AC Tripoli

AC Tripoli (Arabic: نادي طرابلس الرياضي‎) is a Lebanese football club based in Tripoli.[1] Founded as Al Majd SC, the club was renamed Olympic Beirut in 2000, winning the domestic double in the 2002–03 season. In 2005 they were re-established as AC Tripoli and, in 2015, they won a Lebanese FA Cup.

Tripoli
Full nameAC Tripoli
Short nameTRI
Founded2000 (2000), as Olympic Beirut
2005 (2005), as AC Tripoli
GroundTripoli Municipal Stadium
Capacity22,000
ChairmanGhassan Yaken
ManagerAhmad Hafez
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2018–19Lebanese Premier League, 8th of 12

History

Founded as Al Majd SC, the club was renamed Olympic Beirut in 2000 by Taha Koleilat,[2] winning the Lebanese Premier League and FA Cup in 2003 and appearing in AFC Cup the following year.[3] Due to financial problems, in 2005 the club was moved to the northern city of Tripoli and renamed AC Tripoli.

In 2015, Tripoli won the Lebanese FA Cup:[4] this would be their first trophy won under their new name. However, starting from the 2016–17 season, Tripoli found themselves in financial issues. This is due to Najib Mikati, the main funder of the club, who had decided to cut the club's salary year by year, leaving the club to rely on social donations and TV sponsorship payments.[5]

Club rivalries

Tripoli plays the Tripoli derby with Egtmaaey, as they are both located in the same city.[6] The club also contests the North derby with Salam Zgharta, also on the basis of location.[7]

Players

Current squad
As of 17 September 2019[8]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Siraj Al Samad
4 DF Khaled Ali
8 MF Ghazi Al Hussein
8 FW Abou Bakr Al-Mel
9 DF Ahmad Yassine
11 FW Mohamad Maksoud
13 Abed ElRazzak Dakramanji
14 MF Ahmad Moghrabi (captain)
17 MF Bilal Matar
19 DF Abdallah Moghrabi
21 MF Ahmad Diab
22 FW Abdallah Adra
25 FW Akram Moghrabi
No. Position Player
26 DF Mamadou Sylla
27 MF Hassan Kraytem
36 DF Saad Youssef
92 DF Adam Al Sayed
99 FW Fouad Eid
– GK Ali Al Hajj Hassan
– GK Bassam Sleiman
– GK Charbel Zadeh
– MF Issouf Ouattara (on loan from Ahed)
– FW Hael Al Badri
– MF Hassan Hayek
– Khaled Al Jassem

Honours

Performance in AFC competitions
2004: Quarter-finals
2016: Group stage

Managerial history
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  • Ihsan Sayeed (1999–02)
  • Estevam Soares (2002)
  • Mohammed Sahel (2002–04)
  • Wartan Ghazarian (2017)
  • Fadi Ayad (2018–19)
  • Ismael Kortam (2019)
  • Ahmad Hafez (2019–)

References
  1. Groll, Daniel. "AC Tripoli SC - Lebanon - نادي طرابلس الرياضي - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. "أولمبيك بيروت.. تعلموا كيف تصنع البطولات". كووورة. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Olympic Beirut (02/03)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. "Summary - Cup - Lebanon - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. اللواء, جريدة. "ماذا يجري في طرابلس.. نداء الى الرئيس ميقاتي!". جريدة اللواء (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. "ديربي الشمال ينتهي لصالح طرابلس على حساب الاجتماعي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  7. Lebanon, Football. "السلام زغرتا يحسم ديربي الشمال ويضمن البقاء في دوري الأضواء". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  8. "Tripoli Players and Stats". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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