The Lebanon Cup (), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is a Lebanese football annual cup competition. The first edition, held in 1937, was won by

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. The most successful club in the competition is Ansar with 15 titles, followed by

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with seven. Ansar have also contested the most finals with 20, followed by Nejmeh with 16. In the first FA Cup final, held on 26 June 1938, Nahda beat Hilmi-Sport 3–2 in the replay (after drawing 1–1 the first match).

Format

As well as being presented with the trophy, the winning team also qualifies for the

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. If the winners have already qualified for the AFC Cup via

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, or are not entitled to play in

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competitions for any reason, the place goes to the next highest placed finisher in the league table. There are a total of six rounds in the competition. The competition begins in September with the first round and is contested only by 14 clubs: all 12

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clubs and two

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clubs. Six winners of the first round go on to play the second round in November, with the three winners of the second round qualifying to the round of 16, as well as one winner from the first round. In this phase, played in January, all the 12 current Lebanese Premier League teams enter, bringing the total to 16 teams. Between April and May, the quarter-finals and the semi-finals are disputed, with final being contested at the

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium (CCSC) ( ar, ملعب مدينة كميل شمعون الرياضية; french: Cité sportive Camille-Chamoun) is a multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 49,500 seats, located in the Bir Hassan area of Beir ...

in May.

Winners and finalists

Winners by year

Results by team

Media coverage

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broadcasts a selection of cup matches.

References

Bibliography

External links

* (in Arabic)
Lebanese FA Cup
at Kooora (in Arabic) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebanese Fa Cup

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National association football cups Recurring sporting events established in 1938 1938 establishments in Lebanon