AlRiyadiClub

Riyadi Club is the only team in Lebanon to win the Lebanese Basketball Championship 23 times. Riyadi was crowned Champion of Lebanon. The Champs won the Lebanese Cup three times and that was in 2006, 2007, and 2008, keeping in mind that this tournament was not held every year. In 1998, Riyadi won the West Asian Basketball Championship that took place inJordan. Thus the Club qualified to the Asian Basketball Championship that took place in Malaysia the same year. Riyadi was able to win the Bronze Medal through a powerful and thrilling performance by the yellow players. Riyadi's Michael Cumberland was nominated Best Player in Asia, while the team's Captain Walid Dumyati clinched the Best Point Guard title in Asia. This was the first time, ever, that a Lebanese team finishes in the top 3 positions in Asia's Championship.