Al Riyadi Club Beirut ( ar, نادي الرياضي بيروت, lit=Sporting Club Beirut) is a
multi-sports club
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based in
Manara, a district in
Beirut
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, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the basketball team competes in the
Lebanese Basketball League.
The multi-sports club, which is mainly known for their basketball program, also plays
ping-pong,
martial arts
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, 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
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Lebanese Basketball League
**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
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Lebanese Basketball Cup
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* Something of, from, or related to the Lebanese Republic
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**Winners (4): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2018–19
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Lebanese Basketball Supercup
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* Something of, from, or related to the Lebanese Republic
* Lebanese people, people from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent
* Lebanese Arabic, the colloquial form of Arabic spoken in Lebanon
* Lebanese culture
* Lebanese cuisine ...
**Winners (2): 2011–12, 2018–19
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FIBA Asia Champions Cup
**Winners (2):
2011
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,
2017
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Arab Club Basketball Championship
** Winners (5): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
*
WABA Champions Cup
**Winners (4):
1998,
2008
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,
2011
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,
2017
See also
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Lebanon national basketball team
Notes
References
External links
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Lebanese Basketball Federation website
{{Lebanese Football Association
Al Riyadi Club Beirut
1934 establishments in Lebanon
Basketball teams established in 1934
Basketball teams in Lebanon
Sport in Beirut