Beirut Club

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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.

LeagueLebanese Basketball League
HistoryBeirut Club
2013–present
ArenaChiyah Forum
Capacity2,500
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Beirut Club
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LeagueLebanese Basketball League
HistoryBeirut Club
2013–present
ArenaChiyah Forum
Capacity2,500
LocationBeirut, Lebanon
Main sponsorEmirates[1]
PresidentNadim Hakim
Vice-presidentElie Samaha
Team managerJoseph Abdelmassih
Head coachJad El Hajj
Team captainAJ English
Championships1 (2022)
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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.[citation needed]

Current squad

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Beirut Club roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 1 Lebanon Issam, Omar 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2003-01-01)1 January 2003
PG 3 Lebanon Zaloum, Joey 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 35 – (1990-12-01)1 December 1990
G 5 Lebanon Hachem, Rayan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2005-07-02)2 July 2005
SG 6 Lebanon Abou Samra, Joe 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2004-05-20)20 May 2004
SG 8 Lebanon Dhaini, Nader 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1996-04-25)25 April 1996
F/C 9 Lebanon Makhlouf, Jean 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2003-09-09)9 September 2003
F/C 13 United States Jackson, Tray 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (2000-10-06)6 October 2000
SG 14 Lebanon Mansour, Bryan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2004-10-09)9 October 2004
F 15 Lebanon Owaida, Mahmoud 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1999-11-18)18 November 1999
F 18 United States Mitchell, Tony 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 36 – (1989-08-07)7 August 1989
SF 24 Lebanon Zanbaka, Alexander 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2002-10-01)1 October 2002
PF 33 Lebanon Nakhle, Jimmy 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (2000-02-02)2 February 2000
PF 77 Lebanon Ziadeh, Marwan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 39 – (1987-02-10)10 February 1987
Head coach
  • Lebanon Jad El Hajj
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lebanon Marwan Diab
  • Lebanon Georges Akiki
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Tray Jackson Jean Makhlouf
PF Tony Mitchell Marwan Ziadeh Jimmy Nakhle
SF Mahmoud Owaida Alexander Zanbaka
SG Joe Abou Samra Nader Dhaini Bryan Mansour
PG Joey Zaloum Rayan Hachem Omar Issam
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Honours

Domestic competitions

  • Lebanese Cup
    • Champions (2): 2021–22, 2023-24

International competitions

  • Dubai International Basketball Tournament
    •  Gold (1) : 2025
    •  Silver (1) : 2019
  • WASL West Asia League
    •  Bronze (1) : 2023
  • Doha International basketball championship
    •  Gold (1) : 2023

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