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Arab Club Basketball Championship

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Arab Club Championship
Organising bodyArab Basketball Confederation
Founded1976
First season1978
CountryABC member associations
ConfederationArab world
Number of teams12–18
Current championsQatar Al-Arabi (1st title)
(2024)
Most championshipsEgypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria (7 titles)
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

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Tournament History

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Year Host Champion Score Runner-up Third-place
1978 Syria Aleppo Syria Jalaa SC 84–71 Jordan Orthodox BC Saudi Arabia Al Shabab SC
1987 Algeria Algiers Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria – Algeria MC Alger Saudi Arabia Ohud Medina
1988 Morocco Casablanca Iraq Al-Rasheed – Tunisia EO La Goulette Kram Morocco Monopoles
1989 Egypt Cairo Algeria IRB Alger – Egypt Zamalek Tunisia EO La Goulette Kram
1990 Jordan Amman Iraq Al-Rasheed – Kuwait Kazma SC Algeria IRB Alger
1991 Egypt Alexandria Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria – Egypt Al Ahly Cairo Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo
1992 Syria Aleppo Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo – Tunisia EO La Goulette Kram Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria
1993 Egypt Cairo Egypt Gezira – Tunisia Stade Nabeulien Tunisia Ezzahra Sports
1994 did not held
1995 Egypt Cairo Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria – Egypt Gezira Egypt Al Ahly
1996 Lebanon Beirut Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria – Lebanon Hekmeh BC Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
1997 Tunisia Nabeul Tunisia Stade Nabeulien – Egypt Zamalek Tunisia Ezzahra Sports
1998 Lebanon Lebanon Hekmeh BC 80–72 Algeria WA Boufarik Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah
1999 Lebanon Lebanon Hekmeh BC 79–67 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria
2000 United Arab Emirates Dubai Egypt Gezira 53–51 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo Lebanon Hekmeh BC
2001 Saudi Arabia Egypt Gezira[2] 70–69 Algeria MC Alger Egypt Al Ahly
2002 Lebanon Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria[3] 75–55 Algeria MC Alger Egypt Gezira
2003 did not held
2004 Saudi Arabia Gedda Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) 87–79 Egypt Gezira Algeria MC Alger
2005 United Arab Emirates Dubai Lebanon Al Riyadi 87–82 Jordan Fastlink Egypt Gezira
2006 Morocco Rabat Lebanon Al Riyadi 99–75 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah Morocco Raja Casablanca
2007 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Lebanon Al Riyadi 94–68 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah
2008 Jordan Amman Jordan Zain Club 72–67 Lebanon Hekmeh BC Kuwait Kuwait SC
2009 Lebanon Beyrouth Lebanon Al Riyadi 60–49 Lebanon Hekmeh BC Jordan ASU
2010 Egypt Alexandria Lebanon Al Riyadi 93–73 Lebanon Al Mouttahed Tripoli Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria
2011 Qatar Doha United Arab Emirates Sharjah SC 80–73 Morocco AS Salé Jordan ASU
2012[4] Libya Benghazi Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi No playoffs Tunisia JS Kairouan Tunisia ASC Bizerte
2013 Libya Benghazi Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi No playoffs Tunisia AS Hammamet Tunisia TACAPES Gabès
2014 Morocco Salé Qatar Al Rayyan 85–78 Morocco AS Salé Lebanon Al Riyadi
2015 United Arab Emirates Dubai Tunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel 74–62 Algeria GS Pétroliers Qatar El Jaish SC
2016 Tunisia Sousse Tunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel 72–62 Morocco AS Salé Qatar Al-Gharafa
2017 Morocco Salé Lebanon Homenetmen 99–98 Morocco AS Salé Qatar Al-Gharafa
2018 Lebanon Beirut Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 74–70 Lebanon Beirut Club Morocco AS Salé
2019 Morocco Salé Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 90–86 Lebanon Beirut Club Tunisia US Monastir
2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Egypt Alexandria Egypt Al Ahly Cairo 78–66 Kuwait Kuwait Tunisia Ezzahra Sports
2022 Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait 78–77 Egypt Al Ahly Cairo Lebanon Beirut Club
2023 Qatar Doha Lebanon Beirut Club 86–75 Morocco AS Salé Kuwait Kuwait
2024 Egypt Alexandria Qatar Al-Arabi 81–71 Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt Sporting Alexandria

Statistics

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Titles by team

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Team Champion Runner-up Third
Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 7 (1987, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2018, 2019) 1 (2024) 3 (1992, 1999, 2010)
Lebanon Al Riyadi 5 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) 1 (2014)
Egypt Gezira 3 (1993, 2000, 2001) 2 (1995, 2004) 2 (2002, 2005)
Lebanon Hekmeh BC 2 (1998, 1999) 3 (1996, 2008, 2009) 1 (2000)
Iraq Al-Rasheed SC 2 (1988, 1990)
Tunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel 2 (2015, 2016)
Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi 2 (2012, 2013)
Egypt Al Ahly Cairo 1 (2021) 4 (1991, 1999, 2000, 2022) 2 (1995, 2001)
Lebanon Beirut Club 1 (2023) 2 (2018,2019) 1 (2022)
Kuwait Kuwait 1 (2022) 1 (2021) 1 (2008)
Tunisia Stade Nabeulien 1 (1997) 1 (1993)
Jordan Zain Club * 1 (2008) 1 (2005)
Algeria OC Alger ** 1 (1989) 1 (1990)
Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo 1 (1992) 1 (1991)
Qatar Al Rayyan 1 (2014)
Syria Jalaa SC 1 (1978)
United Arab Emirates Sharjah SC 1 (2011)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 1 (2004)
Lebanon Homenetmen 1 (2017)
Qatar Al-Arabi 1 (2024)
* ex. Fastlink
** ex. IRB Alger

Titles by country

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Rank Nation Champion Runner-up Third place Total
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  Qatar 2 0 3 4
6  Iraq 2 0 0 2
 Libya 2 0 0 2
8  Algeria 1 5 2 8
9  Saudi Arabia 1 2 5 8
10  Jordan 1 2 2 5
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)

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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 23 24 Total
seasons 		Highest
finish
Algeria MC Alger 2nd 4th 4th – – – – – – 3 Runners-up
Algeria NB Staoueli – – – – GS – – – – 1 Group stage
Algeria USM Alger – – – – – – – QF – 1 Quarterfinals
Algeria USM Blida – – – – – GS – – – 1 Group stage
Algeria WA Boufarik – – – – – QF R16 – – 2 Quarterfinals
Bahrain Al-Ahli Manama – – – – – – R16 – – 1 Round of 16
Bahrain Al-Muharraq – – QF – – – – QF – 2 Quarterfinals
Bahrain Al-Riffa – – – – GS – – – – 1 Group stage
Bahrain Manama Club – – – – – GS – – – 1 Group stage
Kuwait Al-Jahra – – – – – – QF – – 1 Quarterfinals
Kuwait Kuwait – – – – GS 2nd 1st 3rd – 4 Champions
Kuwait Kazma – – – – – – 4th – 4th 2 Fourth place
Kuwait Al-Yarmouk – – – – – GS – – – 1 Group stage
Kuwait Qadsia – – – – – – – QF QF 2 Quarterfinals
Lebanon Beirut Club – – – 2nd 2nd QF 3rd 1st – 5 Champions
Lebanon Al Riyadi GS – – – – – QF – – 2 Quarterfinals
Lebanon Dynamo Lebanon – – – – – – – R16 – 1 Round of 16
Lebanon Homenetmen Beirut – – 1st 4th – – – – – 2 Champions
Lebanon Sagesse – GS – – – – – – – 1 Group stage
Oman Al Bashaer – – – – – – R16 – – 1 Round of 16
Oman Al Nizwa – – GS – – – – – – 1 Group stage
Oman Ahli Sidab – – – GS GS – – – – 2 Group stage
Oman Al-Seeb GS GS – – – – – R16 GS 4 Round of 16
Egypt Al Ahly Cairo – – – – – 1st 2nd 4th – 2 Champions
Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria – – – 1st 1st 4th QF QF 2nd 6 Champions
Egypt Gezira – – 3rd – QF – – – – 2 Quarterfinals
Egypt Sporting Alexandria GS GS – QF – – – – 3rd 3 Quarterfinals
Egypt Smouha – – – – – – – – QF 1 Quarterfinals
Yemen Al Mena – – – – – – R16 – – 1 Round of 16
Yemen Al-Tilal GS – – – – – – – – 1 Group stage
Yemen Shaa'b Hadramaut – – – – – GS – – GS 2 Group stage
Yemen Al-Wehda – – – – – – – R16 – 1 Round of 16
Morocco AS Salé – 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th – – 2nd – 5 Runners-up
Morocco FAR Rabat – – QF – QF – – – – 2 Quarterfinals
Morocco FUS Rabat – – GS – – QF – – – 2 Quarterfinals
Morocco MTB Majd Tanger – – – – – – – R16 – 1 Round of 16
Tunisia ES Sahel 1st 1st – – – – – – – 1 Champions
Tunisia Dalia Sportive de Grombalia – GS – – – – – – – 1 Group stage
Tunisia Ezzahra Sports – – – – – 3rd – – – 1 Third place
Tunisia JS Menzah – – QF – – – – – – 1 Quarterfinals
Tunisia US Monastir 4th – – – 3rd – – – – 2 Third place
Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh GS GS GS QF – GS – – – 5 Quarterfinals
Saudi Arabia Al Nassr – – – QF – – – R16 – 2 Quarterfinals
Palestine Al-Buraig – – – – GS – – – – 1 Group stage
Palestine Al Bureij – – – – – – – R16 – 1 Round of 16
Palestine Qalandia – – – GS – – – – – 1 Group stage
United Arab Emirates Al Bataeh – – – – – GS – – GS 2 Group stage
United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli QF – GS – – – – – – 2 Quarterfinals
United Arab Emirates Sharjah GS – – – – GS – – GS 3 Group stage
United Arab Emirates Al Wahdda – – – – – – – – QF 1 Quarterfinals
Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi – – – – – – R16 – – 1 Round of 16
Libya Al Ahli Tripoli QF – – – QF – – – – 2 Quarterfinals
Libya Al-Ittihad – – – – – – – GS – 1 Group stage
Iraq Al-Mina'a – GS – – – GS – – – 2 Group stage
Iraq Dijlah University – – – – – – QF – – 1 Quarterfinals
Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo – – – – – – R16 QF – 2 Quarterfinals
Iraq Al-Shorta QF – – – – – – – – 1 Quarterfinals
Qatar Al-Ahi Doha – – – – – – – GS – 1 Group stage
Qatar Al-Arabi – – – QF – – – – 1st 2 Champions
Qatar Al-Gharafa – 3rd QF – – GS R16 – QF 5 Third place
Qatar Al Rayyan QF – – – QF – – – – 2 Quarterfinals
Qatar Al Sadd – – – – – – R16 – – 1 Round of 16
Qatar El Jaish 4th – – – – – – – – 1 Fourth place
Qatar Al-Wakrah – – – – – QF – – – 1 Quarterfinals
Qatar Qatar SC – – – – – – – R16 – 1 Round of 16
Sudan Alyounany – – – – GS GS – – – 2 Group stage
MC Alger (ex. GS Pétroliers).

Most Valuable Players

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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

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

Best Scorer

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Season Player Club Ref.
2023 Morocco Ilias Aqboub Morocco AS Salé [6]
2024 Qatar Mostafa Foda Qatar Al-Arabi [5]

Best Three-point Shooter

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Season Player Club Ref.
2023 Lebanon Jean Marc Jarroush Lebanon Beirut Club [6]
2024 Egypt Ahmed "Dola" Adel Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria [5]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b c "Al Arabi defeats Al Ittihad to grab 36th Arab Clubs Men Championship title". www.asia-basket.com. 2024-10-12. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  6. ^ a b "Beirut defeats AS Sale to grab 35th Arab Clubs Men Championship title". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
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