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.

Arab Club Championship
Organising bodyArab Basketball Confederation
Founded1976
First season1976
CountryABC member associations
ConfederationArab world
Number of teams16–18
Current champions Kuwait SC (1st title)
(2022)
Most championships Al-Ittihad Alexandria (7 titles)
2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship

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

Statistics

Titles by team

Team Champion Runner-up Third
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)
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
1  Egypt 11 8 7 26
2  Lebanon 8 6 3 17
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 1 4
13  Morocco 0 4 3 7

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
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-Nasr – – – 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-Ahli 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
  1. Arab Club Championships Basketball
  2. "سلة الجزيرة تحتفظ بلقب بطولة الاندية العربية".
  3. "الاتحاد السكندري يفوز بالذهبية‏..‏ والجزيرة ببرونزية الرجال والاهلي يحصل علي الفضية‏..‏ وسبورتنج علي برونزية السيدات".
  4. "Arabian Clubs Basketball Championship 2012 goes to Ahli Benghazi". Court Side. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. 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.
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