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 Club Beirut
Al Riyadi Club Beirut logo
Nicknameشارع الرياضي
LeaguesLebanese Basketball League
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Founded8 March 1934 (1934-03-08)
HistoryAl Riyadi Club Beirut
(1934–present)
ArenaSaeb Salam Arena
Capacity2,000
LocationManara, Beirut, Lebanon
Team coloursYellow, Blue, White
     
PresidentMazen Tabbara
Championships2 Asia Champions Cup
5 Arab Club Championship
4 WABA Champions Cup
29 Lebanese League
4 Lebanese Cup
2 Lebanese Supercup
Retired numbers2 (1, 6)
Websitewww.riyadi.com
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. The basketball team plays its home games at the Riyadi Club Court in Beirut.[1]

Achievements
As of 23 December 2021[2]

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F/C 1 Egypt Ahmad, Ismail 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 46 – (1976-09-23)23 September 1976
F/C 2 Lebanon Khers, Joseph Aby 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1992-08-20)20 August 1992
G/F 4 Lebanon Nour, Jean-Abdel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 39 – (1983-11-29)29 November 1983
G 5 Lebanon Saoud, Amir 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 32 – (1991-01-18)18 January 1991
G 7 Lebanon Zeinoun, Karim 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999
PF 9 Tunisia Hdidane, Mohamed 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 36 – (1986-04-27)27 April 1986
G 10 Lebanon Mansour, Ali 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
PF 14 Lebanon Tabbara, Bilal 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1993-05-25)25 May 1993
G/F 16 Lebanon Arakji, Wael 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1994-09-04)4 September 1994
F/C 18 Lebanon Al-Jamal, Omar 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2003-09-18)18 September 2003
PG 21 Lebanon Martínez, Miguel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 35 – (1988-01-30)30 January 1988
F 24 Lebanon Gyokchyan, Hayk 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1990-01-01)1 January 1990
PG 26 Lebanon Tabbara, Jad 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 16 – (2006-04-27)27 April 2006
C 32 Nigeria Ochefu, Daniel 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 29 – (1993-12-15)15 December 1993
G/F 55 United States Murphy, Kevin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1990-03-06)6 March 1990
Head coach
  • Lebanon George Geagea
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 1, 2022
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Daniel Ochefu Ismail Ahmad Joseph Aby Khers
PF Hayk Gyokchyan Amir Saoud Al-Jamal Omar
SF Kevin Murphy Bilal Tabbara Mohamed Hdidane
SG Karim Zeinoun Ali Mansour Jean-Abdel Nour
PG Wael Arakji Miguel Martínez Jad Tabbara

See also

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.
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