Organising body | Arab Basketball Confederation |
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Founded | 1976 |
First season | 1976 |
Country | ABC member associations |
Confederation | Arab world |
Number of teams | 16–18 |
Current champions | Beirut Club (1st title) (2023) |
Most championships | Al-Ittihad Alexandria (7 titles) |
2023 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.
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Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third |
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Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 7 (1987, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2018, 2019) | 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) |
Rank | Nation | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Total |
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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 | Iraq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Libya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | Algeria | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
8 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
9 | Jordan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Qatar | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
11 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Kuwait | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
13 | Morocco | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
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 | Total seasons | Highest finish |
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GS Pétroliers | 2nd | 4th | 4th | – | – | – | – | 3 | Runners-up |
NB Staoueli | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
USM Blida | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
WA Boufarik | – | – | – | – | – | QF | R16 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Ahli Manama | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
Al-Muharraq | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Riffa | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Manama Club | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
Al-Jahra | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Kuwait | – | – | – | – | GS | 2nd | 1st | 3 | Champions |
Kazma | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 1 | Fourth place |
Al-Yarmouk | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
Beirut Club | – | – | – | 2nd | 2nd | QF | 3rd | 4 | Runners-up |
Al Riyadi | GS | – | – | – | – | – | QF | 2 | Quarterfinals |
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 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | Group stage |
Al Ahly Cairo | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | 2 | Champions |
Al Ittihad Alexandria | – | – | – | 1st | 1st | 4th | QF | 4 | Champions |
Gezira | – | – | 3rd | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Sporting Alexandria | GS | GS | – | QF | – | – | – | 3 | Quarterfinals |
Al Mena | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
Al-Tilal | GS | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Shaa'b Hadramaut | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
AS Salé | – | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | – | – | 4 | Runners-up |
FAR Rabat | – | – | QF | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
ES Sahel | 1st | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Champions |
FUS Rabat | – | – | GS | – | – | QF | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
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 | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Buraig | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Qalandia | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
Al Bataeh | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
Shabab Al Ahli | QF | – | GS | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Sharjah SC | GS | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 2 | Group stage |
Al-Ahly Benghazi | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
Al Ahli Tripoli | QF | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Mina'a | – | GS | – | – | – | GS | – | 2 | Group stage |
Dijlah University | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Ittihad Aleppo | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
Al-Shorta | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Arabi | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Al-Gharafa | – | 3rd | QF | – | – | GS | R16 | 4 | Round of 16 |
Al Rayyan | QF | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
Al Sadd | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | 1 | Round of 16 |
El Jaish | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Fourth place |
Al-Wakrah | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
Alyounany | – | – | – | – | GS | GS | – | 2 | Group stage |
Season | Player | Club | Ref. |
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2021 | Ehab Amin | Al Ahly | [5] |
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