2010–11 Lebanese Basketball League
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2010–2011 Lebanese Basketball League is the 2010-2011 top division season in the Lebanese Basketball League
. Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
are the title holders and Champville SC
are the previous season runner ups. This edition has 10 participating teams. This season is considered the strongest season ever in Lebanese Basketball history, since all teams have strong sponsors and especially after the List A players the Lebanese Basketball Federation created. It consists of 30 of the best Lebanese basketball players. Each team is allowed to have a maximum of 5 players from this list.
Although the top division is made up if 10 team, the qualifying Kahraba Zouk
team has withdrawn before the start of the season. It will forfeit its games and opposing club in the league schedule will be considered a winner of the game by default.
Lebanese Basketball League
The Lebanese Basketball League or FLB League or BANKMED FLB League is the top basketball league in Lebanon and one of the top leagues in Asia. It is organised annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation . The Men Division A made up of...
. Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, also known as Riyadi Club and Sporting Club is a Lebanese Basketball club based in Raouché, Beirut where both men's and women's tournaments are held every year....
are the title holders and Champville SC
Champville SC
Champville SC or Champville Maristes Sports and Basketball Club Champville SC competes in the Lebanese Basketball League 1st division.-History:* Lebanese League Semifinals -02, 06, 07* Lebanese Cup Winner -04, 10...
are the previous season runner ups. This edition has 10 participating teams. This season is considered the strongest season ever in Lebanese Basketball history, since all teams have strong sponsors and especially after the List A players the Lebanese Basketball Federation created. It consists of 30 of the best Lebanese basketball players. Each team is allowed to have a maximum of 5 players from this list.
Although the top division is made up if 10 team, the qualifying Kahraba Zouk
Kahraba Zouk
Kahraba Zouk is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located at Zouk, Kesrouan, Lebanon.Kahraba Zouk basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League 1st division and at times second division for many years....
team has withdrawn before the start of the season. It will forfeit its games and opposing club in the league schedule will be considered a winner of the game by default.
Teams
| Team | City | Venue | Head Coach | Past Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anibal Anibal Zahle Anibal Zahle is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program that played in first division basketball for many years. Its women basketball team presently plays in top division for women... |
Zahlé Zahlé Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh... |
SSCC Rassieh |  Tony Vujanic |
7th |
| Antranik Antranik SC Antranik SC is a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club most known for its professional basketball program. It is located in Antelias, Matn District, Lebanon... |
Antelias Antelias Antelias is a town in Lebanon. It is located around 5 km to the north of Beirut. Its inhabitants are mainly Christians and include Armenians , Maronites, Greek Catholics and Greek Orthodox .... |
AGBU |  Aaron Mitchel |
8th |
| Byblos Byblos Club Byblos Club is a multi sports club based in Byblos, Lebanon.In 2009, Byblos won the Lebanese basketball Division 3 and qualified for the Division 2. In the following year, Byblos won the Division 2 championship and qualified for the first time for the Lebanese Basketball League Division 1. Byblos... |
Byblos Byblos Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal . It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of Jubayl and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades... |
Amsheet Sport Complex |  Joe Moujaes |
Promoted from div. 2 |
| Champville Champville SC Champville SC or Champville Maristes Sports and Basketball Club Champville SC competes in the Lebanese Basketball League 1st division.-History:* Lebanese League Semifinals -02, 06, 07* Lebanese Cup Winner -04, 10... |
Dik El Mehdi Dik El Mehdi Dik El Mehdi is a village, at 325 meters elevation, in the Matn District governorate of Mount Lebanon. Its population has been estimated at 2,096 by Aayroun. The village is 18 km. from Beirut. The majority of it inhabitants derives from the Ashkar family known for their pro-syrian pertinence... |
Club Mariste | Ghassan Sarkis |
2nd |
| Haouch El Oumara | Zahlé Zahlé Zahlé is the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 50,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth largest city in Lebanon, after Beirut, Tripoli and Jounieh... |
Antonine Ksara Court | Radenko Orlovic |
Promoted from div. 2 |
| Hoops Hoops Club Hoops Club is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located in Beirut, Lebanon, with further branches in Antelias, Tyre and Southern suburb of Beirut.... |
Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... |
Michel El Murr |  Fecundo Petracci |
3rd |
| Kahraba Kahraba Zouk Kahraba Zouk is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located at Zouk, Kesrouan, Lebanon.Kahraba Zouk basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League 1st division and at times second division for many years.... (withdrew) |
Zouk Zouk Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique. Zouk means "party" or "festival" in the local Antillean Creole of French, although the word originally referred to, and is still used to refer to, a popular dance, based on the Polish dance, the... |
Kahraba Zouk Sports Complex | 6th | |
| Mouttahed Al Mouttahed Tripoli Al Muttahed also known by its name United Club Tripoli is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program playing in top division for men and women. It is located Tripoli, Lebanon... |
Tripoli Tripoli Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three... |
Safadi Sports Complex | Paul Caughter |
4th |
| Riyadi Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, also known as Riyadi Club and Sporting Club is a Lebanese Basketball club based in Raouché, Beirut where both men's and women's tournaments are held every year.... |
Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... |
Saeb Salam Complex | Fouad Abou Chacra |
Champions |
| Sagesse Hekmeh Hekmeh SC, or Hekmeh Sports Club also known by its French synonym Sagesse or Club Sagesse or Club Sportif Sagesse is a multi-sports club in Lebanon.... |
Ghazir | Ghazir Club Arena Ghazir Club Court Ghazir Club Court is an multi indoor sporting arena located in Ghazir, Lebanon. The capacity of the arena is 4,500 spectators. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball, volleyball... and hosts the home matches of Sagesse and Ghazir club basketball games and many other volleyball matches... |
Tab Baldwin Tab Baldwin Thomas Anthony "Tab" Baldwin ONZM is an American-New Zealand basketball coach,-History:Baldwin was born in Florida and came from Jacksonville Beach to New Zealand in 1988 to coach the Otago Nuggets.... |
5th |
Standings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riyadi Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, also known as Riyadi Club and Sporting Club is a Lebanese Basketball club based in Raouché, Beirut where both men's and women's tournaments are held every year.... |
30 | 24 | 6 | 2542 | 2188 | 78 | |
| 2 | Champville Champville SC Champville SC or Champville Maristes Sports and Basketball Club Champville SC competes in the Lebanese Basketball League 1st division.-History:* Lebanese League Semifinals -02, 06, 07* Lebanese Cup Winner -04, 10... |
30 | 22 | 8 | 2387 | 2161 | 74 | |
| 3 | Mouttahed Al Mouttahed Tripoli Al Muttahed also known by its name United Club Tripoli is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program playing in top division for men and women. It is located Tripoli, Lebanon... |
30 | 21 | 9 | 2486 | 2283 | 72 | |
| 4 | Sagesse Hekmeh Hekmeh SC, or Hekmeh Sports Club also known by its French synonym Sagesse or Club Sagesse or Club Sportif Sagesse is a multi-sports club in Lebanon.... |
30 | 20 | 10 | 2322 | 2162 | 70 | |
| 5 | Anibal Anibal Zahle Anibal Zahle is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program that played in first division basketball for many years. Its women basketball team presently plays in top division for women... |
30 | 15 | 15 | 2221 | 2201 | 60 | |
| 6 | Hoops Hoops Club Hoops Club is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located in Beirut, Lebanon, with further branches in Antelias, Tyre and Southern suburb of Beirut.... |
30 | 11 | 19 | 2126 | 2200 | ||
| 52 | ||||||||
| 7 | Byblos Byblos Club Byblos Club is a multi sports club based in Byblos, Lebanon.In 2009, Byblos won the Lebanese basketball Division 3 and qualified for the Division 2. In the following year, Byblos won the Division 2 championship and qualified for the first time for the Lebanese Basketball League Division 1. Byblos... |
30 | 7 | 23 | 2505 | 2789 | ||
| 44 | ||||||||
| 8 | Antranik Antranik SC Antranik SC is a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club most known for its professional basketball program. It is located in Antelias, Matn District, Lebanon... |
30 | 6 | 24 | 2304 | 2639 | ||
| 42 | ||||||||
| 9 | Haouch El Oumara | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1138 | 1408 | ||
| 20 | ||||||||
| 10 | Kahraba(Withdrew) Kahraba Zouk Kahraba Zouk is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located at Zouk, Kesrouan, Lebanon.Kahraba Zouk basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League 1st division and at times second division for many years.... |
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- teams highlighted in green means qualified for the final 4