Lebanese FA Cup

Not to be confused with the Lebanese Federation Cup.
Lebanese FA Cup
Organizing bodyLebanese Football Association
Founded1937; 87 years ago (1937)
RegionLebanon
Number of teams28
Domestic cup(s)Lebanese Super Cup
Current champion(s)Ansar (16th title)
Most successful club(s)Ansar (16 titles)
Television broadcastersMTV Lebanon
2023–24 Lebanese FA Cup

The Lebanon Cup (Arabic: كأس لبنان), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in domestic Lebanese football.

In the first FA Cup final, held on 26 June 1938, Nahda beat Hilmi-Sport 3–2 in the replay (after drawing 1–1 the first match).[1] The most successful club in the competition is Ansar with 15 titles, followed by Nejmeh with eight. Ansar have also contested the most finals with 20, followed by Nejmeh with 17.[2]

Format

Starting from the 2020–21 season, the Lebanese FA Cup includes participation from all 12 teams of the Lebanese Premier League, along with the top four Second Division teams occupying the first four positions after the first half of the season. Operating in a single-elimination tournament structure, the competition begins from the round of 16. In the case of a draw between two teams after regular time, an additional 30 minutes of extra time, split into two halves of 15 minutes each, is played. Should the tie persist after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the victor.[3]

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 Leagues entering
at this round
Round of 16 16 16 none 12 Lebanese Premier League teams
4 Lebanese Second Division teams
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none
Final 2 2 2 none

Winners and finalists

Winners by year

Lebanese FA Cup finals[2]
No. Season Winners Score Runners–up
1st 1937–38 Nahda 1–1 Hilmi-Sport
1st (R) 3–2
2nd 1938–39 Hilmi-Sport 2–1 Homenetmen
3rd 1939–40 Hilmi-Sport 3–2 DPHB
4th 1940–41 Nahda 4–2 Homenetmen
5th 1942–43 Homenetmen 3–2 Nahda
6th 1944–45 Nahda 2–2 Racing Beirut
6th (R) 3–2
7th 1946–47 Nahda 2–1 Pagramian
8th 1947–48 Homenetmen 1–0 Racing Beirut
9th 1950–51 Shabiba Mazraa 4–2 Nejmeh
10th 1951–52 Shabiba Mazraa 8–1 Homenetmen
11th 1961–62 Homenetmen 4–2 Shabiba Mazraa
12th 1963–64 Safa 1–0 Nejmeh
13th 1970–71 Nejmeh 3–1 Safa
14th 1985–86 Safa 1–0 Ansar
15th 1986–87 Nejmeh 2–0 Tadamon Beirut
16th 1987–88 Ansar 1–0 Shabab Sahel
17th 1988–89 Nejmeh 4–0 Tadamon Sour
18th 1989–90 Ansar 3–2 Safa
19th 1990–91 Ansar 2–1 Safa
20th 1991–92 Ansar 2–0 (aet) Harakat Shabab
21st 1992–93 Bourj 4–1 Homenmen
22nd 1993–94 Ansar 4–1 Homenmen
23rd 1994–95 Ansar 1–0 Safa
24th 1995–96 Ansar 4–2 (aet) Nejmeh
25th 1996–97 Nejmeh 2–0 Ansar
26th 1997–98 Nejmeh 2–1 Homenmen
27th 1998–99: Ansar 2–1 (aet) Homenmen
28th 1999–2000 Shabab Sahel 1–1 (p) Safa
29th 2000–01 Tadamon Sour 2–1 Ansar
30th 2001–02 Ansar 2–1 Ahed
31st 2002–03 Olympic Beirut 3–2 (aet) Nejmeh
32nd 2003–04 Ahed 2–1 (aet) Nejmeh
33rd 2004–05 Ahed 2–1 Olympic Beirut
34th 2005–06 Ansar 3–1 Sagesse
35th 2006–07 Ansar 3–1 Ahed
36th 2007–08 Mabarra 2–1 Safa
37th 2008–09 Ahed 2–0 Shabab Sahel
38th 2009–10 Ansar 2–1 (aet) Mabarra
39th 2010–11 Ahed 3–0 Safa
40th 2011–12 Ansar 2–1 (aet) Nejmeh
41st 2012–13 Safa 2–1 Shabab Sahel
42nd 2013–14 Salam Zgharta 1–0 (aet) Tripoli
43rd 2014–15 Tripoli 2–1 Nejmeh
44th 2015–16 Nejmeh 0–0 (p) Ahed
45th 2016–17 Ansar 1–0 Safa
46th 2017–18 Ahed 0–0 (p) Nejmeh
47th 2018–19 Ahed 1–0 Ansar
48th 2020–21 Ansar 1–1 (p) Nejmeh
49th 2021–22 Nejmeh 2–1 Ansar
50th 2022–23 Nejmeh 0–0 (p) Ahed
51st 2023–24 Ansar 2–1 Ahed

Results by team

Results by team
Club Wins Runners-up Total final
appearances
Ansar 16 5 21
Nejmeh 8 10 18
Ahed 6 4 10
Nahda 4 1 5
Safa 3 8 11
Homenetmen 3 3 6
Tripoli 2 2 4
Hilmi-Sport 2 1 3
Shabiba Mazraa 2 1 3
Shabab Sahel 1 3 4
Mabarra 1 1 2
Tadamon Sour 1 1 2
Bourj 1 0 1
Salam Zgharta 1 0 1
Homenmen 0 4 4
Racing Beirut 0 2 2
Pagramian 0 1 1
Harakat Shabab 0 1 1
Sagesse 0 1 1
DPHB 0 1 1
Tadamon Beirut 0 1 1

Media coverage

MTV Lebanon broadcasts a selection of cup matches.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sakr 1992, p. 26.
  2. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel. "Lebanon – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ "سحب قرعة بطولات الموسم 2023-2024". The LFA. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

Bibliography

  • Sakr, Ali Hamidi (1992). مؤسسة نوفل للتوزيع [Lebanese Football Encyclopedia]. ISBN 0000281247.