Lebanese Basketball League
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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 (FLB). The Men Division A made up of 10 teams is named BANKMED FLB League due to sponsorship reasons. Lebanese Basketball League is ranked top A level, according to FIBA Asia
.
Each team consists of 12 players. A maximum of 2 foreigners is allowed .
Dragan Raca
Ghassan Sarkis Fouad Abou Chacra Paul Caughter Tab Baldwin
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...
league in 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...
and one of the top leagues in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. It is organised annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB). The Men Division A made up of 10 teams is named BANKMED FLB League due to sponsorship reasons. Lebanese Basketball League is ranked top A level, according to FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.-National teams:East AsiaGulfMiddle AsiaSoutheast AsiaWest Asia-Top ten FIBA Asia teams:...
.
Each team consists of 12 players. A maximum of 2 foreigners is allowed .
FLB League (new era)
| Season | |Champion | |Runner-up | |Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-1999 | 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.... |
Tadamon Tadamon Zouk Tadamon Zouk is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located at Zouk, Kesrouan, Lebanon.Tadamon Zouk basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League... |
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... |
| 1999-2000 | 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.... |
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... |
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... |
| 2000–2001 | 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.... |
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... |
Al 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.... |
| 2001–2002 | 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.... |
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... |
Al 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.... |
| 2002–2003 | 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.... |
Al 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.... |
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... |
| 2003–2004 | 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.... |
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... |
Blue Stars |
| 2004–2005 | Al 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.... |
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.... |
Blue Stars |
| 2005–2006 | Al 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.... |
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.... |
Blue Stars |
| 2006–2007 | Al 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.... |
Blue Stars | 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... |
| 2007–2008 | Al 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.... |
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... |
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.... |
| 2008-2009 | Al 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.... |
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... |
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.... |
| 2009-2010 | Al 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.... |
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... |
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.... |
| 2010-2011 2010–11 Lebanese Basketball League 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... |
Al 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.... |
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... |
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... |
Division 1 - Men (2011-2012)
- Sporting Al Riyadi BeirutSporting Al Riyadi BeirutSporting 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....
- Champville SCChampville SCChampville 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...
- Mouttahed TripoliAl Mouttahed TripoliAl 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...
- SagesseHekmehHekmeh 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....
- Anibal ZahleAnibal ZahleAnibal 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...
- Hoops ClubHoops ClubHoops 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....
- Byblos ClubByblos ClubByblos 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...
- Antranik SCAntranik SCAntranik SC is a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club most known for its professional basketball program. It is located in Antelias, Matn District, Lebanon...
- Haouch El-OmaraHaouch El-OmaraHaouch El-Omara also known as Shabab Zahle is a Lebanese basketball team who played in lower basketball divisions in Lebanon and successfully reached the division A during 2009-2010 season. The club is named after the region of Haouch El-Omara, a suburb of the Lebanese city of Zahlé...
- Bejje SC
Division 2 - Men (2010-11)
- Animation ZoukAnimation ZoukAnimation Zouk also known in Arabic as Nadi Ihya al Riyada is a Lebanese sports club most known for its long-standing basketball program. It is located at Zouk, Kesrouan, Lebanon....
- Antonine Baabda
- Blue Stars (Lebanon)
- Bejjeh Club
- Club Central JouniehClub Central JouniehClub Central Jounieh also known in Arabic as Al Markaziyya Jounieh is a Lebanese sports club, located in the heart of Jounieh. This prominent landmark embeds a 5000 sq-meter club, known as Club Central. Ever since 1985, Club Central has been nominated as one of the high-standard, fully equipped...
- Cheyah Ain El Remaneh
- CS Antonins Baabda
- Daroun SC
- Feytroun Sporting Club
- Ghazir Club
- Homenetmen Lebanon
- Louaize SC
- Lebanese Army
- Abnaa al Khaleej (Jounieh) (Sons of the Gulf)
- Tebnin SCTebnin SCTebnin SC , sometimes Tebnine SC is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It originates in Tebnine, Tyre District, Lebanon....
- Tadamon ZoukTadamon ZoukTadamon Zouk is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located at Zouk, Kesrouan, Lebanon.Tadamon Zouk basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League...
Division A Women
- Antranik SCAntranik SCAntranik SC is a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club most known for its professional basketball program. It is located in Antelias, Matn District, Lebanon...
(title holder) - Sporting Al Riyadi BeirutSporting Al Riyadi BeirutSporting 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....
- Homenetmen AnteliasHomenetmen AnteliasHomenetmen Antelias is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program playing in top division for women. It is located in Antelias, Matn District, Lebanon and is part of Homenetmen Lebanon. Homenetmen Antelias was established in 1970...
- Homenetmen Beirut
- Homenetmen Bourj Hamoud
- La Toure Aintoura
- Al Mouttahed TripoliAl Mouttahed TripoliAl 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...
Notable players
| Fadi El Khatib Fadi El Khatib Fadi El Khatib , born January 1, 1979, is a Lebanese basketball player currently playing for Champville SC in the Lebanese Basketball League... Roy Samaha Roy Samaha Roy Nicolas Samaha is a Lebanese professional basketball center currently playing with Hekmeh of the Lebanese Basketball League... Joe Vogel Joe Vogel For American author, see Joseph VogelJoseph Vogel is an American-Lebanese basketball player. Vogel attended Colorado State. Upon graduation, he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA Draft... Rony Fahed Rony Fahed Rony Fahed is a professional Lebanese basketball player.He is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team that participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship which took place in Japan in August and September 2006... Bashir Saad Ali Mahmoud Ali Mahmoud Ali Mahmoud is a Lebanese-Canadian basketball player. He currently plays for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut.-Career:Mahmoud was born on May 29, 1983 in Ottawa, Canada to Toufic and Gina Mahmoud, who had immigrated to Canada.... Elie Mechantaf Elie Mechantaf Elie Mechantaf is a retired Lebanese international basketball player. He started his basketball career in the Cypriot Basketball League, before becoming the captain of the Lebanese Hekmeh BC basketball club, a leading club of the Lebanese Basketball League for more than ten years, wining the... Paul Khouri Brian Beshara Jean Abdel-Nour Jean Abdel-Nour Jean Abdel-Nour is a Lebanese basketball player with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played year 2002-03 with Ghazir where he did a great season which made Bluestars to sign him in season 2003-04... Sabah Khoury Sabah Khoury Sabah Khoury is a Lebanese basketball player. Khoury, a member of the Lebanon national basketball team, played with the squad at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan as well as at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008 in Greece... Elie Rustom Elie Rustom Elie Rustom born May 2, 1987, is a Lebanese basketball player currently playing for Al Mouttahed Tripoli of the Lebanese Basketball League. He's also a member of Lebanon national basketball team. He previously played with Blue Stars .... |
Ali Kanaan Ali Kanaan Ali Kanaan is a Lebanese Canadian basketball player currently playing for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut and Lebanon national basketball team.... Billy Pharis Billy Pharis William Pharis known as Billy Pharis is Lebanese American basketball player.He is a six-foot-nine-inch tall Forward currently playing with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut and Lebanon national basketball team.... Daniel Faris Daniel Faris Daniel Faris Daniel Faris Daniel Faris (born 2 May 1987 in (Greenbrae, California) is a Lebanese American basketball player. He is a six-foot-nine-inch tall power forward.Faris played four years of NCAA Division I basketball at the University of New Mexico... Mohammad Acha Samaki Walker Samaki Walker Samaki Ijuma Walker is an American professional basketball power forward and center. Walker played college basketball at the University of Louisville and was drafted in 1996 by the Dallas Mavericks, where he played until 1999... Marcus Melvin Tony Madison Tony Madison Tony Madison is a retired professional American basketball player who played NCAA basketball for the New Orleans Privateers.He is most famous for playing in the Lebanese Basketball League for Tadamon Zouk Lebanese basketball club for many seasons. He last played for Champville SC in the same league... Alvin Sims Alvin Sims Alvin Sims is an American professional basketball player.A 6'4" guard from Paris High School in Paris, Kentucky, Sims played at the University of Louisville from 1993 to 1997, where he averaged 11.9 points per game as a junior... Abdual Hoggard C.J. Giles Darryl Watkins Darryl Watkins Darryl "Mookie" Finesse Watkins is an American professional basketball player. He is a former college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange who has a reputation for his shot-blocking ability.- High school :... Lee Nailon Lee Nailon Lee Nailon is an American professional basketball player. Nailon was a graduate of South Bend Clay High School, where along with former Purdue player, Jaraan Cornell, he led his basketball team to the 1994 State Championship.After an all-conference career at Texas Christian University, Nailon was... |
Jumaine Jones Jumaine Jones Jumaine Lanard Jones is an American professional basketball forward. An NBA player from 1999 to 2007 drafted from the University of Georgia, he has played in the small forward and power forward positions... Loren Woods Loren Woods Loren Woods is an American professional basketball player, currently playing with Zob Ahan Isfahan BC in the Iranian Basketball Super League... Lee Benson Lee Benson Lee Benson is a columnist for the Deseret News. He has covered at least nine Olympic Games for the paper and has written columns on Mormon. He has also co-authored a book with James W... Priest Lauderdale Priest Lauderdale Priest Lauderdale is a naturalized Bulgarian professional basketball player who grew up in the United States.-Pro career:... Dewarick Spencer Dewarick Spencer Dewarick Spencer is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'4" tall and he can play at the point guard and shooting guard positions.-Pro career:... Desmond Penigar Desmond Penigar Desmond Penigar is an American professional basketball player. A 6'7" 245 lb forward, he attended Utah State University and Ventura College. Penigar was a member of the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association during the 2003-04 NBA season...  Rasheim WrightRasheim Wright Rasheim Ali Abdul Wright is an American-Jordanian basketball player. He is a 6'4" guard. He attended District of Columbia. In 2007 he received a Jordanian citizenchip. He's currently member of Anibal Zahle in the Lebanese Basketball League.-References:... Aleksandar Radojević Aleksandar Radojevic Aleksandar Radojević is a professional basketball player who plays for APOEL in Cyprus.-Early life:Radojević was born in either Herceg Novi, or Bijela,Montenegro, or Trebinje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, all in the now former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia... Zaid Al-Khas Zaid Al-Khas Zaid Al-Khas is a Jordanian professional basketball player. He previously played for Zaid of the Jordanian basketball league, and also for the Chinese basketball club Qingdao DoubleStar...  Alpha BanguraAlpha Bangura Alfath Belgasem is a Sierra Leone-Libyan basketball player who competed as a member of the Libya national basketball team at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009 and playing professionally for Anibal Zahle of the Lebanese Basketball League... Ismael Ahmad Herve Lamizana Herve Lamizana Herve Mamadov Lamizana is a professional basketball player from the Ivory Coast who also has a French citizenship, that recently played for Shangdong Lions from the Chinese Basketball Association in the 2006/07 season.... Ndudi Ebi Ndudi Ebi Ndudi Hamani Ebi is a Nigerian-British professional basketball player who formerly played in the NBA.He committed to the University of Arizona, in the U.S., but reneged by making himself eligible for the NBA Draft... |
Notable coaches
Ilias ZourosIlias Zouros
Ilias Zouros is a Greek professional basketball coach. He has been a head coach in the Euroleague, and also of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.-Club coaching career:...
Dragan Raca
Dragan Raca
Dragan Raca is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former coach of the Lebanon national basketball team.Raca has spent his professional career by playing and coaching different Yugoslav professional teams and continued in Cyprus and Lebanon. This includes stints with Cypriot sides AEL...
Ghassan Sarkis Fouad Abou Chacra Paul Caughter 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....