Beirut Football Academy

This article is about the Lebanese football academy. For other uses, see BFA.
Beirut Football Academy
Full nameBeirut Football Academy
Short nameBFA
FoundedMarch 2004; 20 years ago (2004-03)
Based inBeirut
Colors    Red and blue
PresidentZiad Saade
Websitewww.beirutfootballacademy.com

Beirut Football Academy (Arabic: أكاديمية بيروت), or simply BFA, is a football academy based in Forn El Chebbak, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 2004 as the first football academy in the country, they play their games at the Al Sharq Stadium.[1]

History

Beirut Football Academy (BFA) was founded in March 2004 as Lebanon's first football academy.[2] It has five branches: Furn el Shebbek, Hazmieh, Ain Saadeh, Mansourieh and Batroun.[2]

On 29 December 2019, BFA signed an agreement with Cypriot club AEK Larnaca, with the two clubs becoming affiliates.[3]

Women's football

Beirut Football Academy
Short nameBFA
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
ManagerSamer Berbari
LeagueLebanese Women's Football League
2023–24Lebanese Women's Football League, Champions

Beirut Football Association's women's football club was founded in 2016, and compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League.[4][5]

BFA were crowned league champions in the 2023–24 season, after finishing first with 18 wins out of 18 matches.[6] They also finished runners-up in the 2020–21 Lebanese Women's FA Cup, losing on penalty shoot-outs to EFP in the final.[7]

Players

As of 8 July 2023[8]

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
1 GK Lebanon LBN Sinal Breiche
2 DF Lebanon LBN Gaelle Awad
3 FW Lebanon LBN Hadil Mechmech
4 MF Lebanon LBN Amina Karime
6 MF Lebanon LBN Christina Tikli
7 FW Lebanon LBN Lama Abdine
9 FW Lebanon LBN Angelina Saade
10 MF Lebanon LBN Marie-Therese Tikli
11 MF Lebanon LBN Syntia Salha
12 MF Lebanon LBN Joelle Bermaki
13 DF Lebanon LBN Lara Bou Hamra
15 MF Lebanon LBN Rebecca Bou Abdallah
18 FW Lebanon LBN Zeina Abi Faraj
20 MF Lebanon LBN Celine Haidar
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Lebanon LBN Elissa Nasser
22 DF Lebanon LBN Maria Chedid
23 GK Lebanon LBN Christa Mekdassi
26 DF Lebanon LBN Rhea Doumar
30 FW Lebanon LBN Lynn Moutran
36 FW Lebanon LBN Sarah Kadi
44 DF Lebanon LBN Sarah Feghali
55 FW Lebanon LBN Leah El Hajj Ali
70 MF Lebanon LBN Malak El Ali
89 DF Lebanon LBN Mariam Bakkar (captain)
— DF Lebanon LBN Perla Medlej
— MF Lebanon LBN Carla Abdel Khalek
— MF Lebanon LBN Michelle Bou Rjeili

Honours

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beirut Football Academy.
  1. ^ "BFA". Copa Official. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "About #BFAmily – BFA". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Agreement Signed With AEK Larnaca". beirutfootballacademy.com. 29 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Lebanese league - women". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Lebanon (Women) 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ^ في أسباب الأزمة واستعصائها
  7. ^ "ايليفن فوتبول برو بطل كأس لبنان للسيدات". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Beirut Football Academy". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 July 2023.


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