Riada Wal Adab Club

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Riada Wal Adab
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Full nameRiada Wal Adab Club
Nickname(s)سفير الشمال (Ambassador of the North)[1]
Founded1930; 92 years ago (1930)
LeagueLebanese Third Division Group B
2020–21Lebanese Third Division Group D, 3rd of 7
Active teams of Riada Wal Adab
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Riada Wal Adab Club (Arabic: نادي الرياضة والأدب, lit. 'Sports and Literature Club') is a football club based in Tripoli, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Third Division Group B. Nicknamed "Ambassador of the North" (Arabic: سفير الشمال), Riada Wal Adab was founded in 1930.

Riada Wal Adab first participated in the Lebanese Premier League during the 1969–70 season. They finished as runners-up in 1987–88. Their last participation in the Lebanese top division dates back to the 1997–98 season, with the club playing between the Lebanese Second Division and Lebanese Third Division ever since.

History[]

Founded in 1902, the club received their official licence in 1930;[2] they are Tripoli's first football club.[3] Izzat Al-Turk was a representative of the club at the Lebanese Football Association's founding meeting in 1933.[2] Nazem Sayadi, the club's goalkeeper during the 1939–40 season,[4] was Lebanon's goalkeeper during their first international match against Mandatory Palestine in 1940.[5]

Riada Wal Adab first participated in the Lebanese Premier League during the 1969–70 season, finishing eighth out of 12.[2] The Tripoli-based club participated in the 1987 Arab Club Champions Cup as the competition's Lebanese Premier League representative.[6] In 1987–88, Riada Wal Adab finished as runners-up in the league.[7]

Riada Wal Adab's last participation in the Lebanese top flight dates back to the 1997–98 season, where they came last and were relegated to the Lebanese Second Division.[2][8] The club has played between the Second and Third Division ever since.[9]

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  1. ^ "فريق الرياضة والأدب مستعد لخوض بطولة الدرجة الثانية في كرة القدم". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d نــادٍ من لبنان : الرياضة والأدب - طرابلس (1) - الحلقة الأولى !!. forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "الرياضة والأدب: عراقة الماضي والواقع المرّ". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected". The Palestine Post. 30 April 1940. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. ^ "الرياضة والأدب وصيف بطل الدورة العربية في الأردن - فادي سمعان". نداء الوطن. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Lebanon 1987/88". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Lebanon 1997/98". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Team: Riyada w Adab". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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