DPHB

D.P.H.B., or D.H.P. (French: Damas-Hamah et Prolongements), commonly known as Sika in Arabic (Arabic: نادي السكة الحديد والمرفأ‎, lit. 'Railway and Port Club'),[1] was a multi-sports club based in Forn El Chebbak, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. The club, which was the football team of the Lebanese railways company, used to also practice basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and swimming.[2] DPHB won the Lebanese Premier League three times: in 1935–36, 1938–39, and 1940–41.[2][3]

Not to be confused with El Sekka El Hadid SC.

DPHB
DPHB in 1935
Full nameD.P.H.B.
Nickname(s)Sika
Dissolved1942 (1942)
GroundDPHB Stadium

In 1935, DPHB played at the inaugural game of the Beirut Municipal Stadium with players such as Camille Cordahi and Joseph Nalbandian.[4] Five DPHB players were present in Lebanon's lineup during their first international match against Mandatory Palestine in 1940: Yeghishe Darian, Antoine Sakr, Anwar Barbir, Nercesse, and Cordahi.[5] The club folded in 1942.[6]

Honours

Domestic

References
  1. رحلة القمة إلى القاع: 5 أندية تاهت بين طيات الزمن بلبنان. كووورة (in Arabic). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. "نادي السكة بيروت". abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. "Lebanon - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. "KAMIL KORDAHI". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. "Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected". The Palestine Post. 30 April 1940. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. Nehme, Ale (20 October 2020). "Remembering Camille Cordahi: Lebanon's first goalscorer". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 29 October 2020.


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