FIBA Africa Zone 5 Club Championship (men)

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FIBA Africa Zone 5 Club Championship (men)
Organising body FIBA Africa
Founded1985
First season1985
Folded2018
CountriesZone 5 member countries
Confederation FIBA Africa
Number of teams6–15
International cup(s) FIBA Africa Basketball League
Last champions Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly (1st title)
(2018)
Most championships Flag of Kenya.svg Co-op Bank
(5 titles)

The FIBA Africa Zone 5 Club Championship was a men's and women's basketball club competition for teams in FIBA Africa's Zone 5, which exists of teams in East Africa. The winners of the zone championship qualified for the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup (later the FIBA Africa Basketball League). [1] The tournament was held annually in October, with teams qualifying through their domestic leagues.

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The last competition was played in 2018, after which no championship has been held anymore, although East African team play each other in the Road to BAL, but no regional championship title is awarded anymore.

Co-op Bank from Kenya holds the record for most championships with five titles. Kenya was the most successful nation as well with as many as nine titles that were attributed to teams from the country.

Results

Ed.YearFinals hostFinalThird place gameNum.
teams		Ref.
WinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
101995 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Harare 		[2]
111996 Flag of Kenya.svg
Nairobi 		Flag of Kenya.svg
Co-op Bank 		[2]
121997 Flag of Uganda.svg
Kampala 		Flag of Kenya.svg
Co-op Bank 		[2]
131998 Flag of Tanzania.svg
Dar es Salaam 		Flag of Kenya.svg
Co-op Bank 		[2]
141999 Flag of Zambia.svg
Lusaka 		Flag of None.svg
Cobra		 [2]
152000 Flag of Uganda.svg
Kampala 		Flag of Uganda.svg
Falcons 		[2]
162001 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Kigali 		Flag of Tanzania.svg
Savio 		[3]
172002 Flag of Kenya.svg
Nairobi 		Flag of Rwanda.svg
APR 		[4]
182003 Flag of Zanzibar.svg
Zanzibar 		Flag of Kenya.svg
Ulinzi Warriors 		[5]
192004 Flag of Uganda.svg
Kampala 		Flag of Kenya.svg
Post Bank 		[2]
202005 Flag of Tanzania.svg
Dar es Salaam 		Flag of Kenya.svg
KCB Lions 		[2]
212006 Flag of Kenya.svg
Nairobi 		Flag of Kenya.svg
KCB Lions 		[2]
222007 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Kigali 		Flag of Rwanda.svg
APR 		12 [2]
232008 Flag of Ethiopia.svg
Addis Ababa 		Flag of Rwanda.svg
APR 		[5]
242009 Flag of Uganda.svg
Kampala 		Flag of Kenya.svg
Co-op Bank 		Flag of Uganda.svg
Kyambogo Warriors 		10 [2] [6]
252010 Flag of Burundi.svg
Bujumbura 		Flag of Kenya.svg
Co-op Bank 		[2]
262011 Flag of Tanzania.svg
Dar es Salaam 		Flag of Burundi.svg
Urunani 		[2]
272012 Flag of Uganda.svg
Kampala 		Flag of Rwanda.svg
Espoir 		90–39 Flag of Burundi.svg
Urunani 		Flag of Uganda.svg
Dmark Power 		66–65 Flag of Kenya.svg
KCB Lions 		[7] [1] [8]
282013 Flag of Burundi.svg Bujumbura Flag of Burundi.svg
Urunani 		65–56 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Espoir 		[7]
292014 Flag of Kenya.svg
Mombasa 		Flag of Burundi.svg
Urunani 		68–59 Flag of Kenya.svg
KPA 		8 [9] [7]
302015 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Kigali 		Flag of Egypt.svg
Gezira 		75–73 Flag of Uganda.svg
City Oilers 		10 [10]
312016 Flag of Uganda.svg
Kampala 		Flag of Uganda.svg
City Oilers 		72–49 Flag of Kenya.svg
Ulinzi Warriors 		Flag of Rwanda.svg
Patriots 		67–60 Flag of Kenya.svg
USIU Tigers 		10 [5] [11]
322017 Flag of Uganda.svg
Kampala 		Flag of Uganda.svg
City Oilers 		86–59 Flag of Rwanda.svg
Patriots 		Flag of Uganda.svg Dmark Power and Flag of Kenya.svg KPA 8 [12] [13]
332018 Flag of Tanzania.svg
Dar es Salaam 		Flag of Egypt.svg
Al Ahly 		68–67 Flag of Egypt.svg
Smouha 		Flag of Rwanda.svg
REG 		[14]


Statistics

Performance by club

Performances in the FIBA Africa Zone Five Club Championship
ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Flag of Kenya.svg Co-op Bank 501996, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2010—
Flag of Burundi.svg Urunani 312011, 2013, 20142012
Flag of Rwanda.svg APR 312002, 2007, 2008—
Flag of Kenya.svg KCB Lions 202005, 2006—
Flag of Uganda.svg City Oilers 212016, 20172015
Flag of Rwanda.svg Espoir 1120122013
Flag of Egypt.svg Gezira 102015—
Flag of Kenya.svg Post Bank 102004—
Flag of Kenya.svg Ulinzi Warriors 1120032016
Flag of Tanzania.svg Savio 102002—
Flag of None.svg Cobra101999—
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 102018—
Flag of Uganda.svg Falcons 102000—
Flag of Uganda.svg Kyambogo Warriors 01—2009
Flag of Kenya.svg KPA 01—2014
Flag of Egypt.svg Smouha 01—2018
Flag of Rwanda.svg Patriots 01—2017

Performance by country

NationWinnersRunners-up
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 92
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 43
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 32
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 31
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 21
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 10

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