Lebanese FA Cup

The Lebanese FA Cup (Arabic: كأس الاتحاد اللبناني‎) is a Lebanese football annual cup competition. The first edition, held in 1937, was won by Nahda. The most successful club in the competition is Ansar with 14 titles, followed by Nejmeh and Ahed with six titles each. Ansar have also contested the most finals with 17, followed by Nejmeh with 13.[1]

Lebanese FA Cup
Organizing bodyLebanese Football Association
Founded1937 (1937)
RegionLebanon
Number of teams28
Qualifier forAFC Cup
Domestic cup(s)Lebanese Super Cup
Current champion(s)Ahed (6th title)
Most successful club(s)Ansar (14 titles)
Television broadcastersMTV Lebanon
2019–20 Lebanese FA Cup

In the first FA Cup final, held on 26 June 1938, Nahda beat Hilmi Sports 3–2 in the replay (after drawing 1–1 the first match).[2]

Format

As well as being presented with the trophy, the winning team also qualifies for the AFC Cup. If the winners have already qualified for the AFC Cup via Lebanese Premier League, or are not entitled to play in AFC competitions for any reason, the place goes to the next highest placed finisher in the league table.

There are a total of six rounds in the competition. The competition begins in September with the first round and is contested only by 14 clubs: all 12 Lebanese Second Division clubs and two Lebanese Third Division clubs. Six winners of the first round go on to play the second round in November, with the three winners of the second round qualifying to the round of 16, as well as one winner from the first round. In this phase, played in January, all the 12 current Lebanese Premier League teams enter, bringing the total to 16 teams. Between April and May, the quarter-finals and the semi-finals are disputed, with final being contested at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in May.

PhaseRoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues entering
at this round
First phase First round2614none1412 Second Division teams
2 Third Division teams
Second round1966nonenone
Second phase Round of 16161631312 Lebanese Premier League teams
1 First round team
Quarter-finals888nonenone
Semi-finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Winners and finalists

Winners by year

Results by team
Club Wins Runners-up Total final appearances
Ansar 14 4 18
Nejmeh 6 8 13
Ahed 6 3 9
Nahda 4 1 5
Safa 3 8 11
Homenetmen 3 3 6
Tripoli 2 2 4
Helmi Sport 2 1 3
Shabiba Mazraa 2 1 3
Shabab Al Sahel 1 3 4
Mabarra 1 1 2
Tadamon Sour 1 1 2
Bourj 1 0 1
Salam Zgharta 1 0 1
Homenmen 0 4 4
Racing Beirut 0 2 2
Abgramian 0 1 1
Harakat Shabab 0 1 1
Sagesse 0 1 1
Sika 0 1 1
Tadamon Beirut 0 1 1

Media coverage

MTV Lebanon broadcasts a selection of cup matches.

See also

References
  1. "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. Sakr 1992, p. 26.

Bibliography
  • Sakr, Ali Hamidi (1992). مؤسسة نوفل للتوزيع [Lebanese Football Encyclopedia]. ISBN 0000281247.
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