UAE National Basketball League

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UAE National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Founded2013
No. of teams10
Country United Arab Emirates
Continent Asia (FIBA Asia Champions Cup)
Most recent
champion(s)
Shabab Al Ahli (9th title)
Most titles Shabab Al Ahli (9 titles)
Level on pyramid1

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

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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, Province
Al Ain Al Ain
Al Bataeh Al Bataeh
Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed
Al Jazira Abu Dhabi
Al Nasr Dubai
Al WaslDubai
Al WahdaAbu Dhabi
BaniyasAbu Dhabi
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
Sharjah Sharjah

League Championship

TeamsWinLossTotalChampionshipsRunners up
Shabab Al Ahli 9110 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 2020
Sharjah 145 2020 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022
Al Nasr 033 2018, 2019, 2023
Al Wasl 022 2014, 2015

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