Shabab Al Sahel FC

Shabab Sahel
Full nameShabab Al Sahel Football Club
Short nameSahel
Founded1966; 59 years ago (1966)
GroundShabab Al Sahel Stadium[a]
ChairmanSamir Dbouk[1]
ManagerFadi Kakhi
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2023–24Lebanese Premier League, 7th of 12
Websitewww.shababalsahel.net
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 4 September 2024[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF Lebanon LBN Hadi Jezzine
8 FW Lebanon LBN Hussein Awada
11 MF Lebanon LBN Houssein Rizk
13 MF Lebanon LBN Ali El Fadl
14 MF Lebanon LBN Mohamad Haidar
15 MF Lebanon LBN Haytham Faour
16 FW Lebanon LBN Ali Fakih
17 FW Lebanon LBN Mahmoud Siblini
19 Lebanon LBN Hussein Jaafar
21 MF Lebanon LBN Hassan Kraytem
22 FW Lebanon LBN Said Saad
23 GK Lebanon LBN Ibrahim Mokdad
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 Lebanon LBN Mohammad Hotiet
53 GK Lebanon LBN Hadi Khalil
77 FW State of Palestine PLE Hadi Dawkar
— DF Lebanon LBN Khaled Ali
— MF Lebanon LBN Hasan Samir Dbouk
— DF Lebanon LBN Hassan Hussein Hazime
— DF Lebanon LBN Sajed Amhaz
— DF Lebanon LBN Mohamed Shour
— DF Lebanon LBN Bassem Antar
— DF Nigeria NGA Samad Kadiri

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). Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Shabab Al-Sahel is also predominantly supported by Shiites". International Herald Tribune. 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. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "تاريخ النادي". شباب الساحل (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Shabab al-Sahel, Ahed win place in Lebanese Cup semi finals". The Daily Star, Lebanon. 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. 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. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b FaLebanon
  9. ^ ""زعيم الضاحية" يعود". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Shabab Al Sahel SC". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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