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 to be the basketball powerhouse of Egypt, having won a league-best 15 championships.

Al Ittihad
Nickname	Masters of the City (سيد البلد)
Leagues	Egyptian Super League
Founded	1914
Arena	Kamal Shalaby Hall
Location	Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
President	Mohamed Meslhy
Head coach	Ahmed Marei
Website	itthadclub.com
Home Away

Ittihad has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 1987, crowning itself African champions.

History

Al Ittihad won the 2019–20 Egyptian League, thus qualifying for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the first time.[2]

Honours

Domestic

• Egyptian Super League
  • Winners (15): 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2020
• Egyptian Cup
  • Winners (14): 1976-1978-1982-1983-1984-1985-1986-1987-1988-1989-1990-2010-2012-2020

International

• FIBA Africa Champions Cup
  • Winners (1): 1987
  • Runners-up (1): 1996
  • Fourth place (1): 2012
• Arab Championship
  • Winners (7): 1987-1991-1994-1996-2002 -2018-2019

Notable players

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.

• Ismail Ahmed Abdelmoneim 4 seasons: '93–'97
• Moamen Abdou El-Lanin 7 seasons: '06–'13
• Mark Aziz 1 season: '10–'11
• Mohamed El-Gazzar 2 seasons: '03–'05

References

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.

External links

• Team profile at Africabasket.com