Orthodox Club

Orthodox Club (Arabic: النادي الأرثوذكسي), also known simply as Orthodox or Orthodox Amman, is a multi-sports club based in Amman. They are mainly known for their basketball team. The team was established in 1952 to compete in the Jordanian Premier Basketball League.

Orthodox
Nickname	The Leaders
League	Jordanian Premier Basketball League
Founded	1952
History	Orthodox Club 1952–present
Arena	Emile & Mary Haddad Sports Hall
Capacity	1,000
Location	Amman, Jordan
Main sponsor	Zain Jo, Fine, MedLabs
Chairman	abdullah bin hussein mohammad
President	ahmad mohammad
Team manager	ahmad mohsen
Head coach	fawwaz mhaimeed
Team captain	Ahmad Al-Hamarsheh
Championships	Premier League (25) Jordan Cup (8) Super Cup (1) WABA Champions Cup (1)

Honours

Domestic

• Jordanian Premier Basketball League
  • Winners (25): 1959, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2014^[1]
• Jordan Cup
  • Winners (7): 1982, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2015, 2022
• Jordan Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2002

Continental

• WABA Champions Cup
  • Winners (1): 1999
• Antranik International Tournament
  • Winners (1): 1991
• Al-Dustur International Tournament
  • Winners (1): 1992
• Sagesse International Tournament
  • Winners (1): 1993

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Players

Current roster

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

Orthodox Club roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. F 2   Zaid Khoury 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) SG 3   Akef Al-Shiyab 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) PG 5   Freddy Ibrahim 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G 6   Ashraf Al-Hendi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) SF 7   Ahmad Al-Hamarsheh (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 10   Ahmad Al-Khatib (basketball) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) SG 11   Hani Al-Faraj 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) C 13   Mohammad Hussein 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) PF 14   Khaled Abuaboud 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) C 21   Brandon Peterson 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) F 33   Caden Al-Najdawi 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	Head coach   Harry Savaya Legend (C) Team captain   Injured

Records

West Asia Super League

• 2023: Qualification to semi-finals

WABA Champions Cup

• 1999: Winners
• 2000: 4th place
• 2001: Runners-up
• 2002: Runners-up
• 2004: 4th place
• 2008: 5th place
• 2009: 6th place
• 2016: 6th place

Asia Champions Cup

• 1988: 5th place
• 1996: 7th place
• 1999: 6th place

Arab Club Basketball Championship

• 1978: Runners-up
• 1990: 4th place
• 2002: 5th place
• 2008: 4th place

Al Midan Intl Tournament

• 1993: Runners-up

Al Assad Intl Tournament

• 1995: Runners-up

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Jordan Intl Tournament

• 2000: Runners-up

Al Hariri Tournament

• 2007: Semi Final ^[4]

Damascus International Tournament

• 2007: Semi Final ^[5]

References

1. ORTHODOX AMMAN basketball team, History
2. "Orthodox participations in aborad tournaments history". www.alghad.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
3. "Orthodox participations in aborad tournaments history". www.alghad.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
4. "Orthodox Semi Final Match - Al Hariri Tournament". www.alrai.com. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
5. "Orthodox Semi Final Match - Damascus International Tournament". www.alghad.com. Retrieved 6 December 2007.

Ghaleb Balawi, Jordanian Basketball History book, 2010

External links

• Official Website
• Team profile at Asia-basket.com