Safa WFC

This article is about the Lebanese women's football club. For other uses, see Safa.
Safa
Full nameSafa Women's Football Club
Short nameSWFC
Founded14 May 2019 (14 May 2019)
Dissolved31 July 2022; 2 years ago (31 July 2022)
Active teams of Safa

Safa Women's Football Club (Arabic: نادي الصفاء الرياضي للسيدات), or simply Safa, was a women's football club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, Beirut, Lebanon, section of the homonymous football club. Founded in 2019, they competed in the Lebanese Women's Football League, which they won in 2020–21. They were disbanded following the 2021–22 season.

History

Safa after returning as victors from the 2022 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship

Founded on 14 May 2019,[1] Safa debuted in the 2019–20 season[2] and finished in second place.[3] They won their only league title in the 2020–21 season, after beating ÓBerytus 6–1 in the final matchday of the season.[4] Having won the league, Safa qualified to compete in the 2022 edition of the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship for the first time.[5] They became the first Lebanese team to win the competition, after beating Orthodox of Jordan 3–1 in the final.[6]

On 31 July 2022, Safa announced the dissolution of its women's team.[7]

Honours

Domestic

Regional


See also

References

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  1. ^ "Circular No. 2019/29". Lebanese Football Association. 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ "الصفاء ينضم لعائلة الكرة النسائية". جريدة الأنباء الإلكترونية (in Arabic). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ "SAS champions the 2019–20 Lebanese Women's Football League!". FA Lebanon. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. ^ "الصفاء يتوّج بلقب بطولة لبنان للسيدات". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "الصفاء في غرب اسيا". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ بالصور: سيدات الصفاء اللبناني يحصدن لقب بطولة غرب اسيا [Lebanese club Safa win the WAFF Championship title]. Kooora (in Arabic). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ^ أحوال (1 August 2022). "فريق الصفاء يعلن حل كافة الأجهزة الفنية والإدارية لفريق السيدات". أحوال ميديا (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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