Association Sportive Hilmi-Sport ( ar, حلمي سبور) was a

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club based in

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, Lebanon. Established in 1936, they won two

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s in 1939 and 1940, and were finalists in the inaugural Lebanese FA Cup in 1938.

History

Hilmi-Sport was founded in 1936 by Khalil Hilmi, with Imre Zinger from Hungary appointed as the first coach. The club was known as "the Red Devils" (; ), and wore a red shirt with black shorts. Hilmi-Sport hosted several foreign teams, most notably Austrian clubs

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and Admira Vienna, and Romanian club

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, among others. In 1937–38 Hilmi-Sport won the

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, and were runners up in the Lebanese FA Cup. They won the FA Cup twice in a row: in 1938–39 and 1939–40. Two players from Hilmi-Sport took part in

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's first official international match in 1940, against

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Muhieddine Jaroudi Muhieddine Jaroudi ( ar, محي الدين الجارودي) was a Lebanese footballer who played as an forward. A player for Riyadi Beirut, Nahda, Hilmi-Sport, and Racing Beirut, Jaroudi took part in Lebanon's first international match aga ...

and club captain

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Honours

**Winners (2): 1938–39, 1939–40 **''Runners-up (1):'' 1937–38 *

**Winners (1): 1937–38

References

Bibliography

* Defunct football clubs in Lebanon Football clubs in Lebanon Association football clubs established in 1936 1930s establishments in Lebanon {{Lebanon-footyclub-stub