UAE National Basketball League

UAE National Basketball League

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2013
No. of teams	10
Country	United Arab Emirates
Confederation	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	Shabab Al Ahli (9th title)
Most titles	Shabab Al Ahli (9 titles)
Feeder to	Basketball Champions League Asia FIBA West Asia Super League Arab Club Basketball Championship
Level on pyramid	1

The UAE National Basketball League is the top professional basketball league in the United Arab Emirates.

The league was founded in 2013 and features 10 teams. ^[1] The most decorated team in the league is Shabab Al Ahli who have won eight of the nine championships thus far.

Current clubs

Team [2]	City
Al Jazira	Abu Dhabi
Al Nasr	Dubai
Al Wasl	Dubai
Al Wahda	Abu Dhabi
Baniyas	Abu Dhabi
Shabab Al Ahli	Dubai
Sharjah	Sharjah

Teams	Win	Loss	Total	Championships	Runners up
Shabab Al Ahli	9	1	10	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023	2020
Sharjah	1	4	5	2020	2016, 2017, 2021, 2022
Al Nasr	0	3	3		2018, 2019, 2023
Al Wasl	0	2	2		2014, 2015

References

1. Maik Zirbes wechselt in die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate basketball.de, 13 July 2020. Accessed 3 December 2021.(in German)
2. "UAE D1 Basketball Teams". Archived from the original on 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2024-06-11.

External links

• UAE basketball at Asia-Basket.com

Videos

• UAE Basketball 2014 Winner Al Ahli Club Dubai Youtube.com video
• Basketball Tournoi Amical de Dubai CA vs Al Ahly 1ère mi tp 2015 2016 Youtube.com video (in Arabic)