The 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship (Arabic: بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2023) was the 35th season of the Arab Club Basketball Championship. The tournament is held from 1 October. All games are played in Doha, Qatar.[1]
| بطولة الأندية العربية لكرة السلة 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Qatar |
| Dates | 2 – 12 October 2023 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Beirut Club (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  AS Salé |
| Third place |  Kuwait Club |
| Fourth place |  Al Ahly Cairo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Ilias Aqboub (AS Salé) |
| MVP | Sergio El Darwich (Beirut Club) |
Kuwait Club were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Beirut Club. Beirut Club went on to win their first Arab Championship, after their victory overf AS Salé in the final.[2]
Teams edit
Group phase edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait Club
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 199 | +72 | 6 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 2 |  Al-Muharraq
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 232 | +13 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Qatar Club
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 226 | −21 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Al-Bureij
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 240 | 304 | −64 | 3 |
Source: Asia-basket.com
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ittihad Alexandria
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 413 | 247 | +166 | 8 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 2 |  USM Alger
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 294 | 267 | +27 | 7 | |
| 3 | Dynamo Lebanon
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 344 | 304 | +40 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Al-Seeb
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 254 | 336 | −82 | 5 | |
| 5 | Al Ahli Doha
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 227 | 378 | −151 | 4 |
Source: Asia-basket.com
October 1, 2023
15:30 |
| USM Alger |
81–57 | Al-Seeb Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 18-8, 23-18, 23-18 | ||
| Pts: Zaki Guzout 14 Rebs: Omar Belliche 13 Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 6 |
Pts: Brice Johnson 23 Rebs: Walim Jossief 8 Asts: Four players 1 | |
October 2, 2023
16:30 |
| Al Ittihad Alexandria |
89–53 | USM Alger |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-11, 27-5, 23-20, 23-17 | ||
| Pts: Yusuf Shehata 14 Rebs: Manny Harris 8 Asts: Manny Harris 5 |
Pts: George Williams 19 Rebs: Sidali Benzaime 11 Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 3 | |
October 3, 2023
18:30 |
| USM Alger |
83–54 | Al Ahli SC |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-14, 23-16, 18-12, 22-12 | ||
| Pts: Johnathan Hudson 38 Rebs: Johnathan Hudson 9 Asts: Johnathan Hudson 3 |
Pts: George Williams 17 Rebs: Two players 8 Asts: George Williams 5 | |
October 6, 2023
14:00 |
| Dynamo Club |
68–77 | USM Alger |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 20-23, 18-11, 14-25 | ||
| Pts: Two players 19 Rebs: Omar Jamaledine 10 Asts: Two players 3 |
Pts: George Williams 25 Rebs: Two players 9 Asts: George Williams 5 | |
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Salé
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 262 | 210 | +52 | 6 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 2 | Qadsia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 210 | +30 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Al-Fateh
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 273 | 239 | +34 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Al-Wehda
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 312 | −116 | 3 |
Source: Asia-basket.com
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beirut Club
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 374 | 301 | +73 | 8 | Advance to knock-out phase |
| 2 | Al Ahly Cairo
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 312 | 282 | +30 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Dijlah University
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 340 | 340 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | MTB Majd Tanger
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 287 | 343 | −56 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Al Ittihad Tripoli
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 281 | 328 | −47 | 4 |
Source: Asia-basket.com
Knock-out phase edit
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Kuwait | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Seeb | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 94 | |||||||||||||
| Dijlah University | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Qadsia | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Dijlah University | 94 | |||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 97 | |||||||||||||
| Beirut Club | 101 | |||||||||||||
| Beirut Club | 121 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Wehda | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Beirut Club | 110 | |||||||||||||
| USM Alger | 78 | |||||||||||||
| USM Alger (OT) | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Qatar Club | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Beirut Club | 86 | |||||||||||||
| AS Salé | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Al Bureij | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ittihad Alexandria | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly Cairo | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly Cairo | 98 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Fateh | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahly Cairo | 78 | |||||||||||||
| AS Salé | 85 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| AS Salé | 88 | |||||||||||||
| MTB Majd Tanger | 75 | |||||||||||||
| AS Salé | 108 | Kuwait | 87 | |||||||||||
| Al-Muharraq | 95 | Al Ahly Cairo | 84 | |||||||||||
| Al-Muharraq | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Dynamo Lebanon | 79 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16 edit
October 8, 2023
12:00 |
| Kuwait |
90–49 | Al-Seeb |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-12, 23-4, 27-21, 13-12 | ||
| Pts: Omran Jawhar 17 Rebs: Mohammad Hasan 9 Asts: Mohamed Harat 8 |
Pts: Brice Johnson 25 Rebs: Two players 5 Asts: Two players 2 | |
October 8, 2023
12:00 |
| Qadsia |
90–94 | Dijlah University |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-12, 16-30, 33-23, 23-29 | ||
| Pts: Robert Lowery 22 Rebs: Alono Al-Yousef 15 Asts: Robert Lowery 6 |
Pts: Kenny Hayes 37 Rebs: Jeremiah Wilson 12 Asts: Kenny Hayes 5 | |
October 8, 2023
14:30 |
| AS Salé |
88–75 | MTB Majd Tanger |
| Scoring by quarter: 34-19, 9-20, 18-17, 27-19 | ||
| Pts: Chris Crawford 31 Rebs: Chris Crawford 11 Asts: Ali Lahrichi 5 |
Pts: Burke Putnam 21 Rebs: Mohamed Chaoui 13 Asts: John Murry 4 | |
October 8, 2023
14:30 |
| Al-Muharraq |
83–79 | Dynamo Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-14, 20-23, 19-19, 19-23 | ||
| Pts: Julius Coles 28 Rebs: Deng Acuoth 13 Asts: Two players 5 |
Pts: Zach Lofton 32 Rebs: Radhouane Slimane 10 Asts: Two players 3 | |
October 8, 2023
17:00 |
| Beirut Club |
121–69 | Al-Wehda |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 30-14, 37-15, 29-22 | ||
| Pts: Tony Mitchell 22 Rebs: Mohamed Ochi 16 Asts: Ali Mezher 9 |
Pts: Mohammed Ezzat 30 Rebs: Mohammed Hussein 8 Asts: Mohammed Ezzat 6 | |
October 8, 2023
17:00 |
| USM Alger |
77–70 (OT) | Qatar Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 10-15, 19-14, 18-13, Overtime: 15–8 | ||
| Pts: George Williams 34 Rebs: George Williams 12 Asts: George Williams 4 |
Pts: Meho Haracic 29 Rebs: Two players 10 Asts: Two players 3 | |
October 8, 2023
19:30 |
| Al Ahly Cairo |
98–58 | Al-Fateh |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-12, 22-12, 31-19, 26-15 | ||
| Pts: Mostafa Kejo 18 Rebs: Seif Samir 9 Asts: Omar Abada 6 |
Pts: Darko Planinić 20 Rebs: Hani Al-Mohammed 7 Asts: Mohammed Fahad 5 | |
Quarter-finals edit
October 9, 2023
12:00 |
| Kuwait |
94–76 | Dijlah University |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 27-21, 23-13, 22-25 | ||
| Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 24 Rebs: Mohamed Harat 8 Asts: Hamad Hasan 5 |
Pts: Kenny Hayes 30 Rebs: Jeremiah Wilson 6 Asts: Kenny Hayes 6 | |
October 9, 2023
17:00 |
| USM Alger |
78–110 | Beirut Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-24, 17-39, 26-22, 18-25 | ||
| Pts: George Williams 16 Rebs: Two players 5 Asts: Abdesslem Dekkiche 6 |
Pts: Tony Mitchell 23 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Ali Mezher 8 | |
October 9, 2023
19:30 |
| Al Ittihad Alexandria |
77–82 | Al Ahly Cairo |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 17-24, 19-17, 23-22 | ||
Semi-finals edit
October 11, 2023
15:00 |
| Kuwait |
97–101 | Beirut Club |
| Scoring by quarter: -, -, -, - | ||
| Pts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 31 Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10 Asts: Hamad Hasan 2 |
Pts: Tony Mitchell 31 Rebs: Mohamad Haidar 9 Asts: Ali Mezher 11 | |
October 11, 2023
17:30 |
| Al Ahly Cairo |
78–85 | AS Salé |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 17-19, 13-19, 23-30 | ||
| Pts: Two players 15 Rebs: Three players 7 Asts: Two players 3 |
Pts: Ramon Galloway 31 Rebs: Chris Crawford 11 Asts: Two players 2 | |
Third place edit
October 12, 2023
15:00 |
| Kuwait |
87–84 | Al Ahly Cairo |
| Scoring by quarter: -, -, -, - | ||
| Pts: Cady Lalanne 34 Rebs: Cady Lalanne 10 Asts: Marcus Georges-Hunt 4 |
Pts: Omar Oraby 25 Rebs: Omar Oraby 11 Asts: Omar Abada 5 | |
Final edit
October 12, 2023
17:00 |
| Beirut Club |
86–75 | AS Salé |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-15, 17-10, 21-27, 23-23 | ||
| Pts: Sergio El-Darwich 24 Rebs: Tony Mitchell 10 Asts: Ali Mezher 11 |
Pts: Ramon Galloway 32 Rebs: Ilias Aqboub 9 Asts: Ramon Galloway 5 | |
Statistical leaders edit
References edit
- ^ "Arab Club Championships Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Beirut defeats AS Sale to grab 35th Arab Clubs Men Championship title". www.asia-basket.com. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.