Qatari Basketball League
Top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Qatari Basketball League (Arabic: الدوري القطري لكرة السلة) is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. The first official season took place in 1981/82.[1] There is a second division and two domestic cup tournaments, the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Qatar Crown Prince Cup.
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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1979 |
CEO | Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani |
No. of teams | 9 |
Country | Qatar |
Continent | FIBA Asia (FIBA Asia Champions Cup) |
Most recent champion(s) | Al-Arabi (9th title) (2023–24) |
Most titles | Al Rayyan (18 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Al Jazeera Sports Al Kass |
Official website | Official website |
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In the 2012–13 season, the league expanded for the first time in its history, going from 8 to 12 teams with the newly entered clubs including Lekhwiya, Al-Shamal Sports Club, Umm Salal SC, and Al-Khor Sports Club.[2]