FIBA Africa Basketball League

Africa Basketball League
Organising body	FIBA Africa
Founded	1971; 50 years ago
First season	1972
Folded	2019; 2 years ago
Replaced by	Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Country	Multiple countries
Confederation	FIBA Africa
Number of teams	16
Level on	1
Last champions	Primeiro de Agosto (9th title)
Most championships	Primeiro de Agosto (9 titles)
Website	Link

The FIBA Africa Basketball League (formerly FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) was the highest caliber men's professional basketball competition for clubs until 2020, organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the leagues of the African countries. The league was replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL) from 2020.

In February 2019, FIBA Africa announced the creation a league stage in the tournament and changing the name to the FIBA AfroLeague.^[1]

FIBA has in the past announced plans to expand the FIBA Intercontinental Cup to possibly include the champion teams from the FIBA Africa Basketball League, FIBA Asia Champions Cup, NBL from Australia, and possibly the NBA, at some point in the future.^[2]^[3]

Finals[]

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (1972–2017)^[4]
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third-place	Score	Fourth-place
	Bangui		71–68		Zamalek SC	-	ASFA
	Cairo	Hit Trésor	61–55		Al Gezira	-
	Cairo	AS Forces Armées	78–69	Zamalek SC	Hit Trésor	-
	Bangui	Hit Trésor	89–76	Zamalek SC	AS Forces Armées	-
	Bangui	AS Forces Armées	77–75			-
	Bamako	AS Forces Armées	63–49	ASEC Mimosas		-
	Dakar		78–74	AS Forces Armées	Zamalek SC	-
	Maputo	C.D. Maxaquene	89–62			-
	Alexandria	Al-Ittihad Alexandria	86–83 (OT)	Primeiro de Agosto		-	Abidjan Basket Club
	Abidjan	ASEC Mimosas	71–63		Primeiro de Agosto	-
	Dakar	Jeanne d'Arc	69–64		Wydad Athletic Club	-
	Cairo	Zamalek SC	83–75	ASC Jeanne d'Arc		-
	Cairo	Al Gezira	66–59	Petro Atlético		-
1996	Alexandria^[5]	Al Gezira	83–76	El Ittihad		79–66
1998	Fes^[6]		72–63	Zamalek SC	ASA	71–52	Al Gezira
	Abidjan	ASEC Mimosas	63–61	Petro Atlético		-
2002	Luanda	Primeiro de Agosto	69–60	ASEC Mimosas	Inter Club Brazzaville	85–81
2004	Cairo	Primeiro de Agosto	71–53	Abidjan Basket Club	Al Ahly SC	59–56	Petro Atlético
2005	Abidjan^[7]	Abidjan Basket Club	67–66	Interclube	Primeiro de Agosto	103–67	Union Bank
2006	Lagos^[8]	Petro Atlético	76–71	Primeiro de Agosto		75–66	Inter Club
2007	Luanda^[9]	Primeiro de Agosto	61–53	Petro Atlético	Abidjan Basket Club	60–56	Interclube
2008	Sousse^[10]	Primeiro de Agosto	57–54	Étoile du Sahel	ASA	60–55	Stade Nabeulien
2009	Kigali	Primeiro de Agosto	88–64	Petro Atlético	APR BC	92–80	ASB Mazembe
2010	Cotonou	Primeiro de Agosto	73–41	Condor de Yaoundé	AS Salé	75–71	ASB Mazembe
2011	Salé	Étoile du Sahel	82–60	Primeiro de Agosto	AS Salé	80–75	Petro Atlético
2012	Malabo^[11]	Primeiro de Agosto	80–69	Petro Atlético	Al Ahly SC	76–64	El Ittihad
2013	Sousse^[12]	Primeiro de Agosto	68–61	Étoile du Sahel	Recreativo do Libolo	79–70
2014	Tunis^[13]	Recreativo do Libolo	86–68	Étoile de Radès	Club Africain	79–74
2015	Luanda^[14]	Petro Atlético	89–75	Recreativo do Libolo		72–62	Primeiro de Agosto
2016	Cairo	Al Ahly	68–66	Recreativo do Libolo	AS Salé	88–76	Kano Pillars
2017	Radès	AS Salé	77–69	Étoile Sportive de Radès	US Monastir	77–74	Sport Libolo e Benfica
Africa Basketball League (2018)
2018–19	Luanda	Primeiro de Agosto	83–71	AS Salé	Smouha SC	69–58	JS Kairroun

Winners by club[]

Performances in the FIBA Africa Basketball League by club
v t Club	Titles	Runners-up	Seasons won	Seasons runner-up
Primeiro de Agosto	9	3	2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2018–19	1987, 2006, 2011
ASFA	3	1	1975, 1979, 1981	1983
Petro de Luanda	2	5	2006, 2015	1994, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2012
ASEC Mimosas	2	2	1989, 2000	1981, 2002
Hit Trésor	2	–	1973, 1976	–
Gezira	2	–	1994, 1996	–
Zamalek	1	3	1992	1975, 1976, 1998
	1	2	1983	1985, 1986
Étoile du Sahel	1	2	2011	2008, 2013
Recreativo do Libolo	1	2	2014	2015, 2016
Al Ittihad	1	1	1987	1996
Jeanne d'Arc	1	1	1991	1992
ABC	1	1	2005	2004
AS Salé	1	1	2017	2018–19
	1	–	1972	–
Maxaquene	1	–	1985	–
	1	–	1986	–
MAS Fez	1	–	1998	–
Al Ahly	1	–	2016	–
	–	2	–	1972, 1989
Étoile de Radès	–	2	–	2014, 2017
	–	1	–	1973
	–	1	–	1979
	–	1	–	1991
Interclube	–	1	–	2005
Condor Yaoundé	–	1	–	2010

Winners by country[]

Rank	Country	Wins
1	Angola	12
2	Egypt	5
-	Senegal	5
4	Central African Republic	3
-	Ivory Coast	3
6	Morocco	2
7	Tunisia	1
-	Mozambique	1

MVP Award winner[]

Year	MVP Award Winner
2002	Abdel Bouckar
2004	?
2005	Stéphane Konaté
2006	Mílton Barros
2007	Olímpio Cipriano
2008	Joaquim Gomes "Kikas"
2009	Vladimir Ricardino
2010	Joaquim Gomes "Kikas"
2011	Makrem Ben Romdhane
2012	Carlos Morais
2013	Cedric Isom
2014	Eduardo Mingas
2015	Manny Quezada
2016	Wayne Arnold
2017	Abdelhakim Zouita
2018–19	Eduardo Mingas^[15]

Clubs performance[]

Club
	1972–1994	1996	1998		2002	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
		5	4	?	7	7	7	12	12	12	9	11	12	12	12	11	10	10	12	12
Abidjan Basket Club					5			6						8		11				7
																	8			1
								9												1
Al Ahly Cairo																				3
Al Ahly Benghazi												11	9		8					3
Al Gezira Cairo			4														6			5
Al-Ittihad Alexandria														4						2
Al Hoceima													6							1
										6										1
APR									6	8										3
AS Douanes						7														1
																				2
AS Salé																				4
										9										1
ASA																				2
									8											1
ASB Mazembe											4	4	5	11		7			10	6
																			12	1
ASCUT																	10			1
ASEC Mimosas																				4
ASFA																				5
												10								1
ASPAC									10		6									2
							7	11		11										3
								10	7	10										3
^[a]																8				1
BEAC																		7		1
																				1
					4															1
City Oilers																		9	5	2
Club Africain																		5		2
Condor de Yaoundé																				1
											8									1
															5					1
																				1
																				1
Ebun Comets						6														1
ES du Sahel														6						4
ES Radès																	5			3
								5												1
Espoir														12						1
																				1
Ferroviário da Beira									12						10				6	3
Gombe Bulls																			11	1
GS Pétroliers																		6	8	2
Hit Trésor																				3
Interclube									4										7	3
Inter Club Brazzaville							6	4			7	8					9			6
Jeanne d'Arc																				2
		5																		2
Kano Pillars										5	5	5		9	9		7	4	9	10
								12												1
Kenya Ports Authority					7															1
															12					1
										12										1
													12		7	10				3
Manga BB												6		7						2
																9				1
																				2
Maxaquene												7								3
									9											1
														10						1
Niger Potters									5											1
Nzui Manto																		10		1
																				1
								7												1
Petro Atlético						4	5						4							11
Primeiro de Agosto																6	4	8		16
Recreativo do Libolo													7	5					4	7
																				2
Royal Hoopers												9	11							2
															4	4				2
		4			6	5			11											7
Stade Nabeulien										4										1
															6					1
																				1
Union Bank							4			7			8							3
													10		11					2
US Monastir																5				2
Kyambogo Warriors											9									1
Zamalek SC																				6
								8												1
# Teams		1996 5	1998 4	?	2002 7	2004 6	2005 7	2006 12	2007 12	2008 12	2009 9	2010 11	2011 12	2012 12	2013 12	2014 11	2015 10	2016 10	2017 12

^ is a club from Mayotte, an island off the African southeast coast under French rule.

References[]

^ Découvrez l'Afroleague, la nouvelle compétition de clubs de FIBA Afrique
^ Esportes.Opovobr Com Copa Intercontinental, Fiba ensaia Campeonato Mundial. Archived 2019-01-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
^ Estadao.com Pinheiros e Olympiacos começam a disputar o título da Intercontinental. (in Portuguese)
^ "Palmarès Club champions Hommes" (in French). FIBAAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 Dec 2014.
^ "African Cup for Men's Champion Clubs 1996". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
^ "African Cup for Men's Champion Clubs 1998". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
^ "African Cup for Men's Champion Clubs 2005". FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
^ "FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs 2006". FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
^ "FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs 2007". FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
^ "FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs 2008". FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
^ "M.S. Champions Cup 2012". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
^ "28th Champions Cup". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 21 Dec 2013.
^ "2014 FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs". FIBA.com. Retrieved 21 Dec 2014.
^ "2015 FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs". FIBA.com. Retrieved 20 Dec 2015.
^ "Zamalek are the champions of the inaugural Basketball Africa League". www.thebal.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

External links[]

(in English) FIBA Africa
(in Arabic and English) African Basketball Champions Cup – goalzz.com

[16] s a club from Mayotte, an island off the African southeast coast under French rule.

[1] Découvrez l'Afroleague, la nouvelle compétition de clubs de FIBA Afrique

[2] Esportes.Opovobr Com Copa Intercontinental, Fiba ensaia Campeonato Mundial. Archived 2019-01-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)

[3] Estadao.com Pinheiros e Olympiacos começam a disputar o título da Intercontinental. (in Portuguese)

[4] "Palmarès Club champions Hommes" (in French). FIBAAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 Dec 2014.

[5] "African Cup for Men's Champion Clubs 1996". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

[6] "African Cup for Men's Champion Clubs 1998". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

[7] "African Cup for Men's Champion Clubs 2005". FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.

[8] "FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs 2006". FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.

[9] "FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs 2007". FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.

[10] "FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs 2008". FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.

[11] "M.S. Champions Cup 2012". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.

[12] "28th Champions Cup". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 21 Dec 2013.

[13] "2014 FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs". FIBA.com. Retrieved 21 Dec 2014.

[14] "2015 FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs". FIBA.com. Retrieved 20 Dec 2015.

[15] "Zamalek are the champions of the inaugural Basketball Africa League". www.thebal.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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show v t FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup and Africa Basketball League
Clubs Champions Cup era (1971–2017)	1996 1998 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Africa Basketball League era (2018–present)	2018–19

show v t FIBA Africa competitions
National teams	African championships Men's Women's AfroCan African Games Basketball at the African Games
Youth national teams	African championships Men's U20 (defunct) Women's U20 (defunct) Men's U18 Women' U18 Boys' U16 Girls' U16
Men's club	Basketball Africa League Africa Basketball League (defunct) Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
Women's club	Champions Cup (defunct)