{"id":55638,"date":"2026-02-09T09:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alulaclub.sa\/a-historic-achievement-al-ula-basketball-team-crowned-champions\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:35:40","slug":"a-historic-achievement-al-ula-basketball-team-crowned-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alulaclub.sa\/en\/a-historic-achievement-al-ula-basketball-team-crowned-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"A historic achievement\u2026 Al-Ula basketball team crowned champions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55638\" class=\"elementor elementor-55638 elementor-54492\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534e23f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"534e23f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3605dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3605dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">Al-Ula\u2019s first basketball team were crowned champions of the Saudi League for the 2025\u20132026 season, after defeating Mudar by a margin of 46 points, with a score of 123\u201377, in their match on Friday as part of the 18th round of the championship. The award ceremony took place at the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Sports Hall in Madinah immediately after the match.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\">This title marks a historic achievement for Al-Ula Basketball Club, which is playing only its second season in the Premier League. The team continued to write new chapters of excellence, affirming its strong presence amongst the game\u2019s elite despite its relative inexperience. The title was the result of integrated technical and administrative work, alongside the players\u2019 outstanding performances throughout the season, after the team asserted its dominance and delivered exceptional performances that reflected its great ambition, amidst its fans\u2019 hopes that it will continue its success and win further titles in the coming seasons.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al-Ula\u2019s first basketball team were crowned champions of the Saudi League for the 2025\u20132026 season, after defeating Mudar by a margin of 46 points, with a score of 123\u201377, in their match on Friday as part of the 18th round of the championship. 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