Beirut Club
Beirut Club logo
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
HistoryBeirut Club
2013–present
ArenaChiyah Stadium
Capacity2,500
LocationBeirut, Lebanon
Main sponsorEmirates Airlines[1]
PresidentNadim Hakim
Vice-president(s)Elie Samaha
Head coachJoe Ghattas
Championships1 (2022)

Beirut Club (Arabic: نادي بيروت) is a professional basketball team based in Beirut, Lebanon, who plays in the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL), the top-flight of basketball in Lebanon. Home games are played in the Chiyah Stadium.

The club was first promoted to the Lebanese Basketball League in 2017, and has played there ever since.[2] The club won their first LBL championship in 2022, defeating Al Riyadi in the final.[3] Beirut Club has won the Arab Championship in 2023,[4] and was the runner-up in two consecutive finals in 2018 and 2019.

Beirut Club also has a professional women's team.

Squad

Beirut Club roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
SF 0 United States Mitchell, Tony 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 1 Lebanon Martinez, Miguel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 2 United States Tucker, Dar 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG 3 Lebanon Nasr, Jad 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 5 Lebanon Kozah, Karl 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 6 Lebanon Mahmoud, Ali 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
F/C 7 Lebanon Habib, Antonio 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G 10 Lebanon Mechref, Karam 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
PF 11 Lebanon Haidar, Ali 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 12 Lebanon Rabay, Naim 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
SF 15 Lebanon Massih, Jad 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
C 22 United States Alexander, Cliff 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG 25 Lebanon Mezher, Ali 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
SG 35 Lebanon Jarrouge, Jean-Marc 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
G/F 91 Lebanon El Darwich, Sergio 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Head coach
  • Lebanon Joe Ghattas
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Cliff Alexander Naim Rabay Antonio Habib
PF Tony Mitchell Ali Haidar Jad Massih
SF Dar Tucker Sergio El Darwich Karl Kozah
SG Jean-Marc Jarrouge Ali Mahmoud Karam Mechref
PG Ali Mezher Miguel Martinez Jad Nasr

Honours

Domestic competitions

  • Lebanese Cup
    • Champions (1): 2021–22

International competitions

  • Dubai International Basketball Tournament
    •  Silver (1) : 2019
  • WASL West Asia League
    •  Bronze (1) : 2023
  • Doha International basketball championship
    •  Gold (1) : 2023

References

  1. ↑ "Emirates partners with Beirut Basketball Club". Arab News. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ↑ says, JSBach (2 October 2017). ""Beirut Club" Joins the Lebanese Basketball League". Blog Baladi. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Hasan, Mohammad Ali Al (11 June 2022). "For The First Time, Beirut Club Is The Champion Of Lebanon". 961. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Beirut defeats AS Sale to grab 35th Arab Clubs Men Championship title". www.asia-basket.com. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.


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