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Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball)

Al Ittihad Alexandria (Arabic: نادي الإتحاد السكندري; transl. Union Alexandria) is an Egyptian professional basketball club based in Alexandria. Founded in 1914, the team plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League.[1] The team is widely considered one of the basketball powerhouses of Egypt, having won 16 Premier Leauge championships, twelve Egyptian Cups and three Super Cups.[2] In continental and international competitions, Ittihad has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 1987, its only African continental title. The team has also won the Arab Championship a record seven times.[3]

Al Ittihad
Al Ittihad logo
NicknameMasters of the City (سيد البلد)
LeaguesEgyptian Super League
BAL
Founded1914; 110 years ago (1914)
HistoryAl Ittihad Alexandria
(1914–present)
ArenaKamal Shalaby Hall
LocationAlexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
PresidentMohamed Mouselhy
Head coachAhmed Omar
Team captainIsmail Ahmed
2023–24 positionSuper League, 1st of 18
Championships1 FIBA Africa Champions Cup
16 Egyptian Super Leagues
11 Egyptian Cups
7 Arab Championships
WebsiteNone

The team plays its home games in the Kamal Shalaby Hall. Al Ittihad is nicknamed Masters of the City.

Honours

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Domestic

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International

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Players

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Current roster

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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) 37 – (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) 29 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
SF 12   Aboushousha, Youssef 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 31 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993
G/F 13   El Sabbagh, Ahmed (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 39 – (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

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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

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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

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The 2022 Egypt Basketball Super Cup was suspended after a stand in the stadium collapsed and 27 fans got injured.[5] Afterwards, the game was rescheduled but opponent Al Ahly conceded the game, giving an automatic win to Al Ittihad.[6]

References

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  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. ^ Eurobasket. "Al Ittihad Alexandria basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  3. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. ^ "الاتحاد السكندري يهزم الأهلي ويتوج بلقب دوري السوبر لكرة السلة". btolat.com (in Arabic). 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ^ El-Ramady, Ahmed (2022-12-24). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly-Ittihad game suspended as venue collapses". KingFut. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  6. ^ El-Ramady, Ahmed (2023-01-11). "BASKETBALL: Al Ahly concede Super Cup to Ittihad of Alexandria". KingFut. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  7. ^ "Al Ittihad inks coach Henrik Rodl, ex Trier". Afrobasket.com. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  8. ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
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