Sporting Athletic Club ( ar, نادي سبورتينغ الرياضي), known as AC Sporting or simply Sporting, is a football club based in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

, Lebanon, that competes in the . They first competed in the Lebanese Premier League in 2021, having won the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division.

History

Al Jihad SC

On 23 October 1963, Al Jihad SC (), based in Hay El Sellom, a district in

, was formally recognized as a non-profit sports and cultural organization. They played their first official season in 1997, in the Lebanese Fifth Division, which they won in 1999–2000. In 2007–08 they won the Lebanese Third Division, and were promoted to the

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Al Khoyol FC

On 2 September 2009, the club relocated to Ghobeiry, and changed their name to Al Khoyol FC ( ar, نادي الخيول الرياضي). In 2009–10, Khoyol lost a decisive match for promotion to the

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against Akhaa Ahli Aley. The following season, in

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, Khoyol lost to Ahli Saida in another decisive promotion match. In both instances, Khoyol complained to the

Lebanese Football Association The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) ( ar, الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم, Al-Ittiḥād Al-Lubnānī Likurat Al-Qadam; french: Fédération Libanaise de Football) is the governing body of association football in Lebanon. ...

(LFA) for supposed

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. In 2014, Khoyol were relegated to the Third Division.

AC Sporting

On 24 April 2018, the club changed their name to AC Sporting ( ar, نادي سبورتينغ الرياضي) and moved to Beirut: they promptly gained promotion to the

in 2019, coming first in the Lebanese Third Division. Sporting won the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division, and gained promotion to the

for the first time in their history. After finishing in last place, Sporting were relegated back to the Second Division.

Players

Current squad

Honours

** Winners (1):

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* Lebanese Third Division ** Winners (1): 2018–19 * Lebanese Fifth Division ** Winners (1): 1999–2000

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References

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