Qatari Basketball League

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 Asia Champions Cup. The first official season took place in 1981/82.[1] There is a second division, with plans to expand it in the future. Currently, there are only two domestic championships, the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Qatar Crown Prince Cup.

Qatari Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition:
2016–17 Qatari Basketball League season
SportBasketball
Founded1979
CEOSheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
No. of teams10
Country Qatar
ContinentFIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		Al Sadd (6th title)
Most titlesAl Rayyan (15 titles)
TV partner(s)Al Jazeera Sports
Al Kass
Official websiteOfficial website

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

Current clubs (2016-17)
Qatar Basketball League
Club Location Manager
Al Ahli Doha Rade Vojnovic
Al Arabi Doha Hatem Mamlouk
Al Gharafa Al-Gharafa, Al-Rayyan Kosay Hatem
El Jaish Duhail, Doha Dragoslav Milavanovic
Al Rayyan Al-Rayyan Brian Rowsom
Al Sadd Al-Sadd, Doha John Wojtak
Al Wakrah Al Wakrah Ihab Jalal
Qatar Sports Club Al Dafna, Doha Saeed Mubarak
Al Shamal Doha
Al Khor

Championship history

[3]

Top-performing clubs
Club Champions
Al-Rayyan15
Al-Arabi9
Qatar SC7
Al Sadd6
El Jaish1
Al Ahli SC1

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
15
 Al Rayyan (15)

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

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See also

References
  1. Peninsula - Qatar Basketball Federation aims to raise the bar of local league
  2. Al Sharq - لأول مرة في قطر ...12 ناديا في الموسم الجديد. (in Arabic)
  3. QBA - Roster of Champions Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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