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Qatari Basketball League

Top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar

Summary

Top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar

FieldValue
titleQatari Basketball League
sportBasketball
founded1979
teams9
countryQatar
continentFIBA Asia (Asia)
feedsBasketball Champions League Asia
FIBA West Asia Super League
Arab Club Basketball Championship
championAl-Arabi (10th title)
champ_season2024–25
most_champsAl Rayyan (18 titles)
websiteOfficial website
ceoSheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
TVAl Jazeera Sports
Al Kass

FIBA West Asia Super League Arab Club Basketball Championship Al Kass

The Qatari Basketball League () is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA West Asia Super League. The first official season took place in 1981/82. 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.

Current clubs

As of the 2023–24 season.

ClubLocation
Al AhliDoha
Al ArabiDoha
Al GharafaAl-Gharafa
Al RayyanAl-Rayyan
Al SaddAl-Sadd, Doha
Al WakrahAl Wakrah
Qatar SCAl Dafna, Doha
Al ShamalDoha
Al KhorAl Khor

Championship history

  • 1981–82: Al Arabi
  • 1982–83: Al Arabi
  • 1983–84: Al Arabi
  • 1984–85: Al Arabi
  • 1985–86: Al Arabi
  • 1986–87: Qatar SC
  • 1987–88: Qatar SC
  • 1988–89: Qatar SC
  • 1989–90: Qatar SC
  • 1990–91: Qatar SC
  • 1991–92: Al Arabi
  • 1992–93: Qatar SC
  • 1993–94: Al Arabi
  • 1994–95: Qatar SC
  • 1995–96: Al-Rayyan
  • 1996–97: Al-Rayyan
  • 1997–98: Al-Rayyan
  • 1998–99: Al-Rayyan
  • 1999–00: Al-Rayyan
  • 2000–01: Al Ahli SC
  • 2001–02: Al-Rayyan
  • 2002–03: Al-Rayyan
  • 2003–04: Al-Rayyan
  • 2004–05: Al-Rayyan
  • 2005–06: Al-Rayyan
  • 2006–07: Al-Rayyan
  • 2007–08: El Jaish
  • 2008–09: Al-Rayyan
  • 2009–10: Al-Rayyan
  • 2010–11: Al-Rayyan
  • 2011–12: Al-Rayyan
  • 2012–13: Al Sadd
  • 2013–14: Al-Gharafa
  • 2014–15: Al-Rayyan
  • 2015–16: Al-Rayyan
  • 2016–17: El Jaish
  • 2017–18: Al Arabi
  • 2018–19: Al-Shamal
  • 2019–20: Al-Shamal
  • 2020–21: Al-Gharafa
  • 2021–22: Al Sadd
  • 2022–23: Al-Rayyan
  • 2023–24: Al Arabi
  • 2024–25: Al Arabi

List of medal winners

SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-upThird place
2017–18Al-Arabi (8)61–59Al-WakrahQatar SC
2018–19Al-Shamal80–77Al-ArabiQatar SC
2019–20Al-Shamal (2)81–70Al-GharafaAl-Arabi
2020–21Al-Gharafa (2)89–71Al-ShamalAl-Arabi
2021–22Al Sadd (6)2–1Al-GharafaAl-Wakrah
2022-23Al-Rayyan (18)75–68Al-ShamalAl Sadd
2023-24Al-Arabi (9)68–61Al Ahli
2024-25Al-Arabi (10)2–0Al-RayyanAl Sadd

Top-performing clubs

ClubChampions
Al-Rayyan18
Al-Arabi10
Qatar SC7
Al Sadd6
Al-Shamal2
El Jaish2
Al-Gharafa2
Al Ahli1

Total titles won by town or city

Town or cityNumber of titlesClubs
DohaAl Arabi (10), Qatar SC (7), El Jaish (2), Al Ahli SC (1), Al Sadd (6), Al-Gharafa (2)
Al RayyanAl Rayyan (18)

Domestic competitions

Qatar Crown Prince Cup

  • 1999–2000 : Al Ahli SC d. Al-Rayyan
  • 2000–01 : Al Ahli SC d. Al Sadd
  • 2001–02 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
  • 2002–03 : Qatar SC d. Al-Rayyan
  • 2003–04 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
  • 2004–05 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Sadd
  • 2005–06 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Gharafa
  • 2006–07 : Al Arabi d. Al Sadd
  • 2007–08 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
  • 2008–09 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
  • 2009–10 : El Jaish d. Al Gharafa
  • 2010–11 : Al Gharafa d. Al Sadd
  • 2011–12 : Al Arabi d. El Jaish

Emir of Qatar Cup

  • 2000 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi
  • 2001 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Wakrah
  • 2002 : Qatar SC d. Al-Rayyan
  • 2003 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
  • 2004 : Al Sadd d. Al-Rayyan
  • 2005 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi
  • 2006 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi
  • 2007 : Qatar SC d. Al Sadd
  • 2008 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
  • 2009 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
  • 2010 : Al Gharafa d. Al-Rayyan
  • 2011 : Al Gharafa d. Al-Rayyan
  • 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

References

References

  1. "Peninsula - Qatar Basketball Federation aims to raise the bar of local league".
  2. (July 2016). ar
  3. [http://www.qatarbasketball.qa/en/index.php/results/roster-of-champions QBA - Roster of Champions] {{webarchive. link. (March 22, 2012)
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