Shabab Al Sahel FC

Shabab Al Sahel Football Club (Arabic: نادي شباب الساحل الرياضي‎, lit. 'Youth of Sahel Sporting Club'), or simply Sahel, is a football club based in Haret Hreik, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League. Founded in 1966, Shabab Al Sahel won one Lebanese FA Cup, one Lebanese Elite Cup, and two Lebanese Challenge Cups. They are predominantly supported by the Shia community.[2][3]

Shabab Sahel
Full nameShabab Al Sahel Football Club
Short nameSahel
Founded1966 (1966)
GroundShabab Al Sahel Stadium[lower-alpha 1]
ChairmanSamir Dbouk[1]
ManagerMahmoud Hammoud
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2019–20Lebanese Premier League (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website

History

Shabab Sahel was established in 1966 in Haret Hreik, a district in Beirut, Lebanon.[4] Sherif Salim was the club's first chairman, while Hassan Hatoum was its first secretary.[4] Within three years, the club was promoted from the Third Division to the Second Division to the Premier League.[4] However, the Lebanese Football Association didn't approve of their promotion to the top flight.[4]

During the Civil War, Shabab Sahel were first promoted to the Premier League.[4] Despite being relegated back to the Second Division, they were promoted back up the following season.[4]

The club won their first title in 2000, defeating Safa 5–4 on penalties in the Lebanese FA Cup after a 1–1 draw. In 2008–09 they reached the finals, but were defeated 2–0 by Ahed.[5] In the 2010–11 season Shabab Sahel defeated Salam Zgharta 2–0 in the quarter-finals, but lost 2–1 in the semi-final to Safa at the Rafik Hariri Stadium in Sidon.[5][6]

Club rivalries

Shabab Sahel's main rival have historically been Bourj, as they both fight for supremacy over the Dahieh suburbs.[7] The match has been dubbed the Dahieh derby.[8] Another important rivalry is with Shabab Bourj, due to the fact that they are also based in the Dahieh area.[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 Ali Daher (on loan from Ahed)
3 DF  LBN Mahmoud Majed
4 DF  LBN Ali Abboud
5 DF  LBN Zouhair Abdallah (captain)
7 MF  LBN Hussein Haidar
8 MF  LBN Abbas Assi
11 MF  LBN Houssein Rizk
12 MF  LBN Ali Mouwafak Moussawi
14 MF  LBN Mohammad Haidar
17 MF  LBN Hassan Al Hajj
18 MF  LBN Youssef Barakat (on loan from Ansar)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  LBN Mohammad Hamadeh
21 DF  LBN Mohamed Hammoud
22 DF  LBN Haytham Mokdad
23 GK  LBN Radwan Kassab
24 DF  LBN Nicola Fneish
99 FW  LBN Haidar Awada
— GK  LBN Hadi Saad
— DF  LBN Mostapha Kassab
— MF  LBN Ali Fahes
— FW  LBN Ali Fadel
— FW  LBN Hussein Hammoud

Out on loan
As of 1 October 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  LBN Hekmat Zein (at Shabab Bourj until 30 June 2021)[10]

Notable players
Players in international competitions
Competition Player National team
2000 AFC Asian Cup Adnan Mohammad  Iraq
Luís Fernandes  Lebanon

Honours

See also

Notes
  1. Only used as a training ground

References
  1. "نادي النجمة في خطر؟". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  2. "Shabab Al-Sahel is also predominantly supported by Shiites". International Herald Tribune, accessed via HighBeam Research. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. Montague, James (24 October 2007). "In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  4. "تاريخ النادي". شباب الساحل (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  5. "Shabab al-Sahel, Ahed win place in Lebanese Cup semi finals". The Daily Star, Lebanon, accessed via HighBeam Research. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. "Safa set to face Ahed in Lebanese Cup final". The Daily Star, Lebanon, accessed via HighBeam Research. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. FaLebanon
  8. ""زعيم الضاحية" يعود". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  9. "Shabab Al Sahel FC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  10. Mahfoud, Maroun (2020-07-24). "Hikmat Zein joins Shabab Al Bourj FC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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