2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship Explained

Arab Club Basketball Championship
Year:2021
Other Titles:أفضل لاعب في البطولة العربية للأندية لكرة السلة 2021
Country:Egypt
Dates:29 September – 9 October 2021
Num Teams:18
Winners: Al Ahly
Count:1
Second: Kuwait
Third: Ezzahra Sports
Fourth: Al Ittihad Alexandria
Award Title:MVP
Award: Ehab Amin (Al Ahly)
Prev Season:2020
Next Season:2022

The 2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship was the 33rd season of the Arab Club Basketball Championship. The tournament started on 29 September 2021 and ended on 9 October 2021. The entire tournament was held in Alexandria, Egypt, as all games were played in the Hall Al Ettehad Al Sakandary Club or in the Borj Al Arab Hall.[1]

Al Ittihad Alexandria was the defending champion. Al Ahly Cairo won its first Arab championship.[2]

Regular season

The draw for the groups was held 20 September 2021.[3]

Group A

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29 September 2021
FUS Rabat 90–74 USM Blida
Al-Mina'a 46–115 Al Ittihad Alexandria
1 October 2021
Al Ittihad Alexandria 91–81 FUS Rabat
85–65 Al-Mina'a
4 October 2021
Al-Mina'a 66–103 FUS Rabat
Al Ittihad Alexandria 92–82 USM Blida

Group B

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29 September 2021
Ezzahra Sports 112–36 Alyounany
58–80 Al-Wakrah
30 September 2021
55–106 Al Yarmook
Al-Wakrah 78–71
1 October 2021
Al-Wakrah 74–45 Alyounany
81–88 Ezzahra Sports
3 October 2021
46–95 Sharjah
65–95 Ezzahra Sports
4 October 2021
Ezzahra Sports 81–51 Al-Wakrah
Al Yarmook

Group C

30 September 2021
Shaa'b Hadramaut 69–124 Al Ahly
75–70 Al-Fateh
3 October 2021
94–80
Al Ahly 68–49
4 October 2021
Shaa'b Hadramaut 71–101
77–82 Al Ahly

Group D

30 September 2021
112–60 Al Bataeh
Al-Gharafa 125–113 Manama
1 October 2021
69–88 Beirut Club
Manama 90–93
2 October 2021
Beirut Club 73–71
Manama 62–75 Al Bataeh
3 October 2021
Manama 88–89 Beirut Club
90–69 Al-Gharafa
4 October 2021
Al-Gharafa 67–78 Al Bataeh
Beirut Club 90–96 Kuwait

Playoffs

The playoffs are played in a single-elimination format and began on 6 October and ended on 9 October 2022.[4]

Final

Individual awards

Category Player Team(s) Ref.
Most Valuable PlayerEhab AminAl Ahly[5]
Top ScorerZiyed ChannoufiEzzahra Sports[6]
Best Three-point ShooterAlexander AlgheisKuwait
All-league TeamMido TahaAl Ittihad Alexandria
Jawahar JawadiEzzahra Sports
Ehab AminAl Ahly
Ali HadhoudKuwait
BeboAl Ittihad Alexandria

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 33rd Arab Club Basketball Championship: Morocco's FUS Wins USM Blida of Algeria MapNews . www.mapnews.ma . 6 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Ali . Ahmad Gamal . BASKETBALL: Al Ahly crowned Arab Cup champions for first time in history . KingFut . 10 October 2021 . 9 October 2021.
  3. News: Tunisia: Arab Club Basketball Championship - Ezzahra Sports Drawn in Group B . 6 October 2021 . allAfrica.com . 21 September 2021 . en.
  4. News: Asian Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings . 6 October 2021 . www.asia-basket.com.
  5. News: Ali . Ahmad Gamal . BASKETBALL: Al Ahly extend Ehab Amin contract . 17 May 2022 . KingFut . 4 April 2022. Recently, he was a part of the Al Ahly squad winning the 2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship and he was also named the MVP of the Tournament..
  6. News: Best Players Awards in the 33th Arab Clubs Men Basketball Championship . 17 May 2022 . Afrobasket.com . 9 October 2021.