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Homenetmen Lebanon
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Homenetmen Lebanon (Arabic: نادي الهومنتمن Armenian: Հայ Մարմնակրթական Ընդհանուր Միութիւն (ՀՄԸՄ) translated as "Armenian General Union of Body Culture") is a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club and Scouting movement with 10 branches in different locations in Lebanon including Beirut, Bourj Hamoud, Antelias, Jounieh, El Mina (near Tripoli), Rawda, Jdeideh, Baouchrieh, Zahlé and Anjar. The club was established in 1924 and is part of the worldwide pan-Armenian Homenetmen organization.

Homenetmen Lebanon has major teams in the various Lebanese leagues most notably in association football, basketball, track and field athletics, table tennis and cycling, amongst others


Homenetmen Beirut F.C.

Homenetmen Beirut is one of the major football clubs in Lebanon. Its team has won the Lebanese Football Championship 7 times (1944, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1963, 1969 and the Lebanese FA Cup 3 times (1943, 1948, 1962).

Homenetmen Beirut B.C.

Men

Homenetmen Beirut is one of the longest running basketball programs for men in Lebanon and its team was part of the premier basketball league in the country for many years. Presently, it's men team plays in the Lebanon Basketball League's division 1 . It won the Lebanese basketball title for 2017-1018, a first in the club's history. In a tense seven-game play-off series that went the full distance, Homenetmen prevailed in the final game, 74-59 getting the title 4-3. Homenetmen also won the Lebanese Cup in 2018 by beating Al Riyadi 77-70, on May 2, 2018. It also won the Arab Club Championship against ASS Sale 99-98 in a packed stadium with more than 6000 fans.

Homenetmen Antelias B.C.

Homenetmen Antelias women basketball team is part of the Women Lebanese Basketball League's premier division. They hold the title of the Lebanese Championship for 2015/2016 and 2016/2017, as well as the Arab Club Championship for Women (2017).

Other Sports

Homenetmen Lebanon runs Lebanon's one of the most successful sports programs with Homenetmen athletes maintaining a great number of championship titles both individually and as a club in the following sports: