2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Premier League

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2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Premier League
Season2019–20
Dates10 December 2019 – 10 September 2020
Number of teams16
Regular season
BAL Al Ittihad
Season MVP Ismail Ahmad
(Al Ittihad)
Finals
Champions Al Ittihad
15th title
  Runners-up Al Ahly
Statistical leaders
Points Ehab Amin
(Al Ahly)
2020–21

The 2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Super League was the 46th season of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. The season started on 10 December 2019 and ended on 10 September 2020. The champions qualified for the 2021 Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Contents

On 15 March 2020, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] The season resumed 16 August 2020. [2]

Al Ittihad won its fifteenth national title. [3]

Teams

The 2019–20 season existed out of the following 16 teams:

Arenas and locations

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
6th of October 6th of October 6th of October Sports Hall 5,500
Al Ahly Cairo Al Ahly Sports Hall 2,500
Al Ittihad Alexandria Kamal Shalaby Hall
Horse Owners' Club Alexandria
Egypt Insurance Cairo
Al Gaish Army Cairo Tala'ea El Gaish Hall
El Shams Cairo
Aviation Club Cairo
Telecom Egypt Cairo
Gezira Cairo (Zamalek) Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex 1,620
Suez Canal SC Ismailia Suez Canal Authority Arena
Olympi Alexandria El Olympi Arena
Smouha Alexandria Smouha Arena
Sporting Alexandria Alexandria Sporting Club Hall
Tanta Tanta Tanta Arena
Zamalek Giza Abdelrahman Fawzy Hall4,000

Regular season

Top Group

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Al Ittihad 141221176989+18724Advance to playoffs
2 Al Ahly 141131089981+10822
3 Gezira 141041143991+15220
4 Sporting Alexandria 147710631059+414
5 Zamalek 147710661059+714
6 Smouha 1468108811506212
7 Egypt Insurance 1421292011191994
8 Al Geish Army 1411390610701642
Source: Goalzz.com

Bottom Group

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Olympic Club 1410411131048+6520
2 Tanta 148611351065+7016
3 Telecom Egypt 1486986983+316
4 Horse Owners' Club 14861013968+4516
5 Aviation Club 1477102410654114
6 Suez Canal SC 14689549863212
7 El Shams (R)147798510153014Relegated to Egyptian Second League
8 6th of October (R)1431110671147806
Source: Goalzz.com
(R) Relegated

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Al Ittihad 3
8 Al Geish Army 0
1 Al Ittihad 3
5 Zamalek 0
4 Sporting Alexandria 1
5 Zamalek 3
1 Al Ittihad 3
2 Al Ahly 1
2 Al Ahly 3
7 Egypt Insurance 0
2 Al Ahly 3
3 Gezira 1
3 Gezira 3
6 Smouha 1

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Al Ittihad 3–0 Al Geish Army 80–4780–6280–63
Al Ahly 3–0 Egypt Insurance 73–4480–4673–57
Sporting Alexandria 1–3 Zamalek 82–7645–6286–8768–85
Gezira 3–1 Smouha 73–6886–9370–6982–80

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Al Ittihad 3–0 Zamalek 92–7089–80109–97
Al Ahly 3–1 Gezira 71–6675–8580–7466–63

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Al Ittihad 3–1 Al Ahly 101–9465–7671–6881–72

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References

  1. "Egypt suspends basketball activities for two weeks - afrobasket". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
  3. "Al Ittihad dominate season in Egypt to play at Basketball Africa League 2021".