Arab Basketball Confederation

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Founded1956
AffiliationFIBA
Regional affiliationFIBA Africa
FIBA Asia
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Arab Basketball Confederation
Founded1956
AffiliationFIBA
Regional affiliationFIBA Africa
FIBA Asia
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Official website
arab.basketball

The Arab Basketball Confederation (Arabic: الاتحاد العربي لكرة السلة) or simply ABC is a basketball association for countries in the Arab world. It organises the Arab Basketball Championship for national teams in the men and women categories, as well as club championships.[1]

It was founded in 1956 with nine founding members: Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Algeria and Egypt. The first president was Azer Ishak from Egypt and the headquarters were agreed to be Beirut in Lebanon. In 1975, the first Arab Basketball Championship for national teams was organised in Baghdad.[1]

Presidents

Period Name
1965–1974 Egypt Azer Ishak
1974–1977 Tony Khory
1977–1991 Iraq Akram Nagy
1991–2002 Egypt Mohamed Hassanein Omran
2003–2015 Telal Ben Badr Seaod
2015–present United Arab Emirates Ismail Elkarakawy

Member associations

All Arab Basketball Confederation (ABC) members are drawn from Arab countries across Africa and Asia.

Country Continental Confederation Regional Sub‑confederation Year
 United Arab Emirates FIBA Asia West Asia 1974
 Jordan FIBA Asia West Asia 1974
 Bahrain FIBA Asia West Asia 1976
 Djibouti FIBA Africa CECAFA 1998
 Saudi Arabia FIBA Asia West Asia 1974
 Sudan FIBA Africa CECAFA 1978
 Syria FIBA Asia West Asia 1974
 Somalia FIBA Africa CECAFA 1974
 Iraq FIBA Asia West Asia 1974
 Oman FIBA Asia West Asia 1978
 Palestine FIBA Asia West Asia 1974
 Qatar FIBA Asia West Asia 1976
 Kuwait FIBA Asia West Asia 1976
 Lebanon FIBA Asia West Asia 1978
 Libya FIBA Africa UNAF 1974
 Egypt FIBA Africa UNAF 1974
 Yemen FIBA Asia West Asia 1978
 Algeria FIBA Africa UNAF 1974
 Tunisia FIBA Africa UNAF 1976
 Morocco FIBA Africa UNAF 1976
 Mauritania FIBA Africa UNAF 1989
 Comoros FIBA Africa COSAFA 2003

Competitions

Current title holders

Competition Edition Champions Title Runners-up Next edition Dates
National teams (Men)
Arab Basketball Championship 2025  Algeria 2nd  Tunisia TBD TBD
Arab 3x3 Basketball Championship 2024  Egypt 1st  Jordan TBD TBD
Basketball at the Arab Games 2023  Lebanon 2nd  Qatar TBD TBD
3x3 basketball at the Arab Games 2023  Saudi Arabia 1st  United Arab Emirates TBD TBD
Arab U18 Basketball Championship 2025  Bahrain 1st  Algeria TBD TBD
Arab U18 3x3 Basketball Championship 2025  Qatar 1st  Kuwait TBD TBD
National teams (Women)
Arab Women's Basketball Championship 2025  Egypt 6th  Tunisia TBD TBD
Arab Women's 3x3 Basketball Championship 2024  Jordan 1st  Egypt TBD TBD
Basketball at the Arab Games Women's 2023  Morocco 2nd  Algeria TBD TBD
3x3 basketball at the Arab Games Women's 2023  Egypt 1st  Tunisia TBD TBD
Arab Women's U18 Basketball Championship 2024  Lebanon 3rd  Jordan TBD TBD
Arab Women's U18 3x3 Basketball Championship 2025  Qatar 1st  Kuwait TBD TBD
Club teams (Men)
Arab Club Basketball Championship 2025  Lebanon Sagesse 3rd  Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC TBD TBD
Club teams (Women)
Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship 2025  Jordan Shabab Al-Fuheis 1st  Algeria GS Kocidar TBD TBD

FIBA World Rankings

International competitions participation

Comprehensive team results

References

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