Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball)
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| Nickname | Masters of the City (سيد البلد) | ||
| Leagues | Egyptian Super League | ||
| Founded | 1914 | ||
| Arena | Kamal Shalaby Hall | ||
| Location | Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt | ||
| President | Mohamed Meslhy | ||
| Head coach | Ahmed Marei | ||
| Website | itthadclub | ||
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Al Ittihad Alexandria, also known as Al Ittihad Elsakandry, is a basketball club based in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The team plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League.[1] The team is widely considered to be the basketball powerhouse of Egypt, having won a league-best 14 championships.
Ittihad has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 1987, crowning itself African champions.
Honours
Domestic
- Egyptian Super League
- Winners (14): 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2010
- Egyptian Cup
- Winners (13): 1976-1978-1982-1983-1984-1985-1986-1987-1988-1989-1990-2010-2012
International
- FIBA Africa Champions Cup
- Arab Championship
- Winners (7): 1987-1991-1994-1996-2002 -2018-2019
Notable players
Ismail Ahmed Abdelmoneim 4 seasons: '93–'97- Moamen Abdou El-Lanin 7 seasons: '06–'13
- Mark Aziz 1 season: '10–'11
- Mohamed El-Gazzar 2 seasons: '03–'05
References
- ^ "Arab Club Championship in basketball in Alexandria". Demotix.com. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
External links
- Team profile at Africabasket.com