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City of Edinburgh Basketball Club The official page for the City of Edinburgh Basketball Club. The City of Edinburgh Basketball Club is a charity registered in Scotland SC045199.

It was founded in 1988 when the successful junior teams of Portobello and Wester Hailes combined to enter the senior men’s national league. Portobello BC had evolved from the Portobello Old Parish Church Youth Club (POPYC) of the 1960’s. In the early 1970’s Portobello BC based itself at Portobello High School. The arrival of Toni Szifris, whose father Boris virtually founded the sport in the East of Scotland, as head of PE at Portobello High School was a catalyst for the renaissance of the club which went from strength to strength thanks to a committed youth-development policy. Following the foundation of the City of Edinburgh Basketball Club in 1998, National Cup and League honours followed in profusion. But although the new City of Edinburgh senior men’s side - the Kings - reached the Scottish Cup Final in its second season, only to lose to MIM Livingston, senior men’s honours proved elusive in the first decade and it took the Kings seven attempts before they finally captured the Scottish Cup in 2002. Sister club Edinburgh Kool Kats had struck much earlier, winning the women’s Scottish Cup in 1991. In 1995, a formal merger of the two clubs took place and the City of Edinburgh BC, a club for all ages and both genders was fully established. City of Edinburgh BC is now arguably the largest and most successful club in the country with many players participating at international level in all age groups. It offers competitive basketball opportunities at both national and local league levels for males and females of all ages ranging from minis (5 years of age) to seniors. Coaching is provided by qualified coaches several of whom have coached at international level.

🏀A busy weekend of fixtures ahead!🏀Our U14 Girls and U14 Boys both kick off their seasons this weekend! 🙌
06/10/2026

🏀A busy weekend of fixtures ahead!🏀

Our U14 Girls and U14 Boys both kick off their seasons this weekend! 🙌

U16 and U18 Men Top Scorers! 👑💪🏼⛹🏻
05/10/2026

U16 and U18 Men Top Scorers! 👑💪🏼⛹🏻

Our girls had the most amazing weekend! Super lucky to have been able to do such a brilliant team building event close t...
04/10/2026

Our girls had the most amazing weekend! Super lucky to have been able to do such a brilliant team building event close to the start of the season!

Mocktails and Masterpieces Winner - Daisy 🎨

Great River Net Off Winners - Purple team; Polly, Elsie, Beth & Megan 🐟

First fixture of the week is set to tip off tonight at Granton! 🏀You can follow live score updates on Swish for this wee...
30/09/2026

First fixture of the week is set to tip off tonight at Granton! 🏀

You can follow live score updates on Swish for this weekend’s away fixtures. 📲

Thank you to Dougals for becoming a club sponsor this season. We have some exciting plans for club events and would enco...
29/09/2026

Thank you to Dougals for becoming a club sponsor this season. We have some exciting plans for club events and would encourage all of our community to check out the newest pub in Porty.

If you know of any organisations who could become a sponsor then please share our pack or get in touch with any suggestions.

https://cityofedinburghbasketball.net/partners-sponsors/

28/09/2026

A 1-point win for the Senior Women against Wolves. 🏀

Emma Findlay led the scoring with 6 three-pointers as the team held on for the win 💪🏼

Thank you to Ooni for becoming the sponsor of our u14 boys squad this season. We look forward to working with them and s...
28/09/2026

Thank you to Ooni for becoming the sponsor of our u14 boys squad this season. We look forward to working with them and supporting the boys across SBC and WPT fixtures.

If you know of any organisations who could become a sponsor then please share our pack or get in touch with any suggestions.

https://cityofedinburghbasketball.net/partners-sponsors/

Great weekend for the club! 6/6 wins! 💪🏼Senior Men 92-53U18 Men 98-67U16 Men 100-77Senior Women 61-60U18 Women 79-24U16 ...
27/09/2026

Great weekend for the club! 6/6 wins! 💪🏼

Senior Men 92-53
U18 Men 98-67
U16 Men 100-77
Senior Women 61-60
U18 Women 79-24
U16 Women 86-61

Great team effort from our U14 WPT boys today who just lost out in extra time against Blaze - amazing teamwork & full ef...
27/09/2026

Great team effort from our U14 WPT boys today who just lost out in extra time against Blaze - amazing teamwork & full effort from everyone involved 🏀💜

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