The Qatari Basketball League () is the top-tier men's basketball league in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA West Asia Super League. The first official season took place in 1981/82. There is a second division and two domestic cup tournaments, the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Qatar Crown Prince Cup.
In the 2012–13 season, the league expanded for the first time in its history, going from 8 to 12 teams with the newly entered clubs including Lekhwiya, Al-Shamal Sports Club, Umm Salal SC, and Al-Khor Sports Club.Al Sharq - لأول مرة في قطر ...12 ناديا في الموسم الجديد.
Current clubs As of the 2023–24 season. Club Location Al Ahli Doha Al Arabi Doha Al Gharafa Al-Gharafa Al Rayyan Al-Rayyan Al Sadd Al-Sadd, Doha Al Wakrah Al WakrahQatar SC Al Dafna, DohaAl Shamal DohaAl Khor Al Khor
Championship history QBA - Roster of Champions
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 2013–14: Al-Gharafa 2014–15: Al-Rayyan 2015–16: Al-Rayyan 2016–17: El Jaish 2017–18: Al Arabi 2018–19: Al-Shamal 2019–20: Al-Shamal 2020–21: Al-Gharafa 2021–22: Al Sadd 2022–23: Al-Rayyan 2023–24: Al Arabi 2024–25: Al Arabi 2025–26: Al Arabi
List of medal winners +SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-upThird place2017–18Al-Arabi (8)61–59Al-WakrahQatar SC2018–19Al-Shamal80–77Al-ArabiQatar SC2019–20Al-Shamal (2)81–70Al-GharafaAl-Arabi2020–21Al-Gharafa (2)89–71Al-ShamalAl-Arabi2021–22Al Sadd (6)2–1Al-GharafaAl-Wakrah2022–23Al-Rayyan (18)75–68Al-ShamalAl Sadd2023–24Al-Arabi (9)68–61Al Ahli2024–25Al-Arabi (10)2–0Al-RayyanAl Sadd2025–26Al-Arabi (11)2–0Al-RayyanAl Sadd
Top-performing clubs ClubChampions Al-Rayyan 18 Al-Arabi 11 Qatar SC 7 Al Sadd 6 Al-Shamal 2 El Jaish 2 Al-Gharafa 2 Al Ahli 1
Total titles won by town or city Town or city Number of titles Clubs Doha Al Arabi (11), Qatar SC (7), El Jaish (2), Al Ahli SC (1), Al Sadd (6), Al-Gharafa (2) Al Rayyan Al Rayyan (18)
Domestic competitions
Qatar Crown Prince Cup
1999–2000 : 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
2000 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi 2001 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Wakrah 2002 : Qatar SC d. Al-Rayyan 2003 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC 2004 : Al Sadd d. Al-Rayyan 2005 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi
2006 : Al-Rayyan d. Al Arabi 2007 : Qatar SC d. Al Sadd 2008 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC 2009 : Al-Rayyan d. Qatar SC 2010 : Al Gharafa d. Al-Rayyan 2011 : Al Gharafa d. Al-Rayyan
2012 : Al Rayyan d. Al Sadd 2013 : Al Rayyan d. Al Sadd 2014 : Al Gharafa d. El Jaish 2015 : El Jaish d. Al Sadd 2016 : El Jaish d. Al Gharafa
See also FIBA Asia Champions Cup
References
External links Asia Basket - Division I Sporting Pulse - QBF