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 1934, the basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.^[1]

Al Riyadi
Leagues	Lebanese Basketball League FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Founded	8 March 1934; 88 years ago (1934-03-08)
History	Al Riyadi Club Beirut (1934–present)
Arena	Saeb Salam Arena
Capacity	2,000
Location	Manara, Beirut, Lebanon
Team colours	Yellow, Blue, White
President	Mazen Tabbara
Championships	2 Asia Champions Cup 5 Arab Club Championship 4 WABA Champions Cup 29 Lebanese League 4 Lebanese Cup 2 Lebanese Supercup
Retired numbers	2 (6, 10)
Website	www.riyadi.com
Home Away

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 titled Lebanese basketball club, with 29 league titles, two FIBA Asia Champions Cups and five Arab Club Championships.

Achievements

As of 23 December 2021^[2]

• Lebanese Basketball League^[a]
  • Winners (29): 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1992–93, 1994–95, 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
• Lebanese Basketball Cup
  • Winners (4): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2018–19
• Lebanese Basketball Supercup
  • Winners (2): 2011–12, 2018–19
• 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

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 F/C 1   Ahmad, Ismail 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 46 – (1976-09-23)23 September 1976 F 2   Khers, Joseph Aby 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 G/F 4   Nour, Jean-Abdel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 39 – (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 G 5   Saoud, Amir 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 32 – (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 PG 6   Tabbara, Jad 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 16 – (2006-04-27)27 April 2006 G 7   Zeinoun, Karim 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 PF 9   Hdidane, Mohamed 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 36 – (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 G 10   Mansour, Ali 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 G 12   Qualls, Michael 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 C 13   Majok, Ater 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 35 – (1987-07-04)4 July 1987 PF 14   Tabbara, Bilal 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1993-05-25)25 May 1993 G/F 16   Arakji, Wael 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 C 18   Al-Jamal, Omar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2003-09-18)18 September 2003 PG 21   Martínez, Miguel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 34 – (1988-01-30)30 January 1988 F 24   Gyokchan, Hayk 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1990-01-01)1 January 1990	Head coach   George Geagea Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: December 1, 2022

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Ater Majok	Bilal Tabbara	Ismail Ahmad
PF	Hayk Gyokchan	Mohamed Hdidane	Al-Jamal Omar
SF	Wael Arakji	Jean-Abdel Nour	Aby Joseph Khers
SG	Michael Qualls	Karim Zeinoun	Amir Saoud
PG	Ali Mansour	Miguel Martínez	Jad Tabbara

See also

• Lebanon national basketball team

Notes

1. Including titles before 1975

References

1. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
2. Eurobasket. "Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut". asia-basket. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Lebanese Basketball Federation website