Organising body | Bahrain Basketball Association (BBA) |
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Founded | 1974 |
First season | 1974–75 |
Country | Bahrain |
Confederation | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
Number of teams | 11 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Feeder to | Basketball Champions League Asia FIBA West Asia Super League Arab Club Basketball Championship |
Domestic cup(s) | BBA Cup |
Supercup | BBA Super Cup |
Current champions | Manama Club (24th title) (2022–23) |
Most championships | Manama Club (24 titles) |
The Bahraini Premier League, also known as the Zain Basketball League, is a professional basketball league in Bahrain. The league consists of 13 teams.
Manama Club is the most decorated team in league history, having won 24 titles including for five consecutive seasons, from 2012-13 to 2017-18. [1] [2] [3] Al-Ahli ranks second with 20 national championships.
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Finals score | Ref. |
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2023–24 | Manama (25) | Al-Ahli | 3–1 | [4] |
Four teams have won the Bahraini Premier League thus far, as Manama Club (24), Al-Ahli (20), Al-Hala (3) and Al-Muharraq (3) have won every title since the league's inception in 1974.
Club | Wins | Last title |
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Manama Club | 25 | 2024 |
Al-Ahli | 20 | 2021 |
Al-Hala | 3 | 2011 |
Al-Muharraq | 3 | 2019 |