Bourj FC

Bourj Football Club (Arabic: نادي البرج الرياضي‎, lit. 'Tower Sporting Club') is a football club based in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League.[2] Founded in 1967, the club has won one Lebanese FA Cup in 1993 and one Lebanese Challenge Cup in 2019.[3][4]

Bourj
Full nameBourj Football Club
Nickname(s)زعيم الضاحية‎ (Leader of Dahieh)[1]
Founded1967 (1967)
GroundBourj el-Barajneh Stadium[lower-alpha 1]
Capacity1,500
ChairmanNabih Nasser
ManagerFouad Hijazi
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2019–20Lebanese Premier League (season abandoned)

Nicknamed the "Leader of Dahieh", in 2019 the club was promoted to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time in 16 years.[1]

History

In 1993 Bourj, captained by Mohammad Ismail, won the final the Lebanese FA Cup 4–1 after extra time, against Homenmen.[5] Mallarby and Hassan Rahhal scored a brace each, while Papken Melikian scored the sole goal for the opposing team.[5] This was the second replay of the final, after both previous encounters ended in a draw after extra time.[5]

In 2008, Bourj FC were relegated to the Fourth Division.[6]

Supporters

Founded as the first club in the area, Bourj is considered to be the representative of all the families of the town.[7] Following the introduction of ultras groups in Lebanon in 2018, "Ultras Borjawi" (Arabic: ألتراس برجاوي‎) was formed at the start of the 2018–19 Lebanese Second Division season.[8]

Bourj supporters tend to be seen as the 12th man for their team, as they attend in good figures to their club’s games.

Club rivalries

Bourj's main rival have historically been Shabab Sahel, as they both fight for supremacy over the Dahieh suburbs.[7] The match has been dubbed the Dahieh derby.[1] Another important rivalry is with Shabab Bourj, due to the fact that they are both based in the Bourj el-Barajneh district.[7]

Players

Current squad
As of 1 October 2020[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  LBN Abed ElKarim Saleh
3 DF  LBN Walid Ismail (captain)
4 DF  LBN Khodor Hallak
6 MF  LBN Hussein Ibrahim
7 FW  LBN Hussein El-Outa
8 FW  LBN Abou Bakr Al-Mel
9 FW  LBN Fadel Antar
10 MF  LBN Mohamad Jaafar
11 MF  LBN Ibrahim Abou Hamdan
14 MF  PLE Mohamad Kassem
18 DF  LBN Mohamad El Dor
19 MF  LBN Hassan Annan
20 MF  LBN Mohamad Al Faour
21 FW  LBN Mohamad Nasser
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  LBN Hamza Abboud
29 FW  LBN Hussein Ghanem
44 DF  LBN Ahmed Khatib
90 GK  LBN Mohamed Hammoud
— GK  LBN Afif Zreik
— DF  LBN Ali Kiki
— MF  LBN Amin Hallal
— FW  LBN Zein Farran
— FW  LBN Ghassan Farran
— FW  LBN Samih Damej
— FW  LBN Mohamad Safwan
— FW  LBN Ali Ibrahim
— FW  LBN Eid Jeshi

Honours

See also

Notes
  1. Only used as a training ground.

References
  1. ""زعيم الضاحية" يعود". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. "فريق: البرج". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "Lebanon 1992/93". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  4. Haroun, Ali (2019-08-24). "البرج ب"جدارة " بطل كأس التحدي السابعة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  5. "اللقب الأول للبرج". نداء الوطن. 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  6. "الشبيبة المزرعة". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  7. FaLebanon
  8. ""معركة" في جونية و"ألتراس" في برج البراجنة". موقع ياصور. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  9. "Bourj FC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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