Arab Club Basketball Championship
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| Organising body | Arab Basketball Confederation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| First season | 1978 |
| Country | ABC member associations |
| Confederation | Arab world |
| Number of teams | 12–18 |
| Current champions | Qatar Al-Arabi (1st title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria (7 titles) |
| File:Basketball current event.svg 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
[edit | edit source]Tournament history
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Statistics
[edit | edit source]Titles by club
[edit | edit source]| Club | 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
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Country | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Performance by club (2015–present)
[edit | edit source]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).
Awards
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]| Season | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Morocco Ilias Aqboub | Morocco AS Salé | [6] |
| 2024 | Qatar Mostafa Foda | Qatar Al-Arabi | [5] |
Best three-point shooter
[edit | edit source]| 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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External links
[edit | edit source]- Competition standings at goalzz.com