Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball)
Basketball team in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 League 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 | ||||
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Nickname | Masters of the City (سيد البلد) | |||
Leagues | Egyptian Super League BAL | |||
Founded | 1914; 110 years ago (1914) | |||
History | Al Ittihad Alexandria (1914–present) | |||
Arena | Kamal Shalaby Hall | |||
Location | Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt | |||
President | Mohamed Mouselhy | |||
Head coach | Ahmed Omar | |||
Team captain | Ismail Ahmed | |||
2023–24 position | Super League, 1st of 18 | |||
Championships | 1 FIBA Africa Champions Cup 16 Egyptian Super Leagues 11 Egyptian Cups 7 Arab Championships | |||
Website | None | |||
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The team plays its home games in the Kamal Shalaby Hall. Al Ittihad is nicknamed Masters of the City.