Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball)

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Al Ittihad
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Club logo.png
NicknameMasters of the City (سيد البلد)
Leagues Egyptian Super League
Founded1914
HistoryAl Ittihad Alexandria
1914–present
ArenaKamal Shalaby Hall
Location Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
PresidentMohamed Mouselhy
Head coachAhmed Omar
Team captain Ismail Ahmed
2020–21 positionSuper League, 2nd of 18
Championships1 FIBA Africa Champions Cup
13 Egyptian Super Leagues
11 Egyptian Cups
7 Arab Championships
Website itthadclub.com

Al Ittihad Alexandria, also known as Al Ittihad Elsakandry, is a basketball club based in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The team plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. [1] The team is widely considered one of the basketball powerhouse of Egypt,[ citation needed ] having won 13 championships.

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Ittihad has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 1987, crowning itself African champions. The team has also won the Arab Championship seven times.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Domestic

International

Players

Current roster

Al Ittihad roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 Flag of Egypt.svg Metwaly, Ahmed 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (176 lb)26 – (1997-02-15)15 February 1997
PG 3 Flag of Egypt.svg Shehata, Yusuf 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)79 kg (174 lb)27 – (1996-01-16)16 January 1996
PG 4 Flag of Qatar.svg Fouda, Moustafa 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)80 kg (176 lb)26 – (1997-11-15)15 November 1997
SG 5 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Dominique  (I)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb)36 – (1987-06-09)9 June 1987
C 6 Flag of Egypt.svg Khalifa, Haytham 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)106 kg (234 lb)36 – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987
SF 7 Flag of Egypt.svg Behiry, Hatem 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)90 kg (198 lb)31 – (1992-11-30)30 November 1992
SG 9 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed, Mido 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)27 – (1996-07-06)6 July 1996
C 10 Flag of Egypt.svg Mahmoud, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)95 kg (209 lb)28 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
SF 12 Flag of Egypt.svg Aboushousha, Youssef 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)87 kg (192 lb)30 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993
G/F 13 Flag of Egypt.svg El Sabbagh, Ahmed  (C)1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb)38 – (1985-05-26)26 May 1985
G/F 20 Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of Greece.svg Saleh, Yaser 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)104 kg (229 lb)25 – (1998-09-30)30 September 1998
C 22 Flag of Egypt.svg Khalaf, Ahmed 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)95 kg (209 lb)24 – (1999-02-24)24 February 1999
PF 42 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed, Aly 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)113 kg (249 lb)31 – (1992-03-15)15 March 1992
PF 88 Flag of Egypt.svg Ibrahim, Rami 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)102 kg (225 lb)35 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: January 31, 2023

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffs Egyptian Cup International competitionsHead coach
FinishPlayedWinsLosses Win% LeagueResult
Al Ittihad Alexandria
2016–171Premier League5th1269.400N/ADNQ
2017–181Premier League3rd1275.583QuarterfinalistDNQ
2018–191 Premier League 1st14104.714SemifinalistDNQ
2019–201 Premier League 1st14122.857ChampionsChampionNot held Ahmed Marei
2020–211 Premier League 1st14122.857Runners-upChampionDNQ
2021–221 Premier League 1st14113.786Runners-upRunner-up Arab Championship 4th
2022–231 Premier League 1st14131.929Runners-up Arab Championship QF Miodrag Perišić /Henrik Rödl
2023–241 Premier League Ahmed Omar

Head coaches

See also

Notes

  1. The 2022 Egypt Basketball Super Cup was suspended after a stand in the stadium collapsed and 27 fans got injured. [2] Afterwards, the game was re-scheduled but opponent Al Ahly conceded the game, giving an automatic win to Al Ittihad. [3]

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