Shabab Al Sahel FC

Shabab Al Sahel Football Club (Arabic: نادي شباب الساحل الرياضي‎, lit. 'Youth of Sahel Sporting Club'), or simply Sahel, is a Lebanese football club based in the Haret Hreik district of Beirut. Founded in 1966, Shabab Al Sahel won one Lebanese FA Cup, one Lebanese Elite Cup and two Lebanese Challenge Cups. They are predominantly supported by the Shia community.[2][3]

Shabab Sahel
Full nameShabab Al Sahel Football Club
Short nameSahel, SAH
Founded1966 (1966)
GroundShabab Al Sahel Stadium[lower-alpha 1]
ChairmanSamir Dbouk[1]
ManagerMahmoud Hammoud
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2018–19Lebanese Premier League, 5th of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

Shabab Al Sahel was established in Beirut in 1966.[4] Earlier notable players which formed the backbone of the club were Fayez Dergham and Mohammad Salim, with Sharif Salim as chairman of the club and Hassan Hatoum as secretary.[5]

The club won the Lebanese FA Cup in 2000, defeating Al-Safa' SC 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. They lost the first game of the 2007–08 season with a 0–5 defeat to Nejmeh SC.[2] In the 2008–09 season they reached the finals but were defeated 0–2 by Al Ahed.[6]

In the 2010–11 season they reached the semi-finals of the Lebanese Cup by defeating Salam Zgharta 2–0, but were defeated 1–2 in the semi-final by long-term rival Safa at the Rafik Hariri Stadium in Sidon.[6][7] They were facing relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2010–11 season when they played Akhaa Ahli.[8]

In the 2012–13 season, they were second from bottom by the end of November but were in 5th place at the end of April 2013.[4][9] They were defeated at the 13th stage of the Cup on 17 February 2013 by Racing Beirut who beat them 3–0.[10]

Club rivalries

Shabab Al Sahel's main rival have historically been Bourj, as they both fight for supremacy over the Dahieh suburbs.[11] The match has been dubbed the Dahieh derby.[12] Another important rivalry is with Shabab El-Bourj, due to the fact that they are also based in the Dahieh area.[11]

Players

Current squad
As of 17 September 2019[13]

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 Ali Hallal
3 DF Mostafa Kassab
4 DF Ali Abboud
5 DF Zoheir Abdallah (captain)
6 DF Ahmad Younes (on loan from Ahed)
7 FW Hussein Haidar (on loan from Ahed)
8 MF Abbas Assi
9 FW Mohamad Nasreddine
10 MF Abbas Ahmed Atwi
11 MF Hussein Rizk
12 MF Ali Mouwafak Moussawi
12 DF Hekmat Zein
No. Position Player
14 MF Mohamad Haidar
17 DF Bakary Coulibaly
19 DF Nicola Fneish
20 MF Hassan Kourani
21 DF Mohamad Hammoud
32 GK Ali Daher (on loan from Ahed)
45 FW Abdou Aziz Ndiaye
90 MF Daouda Guèye Diémé
99 FW Haidar Awada
– DF Kelvin Daou
– DF Mohamad Fawaz
– DF Haytham Mokdad
– MF Jad Hussein

Notable players
Players in international competitions
Competition Player National team
2000 AFC Asian Cup Adnan Mohammad  Iraq
Luís Fernandez  Lebanon

Honours

League

Cup

Notes
  1. Only used as a training ground.

References
  1. "نادي النجمة في خطر؟". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  2. "Shabab Al-Sahel is also predominantly supported by Shiites". International Herald Tribune, accessed via HighBeam Research. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. Montague, James (24 October 2007). "In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  4. "Shabab Al-Sahel". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  5. شباب الساحل... حكاية كفاح ما زالت مستمرة (in Arabic). Shababalsahel.net. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. "Shabab al-Sahel, Ahed win place in Lebanese Cup semi finals". The Daily Star, Lebanon, accessed via HighBeam Research. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. "Safa set to face Ahed in Lebanese Cup final". The Daily Star, Lebanon, accessed via HighBeam Research. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  8. "Salam Sour avoid relegation,Ghazieh lose". The Daily Star, Lebanon, accessed via HighBeam Research. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  9. "Safa ease to top spot". The Daily Star, Lebanon, accessed via HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  10. الاخاء خامسا وفوز تاريخي للراسينج على شباب الساحل (in Arabic). FIFA. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  11. FaLebanon
  12. ""زعيم الضاحية" يعود". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  13. "Shabab Al Sahel Players and Stats". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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