2021–22 Egyptian Basketball Premier League

The 2021–22 Egyptian Basketball Premier League was the 47th season of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League, the highest-level basketball league in Egypt. The defending champions were Zamalek; they were eliminated in the semifinals by Al Ittihad Alexandria.

Egyptian Basketball Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates26 November 2021 – 16 May 2022
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPEhab Amin (Al Ahly)
Finals
ChampionsAl Ahly
(6th title)
  Runners-upAl Ittihad Alexandria
SemifinalistsZamalek
Gezira

The season began on 26 September 2021 and finished on 16 May 2022. Al Ahly won its sixth league title (its first since 2016);[1] they qualify for the regular season of the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Teams

Team changes
Increase Promoted from 2020–21 Second Division Decrease Relegated from 2020–21 Super League
Heliopolis

El Shams

 Al Zohor

Geziret El Ward

Sixteen teams competed in this season – the top fourteen of the previous season and two teams that were promoted from the Egyptian Second Division. Heliopolis and Al Shams joined as promoted teams. Al Zohour and Geziret El-Ward were relegated from the 2020-21 season.

Arenas and locations
Club Location Venue
Al AhlyCairoAl Ahly Sports Hall
Al IttihadAlexandriaKamal Shalaby Hall
Al Gaish ArmyCairoTala'ea El Gaish Hall
Aviation ClubCairo
Egypt InsuranceCairo The Arab Contractors Hall
El ShamsCairoAl Shams Sporting Club
GeziraCairo (Zamalek)Cairo Stadium
Horse Owners' ClubAlexandria
HeliopolisCairoHeliopolis Hall
OlympiAlexandria El Olympi Arena
SmouhaAlexandriaSmouha Arena
Sporting AlexandriaAlexandriaSporting Club Hall
Suez Canal SCIsmailia
TantaTantaTanta Arena
Telecom EgyptCairo
ZamalekGizaAbdulrahman Fawzi Hall

System

The Premier League is the basic and qualifying league for the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The league consists of three stages:

  1. The preliminary stage: where 1 meets 16, 2 meets 15, and so on in terms of ranking in the Mortabt-League.
  2. The regular league: After the rise of eight teams compete among themselves In back and forth matches.
  3. Playoffs stage: It starts from the final round, where the 1st place holder of the regular league meets the 8th place holder in a series of three matches, then the semi-finals and the final is a series of 5 matches.

Preliminary stage

Ranking of incoming teams

The first-placed team in the league will meet the 16th-ranked team, the second will meet the 15th, and so on.

Rank Team
1 Al Ahly
2 Al Ittihad
3 Smouha
4 Gezira
5 Zamalek
6 Egypt Insurance
7 Sporting Alexandria
8 Telecom Egypt
9 Heliopolis
10 Al Gaish Army
11 Horse Owners' Club
12 Olympic
13 Aviation Club
14 Tanta
15 El Shams
16 Suez Canal SC

Matches
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Al Ahly 2–0 Suez Canal SC 80-70 80-69
Al Ittihad[3] 2–0 El Shams 95–53 85-61
Smouha 2–1 Tanta 80–56 46-60 92-82
Gezira 2–0 Aviation Club 76–43 63-56
Zamalek[4] 2–0 Olympic Club 80–62 74-56
Egypt Insurance 2–1 Horse Owners' Club 78–81 71-63 57-55
Sporting Alexandria 2–0 Al Geish Army 72-60 72-61
Telecom Egypt 2–1 Heliopolis 85–54 66-73 92-55

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Results

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Qualified teams Relegated teams
Zamalek Olympic Club
Al Ahly Suez Canal SC
Gezira Aviation Club
Al Ittihad El Shams
Sporting Alexandria Al Gaish Army
Etisalat Heliopolis
Smouha Tanta
Egypt Insurance Horse Owners' Club

Regular season

Top Group
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Al Ittihad 14 11 3 1169 1037 +132 22 Advance to playoffs
2 Al Ahly 14 11 3 1150 999 +151 22
3 Gezira 14 10 4 1001 972 +29 20
4 Etisalat 14 7 7 1120 1082 +38 14
5 Zamalek 14 6 8 1036 1055 −19 12
6 Sporting Alexandria 14 5 9 1035 1085 −50 10
7 Egypt Insurance 14 3 11 977 1119 −142 6
8 Smouha 14 3 11 977 1119 −142 6
Source: Egyptian Basketball Federation

Results
Home \ Away ZAM ITT GEZ ETI ZAM SPA SMO ETI Tam
Zamalek — 65–88 85–71 70–78 72–74 70–78 80–62
Al Ittihad 85–78 — 71–61 75–96 85–78 83–75 91–78 75–96
Gezira 70–56 — 70–56 71–51 84–60
Etisalat 80–75 75–77 — 69–65
Zamalek 65–88 85–71 70–78 — 72–74 70–78 80–62
Sporting Alexandria 74–71 71–77 74–71 — 77–70 70–60
Smouha 69–71 96–88 — 96–88 77–89
Etisalat 80–75 75–77 69–65 —
Egypt Insurance 79–97 64–78 75–87 80–67 64–78 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Bottom Group
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
1 Al Gaish Army 14 11 3 1060 877 +183 22
2 Heliopolis 14 9 5 903 924 −21 18
3 Tanta (R) 14 8 6 937 955 −18 16 Relegated to Egyptian Second League
4 Olympic Club 14 6 8 981 926 +55 12
5 Horse Owners' Club 14 6 8 1003 1010 −7 12
6 Suez Canal SC 14 6 8 961 992 −31 12
7 El Shams (R) 14 6 8 914 952 −38 12 Relegated to Egyptian Second League
8 Aviation Club 14 4 10 895 982 −87 8
Source: Goalzz.com
(R) Relegated

Playoffs

The playoffs began on 19 March 2022 and ended on 16 May 2022. All three rounds are played in a best-of-five format.

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Al Ittihad 3
8 Smouha 0
1 Al Ittihad 3
5 Zamalek 0
4 Etisalat 1
5 Zamalek 3
1 Al Ittihad 2
2 Al Ahly 3
2 Al Ahly 3
7 Egypt Insurance 0
2 Al Ahly 3
3 Gezira 0
3 Gezira 3
6 Sporting Alexandria 1

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played on 19, 21, 24, 26 and 28 March 2022.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Al Ittihad 3–0 Smouha 85–67 87–76 89–78
Etisalat 1–3 Zamalek 80–67 84–85 73–7567–71
Al Ahly 3–0 Egypt Insurance 84–49 81–46 78–57
Gezira 3–1 Sporting Alexandria 66–59 73–59 57–6872–58

Semifinals

The semifinals were played on 22, 24 and 26 April 2022.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Al Ittihad 3–0 Zamalek 97–53 73–68 79–59
Al Ahly 3–0 Gezira 80–61 76–62 87-65

Finals

The finals were played on 8 May, 10 May, 12 May (also 14 May and 16 May if necessary). All games were hosted at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Al Ittihad 2–3 Al Ahly 86–77OT 60–73 60–6385–7573–86

Individual awards
CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Ref.
Most Valuable Player Ehab Amin Al Ahly [6]

References
  1. "Historic control .. Al-Ahly is the champion of the Super League by sweeping Al-Ittihad". Fourals. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  2. "Egyptian Basketball Federation". Official web (in Arabic).
  3. "سلة الاتحاد السكندري تكتسح الشمس في دوري السوبر". 26 November 2021.
  4. "الزمالك على أعتاب ربع نهائي سوبر السلة". 26 November 2021.
  5. "Egyptian Basketball Federation". Egypt Basketball - Egypt Basketball (in Arabic). 3 December 2021.
  6. Egyptian Basketball Federation [@EBBFED] (16 May 2022). "إيهاب أمين سجل 35 نقطة منهم 8 ثلاثيات في المباراة الفاصلة.. إليكم ملخص ما" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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