Arab Club Basketball Championship

Arab Club 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)
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

Tournament history

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

Statistics

Titles by team

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Team	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	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)

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).

Most valuable players

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:

Arab Championship Most Valuable Player (MVP) winners

Season	Player	Team	Ref.
2021	Ehab Amin	Al Ahly
2023	Sergio El Darwich	Beirut Club
2024	Mustafa "Mosty" Ali	Al-Arabi	[5]

Best scorer

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

Best three-point shooter

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

See also

• Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship

References

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. "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. "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