Shabab Al Sahel FC

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Shabab Sahel
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Full nameShabab Al Sahel Football Club
Short nameSahel
Founded1966; 56 years ago (1966)
GroundShabab Al Sahel Stadium[a]
ChairmanSamir Dbouk[1]
ManagerDragan Jovanović
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2020–21Lebanese Premier League, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Shabab Al Sahel Football Club (Arabic: نادي شباب الساحل الرياضي, lit. 'Youth of Sahel Sporting Club'), known as Shabab Sahel 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]

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]

Shabab Sahel's best league placement came in 2020–21, when they finished third with 27 points.[7]

Club rivalries[]

Shabab Sahel's main rival have historically been Bourj, as they both fight for supremacy over the Dahieh suburbs.[8] The match has been dubbed the Dahieh derby.[9] Another important rivalry is with Shabab Bourj, due to the fact that they are also based in the Dahieh area.[8]

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 23 March 2021[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Lebanon LBN
4 DF Lebanon LBN
5 DF Lebanon LBN Zouhair Abdallah (captain)
6 DF Lebanon LBN
7 MF Lebanon LBN
8 MF Lebanon LBN (on loan from Ansar)
9 MF State of Palestine PLE
10 MF Lebanon LBN Abbas Assi
11 MF Lebanon LBN Houssein Rizk
12 MF Lebanon LBN
13 FW Lebanon LBN
14 MF Lebanon LBN
17 MF Lebanon LBN
18 MF Lebanon LBN
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Mexico MEX Alfredo Juraidini
19 DF Lebanon LBN
21 DF Lebanon LBN Mohamed Hammoud
22 GK Lebanon LBN
22 DF Lebanon LBN
22 DF Lebanon LBN
23 GK Lebanon LBN
34 FW Lebanon LBN
47 FW Lebanon LBN
77 DF Lebanon LBN
90 FW Lebanon LBN
96 GK Lebanon LBN Ali Daher (on loan from Ahed)
99 FW Lebanon LBN

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 Lebanon LBN (at Shabab Bourj until 30 June 2021)[11]

Notable players[]

See also: Category:Shabab Al Sahel FC 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 14 May 2020.
  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. ^ a b c d e f "تاريخ النادي". شباب الساحل (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "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. ^ "شباب الساحل يجدد عقد مدربه". كووورة. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b FaLebanon
  9. ^ ""زعيم الضاحية" يعود". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Shabab Al Sahel SC". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (24 July 2020). "Hikmat Zein joins Shabab Al Bourj FC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

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