Nasser Club Bar Elias ( ar, نادي ناصر برالياس), or simply Nasser, is a
football club based in
Barelias
Bar Elias (Arabic: ; also transliterated Barelias, Barr Elias or Bar Ilyas) is a town located in the Zahlé District, Bekaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 40,000 inhabitants, mostly Sunni Muslims, it is the second largest town, after Zahlé, in ...
,
Beqaa, Lebanon. Founded in 1970, the club competes in the .
History
Located in the city of
Barelias
Bar Elias (Arabic: ; also transliterated Barelias, Barr Elias or Bar Ilyas) is a town located in the Zahlé District, Bekaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 40,000 inhabitants, mostly Sunni Muslims, it is the second largest town, after Zahlé, in ...
, Nasser was founded in 1970.
After finishing in 11th place in the
2020–21 Lebanese Second Division
The Lebanese Second Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثانية) is the second division of Lebanese football. It is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The top two teams qualify for the Lebanese Premier ...
, Nasser were relegated to the
Lebanese Third Division
The Lebanese Third Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثالثة) is the third division of Lebanese football, and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association.
The 24 teams are divided into four groups of seven ...
.
Outside football
The club has welcomed
Palestinian
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
and
Syrian players from refugee camps in the city;
around 200,000 Syrian refugees and 7,000 Palestinians live in the Barelias area. The club helps fight the garbage problem, and the pollution of the
Litani River
The Litani River ( ar, نهر الليطاني, Nahr al-Līṭānī), the classical Leontes ( grc-gre, Λέοντες, Léontes, lions), is an important water resource in southern Lebanon. The river rises in the fertile Beqaa Valley, west of B ...
, organizing regular clean-up operations in the city.
They developed educational programs and developed the first secondary school in the city for 50,000 Lebanese and 15,000 Palestinian students.
Members of Nasser also organized the distribution of food and clothing for the refugees in the city.
Club rivalries
Nasser plays the
Barelias
Bar Elias (Arabic: ; also transliterated Barelias, Barr Elias or Bar Ilyas) is a town located in the Zahlé District, Bekaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 40,000 inhabitants, mostly Sunni Muslims, it is the second largest town, after Zahlé, in ...
derby with
Nahda
The Nahda ( ar, النهضة, translit=an-nahḍa, meaning "the Awakening"), also referred to as the Arab Awakening or Enlightenment, was a cultural movement that flourished in Arabic-speaking regions of the Ottoman Empire, notably in Egypt, Leb ...
, as they are both based in the same city.
Honours
*
Lebanese Third Division
The Lebanese Third Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثالثة) is the third division of Lebanese football, and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association.
The 24 teams are divided into four groups of seven ...
** Champions (3):
2003–04,
2011–12,
2015–16
See also
*
List of football clubs in Lebanon
This is a list of football clubs that compete within the leagues and divisions of the Lebanese football league system as far down as the Lebanese Third Division.
By league and division
* Lebanese Premier League (Level 1)
* Lebanese Second Divisio ...
References
Football clubs in Lebanon
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