Egyptian Basketball Premier League Explained

Egyptian Basketball Premier League
Organiser:Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED)
First:1972–73
Country:Egypt
Teams:16
Relegation:Egyptian Basketball Premier League B
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Egypt Cup
Supercup:Egypt Super Cup
Confed Cup:Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Champions:Al Ittihad (14th title)
Season:2023–24
Most Champs:Zamalek (15 titles)
Tv:OnTime Sports, Nile Sports
Current:2023–24 Egyptian Basketball Premier League

The Egyptian Basketball Premier League is the top professional basketball division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administered by the Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED), it is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the Egyptian Basketball Premier League B and replaced by the top two teams in that division.

A total of five clubs have been crowned champions of the Egyptian Basketball Super League since its inception in 1972, with Zamalek winning the title a record 15 times and Al Ittihad 14 times, though the Egyptian Basketball Super League also saw other champions, including Gezira (11 times), Al Ahly (7 times) and Sporting (3 times). The champions of each season qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) regular season.

Format

The Premier League is the basic and qualifying league for the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as Egypt has been identified as a key market by the league's organisation.

The typical season currently consists of three stages:

  1. The preliminary stage: where 1 meets 16, 2 meets 15, and so on in terms of ranking in the Mortabt-League.
  2. The regular season: After the rise of eight teams compete among themselves In back and forth matches. The season is divided into the Super League (teams ranked 1st–8th) and the bottom group (teams ranked 9th–16th).
  3. Playoffs stage: It starts from the final round, where the 1st place holder of the regular league meets the 8th place holder in a series of three matches, then the semi-finals and the final is a series of 5 matches.
  4. Classification stages: possibly, the lower-ranked teams from the regular season play each other in a play-off format to determine the final rankings as well as relegation.

Clubs

2023–24 teams

The following 16 teams play in the 2023–24 Egyptian Basketball Premier League:.

ClubLocationVenue
Al AhlyCairoAl Ahly Sports Hall
Al IttihadAlexandriaKamal Shalaby Hall
Al Gaish ArmyCairoTala'ea El Gaish Hall
Aviation ClubCairo
Al ZohourCairo
DesoukDesouk
Eastern CompanyCairo
El ShamsCairo
Egypt InsuranceCairo
GeziraCairo (Zamalek)Cairo Stadium
HeliopolisCairoHeliopolis Hall
Horse Owners' ClubAlexandria
Olympic ClubAlexandriaEl Olympi Arena
SmouhaAlexandriaSmouha Arena
Sporting AlexandriaAlexandriaSporting Club Hall
Suez CanalIsmailia
Telecom EgyptCairo
ZamalekGizaAbdulrahman Fawzi Hall

Former teams

ClubLocationFoundedLast season
6th of October SC6th of October19842020
DesoukDesouk
El ShamsCairo19622022
El TeramCairo2019
Geziret El WardCairo2021
Horse Owners' ClubAlexandria19342023
TantaTanta19282022

Titles by club

Thus far, five teams have won the Premier League at least once. Zamalek holds the record for most championship with fifteen titles.[1] [2] [3]

ClubTitlesWinning seasons
Zamalek151973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2018–19, 2020–21
Al Ittihad141978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2019–20, 2023–24
Gezira111972–73, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2016–17
Al Ahly71988–89, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23
Sporting32012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18

List of champions

SeasonChampionSeriesRunners-upMVP
1972–73Gezira (1)
1973–74Zamalek (1)
1974–75Zamalek (2)
1975–76Zamalek (3)
1976–77Zamalek (4)
1977–78Zamalek (5)
1978–79Al Ittihad (1)
1979–80Zamalek (6)
1980–81Zamalek (7)
1981–82Al Ittihad (2)
1982–83Al Ittihad (3)
1983–84Al Ittihad (4)
1984–85Cancelled
1985–86Al Ittihad (5)
1986–87Al Ittihad (6)
1987–88Zamalek (8)
1988–89Al Ahly (1)
1989–90Al Ittihad (7)
1990–91Zamalek (9)
1991–92Al Ittihad (8)
1992–93Gezira (2)
1993–94Gezira (3)
1994–95Al Ittihad (9)
1995–96Cancelled
1996–97Zamalek (10)
1997–98Zamalek (11)
1998–99Al Ittihad (10)
1999–00Al Ahly (2)
2000–01Al Ahly (3)
2001–02Gezira (4)
2002–03Zamalek (12)[4]
2003–04Gezira (5)[5]
2004–05Gezira (6)[6]
2005–06Gezira (7)[7]
2006–07Zamalek (13)
2007–08Gezira (8)Zamalek
2008–09Al Ittihad (11)Al AhlyWael Badr[8]
2009–10Al Ittihad (12)Gezira
2010–11Gezira (9)Zamalek
2011–12Al Ahly (4)Gezira
2012–13Sporting Alexandria (1)Al Ittihad
2013–14Gezira (10)Al Ittihad
2014–15Sporting Alexandria (2)Al IttihadMaJic Dorsey
2015–16Al Ahly (5)Sporting Alexandria
2016–17Gezira (11)Sporting Alexandria
2017–18Sporting Alexandria (3)
2018–19Zamalek (14)3–2GeziraTerrell Stoglin
2019–20Al Ittihad (13)3–1Al AhlyIsmail Ahmed
2020–21Zamalek (15)3–2Al IttihadAnas Mahmoud
2021–22Al Ahly (6)3–2Al IttihadEhab Amin
2022–23Al Ahly (7)3–1Al IttihadEhab Amin[9]
2023–24Al Ittihad (14)3–1Al AhlyAhmed Adel[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الزمالك يهزم الاتحاد ويتوج بطلًا لدوري السلة المصري . 2021-07-01 . يلاكورة.كوم.
  2. Web site: أبطال دوري السلة في مصر عبر التاريخ . 2021-07-01 . Twitter . en.
  3. Web site: Egypt BasketBall | سجل بطولات الدوري العام الممتاز (أ) رجال .
  4. https://www.afrobasket.com/Egypt/basketball-Superleague_2002-2003.aspx Superleague: Season 2002-2003
  5. https://www.afrobasket.com/Egypt/basketball-Superleague_2003-2004.aspx Superleague: Season 2003-2004
  6. https://www.afrobasket.com/Egypt/basketball-Superleague_2004-2005.aspx Superleague: Season 2004-2005
  7. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?g=194&winners=true Detailed Winners List
  8. https://www.afrobasket.com/Egypt/basketball-Superleague_2008-2009.aspx Superleague: Season 2008-2009
  9. News: 2023-05-16 . الخطيب يهنئ لاعبي السلة وجهازهم الفني والإداري والطبي ببطولة دوري السوبر . ar . . 2023-05-16.
  10. Web site: 2024-06-13 . الاتحاد السكندري يهزم الأهلي ويتوج بلقب دوري السوبر لكرة السلة . 2024-06-14 . btolat.com . ar.