2018–19 Lebanese FA Cup
The 2018–19 Lebanese FA Cup was the 47th edition of the national football cup competition of Lebanon. It started with the First Round on 12 October 2018 and concluded with the final on 25 May 2019.[1][2]
| Country | Lebanon |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 October 2018 – 25 May 2019 |
| Teams | 28 |
| Defending champions | Ahed |
| Champions | Ahed |
| Runners-up | Ansar |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 71 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | El Hadji Malick Tall (3 goals)[lower-alpha 1] |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Defending champions Ahed beat Ansar in the final to win their second consecutive Lebanese FA Cup, their sixth in total. The winner qualified for the 2020 AFC Cup play-off round;[3] however, as Ahed also won the Lebanese Premier League, the AFC Cup spot went to second-placed Ansar.
Teams
| Phase | Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Phase | First Round | 28 | 16 | none | 16 | 12 Second Division teams 4 Third Division teams |
| Second Round | 20 | 8 | 8 | none | none | |
| Second Phase | Round of 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 12 Lebanese Premier League teams |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none | |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none | |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |
First Phase
First Round
| 12 October 2018 | Taqadom Anqoun (3) | 1–0 | Islah Borj Shmali (2) |
| 12 October 2018 | Shabab Bourj (2) | 2–0 | Sagesse (2) |
| 12 October 2018 | AC Sporting (3) | 1–2 | Ahli Saida (2) |
| 13 October 2018 | Mabarrah (2) | 0–2 | Homenetmen (2) |
| 13 October 2018 | Bourj (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Nasser Bar Elias (2) |
| 13 October 2018 | Noujoum Beirut (3) | 1–4 | Shabab Arabi (2) |
| 14 October 2018 | Ahli Nabatieh (2) | 4–1 | Nahda Barelias (2) |
| 14 October 2018 | Irshad Shhim (3) | 2–1 | Egtmaaey (2) |
Second round
| 17 November 2018 | Taqadom Anqoun (3) | 2–1 | Irshad Shhim (3) |
| 18 November 2018 | Ahli Saida (2) | 0–1 | Shabab Arabi (2) |
| 18 November 2018 | Shabab Bourj (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Homenetmen (2) |
| 18 November 2018 | Ahli Nabatieh (2) | 2–0 | Nasser Bar Elias (2) |
Second Phase
Round of 16
| 29 January 2019 | Ahli Nabatieh (2) | 0–1 | Akhaa Ahli (1) | Beirut |
| 11:30 GMT | Hijazi  |
Stadium: Ahed Stadium |
| 29 January 2019 | Racing Beirut (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Bekaa (1) | Bhamdoun |
| 11:30 GMT | Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
| 29 January 2019 | Salam Zgharta (1) | 3–2 | Chabab Ghazieh (1) | Jounieh |
| 11:30 GMT | Niass Boutros Mahfoud |
Maouli Keke |
Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium |
| 29 January 2019 | Taqadom Anqoun (3) | 0–6 | Nejmeh (1) | Sidon |
| 11:30 GMT | Al Hajj Bako Jaafar |
Stadium: Saida International Stadium |
| 30 January 2019 | Shabab Arabi (2) | 1–4 | Ansar (1) | Beirut |
| 11:30 GMT | Zayat |
El Baba Tall Awada Onika |
Stadium: Ahed Stadium |
| 30 January 2019 | Homenetmen (2) | 1–3 | Safa (1) | Bhamdoun |
| 11:30 GMT | Najarian |
Tahan El Outa Saadi |
Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
| 30 January 2019 | Tadamon Sour (1) | 0–1 | Tripoli (1) | Beirut |
| 11:30 GMT | Wilson |
Stadium: Safa Stadium |
| 30 January 2019 | Shabab Sahel (1) | 0–1 | Ahed (1) | Jounieh |
| 11:30 GMT | Kdouh |
Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Quarter-finals
| 27 April 2019 | Racing Beirut (1) | 1–0 | Salam Zgharta (1) | Jounieh |
| 13:00 GMT | Said |
Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium |
| 28 April 2019 | Safa (1) | 0–1 | Akhaa Ahli (1) | Sidon |
| 13:00 GMT | Carlos Alberto |
Stadium: Saida International Stadium |
| 5 May 2019 | Tripoli (1) | 0–1 | Ahed (1) | Bhamdoun |
| 13:00 GMT | Sylla |
Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
Semi-finals
| 18 May 2019 | Ansar (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Akhaa Ahli (1) | Jounieh |
| 19:30 GMT | Tall Abo Atik |
Darwiche |
Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium |
| 19 May 2019 | Racing Beirut (1) | 1–4 | Ahed (1) | Bhamdoun |
| 13:00 GMT | Mekkaoui |
Toshev Kdouh Zreik |
Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
Bracket
The following is the bracket which the Lebanese FA Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the score represents the results of a penalty shoot-out.
| Round of 16 29–30 January 2019 | Quarter-finals 27 April–10 May 2019 | Semi-finals 18–19 May 2019 | Final 25 May 2019 | |||||||||||
| Shabab Arabi | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Nejmeh | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Taqadom Anqoun | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Nejmeh | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Akhaa Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Homenetmen | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Safa (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Safa | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Akhaa Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ahli Nabatieh | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Akhaa Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ahed | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Racing Beirut (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Bekaa | 0 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Racing Beirut | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Salam Zgharta | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Salam Zgharta | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chabab Ghazieh | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Racing Beirut | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ahed | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Tadamon Sour | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Tripoli | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tripoli | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ahed | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Shabab Sahel | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ahed | 1 | |||||||||||||
Top scorers
Only Second Phase matches are taken into consideration.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ansar | 3 |
| 2 |  |
Nejmeh | 2 |
|
Nejmeh | ||
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Nejmeh | ||
|
Ahed | ||
 |
Ahed | ||
|
Ahed |
Notes
- Only Second Phase matches are taken into consideration.
References
- "Lebanese Cup 2018/2019". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "Summary - Cup - Lebanon - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Entry Manual: AFC Club Competitions 2017-2020". the-afc.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
External links
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