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 powerhouse of Egypt, having won 13 championships.

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 coachHenrik Rödl
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
Websiteitthadclub.com

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

Honours

Domestic

International

Players

Current roster
Al Ittihad roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 Egypt Metwaly, Ahmed 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1997-02-15)15 February 1997
PG 3 Egypt Shehata, Yusuf 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 27 – (1996-01-16)16 January 1996
PG 4 Qatar Fouda, Moustafa 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 25 – (1997-11-15)15 November 1997
SG 5 United States Johnson, Dominique (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1987-06-09)9 June 1987
C 6 Egypt Khalifa, Haytham 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 35 – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987
SF 7 Egypt Behiry, Hatem 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1992-11-30)30 November 1992
SG 9 Egypt Mohamed, Mido 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 27 – (1996-07-06)6 July 1996
C 10 Egypt Mahmoud, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995
SF 12 Egypt Aboushousha, Youssef 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 30 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993
G/F 13 Egypt 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 Egypt Greece Saleh, Yaser 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 25 – (1998-09-30)30 September 1998
C 22 Egypt Khalaf, Ahmed 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (1999-02-24)24 February 1999
PF 42 Egypt Ahmed, Aly 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 31 – (1992-03-15)15 March 1992
PF 88 Egypt Ibrahim, Rami 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 35 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 31, 2023

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.

Season by season
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 Super League 5th 12 6 9 .400 N/A DNQ
2017–18 1 Super League 3rd 12 7 5 .583 Quarterfinalist DNQ
2018–19 1 Super League 1st 14 10 4 .714 Semifinalist DNQ
2019–20 1 Super League 1st 14 12 2 .857 Champions Champion Not held Ahmed Marei
2020–21 1 Super League 1st 14 12 2 .857 Runners-up Champion DNQ
2021–22 1 Super League 1st 14 11 3 .786 Runners-up Runner-up Arab Championship 4th
2022–23 1 Super League Arab Championship QF

Head coaches

See also

Notes
  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 re-scheduled but opponent Al Ahly conceded the game, giving an automatic win to Al Ittihad.[3]

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.
  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.
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