Arab Club Basketball Championship Explained

Arab Club Championship
Organiser:Arab Basketball Confederation
Founded:1976
First:1978
Country:ABC member associations
Confed:Arab world
Teams:12–18
Champions: Al-Arabi (1st title)
Season:2024
Most Champs: Al-Ittihad Alexandria (7 titles)
Current:2024 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

align=center width=5% Yearalign=center width=15% Hostalign=center width=24% Championalign=center width=8% Scorealign=center width=24% Runner-upalign=center width=24% Third-place
1978 Aleppo Jalaa SC84–71 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
1994align=center colspan=5did 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 BC80–72 WA Boufarik Al-Ittihad Jeddah
1999 Hekmeh BC79–67 Al Ahly Cairo Al-Ittihad Alexandria
2000 Dubai Gezira53–51 Al Ahly Cairo Hekmeh BC
2001 Gezira[2] 70–69 MC Alger Al Ahly
2002 Al-Ittihad Alexandria[3] 75–55 MC Alger Gezira
2003align=center colspan=5did not held
2004 Gedda Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)87–79 Gezira MC Alger
2005 Dubai Al Riyadi87–82 Fastlink Gezira
2006 Rabat Al Riyadi99–75 Al-Ittihad Jeddah Raja Casablanca
2007 Jeddah Al Riyadi94–68 Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad Jeddah
2008 Amman Zain Club72–67 Hekmeh BC Kuwait SC
2009 Beyrouth Al Riyadi60–49 Hekmeh BC ASU
2010 Alexandria Al Riyadi93–73 Al Mouttahed Tripoli Al-Ittihad Alexandria
2011 Doha Sharjah SC80–73 AS Salé ASU
2012[4] Benghazi Al-Ahly BenghaziNo playoffs JS Kairouan ASC Bizerte
2013 Benghazi Al-Ahly BenghaziNo playoffs AS Hammamet TACAPES Gabès
2014 Salé Al Rayyan85–78 AS Salé Al Riyadi
2015 Dubai Étoile Sportive du Sahel74–62 GS Pétroliers El Jaish SC
2016 Sousse Étoile Sportive du Sahel72–62 AS Salé Al-Gharafa
2017 Salé Homenetmen99–98 AS Salé Al-Gharafa
2018 Beirut Al-Ittihad Alexandria74–70 Beirut Club AS Salé
2019 Salé Al-Ittihad Alexandria90–86 Beirut Club US Monastir
2020align=center colspan=5Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Alexandria Al Ahly Cairo78–66 Kuwait Ezzahra Sports
2022 Kuwait Kuwait78–77 Al Ahly Cairo Beirut Club
2023 Doha Beirut Club86–75 AS Salé Kuwait
2024 Alexandria Al-Arabi81–71 Al-Ittihad Alexandria Sporting Alexandria

Statistics

Titles by team

TeamChampionRunner-upThird
Al-Ittihad Alexandria7 (1987, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2018, 2019)1 (2024)3 (1992, 1999, 2010)
Al Riyadi5 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)1 (2014)
Gezira3 (1993, 2000, 2001)2 (1995, 2004)2 (2002, 2005)
Hekmeh BC2 (1998, 1999)3 (1996, 2008, 2009)1 (2000)
Al-Rasheed SC2 (1988, 1990)
Étoile Sportive du Sahel2 (2015, 2016)
Al-Ahly Benghazi2 (2012, 2013)
Al Ahly Cairo1 (2021)4 (1991, 1999, 2000, 2022)2 (1995, 2001)
Beirut Club1 (2023)2 (2018,2019)1 (2022)
Kuwait1 (2022)1 (2021)1 (2008)
Stade Nabeulien1 (1997)1 (1993)
Zain Club *1 (2008)1 (2005)
OC Alger **1 (1989)1 (1990)
Al-Ittihad Aleppo1 (1992)1 (1991)
Al Rayyan1 (2014)
Jalaa SC1 (1978)
Sharjah SC1 (2011)
Al-Ittihad Jeddah1 (2004)
Homenetmen1 (2017)
Al-Arabi1 (2024)

* ex. Fastlink

** ex. IRB Alger

Titles by country

RankNationChampionRunner-upThird placeTotal
1118726
296318
335715
42013
52034
62002
2002
81528
91258
101225
111001
121225
130538

Performance by club (2015–present)

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Arab Club Championship since the 2015 season.

1stChampions
2ndRunners-up
3rdThird place
4thFourth place
QFQuarterfinalists
R16Round of 16
GSGroup phase
TBDTo be determined
Team1516171819width=2521width=25222324Total
seasons
Highest
finish
MC Alger2nd4th4th3Runners-up
NB StaoueliGS1Group stage
USM AlgerQF1Quarterfinals
USM BlidaGS1Group stage
WA BoufarikQF R162 Quarterfinals
Al-Ahli ManamaR161Round of 16
Al-MuharraqQFQF2Quarterfinals
Al-RiffaGS1Group stage
Manama ClubGS1Group stage
Al-JahraQF1Quarterfinals
KuwaitGS2nd1st3rd4Champions
Kazma4th4th2Fourth place
Al-YarmoukGS1Group stage
QadsiaQFQF2Quarterfinals
Beirut Club2nd2ndQF3rd1st5Champions
Al RiyadiGSQF2Quarterfinals
Dynamo LebanonR161Round of 16
Homenetmen Beirut1st4th2Champions
SagesseGS1Group stage
Al BashaerR161Round of 16
Al NizwaGS1Group stage
Ahli SidabGSGS2Group stage
Al-SeebGSGSR16GS4Round of 16
Al Ahly Cairo1st2nd4th2Champions
Al Ittihad Alexandria1st1st4thQFQF2nd6Champions
Gezira3rdQF2Quarterfinals
Sporting AlexandriaGSGSQF3rd3Quarterfinals
SmouhaQF1Quarterfinals
Al MenaR161Round of 16
Al-TilalGS1Group stage
Shaa'b HadramautGSGS2Group stage
Al-WehdaR161Round of 16
AS Salé2nd2nd3rd4th2nd5Runners-up
FAR RabatQFQF2Quarterfinals
FUS RabatGSQF2Quarterfinals
MTB Majd TangerR161Round of 16
ES Sahel1st1st1Champions
Dalia Sportive de GrombaliaGS1Group stage
Ezzahra Sports3rd1Third place
JS MenzahQF1Quarterfinals
US Monastir4th3rd2Third place
Al-FatehGSGSGSQFGS5Quarterfinals
Al NassrQFR162Quarterfinals
Al-BuraigGS1Group stage
Al BureijR161Round of 16
QalandiaGS1Group stage
Al BataehGSGS2Group stage
Shabab Al AhliQFGS2Quarterfinals
GSGSGS3Group stage
QF1Quarterfinals
Al-Ahly BenghaziR161Round of 16
Al Ahli TripoliQFQF2Quarterfinals
GS1Group stage
Al-Mina'aGSGS2Group stage
Dijlah UniversityQF1Quarterfinals
Al-Ittihad AleppoR16QF2Quarterfinals
Al-ShortaQF1Quarterfinals
Al-Ahi DohaGS1Group stage
Al-ArabiQF1st2Champions
Al-Gharafa3rdQFGSR16QF5Third place
Al RayyanQFQF2Quarterfinals
Al SaddR161Round of 16
El Jaish4th1Fourth place
Al-WakrahQF1Quarterfinals
Qatar SCR161Round of 16
AlyounanyGSGS2Group stage

Most Valuable Players

After each tournament, several individual awards are handed out including the best scorer, three-point scorer, most valuable player and best foreign player. The following players have won the MVP award:

Most Valuable Player

Arab Championship Most Valuable Player (MVP) winners
SeasonPlayerClub
2021 Ehab Amin Al Ahly
2023 Sergio El Darwich Beirut Club
2024 Mustafa "Mosty" Ali Al-Arabi[5]

Best Scorer

SeasonPlayerClub
2023 Ilias Aqboub AS Salé[6]
2024 Mostafa Foda Al-Arabi

Best Three-point Shooter

SeasonPlayerClub
2023 Jean Marc Jarroush Beirut Club
2024 Ahmed "Dola" Adel Al Ittihad Alexandria

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.asia-basket.com/Arab-Club-Championships/basketball.aspx Arab Club Championships Basketball
  2. Web site: سلة الجزيرة تحتفظ بلقب بطولة الاندية العربية .
  3. Web site: الاتحاد السكندري يفوز بالذهبية.. والجزيرة ببرونزية الرجال والاهلي يحصل علي الفضية.. وسبورتنج علي برونزية السيدات .
  4. Web site: Arabian Clubs Basketball Championship 2012 goes to Ahli Benghazi. Court Side. 19 September 2015.
  5. Web site: 2024-10-12 . Al Arabi defeats Al Ittihad to grab 36th Arab Clubs Men Championship title . 2024-10-14 . www.asia-basket.com.
  6. Web site: Beirut defeats AS Sale to grab 35th Arab Clubs Men Championship title . 2024-10-15 . www.asia-basket.com.