Al Riyadi Club Beirut

Al Riyadi Club Beirut (Arabic: نادي الرياضي بيروت, lit. 'Sporting Club Beirut') is a multi-sports club based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1943, the basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.^[2]

Al Riyadi Club Beirut
Nickname	دولة الرياضي^[1]
Leagues	Lebanese Basketball League FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Founded	1943; 81 years ago (1943)
History	Al Riyadi Club Beirut (1943–present)
Arena	Saeb Salam Arena
Capacity	2,000
Location	Manara, Beirut, Lebanon
Team colours	Yellow, White and Blue
President	Mazen Tabbara
Head coach	Ahmad Farran
Team captain	Amir Saoud
Championships	2 Asia Champions Cup 5 Arab Club Championship 4 WABA Champions Cup 30 Lebanese League 4 Lebanese Cup 2 Lebanese Supercup
Retired numbers	3 (10, 6, 4)

Al Riyadi's office in Beirut, 2022

The multi-sports club, which is mainly known for their basketball program, also plays ping-pong, martial arts, and other sports. Al Riyadi is the most decorated Lebanese basketball club, with 30 league titles, two FIBA Asia Champions Cups and five Arab Club Championships. The basketball team plays its home games at the Riyadi Club Court in Beirut.^[2]

Achievements

The following is a list of achievements the club has won.^[3]

Domestic

• Lebanese Basketball League
  • Winners (30): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
• Lebanese Basketball Cup
  • Winners (4): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2019
• Lebanese Basketball Supercup
  • Winners (2): 2012, 2019

International

• FIBA Asia Champions Cup
  • Winners (2): 2011, 2017
• Arab Club Basketball Championship
  • Winners (5): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
• WABA Champions Cup
  • Winners (4): 1998, 2008, 2011, 2017
• FIBA West Asia Super League
  • West Asia League winners (2): 2022–23,^[4] 2023–24^[5]
• Dubai Basketball Championship
  • Winners (9): 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2024

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Al Riyadi Beirut roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PF 1   Ahmad, Ismail 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 47 – (1976-09-23)23 September 1976 SG 3   Kraidly, Mohamad 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1999-05-20)20 May 1999 SG 5   Saoud, Amir 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 C 6   Ziadeh, Marwan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1987-02-10)10 February 1987 SG 7   Zeinoun, Karim 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 C 9   Kikanović, Elmedin 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 35 – (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 PG 10   Mansour, Ali 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 PF 13   Sakakini, Sani 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1988-08-19)19 August 1988 F 14   Tabbara, Bilal 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1993-05-25)25 May 1993 G 16   Arakji, Wael 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 F 24   Gyokchyan, Hayk 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1989-12-11)11 December 1989 SF 41   Harris, Manny 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1989-09-21)21 September 1989	Head coach   Ahmad Farran Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: January 5, 2024

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Elmedin Kikanović	Marwan Ziadeh	Ismail Ahmad
PF	Hayk Gyokchyan	Bilal Tabbara
SF	Manny Harris	Sani Sakakini
SG	Karim Zeinoun	Amir Saoud	Mohamad Kraidly
PG	Wael Arakji	Ali Mansour

See also

• Lebanon men's national basketball team

References

1. ""دولة الرياضي" تواجه انتفاضة دينامو لبنان".
2. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
3. Eurobasket. "Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut". asia-basket. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
4. "Al Riyadi deliver masterclass at home, secure inaugural WASL-West Asia crown". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
5. "Al Riyadi finish off Gorgan, secure back-to-back West Asia titles". FIBA.basketball. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Lebanese Basketball Federation website 1 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine