2024–25 Lebanese Basketball League
| 2024–25 LBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Duration | 1 February 2025 - June 2025 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular Season | |
| Finals | |
Organized by the Lebanese Basketball Federation, the tournament will bring together the nation's top teams in an intense battle for the championship title. The league serves as a key event in Lebanon's sporting calendar, showcasing local talent and contributing to the development of basketball in the country.
Delayed start due to regional conflict
[edit]Originally scheduled to begin in November 2024, the tournament faced an unprecedented delay due to the Israel-Lebanon conflict that erupted in October and lasted through November. The Lebanese Basketball Federation rescheduled the tournament's start date to February 1, 2025.[1]
Teams
[edit]| Team | City | Arena | Coach | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Riyadi | Beirut (Manara) | Saeb Salam Arena (Manara) | Ahmad Farran | 2,500 |
| Antranik | Antelias | AGBU Demirdjian Center (Naccache) | Georges Akiki | 2,000 |
| Antonine | Baabda | Antonine Arena (Baabda) | Ralf Akl | 1,000 |
| Beirut First | Beirut (Chiyah) | Chiyah Stadium (Chiyah) | Jad Al Hajj | 2,000 |
| Champville-Maristes | Dik El Mehdi | Champville School Stadium (Dik El Mehdi) | Sabah Khoury | 750 |
| Homenetmen | Mezher | Homentmen Mezher (Mezher) | Joe Moujaes | 1,000 |
| Hoops Club | Jdeideh | Rockland Arena (Bourj El Barajne) | Gilbert Nasr | 1,750 |
| Mayrouba Club | Mayrouba | Nouhad Naufal Stadium (Zouk Mikael) | Paul Coughter | 6,000 |
| NSA | Jounieh | Fouad Chehab Stadium (Jounieh) | George Khoury | 1,230 |
| Sagesse | Ghazir | Antoine Choueiri Stadium (Ghazir) | Ilias Zouros | 5,000 |
| Tadamon Hrajel | Hrajel | Nouhad Naufal Stadium (Zouk Mikael) | Ghassan Sarkis | 6,000 |
| Central Club | Jounieh | Club Central Court (Jounieh) | Marwan Khalil | 1,000 |
Coaching Changes
| Team | Transfer out | Transfer in |
|---|---|---|
| Tadamon Hrajel | Elie Nasr | Ghassan Sarkis |
Source: Asia-Basket
Groups
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification | RYD | SAG | BF | ANT | HOM | HOO | ATK | CEN | CHA | TAD | MAY | NSA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Riyadi | 16 | 15 | 1 | 31 | Semi-finals | — | 99–92 | 86–92 | 103–72 | 103–85 | 104–89 | 136–76 | 105–75 | 95–79 | ||||
| 2 | Sagesse | 16 | 14 | 2 | 30 | — | 84–93 | 101–80 | 110–107 | 118–88 | 97–89 | 94–89 | |||||||
| 3 | Beirut First | 16 | 14 | 2 | 30 | — | 84–71 | 109–105 | 82–80 | 85–82 | 101–91 | 103–97 | |||||||
| 4 | Antonine | 16 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Quarter-finals | 73–100 | 84–98 | 93–95 | — | 82–80 | 86–78 | 89–59 | 79–90 | 102–81 | 100–64 | |||
| 5 | Homenetmen | 16 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 69–96 | 102–114 | 80–82 | 84–101 | — | 97–94 | 100–82 | 83–82 | 88–96 | 104–100 | ||||
| 6 | Hoops Club | 16 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 84–86 | 79–85 | 94–88 | 68–77 | 190–81 | — | 85–66 | 99–51 | 86–77 | |||||
| 7 | Antranik | 15 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 87–92 | 79–72 | 79–83 | 70–88 | — | 78–71 | 83–60 | 82–69 | ||||||
| 8 | Central Club | 16 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 79–116 | 66–93 | 73–67 | 71–69 | — | 72–71 | 105–82 | 88–97 | ||||||
| 9 | Champville-Maristes | 16 | 5 | 11 | 21 | Relegation Playoffs | 77–114 | 68–97 | 97–89 | 86–100 | 90–83 | 89–91 | 79–85 | — | 78–74 | 86–68 | |||
| 10 | Tadamon Hrajel | 16 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 78–110 | 63–91 | 73–81 | 88–80 | 98–94 | — | 94–76 | 80–74 | ||||||
| 11 | Mayrouba Club | 15 | 5 | 10 | 20 | Relegation Playoffs | 65–117 | 83–100 | 76–95 | 98–107 | 104–95 | 84–88 | 87–83 | — | 95–70 | ||||
| 12 | NSA | 16 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 75–102 | 71–81 | 83–93 | 81–83 | 73–81 | 85–78 | 93–98 | 76–85 | — |
Source: Flashscore
Playoffs
[edit]Championship finals
[edit]| Quarterfinals Best-of-3 | Semifinals Best-of-5 | Finals Best-of-7 | |||||||||||
| April 2025 | |||||||||||||
| April 2025 | 1st | ||||||||||||
| 4th | QF | April 2025 | |||||||||||
| 5th | SF1 | ||||||||||||
| April 2025 | SF2 | ||||||||||||
| 2nd | |||||||||||||
| 3rd | |||||||||||||
Relegation playoffs
[edit]| Round 1 Best-of-3 | Round 2 Best-of-3 | |||||||
| April 2025--Winner Saved / Loser Advances | ||||||||
| 9th | ||||||||
| April 2025--Winner Saved / Loser Relegated | ||||||||
| 10th | ||||||||
| SF1 | ||||||||
| April 2025--Winner Advances / Loser Relegated | ||||||||
| SF2 | ||||||||
| 11th | ||||||||
| 12th | ||||||||
Games
[edit]Note: All times are Lebanon Time (GMT +2)
Home team on the left
Matchday 1
[edit]- 1 Feb 25 21:45: Al Riyadi vs Tadamon Hrajel
- 4 Feb 25 16:45: Antranik vs Antonine
- 5 Feb 25 21:45: Sagesse vs Central Club
- 6 Feb 25 21:00: Homenetmen vs Mayrouba Club
- 6 Feb 25 16:45: Beirut First vs Hoops
- 7 Feb 25 20:00: Champville-Maristes vs NSA
Matchday 2
[edit]- 8 Feb 25 16:45: Central Club vs Al Riyadi
- 9 Feb 25 16:45: Antonine vs Beirut First
- 10 Feb 25 20:00: Antranik vs Champville-Maristes
- 11 Feb 25 16:45: Mayrouba Club vs Tadamon Hrajel
- 12 Feb 25 20:00: NSA vs Homenetmen
- 12 Feb 25 21:45: Hoops vs Sagesse
Matchday 3
[edit]- 23 Feb 25 16:45: Central Club vs Hoops
- 24 Feb 25 20:00: Tadamon Hrajel vs NSA
- 26 Feb 25 21:45: Homenetmen vs Antranik
- 27 Feb 25 16:45: Sagesse vs Antonine
- 27 Feb 25 20:00: Al Riyadi vs Mayrouba Club
- 28 Feb 25 16:45: Beirut First vs Champville-Maristes
Matchday 4
[edit]- 1 Mar 25 16:45: NSA vs Mayrouba Club
- 2 Mar 25 20:00: Tadamon Hrajel vs Antranik
- 2 Mar 25 16:45: Beirut First vs Homenetmen
- 3 Mar 25 20:00: Antonine vs Central Club
- 11 Mar 25 16:45: Champville-Maristes vs Sagesse
- 12 Mar 25 20:00: Hoops vs Al Riyadi
Matchday 5
[edit]- 8 Mar 25 20:00: Central Club vs Champville-Maristes
- 9 Mar 25 20:00: Hoops vs Antonine
- 10 Mar 25 20:00: Mayrouba Club vs Antranik
- 11 Mar 25 20:00: Tadamon Hrajel vs Beirut First
- 14 Mar 25 20:15: Sagesse vs Homenetmen
- 14 Mar 25 20:00: Al Riyadi vs NSA
Matchday 6
[edit]- 15 Mar 25 16:45: Champville-Maristes vs Hoops
- 15 Mar 25 20:00: Mayrouba Club vs Beirut First
- 16 Mar 25 16:45: Homenetmen vs Central Club
- 16 Mar 25 20:00: Antranik vs NSA
- 17 Mar 25 16:45: Antonine vs Al Riyadi
- 17 Mar 25 20:00: Sagesse vs Tadamon Hrajel
Matchday 7
[edit]- 19 Mar 25 16:45: NSA vs Beirut First
- 19 Mar 25 20:00: Central Club vs Tadamon Hrajel
- 20 Mar 25 16:45: Al Riyadi vs Antranik
- 20 Mar 25 20:00: Hoops vs Homenetmen
- 21 Mar 25 16:45: Antonine vs Champville-Maristes
- 21 Mar 25 20:00: Mayrouba Club vs Sagesse
Matchday 8
[edit]- 22 Mar 25 16:45: Tadamon Hrajel vs Hoops
- 22 Mar 25 20:00: Beirut First vs Antranik
- 23 Mar 25 16:45: NSA vs Sagesse
- 23 Mar 25 20:00: Central Club vs Mayrouba Club
- 24 Mar 25 16:45: Homenetmen vs Antonine
- 25 Mar 25 16:45: Champville-Maristes vs Al Riyadi
Matchday 9
[edit]- 26 Mar 25 16:45: Antranik vs Sagesse
- 27 Mar 25 16:45: NSA vs Central Club
- 27 Mar 25 20:00: Hoops vs Mayrouba Club
- 28 Mar 25 16:45: Champville-Maristes vs Homenetmen
- 28 Mar 25 20:00: Antonine vs Tadamon Hrajel
- 29 Mar 25 21:45: Al Riyadi vs Beirut First
Matchday 10
[edit]- 1 Apr 25 16:45: Homenetmen vs Al Riyadi
- 1 Apr 25 20:00: Hoops vs NSA
- 2 Apr 25 20:00: Mayrouba Club vs Antonine
- 2 Apr 25 21:45: Sagesse vs Beirut First
- 3 Apr 25 16:45: Antranik vs Central Club
- 3 Apr 25 20:00: Tadamon Hrajel vs Champville-Maristes
Matchday 11
[edit]- 5 Apr 25 20:00: Antonine vs NSA
- 5 Apr 25 21:45: Al Riyadi vs Sagesse
- 6 Apr 25 16:45: Beirut First vs Central Club
- 6 Apr 25 20:00: Homenetmen vs Tadamon Hrajel
- 7 Apr 25 16:45: Champville-Maristes vs Mayrouba Club
- 7 Apr 25 20:00: Antranik vs Hoops
Matchday 12
[edit]- 12 Apr 25 20:00: NSA vs Champville-Maristes
- 14 Apr 25 16:45: Hoops vs Beirut First
- 15 Apr 25 16:45: Antonine vs Antranik
- 16 Apr 25 20:00: Tadamon Hrajel vs Al Riyadi
- 16 Apr 25 21:45: Central Club vs Sagesse
- 17 Apr 25 20:00: Mayrouba vs Homenetmen
Matchday 13
[edit]- 21 Apr 25 16:45: Tadamon Hrajel vs Mayrouba
- 21 Apr 25 20:00: Homenetmen vs NSA
- 22 Apr 25 16:45: Al Riyadi vs Central Club
- 22 Apr 25 20:00: Beirut First vs Antonine
- 23 Apr 25 21:45: Sagesse vs Hoops
- 24 Apr 25 16:45: Champville-Maristes vs Antranik
Matchday 14
[edit]- 25 Apr 25 20:00: Mayrouba vs Al Riyadi
- 26 Apr 25 20:00: Hoops vs Central Club
- 26 Apr 25 21:45: Antonine vs Sagesse
- 27 Apr 25 16:45: Champville-Maristes vs Beirut First
- 28 Apr 25 16:45: Antranik vs Homenetmen
- 29 Apr 25 16:45: NSA vs Tadamon Hrajel
Matchday 15
[edit]- 30 Apr 25 20:00: Central Club vs Antonine
- 30 Apr 25 21:45: Sagesse vs Champville-Maristes
- 1 May 25 20:00: Tadamon Hrajel vs Antranik
- 2 May 25 16:45:Al Riyadi vs Hoops
- 2 May 25 20:00: Mayrouba vs NSA
- 3 May 25 21:45: Homenetmen vs Beirut First
Matchday 16
[edit]- 5 May 25 16:45: Antonine vs Hoops
- 6 May 25 16:45: Champville-Maristes vs Central Club
- 6 May 25 20:00: NSA vs Al Riyadi
- 7 May 25 20:00: Tadamon Hrajel vs Beirut First
- 7 May 25 21:45: Homenetmen vs Sagesse
- 14 May 25 20:00: Antranik vs Mayrouba
Matchday 17
[edit]- 8 May 25 16:45: NSA vs Antranik
- 9 May 25 20:00: Hoops vs Champville-Maristes
- 10 May 25 20:00: Central Club vs Homenetmen
- 11 May 25 20:00: Beirut First vs Mayrouba
- May 25 20:00: Tadamon Hrajel vs Al Riyadi
- May 25 21:45: Antonine vs Sagesse
[3] Source: Asia-Basket
References
[edit]- ^ "Basketball - Lebanon: Hope Interrupted by War". This is Beirut. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "Division 1 2025 Standings - Basketball/Lebanon". www.flashscore.info. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved January 31, 2025.