Qatari Basketball League

Top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar
Qatari Basketball League
SportBasketball
Founded1979
CEOSheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
No. of teams9
CountryQatar
ContinentFIBA Asia (FIBA Asia Champions Cup)
Most recent
champion(s)
Al-Arabi (9th title)
(2023–24)
Most titlesAl Rayyan (18 titles)
TV partner(s)Al Jazeera Sports
Al Kass
Official websiteOfficial website

The Qatari Basketball League (Arabic: الدوري القطري لكرة السلة) is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. The first official season took place in 1981/82.[1] There is a second division and two domestic cup tournaments, the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Qatar Crown Prince Cup.

In the 2012–13 season, the league expanded for the first time in its history, going from 8 to 12 teams with the newly entered clubs including Lekhwiya, Al-Shamal Sports Club, Umm Salal SC, and Al-Khor Sports Club.[2]

Current clubs

As of the 2023–24 season.

Club Location
Al Ahli Doha
Al Arabi Doha
Al Gharafa Al-Gharafa
Al Rayyan Al-Rayyan
Al Sadd Al-Sadd, Doha
Al Wakrah Al Wakrah
Qatar SC Al Dafna, Doha
Al Shamal Doha
Al Khor Al Khor

Championship history

[3]

List of medal winners

Season Champions Score Runners-up Third place
2017–18 Al-Arabi (8) 61–59 Al-Wakrah Qatar SC
2018–19 Al-Shamal 80–77 Al-Arabi Qatar SC
2019–20 Al-Shamal (2) 81–70 Al-Gharafa Al-Arabi
2020–21 Al-Gharafa (2) 89–71 Al-Shamal Al-Arabi
2021–22 Al Sadd (6) 2–1 Al-Gharafa Al-Wakrah
2022-23 Al-Rayyan (18) 75–68 Al-Shamal Al Sadd
2023-24 Al-Arabi (9) 68–61 Al Ahli

Top-performing clubs

Club Champions
Al-Rayyan 18
Al-Arabi 9
Qatar SC 7
Al Sadd 6
Al-Shamal 2
El Jaish 2
Al Ahli 1
Al-Gharafa 1

Total titles won by town or city

Town or city Number of titles Clubs
Doha
24
Al Arabi (9), Qatar SC (7), El Jaish (1), Al Ahli SC (1), Al Sadd (6)
Al Rayyan
18
Al Rayyan (18)

Domestic competitions

Qatar Crown Prince Cup

Emir of Qatar Cup

2012 : Al Rayyan d. Al Sadd 2013 : Al Rayyan d. Al Sadd 2014 : Al Gharafa d El Jaish 2015 : El Jaish d Al Sadd 2016 : El Jaish d. Al Gharafa

See also

References

  1. ^ "Peninsula - Qatar Basketball Federation aims to raise the bar of local league". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ Al Sharq - لأول مرة في قطر ...12 ناديا في الموسم الجديد.[permanent dead link] (in Arabic)
  3. ^ QBA - Roster of Champions Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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