Hekmeh
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Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
نادي الحكمة الرياضي) also known by its French synonym Sagesse (French translation of the name) or Club Sagesse or Club Sportif Sagesse (SC Sagesse) is a multi-sports club in Lebanon.
History
Hekmeh, or Club Sportif La Sagesse was founded in 1943, under the patronage of the late father Boulos Kik, supported by his excellency late Mgr. Jean Maroun. Paul RustomPaul Rustom
Paul Emile Rustom is a Lebanese footballer who currently plays for nejmeh as a striker, wearing the number 18. He began his international career in 2003, playing in the qualifiers for the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is a former Sagesse FC player, until he signed for Al Ansar on August 23, 2007...
, son of Lebanon national football team
Lebanon national football team
The Lebanon national football team represents the Republic of Lebanon in international association football. Their official nickname is The Cedars...
coach Emile Rustom
Emile Rustom
Emile Rustom is a Lebanese football manager. He was the head coach of Sagesse until 2005, when he joined the Lebanon national football team...
, is a former Hekmeh player.
Al-Hikma in classical Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
, El-Hekmeh in Lebanese dialect
Lebanese Arabic
Lebanese or Lebanese Arabic is a variety of Levantine Arabic, indigenous to and spoken primarily in Lebanon, with significant linguistic influences borrowed from other Middle Eastern and European languages, and is in some ways unique from other varieties of Arabic...
stands for "wisdom", thus also the French alternative name of the club, Sagesse (meaning wisdom in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
).
The club is also very well known for its basketball programme as Hekmeh BC. The basketball club of Hekmeh was founded in 1992 and soon became one of the most successful Lebanese basketball clubs ever with 8 Lebanese League Championships, 3 Lebanese Basketball Cups, 2 Arab Club Championship
Arab Club Championship
The Arab Club Championship is an annual basketball tournament for Arab teams.The 2011 tournament was won by Sharjah, who defeated ASS Sale in the final.The 2008 event was won by Jordanian side Zain....
s, and 3 Asian Basketball Club Championship titles.
Hekmeh SC has many other organized individual and collective sports as well under its banner.
Sports activities
- Hekmeh FC, the soccer programme in Lebanese Premier LeagueLebanese Premier LeagueLebanese Premier League is the top division of the Federation Libanaise de Football Association football league competitions. It was founded in 1900 and began in 1934 and their confederation is the AFC...
- Hekmeh BC, the basketball programme in Lebanese Basketball LeagueLebanese Basketball LeagueThe Lebanese Basketball League or FLB League or BANKMED FLB League is the top basketball league in Lebanon and one of the top leagues in Asia. It is organised annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation . The Men Division A made up of...