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Al Riyadi Club Beirut
Al Riyadi Club Beirut
Nickname	دولة الرياضي
Leagues	Lebanese Basketball League; FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Founded	1943; 82 years ago
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 Tabara
Head coach	Ahmad Farran
Team captain	Amir Saoud
Championships	3 Champions League Asia; 1 West Asia Super League; 4 WABA Champions Cup; 5 Arab Club Championship; 31 Lebanese Basketball League; 4 Lebanese Basketball Cup; 2 Lebanese Supercup
Retired numbers	3 (10, 6, 4)
Website	www.riyadi.com

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Al Riyadi Club Beirut (Template:Lang-ar) is a multi-sports club based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1943, the multi-sports club, which is mainly known for their basketball program, also plays ping-pong, martial arts, and other sports.

The basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.^[2] Al Riyadi is the most decorated Lebanese basketball club, with 31 league titles, three Basketball Champions League Asia titles, 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 (31): 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, 2024
Lebanese Basketball Cup
- Winners (4): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2019
Lebanese Basketball Supercup
- Winners (2): 2012, 2019,

International

Basketball Champions League Asia
- Winners (3): 2011, 2017, 2024
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
- Winners (1): 2023–24^[4]
- West Asia League winners (2): 2022–23,^[5] 2023–24^[6]
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 nationalities not displayed.

Al Riyadi Beirut roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PF	1	Ahmad, Ismail	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	48 – (1976-09-23)23 September 1976
SG	3	Daaboul, Georges Yves	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	25 – (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)	25 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999
C	9	Kikanović, Elmedin	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	36 – (1988-09-02)2 September 1988
PG	10	Mansour, Ali	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	27 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
PF	13	Sakakini, Sani	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	36 – (1988-08-19)19 August 1988
F	14	Tabbara, Bilal	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	31 – (1993-05-25)25 May 1993
G	16	Arakji, Wael	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	30 – (1994-09-04)4 September 1994
F	24	Gyokchyan, Hayk	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	35 – (1989-12-11)11 December 1989
SF	41	Harris, Manny	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	35 – (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	Thon maker	Zack Lifton
SG	Karim Zeinoun	Amir Saoud	Mohamad Kraidly
PG	Wael Arakji	Ali Mansour

References

^ ""دولة الرياضي" تواجه انتفاضة دينامو لبنان".
^ ^a ^b "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ Eurobasket. "Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut". asia-basket. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ "Al Riyadi emerge as new FIBA WASL champions". FIBA.basketball. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Al Riyadi deliver masterclass at home, secure inaugural WASL-West Asia crown". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Al Riyadi finish off Gorgan, secure back-to-back West Asia titles". FIBA.basketball. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

External links

[1] ""دولة الرياضي" تواجه انتفاضة دينامو لبنان".

[:0-2] "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 emerge as new FIBA WASL champions". FIBA.basketball. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[5] "Al Riyadi deliver masterclass at home, secure inaugural WASL-West Asia crown". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[6] "Al Riyadi finish off Gorgan, secure back-to-back West Asia titles". FIBA.basketball. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

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 **'''Winners (4):''' [[1998 WABA Champions Cup|1998]], [[2008 WABA Champions Cup|2008]], [[2011 West Asian Basketball League|2011]], [[2017 WABA Champions Cup|2017]]
 *'''[[FIBA West Asia Super League]]'''
-**'''Winners (1):''' [[2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League|2023–24]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-01 |title=Al Riyadi emerge as new FIBA WASL champions |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/wasl/23-24/final8/news/al-riyadi-emerge-as-new-fiba-wasl-champions |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>
+**'''Winners (1):''' [[2023–24 FIBA West la2an Gibson ma 3amal foul Asia Super League|2023–24]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-01 |title=Al Riyadi emerge as new FIBA WASL champions |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/wasl/23-24/final8/news/al-riyadi-emerge-as-new-fiba-wasl-champions |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>
 **'''West Asia League winners (2):''' [[2022–23 FIBA West Asia Super League|2022–23]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Riyadi deliver masterclass at home, secure inaugural WASL-West Asia crown |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/wasl/22-23/westasia/news/al-riyadi-deliver-masterclass-at-home-secure-inaugural-wasl-west-asia-crown |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref> [[2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League|2023–24]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-08 |title=Al Riyadi finish off Gorgan, secure back-to-back West Asia titles |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/wasl/23-24/westasia/news/al-riyadi-finish-off-gorgan-secure-back-to-back-west-asia-titles |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>
 *'''[[Dubai Basketball Championship]] '''

v t e Lebanese Basketball League
Division A (Men) (2022–23)	Al Riyadi Antonine Antranik Beirut Club Champville Dynamo Homenetmen Hoops Club NSA Sagesse
Division A (Women) (2019–20)	Al Riyadi Antranik Chabibeh Energy Sports Club Homenetmen Antelias Hoops Club
Men's Seasons	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 ~~1995–96~~ 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–11 2011–12 ~~2012–13~~ 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Lebanese Football Association
Founding clubs	Nahda Union Sportif Jesuit Cercle Riyadi Salam DPHB Antranik Aras Hayat Homenmen International Ohaken Adana
Presidents	Hussein Sejaan Pierre Gemayel Farid Ammoun Jamil Sawaya Gabriel Jamil Bahij Salem Nassif Majdalani Fouad Chamoun Izzat Al Turk Pierre Edde George Dabbas Albert Kheir Hamid Khoury Nabil Al Raei Hachem Haidar
General secretaries	Elie Bakhaze Izzat Al Turk Joseph Nalbandian Raheef Alameh Bahij Bou Hamzah Raheef Alameh Jihad El Chohof