Shabab Al Sahel FC

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.

Shabab Sahel
Full nameShabab Al Sahel Football Club
Short nameSahel
Founded1966 (1966)
GroundShabab Al Sahel Stadium[lower-alpha 1]
ChairmanSamir Dbouk[1]
ManagerFadi Kakhi
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2022–23Lebanese Premier League, 4th of 12
WebsiteClub website

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 2024[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
1 GK  LBN Ahmad Diab
2 DF  LBN Mohammad Al Moussa
3 DF  LBN Mostafa Kassab
4 DF  LBN Ali Abboud
5 DF  LBN Zouhair Abdallah (captain)
6 MF  LBN Hadi Jezzine
7 MF  LBN Hussein Monzer
8 FW  LBN Hussein Awada
9 FW  LBN Fadel Antar
10 DF  LBN Abbas Assi (vice-captain)
11 MF  LBN Houssein Rizk
13 MF  LBN Ali El Fadl
14 MF  LBN Mohamad Haidar
15 MF  LBN Haytham Faour
16 FW  LBN Ali Fakih
17 FW  LBN Mahmoud Siblini
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  LBN Ali Fahs
19  LBN Hussein Jaafar
20 DF  NGA Andrew Ikefe
21 MF  LBN Haasan Kraytem
22 FW  LBN Said Saad
23 GK  LBN Ibrahim Mokdad
26 DF  NGA Samad Kadiri
30  LBN Mohammad Hotiet
33 DF  NGA Emmanuel Obere
53 GK  LBN Hadi Khalil
70 DF  LBN Yasser Ashour
71  LBN Hamza Tarhini
77 FW  PLE Hadi Dawkar
90 DF  NGA Richard Baffour

Notable 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. "تاريخ النادي". شباب الساحل (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. "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. 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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