The 2022–23 Egyptian Basketball Premier League was the 48th season of the Premier League, the top level of professional basketball in Egypt. The preliminary round began on 16 December 2022, with six-teen teams making up the league. The season ended on 15 May 2023 with the final game of the finals.
Al Ahly were the defending champions, having won the 2021–22 season. Al Ahly defeated Al Ittihad 3–1 in the finals, to win their seventh Premier League title.
Teams Promoted from 2021 to 2022 Second Division Relegated from 2021–22 Super LeagueDesouk Al ZohorTanta El Shams
Preliminary round The teams were matched based on their rankings in the 2021–22 Egyptian Basketball Super League, with the 1st ranked team playing the 16th ranked team, and so forth.
The winners of the preliminary round were placed in the Super League, while the losing teams played in the bottom group.
The preliminary round began on 16 December and ended on 19 December 2022.
Regular season
Standings The teams ranked 1st–8th played in the Super League (or Top Group), while the teams 9th–16th played in the bottom group.
Super League 2022–23 Super League regular season Team1Al Ittihad Alexandria1413111718922792Al Ahly1413111338692643Zamalek149510811044374Gezira14771025101875Smouha14599681013–456El Gaish Army14599791102–1237Telecom Egypt143119661090–1248Egypt Insurance141138121107–295 Source: Goalzz.com
Bottom Group 2022–23 Super League regular season Team9Alexandria Sporting Club14122102389512810Suez Canal SC139498687211411Heliopolis1495907913–612Horse Owners' Club1477972977–513Aviation Club137610229685414Al Zohor146810061035–2915Olympic Club1459982988–616Desouk140149291179–250
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Playoffs The playoffs began with the 7th-9th place classification round on 17 March 2023 and ended on 15 May 2023 with the final game of the finals.
Classification rounds The classification games were held in a best-of-three series format and were played from 26 March to 31 March 2023. The losers of the four games had to play the relegation rounds.
Relegation round The relegation round games were played on 9, 10 and 11 April 2023. 2022–23 Premier League relegation round Team1Al Zohor330239218 +212Olympic Club312212207 +53Desouk312221232–114Horse Owners' Club312236251–15
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