Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Beirut

Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Beirut (Arabic: نادي الشباب العربي بيروت‎), or simply Al Shabab Al Arabi, is a Lebanese football club based in Beirut. Established in 1968 as Racing Hazmieh, the club's licence was bought by Al Shabab Al Arabi Club in 2005. Their first and only participation in the Lebanese Premier League was in the 2017–18 season.

Not to be confused with Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai.
Shabab Arabi
Full nameAl Shabab Al Arabi Club Beirut
Founded1968 (1968), as Racing Hazmieh
2005 (2005), as Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Beirut
ChairmanDr. Ghazi Chaar
ManagerMalek Hassoun
LeagueLebanese Third Division
2018–19Lebanese Second Division, 11th (relegated)
Active teams of Al Shabab Al Arabi
Men's Women's
(defunct)

History

Founded in 1968 as Racing Hazmieh, in 2005 Al Shabab Al Arabi Club bought the licence of the former club.[1]

In 2010 they won the Lebanese Fourth Division title, moving to the Third Division. In 2016 they moved to the Second Division and the following year they managed to get promotion to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time in their history. Their stay didn't last long, as in 2018 they were relegated back to the Second Division,[2][3] before being relegated the following year to the Third Division.

Players

Current squad
As of 27 August 2018[4]

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 Hassan Hussein
2 DF Imad Al Miri
3 DF Mostapha Kassab
5 DF Mamadou Cylla
7 FW Ali Khalaf
10 MF Abbas Ahmed Atwi
11 FW Lucas Galan
15 DF Mohamad Wehbi
16 FW Mohammad Kdouh
17 FW Hussein Awada
18 FW Kofi Boakye
20 MF Mohamad Baker Ayoub
No. Position Player
22 GK Omar Edelbi
23 DF Mouhamad Hamoud
MF Khaled Saleh
FW Karim Berro
Abbas Mreish
Ali Fayad
Amir Abo Fakher
Daniel Abbas
Jonathan Pereira Bispo
Mohamad Al Amin
Wissam Abboud

Out on loan
As of 17 September 2019

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

No. Position Player
MF Kassem Manaa (at Shabab Bourj until 30 June 2020)[5]

Honours

References
  1. "الشباب العربي: بدايةٌ جميلة ونهاية مجهولة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. "نادي الشباب العربي – الدوري اللبناني – الدرجة الأولى". www.alshababalarabi.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  3. "AlShabab AlArabi Players and Stats". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  4. "Lebanon Football Guide". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  5. Haroun, Ali (2019-09-17). "ميركاتو لبناني كبير استعدادا لموسم 2019-2020". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-09-22.


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