Antonine host Chabeb Batroun in Lebanese Basketball League opener

Antonine will host Chabeb Batroun in the opening round of the Lebanese Basketball League for the 2026/27 season, on 27 October 2026 at 21:30 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time.

In the standings before the competition begins, Antonine sit in ninth place while Chabeb Batroun are in eleventh, with neither team having played a match yet this season.

In terms of preparations, Antonine's last matches saw four defeats against Riyadi by scores of 65-90, 81-113 and 57-74, against a single win over them by 76-72, in addition to a win over Antranik Beirut by 80-74.

Chabeb Batroun, meanwhile, achieved two consecutive wins over Tadamon Zouk by scores of 78-71 and 73-67, and a win over Homenetmen Beirut by 82-74, against two defeats to NSA by scores of 60-75 and 91-94.

In head-to-head meetings between the two teams, Antonine beat Chabeb Batroun by a large score of 102-65 on 27 January 2026 on their own court, while Antonine also won a previous match on Chabeb Batroun's ground by 89-83 on 22 November 2025.