The Egyptian Basketball Super League, also known as the Egyptian Basketball Premier League A, is the top professional

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division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administrated by the

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(EBBFED), it is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams

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to the Egyptian Basketball Premier League B and replaced by the top two teams in that division. A total of five clubs have been crowned champions of the Egyptian Basketball Super League since its inception in 1972, with

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winning the title a record 15 times and Al Ittihad 13 times, though the Egyptian Basketball Super League also saw other champions, including Gezira (11 times),

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(6 times) and Sporting (3 times). The champions of each season qualify for the

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(BAL) regular season.

Clubs

The 16 teams of the 2020–21 season:

Titles by club

Champions

References

External links

Egyptian basketball
at Asia-Basket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Egyptian Basketball Super League * Basketball competitions in Egypt Basketball leagues in Africa