Introducing the teams for the inaugural season of the ArBL - with no history, there is no World Ranking for any of these teams:
Al Ahly Sporting Club
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Al-Ain B.C.
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Al-Duhail Sports Club
Location: Doha, Qatar
Al-Ittihad Club Saudi Arabia
Location: Jiddah, Saudi Arabia
Al-Merrikh Sporting Club
Location: Umm Durman, Sudan
Besiktas Jimnastik Kulubu
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Karachi United
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.
Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Persepolis B.C.
Location: Tehran, Iran
Stade Malien de Bamako
Location: Bamako, Mali
Wydad Athletic Club
Location: Casablanca, Morocco