# Arab Club Basketball Championship

The Arab Club Championship is an annual basketball tournament for Arab teams. The competition is organised by the Arab Basketball Confederation (ABC). Each season is typically held in October and is held in one venue. The tournament typically features 16 to 18 teams.
Egyptian club Al-Ittihad Alexandria is the most successful club in the tournament's history, as the team has won a record 7 titles.

## Summary
### Tournament History

| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third-place |
| 1978 | Aleppo | Jalaa SC | 84–71 | Orthodox BC | Al Shabab SC |
| 1987 | Algiers | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | – | MC Alger | Ohud Medina |
| 1988 | Casablanca | Al-Rasheed | – | EO La Goulette Kram | Monopoles |
| 1989 | Cairo | IRB Alger | – | Zamalek | EO La Goulette Kram |
| 1990 | Amman | Al-Rasheed | – | Kazma SC | IRB Alger |
| 1991 | Alexandria | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | – | Al Ahly Cairo | Al-Ittihad Aleppo |
| 1992 | Aleppo | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | – | EO La Goulette Kram | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 1993 | Cairo | Gezira | – | Stade Nabeulien | Ezzahra Sports |
| 1994 | did not held | did not held | did not held | did not held | did not held |
| 1995 | Cairo | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | – | Gezira | Al Ahly |
| 1996 | Beirut | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | – | Hekmeh BC | Al-Hilal |
| 1997 | Nabeul | Stade Nabeulien | – | Zamalek | Ezzahra Sports |
| 1998 | | Hekmeh BC | 80–72 | WA Boufarik | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
| 1999 | | Hekmeh BC | 79–67 | Al Ahly Cairo | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 2000 | Dubai | Gezira | 53–51 | Al Ahly Cairo | Hekmeh BC |
| 2001 | | Gezira | 70–69 | MC Alger | Al Ahly |
| 2002 | | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 75–55 | MC Alger | Gezira |
| 2003 | did not held | did not held | did not held | did not held | did not held |
| 2004 | Gedda | Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) | 87–79 | Gezira | MC Alger |
| 2005 | Dubai | Al Riyadi | 87–82 | Fastlink | Gezira |
| 2006 | Rabat | Al Riyadi | 99–75 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah | Raja Casablanca |
| 2007 | Jeddah | Al Riyadi | 94–68 | Al-Ahli | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
| 2008 | Amman | Zain Club | 72–67 | Hekmeh BC | Kuwait SC |
| 2009 | Beyrouth | Al Riyadi | 60–49 | Hekmeh BC | ASU |
| 2010 | Alexandria | Al Riyadi | 93–73 | Al Mouttahed Tripoli | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
| 2011 | Doha | Sharjah SC | 80–73 | AS Salé | ASU |
| 2012 | Benghazi | Al-Ahly Benghazi | No playoffs | JS Kairouan | ASC Bizerte |
| 2013 | Benghazi | Al-Ahly Benghazi | No playoffs | AS Hammamet | TACAPES Gabès |
| 2014 | Salé | Al Rayyan | 85–78 | AS Salé | Al Riyadi |
| 2015 | Dubai | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 74–62 | GS Pétroliers | El Jaish SC |
| 2016 | Sousse | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 72–62 | AS Salé | Al-Gharafa |
| 2017 | Salé | Homenetmen | 99–98 | AS Salé | Al-Gharafa |
| 2018 | Beirut | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 74–70 | Beirut Club | AS Salé |
| 2019 | Salé | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 90–86 | Beirut Club | US Monastir |
| 2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Alexandria | Al Ahly Cairo | 78–66 | Kuwait | Ezzahra Sports |
| 2022 | Kuwait | Kuwait | 78–77 | Al Ahly Cairo | Beirut Club |
| 2023 | Doha | Beirut Club | 86–75 | AS Salé | Kuwait |
| 2024 | Alexandria | Al-Arabi | 81–71 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria | Sporting Alexandria |

## Statistics
### Titles by team

| Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third |
| Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 7 (1987, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2018, 2019) | 1 (2024) | 3 (1992, 1999, 2010) |
| Al Riyadi | 5 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) | | 1 (2014) |
| Gezira | 3 (1993, 2000, 2001) | 2 (1995, 2004) | 2 (2002, 2005) |
| Hekmeh BC | 2 (1998, 1999) | 3 (1996, 2008, 2009) | 1 (2000) |
| Al-Rasheed SC | 2 (1988, 1990) | | |
| Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 2 (2015, 2016) | | |
| Al-Ahly Benghazi | 2 (2012, 2013) | | |
| Al Ahly Cairo | 1 (2021) | 4 (1991, 1999, 2000, 2022) | 2 (1995, 2001) |
| Beirut Club | 1 (2023) | 2 (2018,2019) | 1 (2022) |
| Kuwait | 1 (2022) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2008) |
| Stade Nabeulien | 1 (1997) | 1 (1993) | |
| Zain Club * | 1 (2008) | 1 (2005) | |
| OC Alger ** | 1 (1989) | | 1 (1990) |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 1 (1992) | | 1 (1991) |
| Al Rayyan | 1 (2014) | | |
| Jalaa SC | 1 (1978) | | |
| Sharjah SC | 1 (2011) | | |
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 1 (2004) | | |
| Homenetmen | 1 (2017) | | |
| Al-Arabi | 1 (2024) | | |
    * ex. Fastlink
    ** ex. IRB Alger

### Titles by country

| Rank | Nation | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Total |
| 1 | Egypt | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | Lebanon | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Qatar | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Iraq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Libya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Algeria | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Jordan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Kuwait | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Morocco | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |

## Performance by club (2015–present)

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Arab Club Championship since the 2015 season.
| 1st | Champions |
| 2nd | Runners-up |
| 3rd | Third place |
| 4th | Fourth place |
| QF | Quarterfinalists |
| R16 | Round of 16 |
| GS | Group phase |
| TBD | To be determined |
| Team | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Total seasons | Highest finish |
| MC Alger | 2nd | 4th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | Runners-up |
| NB Staoueli | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| USM Alger | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| USM Blida | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| WA Boufarik | – | – | – | – | – | QF | R16 | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Ahli Manama | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Al-Muharraq | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | QF | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Riffa | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Manama Club | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al-Jahra | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Kuwait | – | – | – | – | GS | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | – | 4 | Champions |
| Kazma | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | 4th | 2 | Fourth place |
| Al-Yarmouk | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Qadsia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | QF | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Beirut Club | – | – | – | 2nd | 2nd | QF | 3rd | 1st | – | 5 | Champions |
| Al Riyadi | GS | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Dynamo Lebanon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Homenetmen Beirut | – | – | 1st | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | Champions |
| Sagesse | – | GS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al Bashaer | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Al Nizwa | – | – | GS | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Ahli Sidab | – | – | – | GS | GS | – | – | – | – | 2 | Group stage |
| Al-Seeb | GS | GS | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | GS | 4 | Round of 16 |
| Al Ahly Cairo | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | 4th | – | 2 | Champions |
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | – | – | – | 1st | 1st | 4th | QF | QF | 2nd | 6 | Champions |
| Gezira | – | – | 3rd | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Sporting Alexandria | GS | GS | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| Smouha | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Al Mena | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Al-Tilal | GS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Shaa'b Hadramaut | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | GS | 2 | Group stage |
| Al-Wehda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| AS Salé | – | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | – | – | 2nd | – | 5 | Runners-up |
| FAR Rabat | – | – | QF | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| FUS Rabat | – | – | GS | – | – | QF | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| MTB Majd Tanger | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| ES Sahel | 1st | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Champions |
| Dalia Sportive de Grombalia | – | GS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Ezzahra Sports | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | – | 1 | Third place |
| JS Menzah | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| US Monastir | 4th | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 2 | Third place |
| Al-Fateh | GS | GS | GS | QF | – | GS | – | – | – | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| Al Nassr | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | R16 | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Buraig | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al Bureij | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Qalandia | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al Bataeh | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | GS | 2 | Group stage |
| Shabab Al Ahli | QF | – | GS | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Sharjah | GS | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | GS | 3 | Group stage |
| Al Wahdda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Ahly Benghazi | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Al Ahli Tripoli | QF | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Ittihad | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al-Mina'a | – | GS | – | – | – | GS | – | – | – | 2 | Group stage |
| Dijlah University | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | QF | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Shorta | QF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Al-Ahi Doha | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | 1 | Group stage |
| Al-Arabi | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 1st | 2 | Champions |
| Al-Gharafa | – | 3rd | QF | – | – | GS | R16 | – | QF | 5 | Third place |
| Al Rayyan | QF | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | – | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| Al Sadd | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| El Jaish | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Fourth place |
| Al-Wakrah | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| Qatar SC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R16 | – | 1 | Round of 16 |
| Alyounany | – | – | – | – | GS | GS | – | – | – | 2 | Group stage |
    MC Alger (ex. GS Pétroliers).

## Most Valuable Players

After each tournament, several individual awards are handed out including the best scorer, three-point scorer, most valuable player and best foreign player. The following players have won the MVP award:

### Most Valuable Player

Arab Championship Most Valuable Player (MVP) winners :
| Season | Player | Club |
| 2021 | Ehab Amin | Al Ahly |
| 2023 | Sergio El Darwich | Beirut Club |
| 2024 | Mustafa "Mosty" Ali | Al-Arabi |

### Best Scorer

| Season | Player | Club | Ref. |
| 2023 | Ilias Aqboub | AS Salé | |
| 2024 | Mostafa Foda | Al-Arabi | |

### Best Three-point Shooter

| Season | Player | Club | Ref. |
| 2023 | Jean Marc Jarroush | Beirut Club | |
| 2024 | Ahmed "Dola" Adel | Al Ittihad Alexandria | |