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| Organising body | Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED) |
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| Founded | 1972; 53 years ago (1972) |
| First season | 1972–73 |
| Country | Egypt |
| Confederation | FIBA Africa |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Egyptian Basketball Premier League B |
| Domestic cup | Egypt Cup |
| Supercup | Egypt Super Cup |
| International cup | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
| Current champions | Al Ahly (8th title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Zamalek (15 titles) |
| TV partners | OnTime Sports, Nile Sports |
| Website | egypt.basketball |
 2023–24 Egyptian Basketball Premier League | |
TheEgyptian Basketball Premier League (Arabic:بطولة الدورى العام الممتاز (أ) رجال) is the top professionalbasketball division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administered by theEgyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED), it is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teamsrelegated 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, withZamalek winning the title a record 15 times andAl Ittihad 14 times, though the Egyptian Basketball Super League also saw other champions, includingGezira (11 times),Al Ahly (8 times) andSporting (3 times). The champions of each season qualify for theBasketball Africa League (BAL) regular season.[citation needed]
The Premier League is the basic and qualifying league for theBasketball Africa League (BAL), as Egypt has been identified as a key market by the league's organisation.
The typical season currently consists of three stages:
The following 16 teams play in the2023–24 Egyptian Basketball Premier League:.
| Club | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly | Cairo | Al Ahly Sports Hall |
| Al Ittihad | Alexandria | Kamal Shalaby Hall |
| Al Gaish Army | Cairo | Tala'ea El Gaish Hall |
| Aviation Club | Cairo | |
| Al Zohour | Cairo | |
| Desouk | Desouk | |
| Eastern Company | Cairo | |
| El Shams | Cairo | |
| Egypt Insurance | Cairo | |
| Gezira | Cairo(Zamalek) | Cairo Stadium |
| Heliopolis | Cairo | Heliopolis Hall |
| Horse Owners' Club | Alexandria | |
| Olympic Club | Alexandria | El Olympi Arena |
| Smouha | Alexandria | Smouha Arena |
| Sporting Alexandria | Alexandria | Sporting Club Hall |
| Suez Canal | Ismailia | |
| Telecom Egypt | Cairo | |
| Zamalek | Giza | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall |
| Club | Location | Founded | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th of October SC | 6th of October | 1984 | 2020 |
| Desouk | Desouk | ||
| El Shams | Cairo | 1962 | 2022 |
| El Teram | Alexandria | 2019 | |
| Geziret El Ward | Mansoura | 2021 | |
| Horse Owners' Club | Alexandria | 1934 | 2023 |
| Tanta | Tanta | 1928 | 2022 |
Thus far, five teams have won the Premier League at least once.Zamalek holds the record for most championship with fifteen titles.[1][2][3]
| Club | Titles | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Zamalek | 15 | 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2006–07,2018–19,2020–21 |
| Al Ittihad | 14 | 1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2008–09, 2009–10,2019–20,2023–24 |
| Gezira | 11 | 1972–73, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2016–17 |
| Al Ahly | 8 | 1988–89, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2021-22, 2022-23 , 24-25 |
| Sporting | 3 | 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18 |
