Al-Ahed SC

Ahed
Full name Al-Ahed Sport Club
Nickname(s) القلعة الصفراء
Founded 1966
Ground Various
Chairman Lebanon Tamim Sleiman
Manager Lebanon Bassem Marmar
League Lebanese Premier League
2017–18 Lebanese Premier League, 1st

Al-Ahed Sport Club (Arabic: نادي العهد الرياضي‎) is a Lebanese football team playing in Lebanon's top soccer division. It was founded in 1966 and is based in Beirut. It competes in the Lebanese Premier League. They have been announced as Lebanese Premier League champions for the 2017-18 season.[1][2] Al-Ahed won their first Lebanese Premier League title in 2008. Today, during the new era of Lebanese football, the big rivalry between Ahed and Nejmeh is the most fierce and enthusiastic game in Lebanon. Other important matches are with different big teams competing in the league, such as Ansar, Safa, and Racing Beirut.

Sponsors

Achievements

2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018.
2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2018.
2004, 2006.
2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015.
2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018.
  • Total Trophies: 24

Performance in AFC competitions

2005: Quarter-final
2006: Group Stage
2009: Group Stage
2010: Group Stage
2011: Round of 16
2012: Group Stage
2016: Semi-final
2018: Zonal Semi-final

Players

Current squad

As of 2 October 2018[5]

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

No. Position Player
1 Lebanon GK Mahdi Khalil
2 Syria DF Ahmad Al Saleh
3 Lebanon DF Mostafa Kassab
4 Lebanon DF Nour Mansour
5 Lebanon DF Khalil Khamis
6 Lebanon DF Hussein Zein
7 Lebanon MF Hussein Monzer
8 Lebanon DF Hussein Dakik
9 Lebanon MF Mahdi Fahes
10 Lebanon MF Mohamad Haidar
11 Lebanon FW Ahmad Zreik
13 Ghana MF Issah Yakubu
No. Position Player
15 Lebanon MF Haitham Faour (captain)
20 Lebanon FW Rabih Ataya
21 Lebanon GK Mohamad Hammoud
23 Lebanon DF Ali Haddid
24 Lebanon GK Mohammad Zoheir
25 Lebanon FW Akram Moghrabi
26 Lebanon DF Nader Al Bezri
70 Lebanon MF Samir Ayass
88 Lebanon FW Mohamad Kdouh
90 Bulgaria FW Martin Toshev
– Lebanon GK Hussein Bitar

Out on loan

As of 21 June 2018.

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

No. Position Player
Lebanon MF Hussein Haidar (at Shabab Al-Sahel until 30 June 2019)

Sister Clubs

These clubs are sister clubs affiliated with Al-Ahed:[6]

References

  1. ↑ Montague, James (24 October 2007). "In Lebanon, even football is tainted by sectarian strife". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". Archived from the original on 2011-04-19. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Home". 14Fourteen (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  4. ↑ "Lebanon's Al-Ahed first eleven pose for a team photo prior to the AFC Cup football match between Iraq's Al-Zawraa club and Al-Ahed at the Karbala Sports City stadium on April 10, 2018". Getty Images. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  5. ↑ "2018/2019 Lebanese Premier League Squads confirmed". YOUR HOME OF NEWS. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  6. ↑ Khabare Varzeshi Newspaper, Number 3400, January 31, 2009
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