Anibal Zahle ( ar, أنيبال زحلة) is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program that played in first division basketball for many years since 1950. It is located

Zahlé Zahlé ( ar, زَحْلة) is the capital and the largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli and the fourth largest taking the whole urban area ( ...

, Lebanon, which is a

Lebanese Lebanese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Lebanese Republic * Lebanese people The Lebanese people ( ar, الشعب اللبناني / ALA-LC: ', ) are the people inhabiting or originating from Lebanon. The term may al ...

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club most known for its

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program that played in first division basketball for many years. Its women basketball team presently plays in top division for women. Its name is derived from

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, the famous Carthaginian military commander and tactician. Anibal Zahle basketball team was part of the

Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB). Currently, the leag ...

A division . The club finished 7th in the 2009–2010 FLB regular season and failed to advance to the final 6 round. In 2011–2012 season, Anibal finished 2nd in the league and won the Lebanese Cup and Dubai International Basketball Championship. In 2012–2013 season, Anibal was relegated to Division 2 and finished 10th. In 2013–2014 season, Anibal was relegated to Division 3. In 2018–2019 season, Anibal won the second division title and are back in the first division starting 2019–2020 season.

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Achievements

* Lebanese Cup Winner (1): 2012 * Dubai International Basketball Tournament (1): 2012 * Lebanese Basketball League Second Division (1) : 2019 Basketball teams in Lebanon Basketball teams established in 1958 1958 establishments in Lebanon {{Lebanon-basketball-team-stub