AC Sporting Beirut
AC Sporting Beirut (Arabic: نادي سبورتينغ الرياضي بيروت) is a Lebanese association football club based in Beirut. The club was formerly known as Jihad Hay Salam (Arabic: الجهاد حي السلم), before changing their name to Al Khoyol FC (Arabic: نادي الخيول الرياضي) in 2009.[1][2]
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| Full name | AC Sporting Beirut | ||
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| Founded | 2009, as Al Khoyol Football Club | ||
| Ground | Rafic El-Hariri Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Maytham Komati | ||
| League | Lebanese Second Division | ||
| 2018–19 | Lebanese Third Division/B, 1st of 8 (promoted) | ||
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On 1 August 2018, the club changed their name to AC Sporting Beirut: they promptly gained promotion to the Lebanese Second Division in 2019, coming first in the Lebanese Third Division.[3]
Honours
- Lebanese Third Division
- Winners (1): 2018–19
References
- Junior, Barão (7 December 2016). "A BOLA E O TEMPO ( BARÃO JUNIOR ): Al Khoyol FC - 2009 - Beirut , Líbano". A BOLA E O TEMPO ( BARÃO JUNIOR ). Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- "السلام صور إلى مصاف الكبار في لبنان". alanba (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- "Lebanese League Third Division 2018/2019". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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