2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship
The 2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship was the 33rd season of the Arab Club Basketball Championship. The tournament started on 29 September 2021 and was held in Alexandria, Egypt. All games were played in the Hall Al Ettehad Al Sakandary Club or in the Borj Al Arab Hall.[1]
| Country | Egypt | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 29 September – 9 October 2021 | ||
| Teams | 18 | ||
| Champions |  Al Ahly (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up |  Kuwait | ||
| Third place |  Ezzahra Sports | ||
| Fourth place | Al Ittihad Alexandria | ||
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Al Ittihad is the defending champion. Al Ahly won its first Arab championship.[2]
Regular season
The draw for the groups was held 20 September 2021.[3]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ittihad Alexandria (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 298 | 209 | +89 | 6 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 |  FUS Rabat |
2 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 157 | +27 | 3 | |
| 3 |  USM Blida |
2 | 1 | 1 | 167 | 157 | +10 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Al-Mina'a |
3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 303 | −126 | 3 |
| 29 September 2021 | |||||
| FUS Rabat | 90–74 | USM Blida | |||
| Al-Mina'a | 46–115 | Al Ittihad Alexandria | |||
| 1 October 2021 | |||||
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 91–81 | FUS Rabat | |||
| USM Blida | 85–65 | Al-Mina'a | |||
| 4 October 2021 | |||||
| Al-Mina'a | 66–103 | FUS Rabat | |||
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 92–82 | USM Blida | |||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezzahra Sports |
4 | 4 | 0 | 376 | 233 | +143 | 8 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 |  Al-Wakrah |
4 | 3 | 1 | 283 | 255 | +28 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Sharjah |
3 | 1 | 2 | 247 | 212 | +35 | 4 | |
| 4 | Al Yarmook |
3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 230 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Alyounany |
3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 387 | −205 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2021. Source: Asia-Basket.com
| 29 September 2021 | |||||
| Ezzahra Sports | 112–36 | Alyounany | |||
| Al Yarmook | 58–80 | Al-Wakrah | |||
| 30 September 2021 | |||||
| Alyounany | 55–106 | Al Yarmook | |||
| Al-Wakrah | 78–71 | Sharjah | |||
| 1 October 2021 | |||||
| Al-Wakrah | 74–45 | Alyounany | |||
| Sharjah | 81–88 | Ezzahra Sports | |||
| 3 October 2021 | |||||
| Alyounany | 46–95 | Sharjah | |||
| Al Yarmook | 65–95 | Ezzahra Sports | |||
| 4 October 2021 | |||||
| Ezzahra Sports | 81–51 | Al-Wakrah | |||
| Sharjah | Al Yarmook | ||||
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahly |
3 | 3 | 0 | 274 | 195 | +79 | 6 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | WA Boufarik |
3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 209 | +16 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Al-Fateh |
3 | 1 | 2 | 241 | 237 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Shaa'b Hadramaut |
3 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 319 | −99 | 3 |
Source: Asia-Basket.com
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait |
4 | 4 | 0 | 391 | 309 | +82 | 8 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 |  Beirut Club |
4 | 3 | 1 | 350 | 314 | +36 | 7 | |
| 3 | Al-Gharafa |
4 | 1 | 3 | 322 | 354 | −32 | 5 | |
| 4 | Al Bataeh |
4 | 1 | 3 | 269 | 342 | −73 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Manama |
4 | 1 | 3 | 366 | 379 | −13 | 5 |
Source: Asia-Basket.com
Playoffs
The playoffs are played in a single-elimination format and started 6 October.[4]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 October | ||||||||||
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 76 | |||||||||
| 8 October | ||||||||||
| Al-Wakrah | 67 | |||||||||
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 73 | |||||||||
| 6 October | ||||||||||
| Al Ahly | 78 | |||||||||
| Al Ahly | 84 | |||||||||
| 9 October | ||||||||||
| Beirut Club | 82 | |||||||||
| Al Ahly | 78 | |||||||||
| 6 October | ||||||||||
| Kuwait | 66 | |||||||||
| FUS Rabat | 80 | |||||||||
| 8 October | ||||||||||
| Ezzahra Sports | 82 | |||||||||
| Ezzahra Sports | 80 | |||||||||
| 6 October | ||||||||||
| Kuwait | 83 | Third place | ||||||||
| Kuwait | 98 | |||||||||
| 9 October | ||||||||||
| WA Boufarik | 77 | |||||||||
| Ezzahra Sports | 78 | |||||||||
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 73 | |||||||||
Final
| 9 October 2021 | Al Ahly |
78–66 | Kuwait |
Alexandria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 13–13, 30–13, 15–3 | ||||
| Pts: Michael Thompson 21 | Report | Pts: Elmedin Kikanović 22 | ||
References
- "33rd Arab Club Basketball Championship: Morocco's FUS Wins USM Blida of Algeria | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- Ali, Ahmad Gamal (9 October 2021). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly crowned Arab Cup champions for first time in history". KingFut. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- "Tunisia: Arab Club Basketball Championship - Ezzahra Sports Drawn in Group B". allAfrica.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- "Asian Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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