Arab Club Basketball Championship
| Organising body | Arab Basketball Confederation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| First season | 1978 |
| Country | ABC member associations |
| Confederation | Arab world |
| Number of teams | 12–18 |
| Current champions | Al-Arabi (1st title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Al-Ittihad Alexandria (7 titles) |
| 2025 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 clubs.
Egyptian Al-Ittihad Alexandria is the most successful club in the tournament's history, as it has won a record 7 titles.
Summary
Tournament history
Statistics
Titles by club
| Club | Champion | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 7 (1987, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2018, 2019) | 1 (2024) | 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) | ||
| Al-Arabi | 1 (2024) |
- * ex. Fastlink
- ** ex. IRB Alger
Titles by country
| Rank | Country | 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 | 5 |
| 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC Alger | 2nd | 4th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | Runners-up |
| NB Staoueli | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| USM Alger | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| USM Blida | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| WA Boufarik | – | – | – | – | – | QF | R16 | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Ahli Manama | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Al-Muharraq | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | QF | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Riffa | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Manama Club | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al-Jahra | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Kuwait | – | – | – | – | GS | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | – | 4 | Champions |
| Kazma | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | 4th | 2 | Fourth place |
| Al-Yarmouk | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Qadsia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Beirut Club | – | – | – | 2nd | 2nd | QF | 3rd | 1st | – | 5 | Champions |
| Al Riyadi | GS | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Dynamo Lebanon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | GS | 4 | Round of 16 |
| Al Ahly Cairo | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | 4th | – | 2 | Champions |
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | – | – | – | 1st | 1st | 4th | QF | QF | 2nd | 6 | Champions |
| Gezira | – | – | 3rd | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Sporting Alexandria | GS | GS | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| Smouha | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Al Mena | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Al-Tilal | GS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Shaa'b Hadramaut | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | GS | 2 | Group stage |
| Al-Wehda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| AS Salé | – | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | – | – | 2nd | – | 5 | Runners-up |
| FAR Rabat | – | – | QF | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| FUS Rabat | – | – | GS | – | – | QF | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| MTB Majd Tanger | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| ES Sahel | 1st | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Champions |
| 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 | – | – | – | R16 | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Buraig | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al Bureij | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Qalandia | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al Bataeh | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | GS | 2 | Group stage |
| Shabab Al Ahli | QF | – | GS | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Sharjah | GS | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | GS | 3 | Group stage |
| Al Wahdda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Ahly Benghazi | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Al Ahli Tripoli | QF | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Ittihad | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al-Mina'a | – | GS | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | 2 | Group stage |
| Dijlah University | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | QF | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Shorta | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Ahi Doha | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al-Arabi | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 1st | 2 | Champions |
| Al-Gharafa | – | 3rd | QF | – | – | GS | R16 | – | QF | 5 | Third place |
| Al Rayyan | QF | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al Sadd | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| El Jaish | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Fourth place |
| Al-Wakrah | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Qatar SC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Alyounany | – | – | – | – | GS | GS | – | – | – | 2 | Group stage |
- MC Alger (ex. GS Pétroliers).
Awards
After each tournament, several individual awards are handed out including the best scorer, three-point scorer, most valuable player and best foreign player.
Most valuable player
| Season | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ehab Amin | Al Ahly | |
| 2023 | Sergio El Darwich | Beirut Club | |
| 2024 | Mustafa "Mosty" Ali | Al-Arabi | [5] |
Best scorer
| Season | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ilias Aqboub | AS Salé | [6] |
| 2024 | Mostafa Foda | Al-Arabi | [5] |
Best three-point shooter
| Season | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jean Marc Jarroush | Beirut Club | [6] |
| 2024 | Ahmed "Dola" Adel | Al Ittihad Alexandria | [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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Beirut defeats AS Sale to grab 35th Arab Clubs Men Championship title". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
External links
- Competition standings at goalzz.com