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Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball)

Al Ittihad Alexandria, also known as Al Ittihad Elsakandry, is a basketball club based in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The team plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League.[1] The team is widely considered one of the basketball powerhouses of Egypt,[citation needed] having won 15 championships and twelve Cups.

Al Ittihad
Al Ittihad logo
NicknameMasters of the City (سيد البلد)
LeaguesEgyptian Super League
Founded1914
HistoryAl Ittihad Alexandria
1914–present
ArenaKamal Shalaby Hall
LocationAlexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
PresidentMohamed Mouselhy
Head coachAhmed Omar
Team captainIsmail Ahmed
2020–21 positionSuper League, 2nd of 18
Championships1 FIBA Africa Champions Cup
13 Egyptian Super Leagues
11 Egyptian Cups
7 Arab Championships
WebsiteNone

Ittihad has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 1987, crowning itself African champions. The team has also won the Arab Championship seven times.[citation needed]

Honours edit

Domestic edit

International edit

Players edit

Current roster edit

Al Ittihad roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0   Metwaly, Ahmed 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – (1997-02-15)15 February 1997
PG 3   Shehata, Yusuf 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 28 – (1996-01-16)16 January 1996
PG 4   Fouda, Moustafa 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1997-11-15)15 November 1997
SG 5   Johnson, Dominique (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1987-06-09)9 June 1987
C 6   Khalifa, Haytham 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 36 – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987
SF 7   Behiry, Hatem 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1992-11-30)30 November 1992
SG 9   Mohamed, Mido 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 27 – (1996-07-06)6 July 1996
C 10   Mahmoud, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
SF 12   Aboushousha, Youssef 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 30 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993
G/F 13   El Sabbagh, Ahmed (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 38 – (1985-05-26)26 May 1985
G/F 20     Saleh, Yaser 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 25 – (1998-09-30)30 September 1998
C 22   Khalaf, Ahmed 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1999-02-24)24 February 1999
PF 42   Ahmed, Aly 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 32 – (1992-03-15)15 March 1992
PF 88   Ibrahim, Rami 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 36 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  •   Injured
Updated: January 31, 2023

Notable players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Season by season edit

Season Tier League Regular season Playoffs Egyptian Cup International competitions Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win% League Result
Al Ittihad Alexandria
2016–17 1 Premier League 5th 12 6 9 .400 N/A DNQ
2017–18 1 Premier League 3rd 12 7 5 .583 Quarterfinalist DNQ
2018–19 1 Premier League 1st 14 10 4 .714 Semifinalist DNQ
2019–20 1 Premier League 1st 14 12 2 .857 Champions Champion Not held Ahmed Marei
2020–21 1 Premier League 1st 14 12 2 .857 Runners-up Champion DNQ
2021–22 1 Premier League 1st 14 11 3 .786 Runners-up Runner-up Arab Championship 4th
2022–23 1 Premier League 1st 14 13 1 .929 Runners-up Arab Championship QF Miodrag Perišić /Henrik Rödl
2023–24 1 Premier League 1st 14 13 1 .929 TBD Champion Ahmed Omar

Head coaches edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The 2022 Egypt Basketball Super Cup was suspended after a stand in the stadium collapsed and 27 fans got injured.[2] Afterwards, the game was rescheduled but opponent Al Ahly conceded the game, giving an automatic win to Al Ittihad.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Arab Club Championship in basketball in Alexandria". Demotix.com. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ El-Ramady, Ahmed (2022-12-24). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly-Ittihad game suspended as venue collapses". KingFut. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  3. ^ El-Ramady, Ahmed (2023-01-11). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly concede Super Cup to Ittihad of Alexandria". KingFut. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  4. ^ "Al Ittihad inks coach Henrik Rodl, ex Trier". Afrobasket.com. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  5. ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

External links edit

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