Ansar Al Mawadda Sporting Club ( ar, نادي انصار المودة الرياضي) is a
football
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club based in Tabbaneh, a district in
Tripoli, Lebanon, that competes in the .
Established in 1968 as Racing Hazmieh (), the club's licence was bought by Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Beirut ( ar, نادي الشباب العربي بيروت) in 2005, before changing their name to Ansar Al Mawadda in 2019. Their first and only participation in the
Lebanese Premier League was in the
2017–18 season, having won the 2016–17
Lebanese Second Division.
History
Founded in 1968 as Racing Hazmieh (), in 2005 Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Beirut ( ar, نادي الشباب العربي بيروت) bought the licence of the former club. In 2010 they won the
Lebanese Fourth Division title, moving to the
Third Division
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
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. In 2016 they moved to the
Second Division and the following year they promoted to the
Lebanese Premier League for the first time in their history. Their stay didn't last long, as in 2018 they were relegated back to the Second Division, before being relegated the following year to the Third Division.
In 2019, the club was purchased by
Al Ansar FC president Nabil Badr, who transferred the team from
Beirut to
Tripoli and renamed it Ansar Al Mawadda Sporting Club ( ar, نادي انصار المودة الرياضي).
Honours
*
Lebanese Second Division
** Winners (1):
2016–17
See also
*
List of football clubs in Lebanon
*
List of association football clubs with multiple consecutive promotions or relegations
References
Ansar Al Mawadda SC
Football clubs in Lebanon
Association football clubs established in 1968
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