Bahraini Premier League (basketball)
Appearance
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Organising body | Bahrain Basketball Association (BBA) |
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Founded | 1974 |
First season | 1974–75 |
Country | Bahrain |
Confederation | FIBA Asia (Asia) Gulf Basketball Association (Persian Gulf) |
Number of teams | 11 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Feeder to | Basketball Champions League Asia FIBA West Asia Super League Arab Club Basketball Championship |
Domestic cup(s) | BBA Cup |
Supercup | BBA Super Cup |
Current champions | Manama Club (24th title) (2022–23) |
Most championships | Manama Club (24 titles) |
The Bahraini Premier League, also known as the Zain Basketball League, is a professional basketball league in Bahrain. The league consists of 13 teams.
Manama Club is the most decorated team in league history, having won 24 titles including for five consecutive seasons, from 2012-13 to 2017-18.[1][2][3] Al-Ahli ranks second with 20 national championships.
Teams
[edit]Current teams
[edit]- Manama Club
- Al-Bahrain
- Al-Hala
- Al-Ittihad
- Al-Ahli
- Al-Muharraq
- Al-Najma
- Al-Nweidrat
- Isa Town
- Samaheej
- Sitra Club
Former teams
[edit]Champions
[edit]- 2023/2024 Manama
- 2022/2023 Manama
- 2021/2022 Manama
- 2020/2021 Al-Ahli
- 2019/2020 Al-Ahli
- 2018/2019 Al-Muharraq
- 2017/2018 Manama
- 2016/2017 Manama
- 2015/2016 Manama
- 2013/2014 Manama
- 2012/2013 Manama
- 2011/2012 Al-Muharraq
- 2010/2011 Al-Hala
- 2009/2010 Al-Ahli
- 2008/2009 Al-Ahli
- 2007/2008 Al-Muharraq
- 2006/2007 Al-Ahli
- 2005/2006 Manama
- 2004/2005 Manama
- 2003/2004 Manama
- 2002/2003 Manama
- 2001/2002 Manama
- 2000/2001 Manama
- 1999/2000 Manama
- 1998/1999 Manama
- 1997/1998 Manama
- 1996/1997 Manama
- 1995/1996 Al-Hala
- 1994/1995 Manama
- 1993/1994 Al-Hala
- 1992/1993 Manama
- 1991/1992 Manama
- 1990/1991 Manama
- 1989/1990 Manama
- 1988/1989 Manama
- 1987/1988 Al-Ahli
- 1986/1987 Al-Ahli
- 1985/1986 Al-Ahli
- 1984/1985 Al-Ahli
- 1983/1984 Al-Ahli
- 1982/1983 Al-Ahli
- 1981/1982 Al-Ahli
- 1980/1981 Al-Ahli
- 1979/1980 Al-Ahli
- 1978/1979 Al-Ahli
- 1977/1978 Manama
- 1976/1977 Al-Ahli
- 1975/1976 Al-Ahli
- 1974/1975 Al-Ahli
Finals
[edit]Season | Champions | Runners-up | Finals score |
Ref. |
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2023–24 | Manama (25) | Al-Ahli | 3–1 | [4] |
Performance by club
[edit]Four teams have won the Bahraini Premier League thus far, as Manama Club (24), Al-Ahli (20), Al-Hala (3) and Al-Muharraq (3) have won every title since the league's inception in 1974.
Club | Wins | Last title |
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Manama Club | 25 | 2024 |
Al-Ahli | 20 | 2021 |
Al-Hala | 3 | 2011 |
Al-Muharraq | 3 | 2019 |
References
[edit]- ^ Manama retain basketball title
- ^ Manama claim league crown
- ^ Manama lift basketball league title
- ^ "Manama clinch crown in 4th match of finals series". Eurobasket.com. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-21.