Qatari Basketball League

Top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar

Qatari Basketball LeagueSport| Basketball

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Founded| 1979
CEO| Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
No. of teams| 9
Country| Qatar
Continent| FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)| Al-Arabi (10th title)
(2024–25)
Most titles| Al Rayyan (18 titles)
Broadcaster(s)| Al Jazeera Sports
Al Kass
Feeder to| Basketball Champions League Asia
FIBA West Asia Super League
Arab Club Basketball Championship
Official website| Official website

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 West Asia Super League. 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.

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]

## Current clubs

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As of the 2023–24 season.

Club  | Location

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Al Ahli | Doha
Al Arabi | Doha
Al Gharafa | Al-Gharafa
Al Rayyan | Al-Rayyan
Al Sadd | Al-Sadd, Doha
Al Wakrah | Al Wakrah
Qatar SC | Al Dafna, Doha
Al Shamal | Doha
Al Khor | Al Khor

## Championship history

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* 1981–82: Al Arabi
* 1982–83: Al Arabi
* 1983–84: Al Arabi
* 1984–85: Al Arabi
* 1985–86: Al Arabi
* 1986–87: Qatar SC
* 1987–88: Qatar SC
* 1988–89: Qatar SC
* 1989–90: Qatar SC
* 1990–91: Qatar SC
* 1991–92: Al Arabi
* 1992–93: Qatar SC
* 1993–94: Al Arabi
* 1994–95: Qatar SC
* 1995–96: Al-Rayyan
* 1996–97: Al-Rayyan
* 1997–98: Al-Rayyan
* 1998–99: Al-Rayyan
* 1999–00: Al-Rayyan
* 2000–01: Al Ahli SC
* 2001–02: Al-Rayyan
* 2002–03: Al-Rayyan

* 2003–04: Al-Rayyan
* 2004–05: Al-Rayyan
* 2005–06: Al-Rayyan
* 2006–07: Al-Rayyan
* 2007–08: El Jaish
* 2008–09: Al-Rayyan
* 2009–10: Al-Rayyan
* 2010–11: Al-Rayyan
* 2011–12: Al-Rayyan
* 2012–13: Al Sadd
* 2013–14: Al-Gharafa
* 2014–15: Al-Rayyan
* 2015–16: Al-Rayyan
* 2016–17: El Jaish
* 2017–18: Al Arabi
* 2018–19: Al-Shamal
* 2019–20: Al-Shamal
* 2020–21: Al-Gharafa
* 2021–22: Al Sadd
* 2022–23: Al-Rayyan
* 2023–24: Al Arabi
* 2024–25: Al Arabi

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## List of medal winners

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Season  | Champions  | Score  | Runners-up  | Third place

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2017–18  | Al-Arabi (8)  | 61–59  | Al-Wakrah | Qatar SC
2018–19  | Al-Shamal | 80–77  | Al-Arabi | Qatar SC
2019–20  | Al-Shamal (2)  | 81–70  | Al-Gharafa | Al-Arabi
2020–21  | Al-Gharafa (2)  | 89–71  | Al-Shamal | Al-Arabi
2021–22  | Al Sadd (6)  | 2–1  | Al-Gharafa | Al-Wakrah
2022-23  | Al-Rayyan (18)  | 75–68  | Al-Shamal | Al Sadd
2023-24  | Al-Arabi (9)  | 68–61  | Al Ahli |
2024-25  | Al-Arabi (10)  | 2–0  | Al-Rayyan | Al Sadd

## Top-performing clubs

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Club  | Champions

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Al-Rayyan | 18
Al-Arabi | 10
Qatar SC | 7
Al Sadd | 6
Al-Shamal | 2
El Jaish | 2
Al-Gharafa | 2
Al Ahli | 1

## Total titles won by town or city

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Town or city  | Number of titles  | Clubs

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Doha |

| Al Arabi (10), Qatar SC (7), El Jaish (2), Al Ahli SC (1), Al Sadd (6), Al-Gharafa (2)
Al Rayyan |

| Al Rayyan (18)

## Domestic competitions

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### Qatar Crown Prince Cup

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* 1999–2000 : Al Ahli SC d. Al-Rayyan
* 2000–01 : Al Ahli SC d. Al Sadd
* 2001–02 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
* 2002–03 : Qatar SC d. Al-Rayyan
* 2003–04 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
* 2004–05 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Sadd
* 2005–06 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Gharafa

* 2006–07 : Al Arabi d. Al Sadd
* 2007–08 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
* 2008–09 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
* 2009–10 : El Jaish d. Al Gharafa
* 2010–11 : Al Gharafa d. Al Sadd
* 2011–12 : Al Arabi d. El Jaish

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### Emir of Qatar Cup

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* 2000 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi
* 2001 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Wakrah
* 2002 : Qatar SC d. Al-Rayyan
* 2003 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
* 2004 : Al Sadd d. Al-Rayyan
* 2005 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi

* 2006 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi
* 2007 : Qatar SC d. Al Sadd
* 2008 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
* 2009 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
* 2010 : Al Gharafa d. Al-Rayyan
* 2011 : Al Gharafa d. Al-Rayyan

* 2012 : Al Rayyan d. Al Sadd
* 2013 : Al Rayyan d. Al Sadd
* 2014 : Al Gharafa d. El Jaish
* 2015 : El Jaish d. Al Sadd
* 2016 : El Jaish d. Al Gharafa

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## See also

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* FIBA Asia Champions Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Peninsula - Qatar Basketball Federation aims to raise the bar of local league". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
2. ^ Al Sharq - لأول مرة في قطر ...12 ناديا في الموسم الجديد.[permanent dead link] (in Arabic)
3. ^ QBA - Roster of Champions Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Asia Basket - Division I
* Sporting Pulse - QBF

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