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Basketball team in Manama, Bahrain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Manama Club (basketball)
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Manama Club, also known as simply Manama or Al Manama, is a Bahraini professional basketball team based in Manama. They play in the Bahraini Premier League and are the most decorated team in national basketball history, having won a record 25 championships,[1] 21 Cup titles,[2] and 5 Super Cup titles. Currently, Manama also plays in the West Asia Super League (WASL), which they won in 2023.[3]

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Manama plays in the BBA Arena, which is also known as the Zain Basketball Arena.

In the 2022–23 season, Manama played in the inaugural West Asia Super League under the guidance of coach Linos Gavriel. On 17 June 2023, they won the WASL championship after they defeated Kuwait Club in the final in Dubai.[4] Because they also won the Premier League and Cup, they won their first treble.[5] As the champions of Western Asia, Manama was invited for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore.[6]

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Honours

Domestic

Bahraini Premier League[1]

  • Champions (25): 1977–78, 1988-1989, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23,[5] 2023–24[7]

Bahraini Cup[1]

  • Champions (9): 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022,[2] 2023,[8] 2024

Bahraini Super Cup[1]

  • Champions (6): 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024

International

West Asia Super League

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

  • Third place (1): 2000
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Players

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Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

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Notable players

Several former National Basketball Association (NBA) players have played for Manama Club.

Local Legends of Manama Club.

  • Bahrain Nooh Najaf (#12)
  • Bahrain Abdulmajeed Shahram (#9)
  • Bahrain Mohamed Husain (Kempes) (#5)
  • Bahrain Hasan Nowrooz (#14)
  • Bahrain Abdulla Jasim (#4)
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Head coaches

References

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