Qatari Basketball League

For current year competition, see 2012–13 Qatari Basketball League

The Qatari Basketball League is the top-tier 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. There is a second division, with plans to expand it in the future. Currently, there are only two domestic championships, the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Qatar Crown Prince Cup.

As of the 2012-13 season, the league expanded from 8 to 12 for the first time in history, with the newly entered clubs including Lekhwiya, Al-Shamal Sports Club, Umm Salal SC, and Al-Khor Sports Club.

Current Clubs

Qatar Basketball League
Club	Location	Manager
Al Ahli SC	Doha	Rade Vojnovic
Al Arabi Basketball Team	Doha	Hatem Mamlouk
Al-Gharafa Sports Club	Al-Gharafa, Al-Rayyan	Kosay Hatem
El Jaish SC	Duhail, Doha	Dragoslav Milavanovic
Al Rayyan Basketball Team	Al-Rayyan	Brian Rowsom
Al Sadd Basketball Team	Al-Sadd, Doha	John Wojtak
Al Wakrah Basketball Team	Al Wakrah	Ihab Jalal
Qatar SC	Al Dafna, Doha	Saeed Mubarak

Championship history

• 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

Top-performing clubs

Club	Champions
Al-Rayyan	15
Al-Arabi	9
Qatar SC	7
Al Sadd	6
El Jaish	1
Al Ahli SC	1

Total titles won by town or city

Town or city	Number of titles	Clubs
Doha	24	Al Arabi (9), Qatar SC (7), El Jaish (1), Al Ahli SC (1), Al Sadd (6)
Al-Rayyan	15	Al-Rayyan (15)

Domestic competitions

Qatar Crown Prince Cup

Championship history

• 1999-00 : 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

Emir of Qatar Cup

• 1999-00 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi
• 2000-01 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Wakrah
• 2001-02 : Qatar SC d. Al-Rayyan
• 2002-03 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
• 2003-04 : Al Sadd d. Al-Rayyan
• 2004–05 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi

• 2005–06 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi
• 2006–07 : Qatar SC d. Al Sadd
• 2007–08 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
• 2008–09 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC
• 2009–10 : Al Gharafa d. Al-Rayyan
• 2010–11 : Al Gharafa d. Al-Rayyan

See also

• FIBA Asia Champions Cup

External links

• Asia Basket - Division I
• Sporting Pulse - QBF