2021–22 Egyptian Basketball Premier League
The 2021–22 Egyptian Basketball Premier League was the 47th season of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League, the highest-level basketball league in Egypt. The defending champions were Zamalek; they were eliminated in the semifinals by Al Ittihad Alexandria. The season began on 26 September 2021 and finished on 16 May 2022. Al Ahly won its sixth league title (its first since 2016);[1] they qualify for the regular season of the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). TeamsTeam changes
Sixteen teams competed in this season – the top fourteen of the previous season and two teams that were promoted from the Egyptian Second Division. Heliopolis and Al Shams joined as promoted teams. Al Zohour and Geziret El-Ward were relegated from the 2020-21 season. Arenas and locations
SystemThe Premier League is the basic and qualifying league for the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The league consists of three stages:
Preliminary stageRanking of incoming teamsThe first-placed team in the league will meet the 16th-ranked team, the second will meet the 15th, and so on.
Matches
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Regular seasonTop Group
Source: Egyptian Basketball Federation
ResultsBottom Group
PlayoffsThe playoffs began on 19 March 2022 and ended on 16 May 2022. All three rounds are played in a best-of-five format. Bracket
QuarterfinalsThe quarterfinals were played on 19, 21, 24, 26 and 28 March 2022.
SemifinalsThe semifinals were played on 22, 24 and 26 April 2022.
FinalsThe finals were played on 8 May, 10 May, 12 May (also 14 May and 16 May if necessary). All games were hosted at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall.
Individual awards
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