Orthodox Club

Orthodox
Orthodox logo
Nickname	The Leaders
League	Jordanian Premier Basketball League
Founded	1952
History	Orthodox Club 1952–present
Arena	Emile & Mary Haddad Sports Hall
Capacity	1,000
Location	Amman, Jordan
Head coach	Montasr AbuTayeb
Championships	Premier League (25) Jordan Cup (6) Super Cup (1) WABA Champions Cup (1)

Orthodox Club (Arabic: النادي الأرثوذكسي), also known simply as Orthodox or Orthodox Amman, is a multi-sports club based in Amman. They are mainly known for their basketball team. The team was established in 1952 and compete in the Jordanian Premier Basketball League.

Honours

Domestic

• Jordanian Premier Basketball League
  • Winners (25): 1959, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2014
• Jordan Cup
  • Winners (6): 1982, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2015
• Jordan Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2002

Continental

• WABA Champions Cup
  • Winners (1): 1999
• Antranik International Tournament
  • Winners (1): 1991
• Al-Dustur International Tournament
  • Winners (1): 1992
• Sagesse International Tournament
  • Winners (1): 1993

Records

WABA Champions Cup

• 1999: Winners
• 2000: 4th place
• 2001: Runners-up
• 2002: Runners-up
• 2004: 4th place
• 2008: 5th place
• 2009: 6th place
• 2016: 6th place

Asia Champions Cup

• 1988: 5th place
• 1996: 7th place
• 1999: 6th place

Arab Club Basketball Championship

• 1978: Runners-up
• 1990: 4th place
• 2002: First round
• 2008: 4th place

Jordan Intl Tournament

• 2000: Runners-up

Al Hariri Tournament

• 2007: Semi Final

Damascus International Tournament

• 2007: Semi Final

References

Ghaleb Balawi, Jordanian Basketball History book, 2010

External links

• Official Website
• Team profile at Asia-basket.com