2021–22_Egyptian_Basketball_Super_League
2021–22 Egyptian Basketball Premier League
47th season of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League
The 2021–22 Egyptian Basketball Premier League was the 47th season of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League, the highest-level basketball league in Egypt. The defending champions were Zamalek; they were eliminated in the semifinals by Al Ittihad Alexandria.
Quick Facts Egyptian Basketball Premier League, Season ...
| Egyptian Basketball Premier League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Dates | 26 November 2021 – 16 May 2022 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Ehab Amin (Al Ahly) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Al Ahly (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Al Ittihad Alexandria |
| Semifinalists | Zamalek Gezira |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
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The season began on 26 September 2021 and finished on 16 May 2022. Al Ahly won its sixth league title (its first since 2016);[1] they qualify for the regular season of the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Team changes
More information Promoted from 2020–21 Second Division, Relegated from 2020–21 Super League ...
 Promoted from 2020–21 Second Division |
 Relegated from 2020–21 Super League |
|---|---|
| Heliopolis | Al Zohor
Geziret El Ward |
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Sixteen teams competed in this season – the top fourteen of the previous season and two teams that were promoted from the Egyptian Second Division. Heliopolis and Al Shams joined as promoted teams. Al Zohour and Geziret El-Ward were relegated from the 2020-21 season.
Arenas and locations
More information Club, Location ...
| 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 | |
| Egypt Insurance | Cairo | The Arab Contractors Hall |
| El Shams | Cairo | Al Shams Sporting Club |
| Gezira | Cairo (Zamalek) | Cairo Stadium |
| Horse Owners' Club | Alexandria | |
| Heliopolis | Cairo | Heliopolis Hall |
| Olympi | Alexandria | El Olympi Arena |
| Smouha | Alexandria | Smouha Arena |
| Sporting Alexandria | Alexandria | Sporting Club Hall |
| Suez Canal SC | Ismailia | |
| Tanta | Tanta | Tanta Arena |
| Telecom Egypt | Cairo | |
| Zamalek | Giza | Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall |
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The Premier League is the basic and qualifying league for the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The league consists of three stages:
- The preliminary stage: where 1 meets 16, 2 meets 15, and so on in terms of ranking in the Mortabt-League.
- The regular league: After the rise of eight teams compete among themselves In back and forth matches.
- Playoffs stage: It starts from the final round, where the 1st place holder of the regular league meets the 8th place holder in a series of three matches, then the semi-finals and the final is a series of 5 matches.
Ranking of incoming teams
The first-placed team in the league will meet the 16th-ranked team, the second will meet the 15th, and so on.
- Mortabt-League teams ranking [2]
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly |
| 2 | Al Ittihad |
| 3 | Smouha |
| 4 | Gezira |
| 5 | Zamalek |
| 6 | Egypt Insurance |
| 7 | Sporting Alexandria |
| 8 | Telecom Egypt |
| 9 | Heliopolis |
| 10 | Al Gaish Army |
| 11 | Horse Owners' Club |
| 12 | Olympic |
| 13 | Aviation Club |
| 14 | Tanta |
| 15 | El Shams |
| 16 | Suez Canal SC |
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Matches
More information Team 1, Series ...
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly | 2–0 | Suez Canal SC | 80-70 | 80-69 | |
| Al Ittihad[3] | 2–0 | El Shams | 95–53 | 85-61 | |
| Smouha | 2–1 | Tanta | 80–56 | 46-60 | 92-82 |
| Gezira | 2–0 | Aviation Club | 76–43 | 63-56 | |
| Zamalek[4] | 2–0 | Olympic Club | 80–62 | 74-56 | |
| Egypt Insurance | 2–1 | Horse Owners' Club | 78–81 | 71-63 | 57-55 |
| Sporting Alexandria | 2–0 | Al Geish Army | 72-60 | 72-61 | |
| Telecom Egypt | 2–1 | Heliopolis | 85–54 | 66-73 | 92-55 |
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Results
More information Qualified teams, Relegated teams ...
| Qualified teams | Relegated teams |
|---|---|
| Zamalek | Olympic Club |
| Al Ahly | Suez Canal SC |
| Gezira | Aviation Club |
| Al Ittihad | El Shams |
| Sporting Alexandria | Al Gaish Army |
| Etisalat | Heliopolis |
| Smouha | Tanta |
| Egypt Insurance | Horse Owners' Club |
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Top Group
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ittihad | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1169 | 1037 | +132 | 22 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1150 | 999 | +151 | 22 | |
| 3 | Gezira | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1001 | 972 | +29 | 20 | |
| 4 | Etisalat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1120 | 1082 | +38 | 14 | |
| 5 | Zamalek | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1036 | 1055 | −19 | 12 | |
| 6 | Sporting Alexandria | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1035 | 1085 | −50 | 10 | |
| 7 | Egypt Insurance | 14 | 3 | 11 | 977 | 1119 | −142 | 6 | |
| 8 | Smouha | 14 | 3 | 11 | 977 | 1119 | −142 | 6 |
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Source: Egyptian Basketball Federation
Results
More information Home \ Away, ZAM ...
| Home \ Away | ZAM | ITT | GEZ | ETI | ZAM | SPA | SMO | ETI | Tam |
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| Zamalek | — | 65–88 | 85–71 | 70–78 | 72–74 | 70–78 | 80–62 | ||
| Al Ittihad | 85–78 | — | 71–61 | 75–96 | 85–78 | 83–75 | 91–78 | 75–96 | |
| Gezira | 70–56 | — | 70–56 | 71–51 | 84–60 | ||||
| Etisalat | 80–75 | 75–77 | — | 69–65 | |||||
| Zamalek | 65–88 | 85–71 | 70–78 | — | 72–74 | 70–78 | 80–62 | ||
| Sporting Alexandria | 74–71 | 71–77 | 74–71 | — | 77–70 | 70–60 | |||
| Smouha | 69–71 | 96–88 | — | 96–88 | 77–89 | ||||
| Etisalat | 80–75 | 75–77 | 69–65 | — | |||||
| Egypt Insurance | 79–97 | 64–78 | 75–87 | 80–67 | 64–78 | — |
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Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Bottom Group
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Gaish Army | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1060 | 877 | +183 | 22 | |
| 2 | Heliopolis | 14 | 9 | 5 | 903 | 924 | −21 | 18 | |
| 3 | Tanta (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 937 | 955 | −18 | 16 | Relegated to Egyptian Second League |
| 4 | Olympic Club | 14 | 6 | 8 | 981 | 926 | +55 | 12 | |
| 5 | Horse Owners' Club | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1003 | 1010 | −7 | 12 | |
| 6 | Suez Canal SC | 14 | 6 | 8 | 961 | 992 | −31 | 12 | |
| 7 | El Shams (R) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 914 | 952 | −38 | 12 | Relegated to Egyptian Second League |
| 8 | Aviation Club | 14 | 4 | 10 | 895 | 982 | −87 | 8 |
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The playoffs began on 19 March 2022 and ended on 16 May 2022. All three rounds are played in a best-of-five format.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Al Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Smouha | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Al Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Zamalek | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Etisalat | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Zamalek | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Al Ittihad | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Al Ahly | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Al Ahly | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Egypt Insurance | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Al Ahly | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gezira | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gezira | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Sporting Alexandria | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played on 19, 21, 24, 26 and 28 March 2022.
More information Team 1, Series ...
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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| Al Ittihad | 3–0 | Smouha | 85–67 | 87–76 | 89–78 | ||
| Etisalat | 1–3 | Zamalek | 80–67 | 84–85 | 73–75 | 67–71 | |
| Al Ahly | 3–0 | Egypt Insurance | 84–49 | 81–46 | 78–57 | ||
| Gezira | 3–1 | Sporting Alexandria | 66–59 | 73–59 | 57–68 | 72–58 |
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Semifinals
The semifinals were played on 22, 24 and 26 April 2022.
More information Team 1, Series ...
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ittihad | 3–0 | Zamalek | 97–53 | 73–68 | 79–59 | ||
| Al Ahly | 3–0 | Gezira | 80–61 | 76–62 | 87-65 |
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Finals
The finals were played on 8 May, 10 May, 12 May (also 14 May and 16 May if necessary). All games were hosted at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall.
More information Team 1, Series ...
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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| Al Ittihad | 2–3 | Al Ahly | 86–77OT | 60–73 | 60–63 | 85–75 | 73–86 |
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More information Category, Player ...
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Ehab Amin | Al Ahly | [6] |
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- "Historic control .. Al-Ahly is the champion of the Super League by sweeping Al-Ittihad". Fourals. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- "Egyptian Basketball Federation". Official web (in Arabic).
- "سلة الاتحاد السكندري تكتسح الشمس في دوري السوبر". 26 November 2021.
- "الزمالك على أعتاب ربع نهائي سوبر السلة". 26 November 2021.
- "Egyptian Basketball Federation". Egypt Basketball - Egypt Basketball (in Arabic). 3 December 2021.
- Egyptian Basketball Federation [@EBBFED] (16 May 2022). "إيهاب أمين سجل 35 نقطة منهم 8 ثلاثيات في المباراة الفاصلة.. إليكم ملخص ما" (Tweet) – via Twitter.