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2012–13 Lebanese Premier League
The 2012–13 Lebanese Premier League is the 52nd season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Safa the defending champions. The season kicked off on 28 September and finished on 16 June 2013, longer than usual, but due to the national team getting to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round. Teams Al-Mabarrah and Al-Ahli Saida were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2011–12 season in the bottom two places. Promoted from the second level were Shabab Al-Ghazieh Chabab Ghazieh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الشباب الرياضي الغازيه, lit=Youth of Ghazieh Sporting Club), or simply Ghazieh, is a football club based in Ghazieh, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1961, the club plays t ..., after one season away from the top flight and Al Ijtima'ih Tripoli. Stadia and locations League table References {{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 Lebanese Premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safa Beirut SC
Safa Sporting Club () is a football club based in Wata El Msaytbeh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1939, they won three league titles, three domestic cups, one Super Cup, and two Elite Cups; they have also reached the 2008 AFC Cup final. Safa primarily receives its support from Wata El-Museitbeh, as well as the Druze community all over Lebanon. Given their fanbase extends well in Mount Lebanon, including the city of Aley, they play the Mountain derby with Akhaa Ahli Aley. History Founded in 1933 at an amateur level in the Wata El-Museitbeh of Beirut, Safa Sporting Club was officially established in 1939 by seven people: Maher Wahab, Anis Naaim, Hasib Al-Jerdi, Amin Haidar, Chafik Nader, Toufik Al-Zouhairy and Adib Haidar. On 23 December 1948, Safa obtained the official membership and license from the government as a private association. In the same year, the club was affiliated to the Lebanese Football Association and was ranked within t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Amin AbdelNour Stadium ( ar, ملعب أمين عبد النور الدولي), also known as Bhamdoun Municipal Stadium (), is a football field located in Bhamdoun Bhamdoun ( ar, بحمدون), is a town in Lebanon from Beirut on the main road that leads to Damascus and in the suburbs of the main tourist city of Aley, lying at an altitude of above the Lamartine valley. Two separate villages compose the tow ..., Lebanon. With a total capacity of 3,500, it is the home stadium of Akhaa Ahli Aley. References Football venues in Lebanon Aley District {{Lebanon-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadamon Sour
Tadamon Sour Sporting Club ( ar, نادي التضامن الرياضي صور, lit=Solidarity Sporting Club Tyre), or simply Tadamon, is a football club based in Tyre, Lebanon, that competes in the . They play their home matches at the Tyre Municipal Stadium, and have won one Lebanese FA Cup and two Lebanese Challenge Cups. History In 1939, a group of students from Tyre, Lebanon, established a football team, which officially received its license in 1947. Due to the 1948 Palestinian exodus, a number of Palestinian players joined Tadamon Sour. The team played numerous games in Syria and Jordan, and hosted Egyptian club Al Ahly in Tyre. In 1991 Tadamon Sour finished runners-up in the Lebanese Second Division, and were promoted to the Lebanese Premier League. In 2000–01 they won the Lebanese FA Cup, beating Ansar 2–1 in the final. Club rivalries Tadamon Sour plays Salam Sour in the Tyre derby. The club also plays the South derby with Ghazieh, based on their location. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabab Al-Sahel
Shabab Al Sahel Football Club ( ar, نادي شباب الساحل الرياضي, lit=Youth of Sahel Sporting Club), known as Shabab Sahel or simply Sahel, is a football club based in Haret Hreik, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1966, Shabab Al Sahel won one Lebanese FA Cup, one Lebanese Elite Cup, and two Lebanese Challenge Cups. They are predominantly supported by the Shia community. History Shabab Sahel was established in 1966 in Haret Hreik, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Sherif Salim was the club's first chairman, while Hassan Hatoum was its first secretary. Within three years, the club was promoted from the Third Division to the Second Division to the Premier League. However, the Lebanese Football Association didn't approve of their promotion to the top flight. During the Civil War, Shabab Sahel were first promoted to the Premier League. Despite being relegated back to the Second Division, they were promoted back up the following season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saida Municipal Stadium
The Saida Municipal Stadium (), also known as the Martyr Rafic Hariri Stadium ( ar, ملعب الرئيس الشهيد رفيق الحريري, links=no), is a 22,600 capacity multi-purpose stadium in Sidon, Lebanon. The stadium was built in 1999 on the expanded grounds of the old stadium, as one of the venues to host matches during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup that was held in Lebanon. It is currently mostly used for local and international football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... matches. The stadium also has athletics facilities. References External links StadiumDB images AFC Asian Cup stadiums Football venues in Lebanon Sports venues in Lebanon Multi-purpose stadiums in Lebanon {{Lebanon-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidon
Sidon ( ; he, צִידוֹן, ''Ṣīḏōn'') known locally as Sayda or Saida ( ar, صيدا ''Ṣaydā''), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. Tyre to the south and Lebanese capital Beirut to the north are both about away. Sidon has a population of about 80,000 within city limits, while its metropolitan area has more than a quarter-million inhabitants. Name The Phoenician name ''Ṣīdūn'' (, ) probably meant "fishery" or "fishing town". It is mentioned in Papyrus Anastasi I as Djedouna. It appears in Biblical Hebrew as ''Ṣīḏōn'' ( he, צִידוֹן) and in Syriac as ''Ṣidon'' (). This was Hellenised as ''Sidṓn'' ( grc-gre, Σιδών), which was Latinised as '. The name appears in Classical Arabic as ''Ṣaydūn'' () and in Modern Arabic as ''Ṣaydā'' (). As a Roman colony, it was notionally refounded and given the formal name ' to honour its imperial sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safa Stadium
The Safa Stadium ( ar, ملعب نادي الصفاء الرياضي) is a multi-use stadium in Beirut, Lebanon. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... matches and serves as the home for Safa SC Beirut. The stadium has a capacity of 4,000 people. External links Frank Jasperneite page References Football venues in Beirut Sports venues in Lebanon {{Lebanon-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fouad Shehab Stadium
Fouad Chehab Stadium ( ar, ملعب فؤاد شهاب), also known as Jounieh Municipal Stadium ( ar, ملعب جونية البلدي), is a multi-use stadium in Jounieh, Lebanon. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... matches, and has a capacity of 5,000. References Football venues in Lebanon Rugby union stadiums in Asia Sports venues in Lebanon {{Lebanon-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Beirut
Racing Club (), known as Racing Beirut or simply Racing, is a football club based in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . They play their home matches at the Fouad Chehab Stadium and are primarily supported by the Christian community. Racing Beirut won the Lebanese Premier League three times, the Lebanese Challenge Cup twice, and the Lebanese Second Division three times. They also finished runners-up in the Lebanese FA Cup twice. History The club was founded in 1934 by several locals from the Achrafieh and Gemmayzeh districts of Beirut, Lebanon. The club's name is inspired from French football club Racing Paris, who the club's presidents supported. Racing played five years in the Lebanese Second Division, and got its first promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 1940. In 1953, Albert Kheir was elected as the club's president. He sought to heighten the club's status in the country, by buying 20-year-old Joseph Abou Murad from Intissar C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafic El-Hariri Stadium
Rafic Hariri Stadium ( ar, ملعب رفيق الحريري), also known as Al Manara Stadium ( ar, ملعب المنارة, links=no) or Nejmeh Stadium ( ar, ملعب نادي النجمه الرياضي, links=no), is a multi-use stadium in the Manara district of Beirut, Lebanon. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Nejmeh. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 spectators, as well as a VIP seats area that accommodates around 100 guests, a cafeteria, and a gymnasium. History The Old Stadium The old club stadium first consisted of a sand training field over the land number 704 in Ras Beirut area with no facilities or fences. The club teams used to practice under poor conditions. The former club administrations had worked very hard on enhancing the conditions by first building players facilities and administration offices around the stadium in 1969, the wall followed in 1974. The fact that the old stadium used to host the daily training sessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Nejmeh SC
Nejmeh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي النجمة الرياضي, lit=The Star Sporting Club) is a football club based in Manara, a district in Ras Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . The club was established in Beirut in 1945, and received its license in 1947. Nejmeh's board is affiliated with the Future Movement and the Hariri family. Historically, the club is second only to their cross-city rivals Ansar in the Lebanese Premier League and the Lebanese FA Cup. Nejmeh, however, lead in Lebanese Elite Cup titles. The rivalry between the two clubs has been dubbed the Beirut derby. In Asia, Nejmeh were runners-up in the 2005 AFC Cup, where they lost to Al-Faisaly of Jordan. Furthermore, they won the Al-Adha Cup – an Arab tournament – four times, last time being in 1991. History Nejmeh was founded in 1945 by the Druze and Sunni communities from Ras Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, as an association football club, with Anis Radwan as their first president. This committee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripoli Municipal Stadium
Tripoli Municipal Stadium ( ar, ملعب طرابلس البلدي) is a 10,000 capacity multi-use stadium in Tripoli, Lebanon. It is located near the city center. The stadium was inaugurated on 29 May 1960. It was recently rehabilitated to welcome Pan Arabic competitions, as well as Asian and International ones. It is also the home ground of AC Tripoli Tripoli Sporting Club (), also known as AC Tripoli or simply Tripoli, is a football club based in Tripoli, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded as Al Majd Sports Association (), the club was renamed Olympic Beirut Sporting Club () in 2001, w .... References Sports venues in Lebanon Football venues in Lebanon {{Lebanon-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
