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2004–05 Lebanese Premier League
The 2004–05 season of the Lebanese Premier League was the 44th season of Top-Flight Professional League Football (soccer) in Lebanon. This season featured 11 clubs once more from across the nation. Two of the competing teams were eligible for qualifying for international competitions(AFC Cup for 1st Position and FA Cup Winners while 2nd and 3rd enter the Arab Champions League The Arab Club Champions Cup (, ) is a club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by top clubs from the Arab world. The tournament is contested by a total of 37 teams from Asia and Africa. F ...) while the bottom 3 would be relegated to make way for 2 teams from the 2004–05 Second Division for 2005–06 season. This Due to the league being reduced to 10 teams for the 2005–06 season. Final table Top scorers ''Correct as of 28 June 2005.''Goalzz.com''2004-05 Top scorers/ref> References External linksGoalzz.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Premier League
The Lebanese First Division (), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. Established in 1934 and organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the Lebanese Premier League is one of the oldest in the Middle East, originally launched under the name Edmond Rubeiz Cup. Throughout its history, the league has experienced several interruptions due to political instability and conflict. As of the 2024–25 Lebanese Premier League, 2024–25 season, the league features 12 clubs and employs a split-season format, with a regular season followed by championship and relegation rounds. The league champion qualifies for the AFC Challenge League, while the bottom two teams are relegated to the Lebanese Second Division. The league introduced Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in 2023. Prominent early clubs included Al Nahda SC, Nahda (who won the first edition), Homenetmen Beirut (football), Homenetmen, and Homenme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ahed
Al Ahed Football Club () is a football club based in Ouzai, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League, the top flight of Lebanese football. The club was founded in 1964 as Al Ahed Al Jadeed, initially starting in the Third Division before reaching the Premier League for the first time in 1996. Nicknamed "the Yellow Castle" (), Ahed have won one AFC Cup title, nine Premier League titles, six FA Cup titles, two Federation Cup titles, eight Super Cup titles, and six Elite Cup titles. They secured their first league title in 2008 and have achieved three unbeaten seasons (in 2010, 2018 and 2022). In 2011, Ahed made history by becoming the first team in Lebanon to accomplish both a domestic treble and quadruple, winning the league, the FA Cup, the Elite Cup, and the Super Cup in the same season. In 2019, Ahed defeated North Korean side April 25 in the final of the AFC Cup, becoming the first Lebanese side to win the competition. They reached th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohmoud Chahoud
Mahmoud Chahoud (; born 3 February 1976) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward. Chahoud began his career at Ahed in 1999, before joining Ansar in 2004. He won two consecutive domestic doubles, during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In 2007 Chahoud moved to Sagesse, before joining Ahli Saida in 2009; he retired in 2010. Chahoud represented Lebanon internationally between 2000 and 2004, scoring four goals in 19 matches. Club career Chahoud began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Ahed, during the 1999–2000 season. The Lebanese forward helped his side win their first ever major trophy, a Lebanese FA Cup in 2003–04. Chahoud remained at Ahed for five seasons, scoring 27 league goals in the process. On 8 November 2004, Chahoud joined Ansar. In 2005–06 and 2006–07, Chahoud helped his side win two consecutive domestic doubles, winning both the league and FA Cup in both seasons. After three seasons at Ansar, during which he sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faisal Antar
Faisal Abdelhassan Antar (; born 20 December 1978) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a defender. He played his entire career in the Lebanese Premier League, for Tadamon Sour, Olympic Beirut, Nejmeh, and Mabarra. Antar also represented the Lebanese national team at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, where he had been present for the national team from 1998 to 2007. Faisal is the brother of former footballer Roda Antar. In June 2010, Antar announced his retirement and became a Hall of Famer in the Lebanese Football Association. Club career Antar started his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon Sour during the 1998–99 season. Antar helped Tadamon win their first Lebanese FA Cup, in 2000–01, after beating Ansar 2–1 in the final. In 2002 Antar moved to Olympic Beirut, winning the domestic double (league and cup) in his first season at the club ( 2002–03). After three seasons at Tadamon, Antar moved to Nejmeh in summer of 2005, following a week-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moussa Hojeij
Moussa Ali Hojeij (; born 6 August 1974) is a Lebanese football manager and former player. Hojeij was the best player in the Al-Manar Football Festival several times, and was captain of the national team. He is also a match analyst for Lebanon national team matches on beIN Sports. Club career Hojeij joined Nejmeh's youth team on 26 February 1993. In 2000, Hojeij became the first captain to win the Lebanese Premier League title for Nejmeh after the civil war. In 2006 he was released by Nejmeh after scoring a total of 75 league goals, and signed with Mabarra. In 2008 Hojeij signed for Lebanese Second Division club Khoyol, and in the summer of 2009 he signed with Shabab Sahel. Hojeij returned to Nejmeh in 2011, retiring in 2013. International career Hojeij equalised in the 76th minute against Iraq at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup through a free kick, to bring the score to 2–2. Managerial career Early career Hojeij began his managerial career in 2012, as a player-coach f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 Lebanese Second Division
The 2005–06 Lebanese Second Division was the 72nd season of the Second Division league which featured 12 Clubs. 3 of these teams were eligible for promotion to the top league of Lebanese football, the Lebanese Premier League while 1 of the 12 teams had to face relegation to the Lebanese Third Division for the Lebanese Third Division 2006–07 Season, 2006–07 Season. From the Lebanese Premier League 2004–05, 2004–05 Football League, 3 teams were relegated to the Lebanese Second Division, Second Division.R.S.S.S.F''2004–05 Season/ref> However, 2 teams were brought up to the Lebanese Premier League, Football League from the Lebanese Second Division 2004–05, 2004–05 Second Division, these 2 teams being Salam Zgharta and Racing Beirut. This was due to the Lebanese Football Federation announcing it will reduce the number of teams in the Lebanese Premier League, Football League from 11 to 10 for the Lebanese Premier League 2005–06, 2005–06 Season leading to an increase in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Cup 2005
The 2005 AFC Cup was the second edition of the AFC Cup, playing among clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation. Qualification The 'developing' 9 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2005 competition. Central & West Asia East Asia Group stage Key to colors in group tables: *''Green:'' Group winners and best runners-up advance to the quarter-finals. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Best runners-up Three best runners-up qualify for the quarter-finals. Knockout stage Quarter finals First leg ---- ---- ---- Second leg ---- ---- ---- Semi finals First leg ---- Second leg Finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley
Akhaa Ahli Aley Football Club (), commonly referred to as Akhaa Ahli Aley, Akhaa Ahli or simply Akhaa, is a football club based in Aley, Lebanon, that competes in the , and is primarily supported by the Druze community. Akhaa have played in the Lebanese Premier League since 2010–11 season, after gaining promotion from the Lebanese Second Division. They won the Lebanese Challenge Cup in 2022. The club is supported by the Lebanese MP Arkram Chehayeb, who was the key person to ratify the merging of the two clubs Ahli and Akhaa in the city of Aley. History Origins: Akhaa and Ahli Akhaa was first founded in 1962 by Adel Baz, who led the club till the early 1980s amid the Lebanese Civil War. The club obtained its license in 1966 and was close to promotion in 1971, failing to reach the Lebanese Premier League in the last match. The club halted its activities in 1982 during the Lebanese war and resumed in 1989. Ahli Club was established in the 1970s by Ahmad Radwan, an educato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Rayyan Beirut
Al Rayyan Sporting Club Sarafand () is a football club based in Sarafand, Sidon District, Lebanon, that competes in the . History In 2003–04, Rayyan gained promotion from the Lebanese Second Division; they finished eighth in the 2004–05 Lebanese Premier League, and avoided relegation on head-to-head results with Sagesse. After finishing ninth in 2005–06, avoiding relegation by one place, Rayyan were relegated back to the Second Division, after they finished in 11th, below Tripoli Tripoli or Tripolis (from , meaning "three cities") may refer to: Places Greece *Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ... on head-to-head results. References Al Rayyan SC Sarafand Football clubs in Lebanon {{Lebanon-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mabarrah
Al Mabarra Club () is a football club based in Tarik Al-Matar, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Established in 1987, they won one Lebanese FA Cup in 2008. The club had promoted gradually along the different divisions, before reaching the Lebanese Premier League for the first time in 1989. Mabarra have Shia ties. History Founded in 1980 by Mohammad Hussein Fadallah, Mabarra officially received their license in 1987. In 1993–94 Mabarra were relegated to the Lebanese Fourth Division, and were able to gain promotion to the Third Division, then the Second Division, and finally to the Premier League. Current squad Honours *Lebanese FA Cup **Winners (1): 2007–08 **''Runners-up (1):'' 2009–10 *Lebanese Second Division **Winners (1): 1987–88, 2012–13 (Group B) *Lebanese Super Cup **''Runners-up (1):'' 2008 Performance in AFC competitions *AFC Cup: 1 appearance ::2009: Group stage See also * List of football clubs in Lebano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
