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Egypt Basketball Super League
The Egyptian Basketball Premier League () is the top professional basketball division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administered by the Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED), it is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams Promotion and relegation, relegated 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 Zamalek SC (basketball), Zamalek winning the title a record 15 times and Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball), Al Ittihad 14 times, though the Egyptian Basketball Super League also saw other champions, including Gezira (basketball club), Gezira (11 times), Al Ahly (basketball club), Al Ahly (8 times) and Alexandria Sporting Club, Sporting (3 times). The champions of each season qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) regular season. Format The Premier League is the basic and qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Basketball Federation
The Egyptian Basketball Federation is the governing body of the sport of basketball in Egypt. It joined International Basketball Federation FIBA in 1934. History It was founded in 1934, and was a member of FIBA Europe, as the FIBA Africa zone was not founded until 1961. Offices The Egyptian Basketball Federation offices are located in Cairo. Men's teams The Egyptian Basketball Federation originally focused on the men's Egyptian national basketball team, with their achievements including 9th place at the Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, as well as its 5th place at the 1950 FIBA World Championship. At the FIBA Africa Championships, Egypt holds a records number of 16 medals. Egypt's men's team participated in the Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympic Games seven times. In 1984 and 1988, Egypt came in the 12th on both occasions. Women's team The Egyptian women's national basketball team won the FIBA Africa Championship for Women in 1966 FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Ahly (basketball)
Al Ahly is an Egyptian basketball club of Al Ahly SC, located in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, that plays in the Egypt Basketball Super League. Currently, two of its athletes play for the Egypt men's national basketball team. The team is a part of the multi-sports club of the same name. The club has won eight Egyptian Super League titles and eleven Egyptian Cup titles. Internationally, Al Ahly has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 2016, the BAL in 2023, and the Arabophone Championship in 2021. History Ahly Basketball team was founded in 1930. It is one of the oldest basketball clubs in Egypt and in Africa. The team played his first game against Al Ittihad Alexandria in front of the Egyptian King Farouq in 1937. Al Ahly won its first Egyptian national championship in the 1988–89 season. In July 2021, Al Ahly signed Spanish coach Augustí Julbe as their new head coach. In the following 2021–22 season, Ahly won its sixth Premier League title and thus qualified for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex (), built in 1991, consists of four multi-use indoor arenas, indoor sporting arenas located near the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. The seating capacity of The Main Hall (also known as The Covered Hall), which is primarily used for sports, is 16,900 spectators. Construction The complex was completed in September 1991. In 2016, the halls were equipped with an LED lighting system. Events The Main Hall is used for events like badminton, basketball, handball, volleyball, international conferences, parties, and trade fairs. It was built in time for the 1991 All-Africa Games. It hosted the first FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup on African soil. It is one of the 2020 BAL season venues. Other sporting events held at the Complex include: *1999 World Men's Handball Championship *2005 World Judo Championships *2021 World Men's Handball Championship See also *List of indoor arenas in Egypt *List of indoor arenas by capacity References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamalek
Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, with the ''bahr al-a'ma'' (Blind Canal) cut during the second half of the 19th Century to separate it from the west bank proper. The northern third has been developed into a residential area, which was home to 14,946 people during the 2017 census. The southern two thirds are mostly sports grounds and public gardens, a stark green reserve in the middle of Cairo. The island is connected with the river banks by four bridges: The Qasr El Nil Bridge, Galaa Bridge, 15 May Bridge and 6th October Bridge. Description The island is divided into a northern third that is fully urbanised, and generally referred to as Zamalek, same as the official qism name covering the entire island from 1983. And the southern, green two thirds that have sports ground ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misr Insurance (basketball)
Misr Insurance (), sometimes translated as Egypt Insurance, is an Egyptian basketball club based in Alexandria. The team plays in the Egyptian Basketball Super League, the highest level league in the country. The team is owned by and named after the insurance company Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to protect ... Misr Life Insurance. Notable players * Mostafa Meshaal References {{DEFAULTSORT:Misr Insurance Basketball teams in Egypt Sport in Alexandria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Shams SC
El Shams SC (; ) is an Egyptian football and basketball club based in Cairo, Egypt. They are currently a member of Egyptian Second Division, the second flight of Egyptian football. History The club was founded in May 1962 as sports social club and was called the Heliopolis Sporting Club (El Shams), based in the northern section of Cairo Governorate. El Shams football team participated only once in the Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League (), also known as the Nile League () for sponsorship reasons, after the addition of title sponsor Nile Developments, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the highest level of the Egyptian football ... and that was in 1997–98. The team managed by Irishman Stephen O'Neill won 5, drew 9, and lost 16 matches earning the 16th place (last place) with Benito M'Parlando finishing top scorer with 7 league goals.Said, Tare"Egyptian Soccer League (1997/98)" Egyptianfootball.net. Retrieved on 26 April 2010. As a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Company SC
Eastern Company Sporting Club () is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is related to the tobacco company, Eastern Company (El Sharkia Lel Dokhan). The club currently plays in the Egyptian Second Division, the second highest in the Egyptian football league system. Eastern Company SC also has a basketball team that plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League as of the 2023–24 season. History The club used to play in the Egyptian Second Division, the second-highest league in the Egyptian football league system. However, Eastern Company were promoted to the 2021–22 Egyptian Premier League for the first time in their history, as they finished top of their group in the 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division The 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division was the 41st edition of the Egyptian Second Division, the top Egyptian semi-professional level for football clubs, since its establishment in 1977. The season started on 25 November 2020 and concluded on 3 Jul .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desouk
Desouk (, ) is a city in northern Egypt. Located 80 km east of Alexandria, in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate and had a population of 137,660 inhabitants as of 2011. It is bordered to the west by the Beheira Governorate. Desouk dates back to at least c. 3200 BC and was part of the ancient city of Buto before the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. From 1250 to 1517, the city of Desouk was part of the Gharbia province. From 1798 to 1801, it was part of the now-defunct Rosetta province. Etymology The city's name could be derived from , attested on a statuette from Sais dating to the Third Intermediate Period, through , or from , attested in Greek as ''Thasoukhios'' () and ''Tasoukis'' (). The cult of Sobek had presence to the west of Disuq, on the other side of the Nile. Other proposal derives it from the rare Arabic verb ''dasaqa'' "to overflow (about a basin)" and its nominal form ''daysaq'' "bassin full of water" which in turn has its origin in , but it is conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desouk SC
Desouk Sporting Club (, Egyptian Arabic: ''نادي دسوق'' ''Nady Desouk'') is an Egyptian football club based in Desouk, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt. The team is a member of the Egyptian Third Division. Basketball team Desouk SC has a men's basketball team that plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League in the 2022–23 season. See also * Desouk Stadium * Desouk Desouk (, ) is a city in northern Egypt. Located 80 km east of Alexandria, in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate and had a population of 137,660 inhabitants as of 2011. It is bordered to the west by the Beheira Governorate. Desouk dates back ... * Desouki * Ibrahim El-Desouki Football clubs in Egypt Association football clubs established in 1966 Clubs and societies in Egypt Desouk 1966 establishments in Egypt Egyptian Third Division Egyptian Second Division clubs {{Egypt-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Zohour SC
Al Zohour Sports Club (; literally "Flower Club"), sometimes romanized as Al Zohor, is a basketball club based in Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L .... Is men's team plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League, the top level of national basketball. The team has played in the lower regions of the Premier League, being relegated and promoted between the league and the second level Premier League B. Honours Egyptian Basketball Premier League B * Champions (2): 2019–20, 2022–23 Season by season References External links Facebook{{Egyptian Basketball Premier League Basketball teams in Egypt Sport in Cairo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviation Club (basketball)
The Egyptian Basketball Premier League () is the top professional basketball division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administered by the Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED), it is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated 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 Zamalek winning the title a record 15 times and Al Ittihad 14 times, though the Egyptian Basketball Super League also saw other champions, including Gezira (11 times), Al Ahly (8 times) and Sporting (3 times). The champions of each season qualify for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) regular season. Format The Premier League is the basic and qualifying league for the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as Egypt has been identified as a key market by the league's organisation. The typical season currently c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tala'ea El Gaish SC
Tala'ea el-Gaish Sporting Club (), also known as Army, is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top league in the Egyptian football league system. The club also has a representative men's basketball team that competes in the Egyptian Basketball Super League. Honours National *Egyptian Super Cup **Winners: 2020–21 Current squad Managers * Talaat Youssef (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2008) * Farouk Gaafar (Jan 10, 2008 – Jan 5, 2013) * Emad Soliman (Feb 16, 2013 – Feb 14, 2014) * Helmy Toulan (March 12, 2014 – June 18, 2014) * Ahmed Samy (interim) (June 18, 2014 – Jul 20, 2014) * Anwar Salama (Aug 17, 2014–) * Tarek Yehia (12 November 2019 – 19 January 2020) * Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny (19 January 2020 – 3 November 2020) * Tarek El Ashry (3 November 2020 – 31 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
