly Cairo | 78–66 | Kuwait | Ezzahra Sports |
2022 | Kuwait | Kuwait | 78–77 | Al Ahly Cairo | Beirut Club |
2023 | Doha | Beirut Club | 86–75 | AS Salé | Kuwait |
Statistics
Titles by team
[citation needed]
Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third |
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Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 7 (1987, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2018, 2019) | 3 (1992, 1999, 2010) | |
Al Riyadi | 5 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) | 1 (2014) | |
Gezira | 3 (1993, 2000, 2001) | 2 (1995, 2004) | 2 (2002, 2005) |
Hekmeh BC | 2 (1998, 1999) | 3 (1996, 2008, 2009) | 1 (2000) |
Al-Rasheed SC | 2 (1988, 1990) | ||
Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 2 (2015, 2016) | ||
Al-Ahly Benghazi | 2 (2012, 2013) | ||
Al Ahly Cairo | 1 (2021) | 4 (1991, 1999, 2000, 2022) | 2 (1995, 2001) |
Beirut Club | 1 (2023) | 2 (2018,2019) | 1 (2022) |
Kuwait | 1 (2022) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2008) |
Stade Nabeulien | 1 (1997) | 1 (1993) | |
Zain Club * | 1 (2008) | 1 (2005) | |
OC Alger ** | 1 (1989) | 1 (1990) | |
Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 1 (1992) | 1 (1991) | |
Al Rayyan | 1 (2014) | ||
Jalaa SC | 1 (1978) | ||
Sharjah SC | 1 (2011) | ||
Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 1 (2004) | ||
Homenetmen | 1 (2017) |
- * ex. Fastlink
- ** ex. IRB Alger
Titles by country
Rank | Nation | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Total |
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1 | Egypt | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
2 | Lebanon | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
4 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Iraq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Libya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | Algeria | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
8 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
9 | Jordan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Qatar | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
11 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Kuwait | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
13 | Morocco | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Performance by club (2015–present)
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Arab Club Championship since the 2015 season.
1st | Champions |
2nd | Runners-up |
3rd | Third place |
4th | Fourth place |
QF | Quarterfinalists |
R16 | Round of 16 |
GS | Group phase |
TBD | To be determined |
Team | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | Total seasons | Highest finish |
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GS Pétroliers | 2nd | 4th | 4th | – | – | – | – | 3 | Runners-up |
NB Staoueli | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
USM Blida | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
WA Boufarik | – | – | – | – | – | QF | R16 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Ahli Manama | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
Al-Muharraq | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Riffa | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Manama Club | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
Al-Jahra | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Kuwait | – | – | – | – | GS | 2nd | 1st | 3 | Champions |
Kazma | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 1 | Fourth place |
Al-Yarmouk | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
Beirut Club | – | – | – | 2nd | 2nd | QF | 3rd | 4 | Runners-up |
Al Riyadi | GS | – | – | – | – | – | QF | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Homenetmen Beirut | – | – | 1st | 4th | – | – | – | 2 | Champions |
Sagesse | – | GS | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Al Bashaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
Al Nizwa | – | – | GS | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Ahli Sidab | – | – | – | GS | GS | – | – | 2 | Group stage |
Al-Seeb | GS | GS | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | Group stage |
Al Ahly Cairo | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | 2 | Champions |
Al Ittihad Alexandria | – | – | – | 1st | 1st | 4th | QF | 4 | Champions |
Gezira | – | – | 3rd | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Sporting Alexandria | GS | GS | – | QF | – | – | – | 3 | Quarterfinals |
Al Mena | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
Al-Tilal | GS | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Shaa'b Hadramaut | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
AS Salé | – | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | – | – | 4 | Runners-up |
FAR Rabat | – | – | QF | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
ES Sahel | 1st | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Champions |
FUS Rabat | – | – | GS | – | – | QF | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Dalia Sportive de Grombalia | – | GS | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Ezzahra Sports | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | 1 | Third place |
JS Menzah | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
US Monastir | 4th | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | 2 | Third place |
Al-Fateh | GS | GS | GS | QF | – | GS | – | 5 | Quarterfinals |
Al Nassr | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Buraig | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Qalandia | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Al Bataeh | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
Shabab Al Ahli | QF | – | GS | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Sharjah SC | GS | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 2 | Group stage |
Al-Ahly Benghazi | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
Al Ahli Tripoli | QF | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Mina'a | – | GS | – | – | – | GS | – | 2 | Group stage |
Dijlah University | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Ittihad Aleppo | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
Al-Shorta | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Arabi | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Gharafa | – | 3rd | QF | – | – | GS | R16 | 4 | Round of 16 |
Al Rayyan | QF | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Al Sadd | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
El Jaish | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Fourth place |
Al-Wakrah | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Alyounany | – | – | – | – | GS | GS | – | 2 | Group stage |
Most Valuable Players
Season | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | Ehab Amin | Al Ahly | [5] |
See also
References
- ^ Arab Club Championships Basketball
- ^ "سلة الجزيرة تحتفظ بلقب بطولة الاندية العربية".
- ^ "الاتحاد السكندري يفوز بالذهبية.. والجزيرة ببرونزية الرجال والاهلي يحصل علي الفضية.. وسبورتنج علي برونزية السيدات".
- ^ "Arabian Clubs Basketball Championship 2012 goes to Ahli Benghazi". Court Side. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (4 April 2022). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly extend Ehab Amin contract". KingFut. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
Recently, he was a part of the Al Ahly squad winning the 2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship and he was also named the MVP of the Tournament.
External links
- Competition standings at goalzz.com
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