The Bahraini Premier League, also known as the Zain Basketball League, is a professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
league in
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
. The league consists of 13 teams.
Manama Club
Manama Club ( ar, المنامة) is a Bahraini professional football club, founded in 1946 and based in Manama, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.
Manama Club, formally known as Al Taj, is a wel ...
is the most decorated team in league history, having won 21 titles including for five consecutive seasons, from 2012-13 to 2017-18.
Manama lift basketball league title
/ref> Al-Ahli ranks second with 20 national championships.
Current teams
* Al-Ahli
* Al-Bahrain
* Al-Hala
*Al-Hidd
*Al-Ittihad
*Manama
Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very di ...
* Al-Muharraq
* Al-Najma
*Al-Riffa
*Al-Nweidrat
*Isa Town
*Samaheej
*Sitra Club
Sitra Club ( ar, نادي سترة الثقافي والرياضي) is a sports club based in Sitra, Bahrain. The club was established in 1957. The main activities are football and basketball. The basketball and football teams competes in the ...
Champions
*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 Al-Ahli
*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
Performance by club
Four teams have won the Bahraini Premier League thus far, as Manama Club
Manama Club ( ar, المنامة) is a Bahraini professional football club, founded in 1946 and based in Manama, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football.
Manama Club, formally known as Al Taj, is a wel ...
(21), Al-Ahli (20), Al-Hala (3) and Al-Muharraq (3) have won every title since the league's inception in 1974.
References
External links
Bahrain Premier League
Bahrain basketball
{{Men's professional basketball leagues
Basketball leagues in Asia
Basketball in Bahrain