The Lebanese Basketball League recognized as the top-tier professional men's basketballleague in Lebanon, stands as one of the most competitive markets in the Middle East. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB).[1]
Currently, the league consists of 12 teams, of which six are located in Beirut. The most successful club in the history of the league is Al Riyadi who have won a record 16 championships.
The initial Lebanese basketball league was formed in as early as the 1950s; however, it was stopped during the Lebanese Civil War. In 1992, the league was reformed into a fully professional format.[citation needed]
In 1999, Beirut hosted the Arab Club Championship again. Hekmeh repeated as champions.[citation needed]
Al Riyadi has its greatest success in the Arab Club Championship during the 2000s. They won the title in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010. In 2009, they defeated their fellow Lebanese team Hekmeh in the final, the first time two Lebanese teams met in the final. The 2009 tournament was held in Beirut.[citation needed]
Overviewedit
The league is the first division in Lebanese basketball. The team that finishes last each season is relegated to the Second Division, while the Second Division's top four teams compete in a play-off system. The team that wins is promoted for the next season.[citation needed]
Competitionedit
There are 10 teams in the league. They play a round-robin format; each team plays all other teams once home and once away. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams enter the playoffs and play a best of 5 series in the quarterfinals. The winners of the quarterfinals advance to the best of 5 series in the semifinals. The two teams that advance play a best of seven series in the final, and the winner is the league champion.[citation needed]
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The Lebanese Basketball League recognized as the top tier professional men s basketball league in Lebanon stands as one of the most competitive markets in the Middle East It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation FLB 1 Lebanese Basketball LeagueOrganising bodyLebanese Basketball Federation LFB Founded1951First season1951 52Country LebanonConfederationFIBA AsiaNumber of teams12Level on pyramid1Relegation toDivision 2Domestic cup s Lebanese CupInternational cup s FIBA Asia Champions CupArab Club Basketball ChampionshipWest Asia Super LeagueCurrent championsAl Riyadi 30th title 2022 23 Most championshipsAl Riyadi 30 titles CEOAkram HalabiTV partnersMTV Lebanon Websitelebanon wbr basketball2022 23 Lebanese Basketball LeagueCurrently the league consists of 12 teams of which six are located in Beirut The most successful club in the history of the league is Al Riyadi who have won a record 16 championships Contents 1 History 2 Overview 3 Competition 4 Teams 5 Champions 5 1 Wins by year 5 2 Wins by team 6 Rivalries 7 Notable players 8 Notable coaches 9 Women s league 10 References 11 External linksHistory editThe initial Lebanese basketball league was formed in as early as the 1950s however it was stopped during the Lebanese Civil War In 1992 the league was reformed into a fully professional format citation needed In 1997 Sporting Club Al Riyadi finished as Lebanese champions allowing them to participate in the 1998 FIBA Asia Champions Cup There they finished 3rd place That same year Al Riyadi lost the Lebanese championship to their big rivals Sagesse Club Hekmeh citation needed In 1998 Beirut hosted the Arab Club Championship Hekmeh won the first ever basketball trophy for Lebanon citation needed In 1999 Beirut hosted the Arab Club Championship again Hekmeh repeated as champions citation needed Al Riyadi has its greatest success in the Arab Club Championship during the 2000s They won the title in 2005 2006 2007 2009 and 2010 In 2009 they defeated their fellow Lebanese team Hekmeh in the final the first time two Lebanese teams met in the final The 2009 tournament was held in Beirut citation needed Overview editThe league is the first division in Lebanese basketball The team that finishes last each season is relegated to the Second Division while the Second Division s top four teams compete in a play off system The team that wins is promoted for the next season citation needed Competition editThere are 10 teams in the league They play a round robin format each team plays all other teams once home and once away At the end of the regular season the top eight teams enter the playoffs and play a best of 5 series in the quarterfinals The winners of the quarterfinals advance to the best of 5 series in the semifinals The two teams that advance play a best of seven series in the final and the winner is the league champion citation needed Teams edit nbsp nbsp Antranik nbsp Beirut Al RiyadiBeirut ClubHoops ClubHomenetmenSagesse nbsp Champville nbsp Mayoruba nbsp NSA nbsp Antonineclass notpageimage Locations of teams in the Lebanese Basketball League 2021 22 The following 10 teams play in the 2023 24 season Team City Arena CapacityAl Riyadi Beirut Saeb Salam Arena 2 500Antranik Antelias AGBU Demirdjian Center 2 000Antonine Baabda Antonine Arena 1 000Beirut Club Beirut Chiyah Stadium 2 500Champville Maristes Dik El Mehdi Champville Club Center 5 000Mayrouba Jounieh Club Central 1 000Homenetmen Mezher Homentmen Mezher 1 000Hoops Club Dora Michel El Murr Complex 2 000NSA Jounieh Fouad Chehab Stadium 1 200Sagesse Ghazir Antoine Choueiri Stadium 5 000Champions editWins by year edit FLB League standings since 1993 Season Champion Runner up1992 1993 Al Riyadi Kahraba Zouk1993 1994 Sagesse Kahraba Zouk1994 1995 Al Riyadi 2 Kahraba Zouk1995 1996 League Cancelled1996 1997 Al Riyadi 3 Tadamon Zouk1997 1998 Sagesse 2 Tadamon Zouk1998 1999 Sagesse 3 Tadamon Zouk1999 2000 Sagesse 4 Antranik Beirut2000 2001 Sagesse 5 Champville2001 2002 Sagesse 6 Al Riyadi2002 2003 Sagesse 7 Al Riyadi2003 2004 Sagesse 8 Al Riyadi2004 2005 Al Riyadi 4 Sagesse2005 2006 Al Riyadi 5 Sagesse2006 2007 Al Riyadi 6 Blue Stars2007 2008 Al Riyadi 7 Mouttahed2008 2009 Al Riyadi 8 Mouttahed2009 2010 Al Riyadi 9 Champville2010 2011 Al Riyadi 10 Champville2011 2012 Champville Anibal2012 2013 League Cancelled2013 2014 Al Riyadi 11 Sagesse2014 2015 Al Riyadi 12 Byblos Club2015 2016 Al Riyadi 13 Sagesse2016 2017 Al Riyadi 14 Homenetmen2017 2018 Homenetmen Al Riyadi2018 2019 Al Riyadi 15 Beirut Club2019 2020 League Cancelled2020 2021 Al Riyadi 16 Champville2021 2022 Beirut Club Al Riyadi2022 2023 Al Riyadi 17 Dynamo ClubWins by team edit Club Titles Runners up Seasons won Seasons runner upAl Riyadi 17 4 1992 93 1994 1995 1996 97 2004 05 2005 06 2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2018 19 2020 21 2022 23 2002 03 2003 04 2017 18 2021 22Sagesse 8 4 1993 94 1997 98 1998 99 1999 00 2000 01 2001 02 2002 03 2003 04 2004 05 2005 06 2013 14 2015 16Champville 1 5 2011 12 2000 01 2001 02 2009 10 2010 11 2020 21Homenetmen 1 1 2017 18 2016 17Beirut 1 1 2021 22 2018 19Kahraba Zouk 0 3 1992 93 1993 94 1994 95Tadamon Zouk 0 3 1996 97 1997 98 1998 99Mouttahed 0 2 2007 08 2008 09Antranik Beirut 0 1 1999 2000Blue Stars 0 1 2006 07Anibal 0 1 2011 12Byblos 0 1 2014 15Dynamo 0 1 2022 23Rivalries editThe Big Rivalry Al Riyadi vs Sagesse ClubOther Rivalries Al Riyadi vs Champville Homenetmen Beirut vs Al Riyadi Champville vs Sagesse Club Tadamon Zouk vs Sagesse Club Antranik vs Homenetmen Beirut Tadamon Zouk vs Kahraba ZoukNotable players edit nbsp Bassel Bawji nbsp Rony Fahed nbsp Rodrigue Akl nbsp Roy Samaha nbsp Ali Haidar nbsp Elie Stephan nbsp Elie Rustom nbsp Elie Mechantaf nbsp Ali Mezher nbsp Wael Arakji nbsp Mohammad Ibrahim nbsp Ahmad Ibrahim nbsp Amir Saoud nbsp Fadi El Khatib nbsp Joe Vogel nbsp Ali Mahmoud nbsp Brian Beshara nbsp Jean Abdelnour nbsp Sabah Khoury nbsp Omar El Turk nbsp Ghaleb Rida nbsp Ali Kanaan nbsp Billy Pharis nbsp Daniel Faris nbsp Matt Freije nbsp nbsp Ekene Ibekwe nbsp nbsp Duop Reath nbsp Samaki Walker nbsp Cliff Alexander nbsp Kerwin Roach nbsp Hassan Whiteside nbsp Shabazz Muhammad nbsp Rashad McCants nbsp Jeremy Pargo nbsp Norvel Pelle nbsp Isaiah Austin nbsp Danny Pippen nbsp JJ Hickson nbsp Mike Taylor basketball player nbsp Troy Williams nbsp Diamond Stone nbsp Zach Lofton nbsp Kevin Murphy basketball nbsp Ace Custis nbsp DeWayne Jackson nbsp Patrick Rembert nbsp Dion Dixon nbsp Corey Williams nbsp Brian Cook nbsp Tony Madison nbsp Alvin Sims nbsp Abdual Hoggard nbsp C J Giles nbsp Darryl Watkins nbsp Lee Nailon nbsp Herbert Hill nbsp Jumaine Jones nbsp Loren Woods nbsp Priest Lauderdale nbsp Dewarick Spencer nbsp Flip Murray nbsp Desmond Penigar nbsp Rasheim Wright nbsp Marcus Haislip nbsp Harold Jamison nbsp Andre Emmett nbsp Nate Johnson nbsp Marc Salyers nbsp Earl Barron nbsp Scotty Thurman nbsp Rick Hughes nbsp DeShawn Sims nbsp Aaron Harper nbsp LeRoy Hurd nbsp Tre Kelley nbsp Sam Hoskin nbsp Quincy Douby nbsp Ronnie Fields nbsp Willie Burton nbsp Marlon Parmer nbsp Booker Woodfox nbsp Reyshawn Terry nbsp DerMarr Johnson nbsp Rashad Anderson nbsp Jerald Honeycutt nbsp Terrell Stoglin nbsp Dickey Simpkins nbsp Cedric Henderson nbsp Jeremiah Massey nbsp Ruben Patterson nbsp Marcus Melvin nbsp Sherell Ford nbsp Jamal Robinson nbsp Nate Robinson nbsp nbsp Dar Tucker nbsp nbsp nbsp Ater Majok nbsp Aleksandar Radojevic nbsp nbsp Alpha Bangura nbsp Ismail Ahmad nbsp Salah Mejri nbsp Ali Traore nbsp Ndudi Ebi nbsp Nikoloz Tskitishvili nbsp Jeleel Akindele nbsp Dalibor Bagaric nbsp Asghar Kardoust nbsp Hamed Haddadi nbsp Ratko Varda nbsp Vladan Vukosavljevic nbsp Sani Sakakini nbsp Michael Madanly nbsp Marcus Banks nbsp Walter Hodge nbsp Makrem Ben Romdhane nbsp Sam Young basketball nbsp nbsp Rony Seikaly nbsp nbsp Justin BrownleeNotable coaches edit nbsp Ghassan Sarkis nbsp Fouad Abou Chakra nbsp Joe Moujaes nbsp Joe Ghattas nbsp Ahmad Farran nbsp Jad Al Hajj nbsp Slobodan Subotic nbsp Ilias Zouros nbsp Nenad Vucinic nbsp Veselin Matic nbsp Dragan Raca nbsp Tab BaldwinWomen s league edit2019 20 teams Antranik SC Al Riyadi Club Beirut Homenetmen Antelias Hoops Club Chabibeh Energy Sports ClubReferences edit Asia Basket www asia basket com Retrieved 2021 05 25 External links editBrief Breakdown Lebanese Basketball Federation FLB website Lebanese Basketball League Facebook Lebanese Basketball League Twitter Lebanese Basketball League Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lebanese Basketball League amp oldid 1188020237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
