Al Riyada Wal Adab Club


Al Riyada Wal Adab Club is a football club based in Tripoli, Lebanon, that competes in the. Nicknamed "Ambassador of the North", Al Riyada Wal Adab was founded in 1930.
Al Riyada Wal Adab first participated in the Lebanese Premier League during the 1969–70 season. They finished as runners-up in 1987–88 [Lebanese Premier League|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; they are Tripoli's first football club. Izzat Al-Turk was a representative of the club at the Lebanese Football Association's founding meeting in 1933. Nazem Sayadi, the club's goalkeeper during the 1939–40 season, was the football team|Lebanon national team]'s goalkeeper during their Mandatory Palestine v [Lebanon football">Mandatory Palestine national football team">Mandatory Palestine v [Lebanon football match|first international match] against Mandatory [Palestine national football team|Mandatory Palestine] in 1940.
Al Riyada Wal Adab first participated in the Lebanese Premier League during the 1969–70 season, finishing eighth out of 12. The Tripoli-based club participated in the 1987 Arab Club Champions Cup as the competition's Lebanese Premier League representative. In 1987–88, Al Riyada Wal Adab finished as runners-up in the league.
Al Riyada 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. The club has played between the Second and Fourth Division ever since.

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