Qatari Basketball League
Appearance
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1979 |
CEO | Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani |
No. of teams | 9 |
Country | Qatar |
Continent | FIBA Asia (FIBA Asia Champions Cup) |
Most recent champion(s) | Al Rayyan (18th title) (2022–23) |
Most titles | Al Rayyan (18 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Al Jazeera Sports Al Kass |
Official website | Official website |
The Qatari Basketball League (Template:Lang-ar) is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. The first official season took place in 1981/82.[1] There is a second division and two domestic cup tournaments, the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Qatar Crown Prince Cup.
In the 2012–13 season, the league expanded for the first time in its history, going from 8 to 12 teams with the newly entered clubs including Lekhwiya, Al-Shamal Sports Club, Umm Salal SC, and Al-Khor Sports Club.[2]
Current clubs
As of the 2021–22 season.
Club | Location |
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Al Ahli | Doha |
Al Arabi | Doha |
Al-Gharafa | Al-Gharafa, Al-Rayyan |
Al Rayyan | Al-Rayyan |
Al Sadd | Al-Sadd, Doha |
Al Wakrah | Al Wakrah |
Qatar Sports Club | Al Dafna, Doha |
Al Shamal | Doha |
Al-Khor | Al Khor |
Championship history
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List of medal winners
Season | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place |
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2017–18 | Al-Arabi (9) | 61–59 | Al-Wakrah | Qatar Sports |
2018–19 | Al-Shamal | 80–77 | Al-Arabi | Qatar Sports |
2019–20 | Al-Shamal (2) | 81–70 | Al-Gharafa | Al-Arabi |
2020–21 | Al-Gharafa (2) | 89–71 | Al-Shamal | Al-Arabi |
2021–22 | Al Sadd (6) | 2–1 | Al-Gharafa | Al-Wakrah |
2022-23 | Al-Rayyan |
Top-performing clubs
Club | Champions |
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Al-Rayyan | 18 |
Al-Arabi | 9 |
Qatar SC | 7 |
Al Sadd | 6 |
Al-Shamal | 2 |
El Jaish | 2 |
Al Ahli | 1 |
Al-Gharafa | 1 |
Total titles won by town or city
Town or city | Number of titles | Clubs |
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Doha | 24
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Al Arabi (9), Qatar SC (7), El Jaish (1), Al Ahli SC (1), Al Sadd (6) |
Al Rayyan | 18
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Al Rayyan (18) |
Domestic competitions
Qatar Crown Prince Cup
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Emir of Qatar Cup
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2012 : Al Rayyan d. Al Sadd 2013 : Al Rayyan d. Al Sadd 2014 : Al Gharafa d El Jaish 2015 : El Jaish d Al Sadd 2016 : El Jaish d. Al Gharafa
See also
References
- ^ "Peninsula - Qatar Basketball Federation aims to raise the bar of local league". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ^ Al Sharq - لأول مرة في قطر ...12 ناديا في الموسم الجديد.[permanent dead link ] (in Arabic)
- ^ QBA - Roster of Champions Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine