Egyptian Basketball Premier League | |
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Season | 2021โ22 |
Dates | 26 November 2021 โ 16 May 2022 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Ehab Amin (Al Ahly) |
Finals | |
Champions |
Al Ahly (6th title) |
Runners-up | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
Semifinalists |
Zamalek Gezira |
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2022โ23 โ |
The 2021โ22 Egyptian Basketball Premier League was the 47th season of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League, the highest-level basketball league in Egypt. The defending champions were Zamalek; they were eliminated in the semifinals by Al Ittihad Alexandria.
The season began on 26 September 2021 and finished on 16 May 2022. Al Ahly won its sixth league title (its first since 2016); [1] they qualify for the regular season of the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
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Heliopolis | Al Zohor |
Sixteen teams competed in this season โ the top fourteen of the previous season and two teams that were promoted from the Egyptian Second Division. Heliopolis and Al Shams joined as promoted teams. Al Zohour and Geziret El-Ward were relegated from the 2020-21 season.
Club | Location | Venue |
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Al Ahly | Cairo | Al Ahly Sports Hall |
Al Ittihad | Alexandria | Kamal Shalaby Hall |
Al Gaish Army | Cairo | Tala'ea El Gaish Hall |
Aviation Club | Cairo | |
Egypt Insurance | Cairo | The Arab Contractors Hall |
El Shams | Cairo | Al Shams Sporting Club |
Gezira | Cairo ( Zamalek) | Cairo Stadium |
Horse Owners' Club | Alexandria | |
Heliopolis | Cairo | Heliopolis Hall |
Olympi | Alexandria | El Olympi Arena |
Smouha | Alexandria | Smouha Arena |
Sporting Alexandria | Alexandria | Sporting Club Hall |
Suez Canal SC | Ismailia | |
Tanta | Tanta | Tanta Arena |
Telecom Egypt | Cairo | |
Zamalek | Giza | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall |
The Premier League is the basic and qualifying league for the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The league consists of three stages:
The first-placed team in the league will meet the 16th-ranked team, the second will meet the 15th, and so on.
Rank | Team |
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1 | Al Ahly |
2 | Al Ittihad |
3 | Smouha |
4 | Gezira |
5 | Zamalek |
6 | Egypt Insurance |
7 | Sporting Alexandria |
8 | Telecom Egypt |
9 | Heliopolis |
10 | Al Gaish Army |
11 | Horse Owners' Club |
12 | Olympic |
13 | Aviation Club |
14 | Tanta |
15 | El Shams |
16 | Suez Canal SC |
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Al Ahly | 2โ0 | Suez Canal SC | 80-70 | 80-69 | |
Al Ittihad [3] | 2โ0 | El Shams | 95โ53 | 85-61 | |
Smouha | 2โ1 | Tanta | 80โ56 | 46-60 | 92-82 |
Gezira | 2โ0 | Aviation Club | 76โ43 | 63-56 | |
Zamalek [4] | 2โ0 | Olympic Club | 80โ62 | 74-56 | |
Egypt Insurance | 2โ1 | Horse Owners' Club | 78โ81 | 71-63 | 57-55 |
Sporting Alexandria | 2โ0 | Al Geish Army | 72-60 | 72-61 | |
Telecom Egypt | 2โ1 | Heliopolis | 85โ54 | 66-73 | 92-55 |
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Qualified teams | Relegated teams |
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Zamalek | Olympic Club |
Al Ahly | Suez Canal SC |
Gezira | Aviation Club |
Al Ittihad | El Shams |
Sporting Alexandria | Al Gaish Army |
Etisalat | Heliopolis |
Smouha | Tanta |
Egypt Insurance | Horse Owners' Club |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Al Ittihad | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1169 | 1037 | +132 | 22 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Al Ahly | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1150 | 999 | +151 | 22 | |
3 | Gezira | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1001 | 972 | +29 | 20 | |
4 | Etisalat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1120 | 1082 | +38 | 14 | |
5 | Zamalek | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1036 | 1055 | −19 | 12 | |
6 | Sporting Alexandria | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1035 | 1085 | −50 | 10 | |
7 | Egypt Insurance | 14 | 3 | 11 | 977 | 1119 | −142 | 6 | |
8 | Smouha | 14 | 3 | 11 | 977 | 1119 | −142 | 6 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Al Gaish Army | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1060 | 877 | +183 | 22 | |
2 | Heliopolis | 14 | 9 | 5 | 903 | 924 | −21 | 18 | |
3 | Tanta (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 937 | 955 | −18 | 16 | Relegated to Egyptian Second League |
4 | Olympic Club | 14 | 6 | 8 | 981 | 926 | +55 | 12 | |
5 | Horse Owners' Club | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1003 | 1010 | −7 | 12 | |
6 | Suez Canal SC | 14 | 6 | 8 | 961 | 992 | −31 | 12 | |
7 | El Shams (R) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 914 | 952 | −38 | 12 | Relegated to Egyptian Second League |
8 | Aviation Club | 14 | 4 | 10 | 895 | 982 | −87 | 8 |
The playoffs began on 19 March 2022 and ended on 16 May 2022. All three rounds are played in a best-of-five format.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Al Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | Smouha | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Al Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Zamalek | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Etisalat | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Zamalek | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Al Ittihad | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Al Ahly | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Al Ahly | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Egypt Insurance | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Al Ahly | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Gezira | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Gezira | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Sporting Alexandria | 1 |
The quarterfinals were played on 19, 21, 24, 26 and 28 March 2022.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Al Ittihad | 3โ0 | Smouha | 85โ67 | 87โ76 | 89โ78 | ||
Etisalat | 1โ3 | Zamalek | 80โ67 | 84โ85 | 73โ75 | 67โ71 | |
Al Ahly | 3โ0 | Egypt Insurance | 84โ49 | 81โ46 | 78โ57 | ||
Gezira | 3โ1 | Sporting Alexandria | 66โ59 | 73โ59 | 57โ68 | 72โ58 |
The semifinals were played on 22, 24 and 26 April 2022.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Al Ittihad | 3โ0 | Zamalek | 97โ53 | 73โ68 | 79โ59 | ||
Al Ahly | 3โ0 | Gezira | 80โ61 | 76โ62 | 87-65 |
The finals were played on 8 May, 10 May, 12 May (also 14 May and 16 May if necessary). All games were hosted at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Al Ittihad | 2โ3 | Al Ahly | 86โ77OT | 60โ73 | 60โ63 | 85โ75 | 73โ86 |
Category | Player | Team(s) | Ref. |
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Most Valuable Player | Ehab Amin | Al Ahly | [6] |