Anibal Zahle
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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. It is located in Zahlé
, Lebanon
.
Its name is derived from Hannibal, the famous Carthaginian
military commander and tactician
Anibal Zahle basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League
A division .
The club finished 7th in the 2009-2010 FLB regular season and failed to advance to the final 6 round.
Anibal Zahle has had a very successful 2010-2011 regular season and will advance to the playoffs as the number 5 seed to face Hekmeh
, also known as Sagesse, in the first round of the post-season.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
sports club most known for its basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
program that played in first division basketball for many years. Its women basketball team presently plays in top division for women. It is located in 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...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
.
Its name is derived from Hannibal, the famous Carthaginian
Carthage
Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...
military commander and tactician
Anibal Zahle basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League
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...
A division .
The club finished 7th in the 2009-2010 FLB regular season and failed to advance to the final 6 round.
Anibal Zahle has had a very successful 2010-2011 regular season and will advance to the playoffs as the number 5 seed to face Hekmeh
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....
, also known as Sagesse, in the first round of the post-season.