Al Ittihad Alexandria (basketball)

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| logo =Al-Ittihad Alexandria Club logo.png

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| nickname = Masters of the City (سيد البلد)

| leagues =Egyptian Super League
BAL

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| founded ={{Start date and age|1914}}

| dissolved =

| history =Al Ittihad Alexandria
(1914–present)

| arena =Kamal Shalaby Hall

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| location =Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

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| president = Mohamed Mouselhy

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| manager =

| coach =Ahmed Omar

| captain =Ismail Ahmed

| ownership =

| championships =1 FIBA Africa Champions Cup
16 Egyptian Super Leagues
14 Egyptian Cups
7 Arab Championships

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| season =2023–24

| position =Super League, 1st of 18

| website =None

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Al Ittihad Alexandria ({{Langx|ar|نادي الإتحاد السكندري}}; {{Trans|Union Alexandria Club}}) is an Egyptian professional basketball club based in Alexandria. Founded in 1914, the team plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League.{{cite web | url=http://www.demotix.com/news/322431/arab-club-championship-basketball-alexandria | title=Arab Club Championship in basketball in Alexandria | work=Demotix.com | date=5 May 2010 | accessdate=12 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509201236/http://www.demotix.com/news/322431/arab-club-championship-basketball-alexandria | archive-date=9 May 2010 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }} The team is widely considered the most basketball powerhouse of Egypt, having won the most record 16 Premier League championships, the most record 14 Egyptian Cups and 3 Super Cups.{{Cite web |last=Eurobasket |title=Al Ittihad Alexandria basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-afrobasket |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Eurobasket LLC}} In continental and international competitions, Ittihad has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup (BAL) in 1987, its only African continental title. The team has also won the Arab Championship a record 7 seven times.{{Cite web |title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول |url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=26538 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.kooora.com}}

The team plays its home games in the Kamal Shalaby Hall. Al Ittihad is nicknamed Masters of the City.

Honours

=Domestic=

Egyptian Super League
Winners (16): 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2024{{Cite web |date=2024-06-13 |title=الاتحاد السكندري يهزم الأهلي ويتوج بلقب دوري السوبر لكرة السلة |url=https://www.btolat.com/news/345947 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=btolat.com |language=ar}}
Egyptian Cup
Winners (14): 1976, 1978, 1982 ,1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2012, 2020, 2021, 2024
Egyptian Super Cup
Winners (4): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024{{Efn|The 2022 Egypt Basketball Super Cup was suspended after a stand in the stadium collapsed and 27 fans got injured.{{Cite web |last=El-Ramady |first=Ahmed |date=2022-12-24 |title=BASKETBALL: Al Ahly-Ittihad game suspended as venue collapses |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2022/12/25/al-ahly-ittihad-venue-collapse/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=KingFut |language=en-GB}} Afterwards, the game was rescheduled but opponent Al Ahly conceded the game, giving an automatic win to Al Ittihad.{{Cite web |last=El-Ramady |first=Ahmed |date=2023-01-11 |title=BASKETBALL: Al Ahly concede Super Cup to Ittihad of Alexandria |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2023/01/11/al-ahly-concede-super-cup-ittihad/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=KingFut |language=en-GB}}}}

=International=

FIBA Africa Champions Cup
Winners (1): 1987
Runners-up (1): 1996
Fourth place (1): 2012
Arab Championship
Winners (7): 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2018, 2019
Bahraini-Egyptian Super Cup
Winners (1): 2024{{Cite web |title=Bahrain News Agency |url=https://www.bna.bh/en/index.aspx |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=www.bna.bh}}

Players

=Current roster=

{{Basketball roster header

| team = Al Ittihad

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{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 0 | nat = EGY | first = Ahmed | last = Metwaly | m = 1.80 | kgs = 80 | year= 1997 | month= 2 | day= 15 }}

{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 3 | nat = EGY | first = Yusuf | last = Shehata | m = 1.83 | kgs = 79 | year = 1996 | month= 1 | day= 16 }}

{{player3 | pos = PG | num = 4 | nat = QAT | first = Moustafa | last = Fouda | m = 1.74 | kgs = 80 | year= 1997 | month= 11 | day= 15 }}

{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 5 | nat = USA | first = Dominique | last = Johnson | m = 1.93 | kgs = 88 | year = 1987 | month= 6 | day = 9 | note = I }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 6 | nat = EGY | first = Haytham | last = Khalifa | m = 2.08 | kgs = 106 | year= 1987 | month= 11 | day= 17 }}

{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 7 | nat = EGY | first = Hatem | last = Behiry | m = 1.96 | kgs = 90 | year = 1992 | month = 11 | day = 30 }}

{{player3 | pos = SG | num = 9 | nat = EGY | first = Mido | last = Mohamed | m = 1.84 | kgs = 85 | year = 1996 | month = 7 | day = 6}}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 10 | nat = EGY | first = Anas | last = Mahmoud | m= 2.13 | kgs = 95 | year = 1995 | month = 5 | date = 9 }}

{{player3 | pos = SF | num = 12 | nat = EGY | first = Youssef | last = Aboushousha | m = 1.93 | kgs = 87 | year = 1993 | month= 6 | day= 9}}

{{player3 | pos = GF | num = 13 | nat = EGY | first = Ahmed | last = El Sabbagh | m = 1.91 | kgs = 95 | year = 1985 | month = 5 | day = 26 | note = C }}

{{player3 | pos = GF | num = 20 | nat = EGY | nat2 = GRE | first = Yaser | last = Saleh | m = 1.95 | kgs = 104 | year = 1998 | month = 9 | day = 30 }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 22 | nat = EGY | first = Ahmed | last = Khalaf | m = 2.11 | kgs = 95 | year = 1999 | month = 2 | day = 24 }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 29 | nat = USA | first = Will | last = Cherry | m = 1.85 | kgs = 80 | year = 1991 | month = 2 | day = 8 | note = I}}

{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 42 | nat = EGY | first = Aly | last = Ahmed | m = 2.06 | kgs = 113 | year = 1992 | month = 3 | day = 15 }}

{{player3 | pos = PF | num = 88 | nat = EGY | first = Rami | last = Ibrahim | m = 2.05 | kgs = 102 | year = 1988 | month = 2 | day = 6}}

{{Basketball roster footer

| head_coach =

{{flagicon|SRB}} Miodrag Perisic
{{flagicon|GER}} Henrik Rödl

| asst_coach =

| team_man =

| I = y

| roster_url = https://basketball.afrobasket.com/team/Egypt/Al-Ettehad-Alexandria/2859

| accessdate = January 31, 2023

}}

=Notable players=

{{flagicon|EGY}} Ismail Ahmed: (1993–1997; 2001–2003; 2020–2022)
{{flagicon|EGY}} Mouhanad El-Sabagh: (2006–2016)
{{flagicon|CIV}} Solo Diabate: (2021)
{{flagicon|NZL}} Corey Webster: (2021–2022)

Season by season

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%" summary="Season (sortable), Team, Conference, Conference finish (sortable), Division, Division finish (sortable), Wins (sortable), Losses (sortable), Win% (sortable), GB (sortable), Playoffs, Awards and Head coach"
scope="col" rowspan=2 \| Season !scope="col" rowspan=2 \| Tier !scope="col" rowspan=2 \| League !scope="col" colspan=5 \| Regular season !scope="col" rowspan=2\|Playoffs !scope="col" rowspan=2\|Egyptian Cup !scope="col" colspan=2 \|International competitions !scope="col" rowspan=2\|Head coach
scope="col"\| Finish !scope="col"\| Played !scope="col"\| Wins !scope="col"\| Losses !scope="col"\| Win% !scope="col"\| League !scope="col"\| Result
class="sortbottom" \| colspan="13" class="unsortable" align="center" style="border:1.5px solid #E9F750; background-color:#006F07" \| Al Ittihad Alexandria
2016–17 \|1 \|Premier League \|5th \|12 \|6 \|9 \|{{Winning percentage\|6\|9}} \| N/A \| \|colspan=2\| DNQ \|
2017–18 \|1 \|Premier League \|3rd \|12 \|7 \|5 \|{{Winning percentage\|7\|5}} \| Quarterfinalist \| \|colspan=2\| DNQ \|
2018–19 \|1 \|Premier League \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|14 \|10 \|4 \|{{Winning percentage\|10\|4}} \| Semifinalist \|{{Tooltip\|QF\|Quarterfinals}} \|colspan=2\| DNQ \|
2019–20 \|1 \|Premier League \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|14 \|12 \|2 \|{{Winning percentage\|12\|2}} \|bgcolor=gold\|Champions \|bgcolor=gold\|Champion \|colspan=2\| Not held \|rowspan=3\|Ahmed Marei
2020–21 \|1 \|Premier League \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|14 \|12 \|2 \|{{Winning percentage\|12\|2}} \|bgcolor=silver\|Runners-up \|bgcolor=gold\|Champion \|colspan=2\|DNQ
2021–22 \|1 \|Premier League \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|14 \|11 \|3 \|{{Winning percentage\|11\|3}} \|bgcolor=silver\|Runners-up \|bgcolor=silver\|Runner-up \|Arab Championship \|4th
2022–23 \|1 \|Premier League \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|14 \|13 \|1 \|{{Winning percentage\|13\|1}} \|bgcolor=silver\|Runners-up \|{{Tooltip\|SF\|Semifinals}} \|Arab Championship \|{{Tooltip\|QF\|Quarterfinals}} \|Miodrag Perišić /Henrik Rödl
2023–24 \|1 \|Premier League \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|14 \|13 \|1 \|{{Winning percentage\|13\|1}} \|bgcolor=gold\|Champions \|bgcolor=gold\|Champion \|Arab Championship \|bgcolor=silver\|Runners-up \|Ahmed Omar

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%" summary="Season (sortable), Team, Conference, Conference finish (sortable), Division, Division finish (sortable), Wins (sortable), Losses (sortable), Win% (sortable), GB (sortable), Playoffs, Awards and Head coach"

scope="col" rowspan=2 | Season

!scope="col" rowspan=2 | Tier

!scope="col" rowspan=2 | League

!scope="col" colspan=5 | Regular season

!scope="col" rowspan=2|Playoffs

!scope="col" rowspan=2|Egyptian Cup

!scope="col" colspan=2 |International competitions

!scope="col" rowspan=2|Head coach

scope="col"| Finish

!scope="col"| Played

!scope="col"| Wins

!scope="col"| Losses

!scope="col"| Win%

!scope="col"| League

!scope="col"| Result

class="sortbottom"

| colspan="13" class="unsortable" align="center" style="border:1.5px solid #E9F750; background-color:#006F07" | Al Ittihad Alexandria

2016–17

|Premier League

|5th

|12

|{{Winning percentage|6|9}}

| N/A

|colspan=2| DNQ

2017–18

|Premier League

|3rd

|12

|{{Winning percentage|7|5}}

| Quarterfinalist

|colspan=2| DNQ

2018–19

|Premier League

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|14

|10

|{{Winning percentage|10|4}}

| Semifinalist

|{{Tooltip|QF|Quarterfinals}}

|colspan=2| DNQ

2019–20

|Premier League

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|14

|12

|{{Winning percentage|12|2}}

|bgcolor=gold|Champions

|bgcolor=gold|Champion

|colspan=2| Not held

|rowspan=3|Ahmed Marei

2020–21

|Premier League

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|14

|12

|{{Winning percentage|12|2}}

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

|bgcolor=gold|Champion

|colspan=2|DNQ

2021–22

|Premier League

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|14

|11

|{{Winning percentage|11|3}}

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

|bgcolor=silver|Runner-up

|Arab Championship

|4th

2022–23

|Premier League

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|14

|13

|{{Winning percentage|13|1}}

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

|{{Tooltip|SF|Semifinals}}

|Arab Championship

|{{Tooltip|QF|Quarterfinals}}

|Miodrag Perišić /Henrik Rödl

2023–24

|Premier League

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|14

|13

|{{Winning percentage|13|1}}

|bgcolor=gold|Champions

|bgcolor=gold|Champion

|Arab Championship

|bgcolor=silver|Runners-up

|Ahmed Omar

Head coaches

{{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Marei: (2019–2022)
{{Flagicon|SRB}} Miodrag Perišić: (June – October 2022)
{{Flagicon|GER}} Henrik Rödl: (2022–2023){{Cite news |date=2022-10-19 |title=Al Ittihad inks coach Henrik Rodl, ex Trier |work=Afrobasket.com |url=https://www.afrobasket.com/Egypt/news/773691/Al-Ittihad-inks-coach-Henrik-Rodl,-ex-Trier |access-date=2022-10-25}}
{{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Omar: (2023–present){{Cite web |title=Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings - eurobasket |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Eurobasket LLC}}