Smouha SC (basketball)

Smouha
Smouha logo
NicknameThe Blue Wave (الموج الأزرق)
LeaguesEgyptian Super League
Founded19 December 1949; 75 years ago (1949-12-19)
ArenaSmouha Hall
LocationAlexandria, Egypt
Websitesmouhaclub.com

Smouha Sporting Club (Arabic: سموحة ٨٢), commonly known simply as Smouha, is an Egyptian professional basketball club from Alexandria. The club competes in the Egyptian Super League, the highest national level.

In the 2018–19 season, Smouha made its debut in the FIBA Africa Basketball League.[1][2]

Notable Players

Marwan Sarhan was one of their best players before Al Ahly decided to buy out his contract from Smouha for £E4M in 2021.[3] In March 2020, Sarhan became All-time leading scorer in the club's history.

Honours

International

FIBA Africa Basketball League

In African competitions

FIBA Africa Basketball League (1 appearances)

2018–19 – Third Place Bronze

Season by season

Season Tier League Regular season Playoffs Egyptian Cup International competitions Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win% League Result
Smouha
2018–19 1 Premier League 7th 14 6 8 .429 Quarterfinalist ABL Third place
2019–20 1 Premier League 6th 14 6 8 .429 Quarterfinalist N/A
2020–21 1 Premier League 6th 14 5 9 .357 Quarterfinalist DNQ
2021–22 1 Premier League 8th 14 3 11 .214 Quarterfinalist DNQ
2022–23 1 Premier League 5th 14 5 9 .357 Semi-finalist DNQ
2023–24 1 Premier League 6th 14 4 10 .286 Lost quarterfinals (Zamalek) 0–3 DNQ

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Africa League: Smouha survole le groupe D". africatopsports.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. ^ "Rivers Hoopers, Civil Defenders to battle North African sides | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsSport — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  3. ^ "Sarhan Signs for Al Ahly". www.alahlyegypt.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  4. ^ "JS Kairouan v Smouha S.C. boxscore - FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019 - 26 May". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-07-30.