Ansar Al Mawadda Sporting Club () is a

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club based in Tabbaneh, a district in

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, Lebanon, that competes in the and is primarily supported by the Druze community. Established in 1968 as Racing Hazmieh (), the club's licence was bought by Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Beirut () in 2005, before changing their name to Ansar Al Mawadda in 2019. Their first and only participation in the

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was in the 2017–18 season, having won the 2016–17

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History

Founded in 1968 as Racing Hazmieh (), in 2005 Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Beirut () bought the licence of the former club. In 2010 they won the

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title, moving to the Third Division. In 2016, they moved to the

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and the following year they promoted to the

for the first time in their history. Their stay didn't last long, as in 2018 they were relegated back to the Second Division, before being relegated the following year to the Third Division. In 2019, the club was purchased by

Al Ansar FC Al Ansar Football Club () is a football club based in Tariq El Jdideh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Formed in 1951, the club did not win its first Lebanese Premier League until 1988. They went on to set a world record ...

president Nabil Badr, who transferred the team from

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and renamed it Ansar Al Mawadda Sporting Club ().

Honours

** Winners (1): 2016–17

References

Ansar Al Mawadda SC Football clubs in Lebanon Association football clubs established in 1968 Druze in Lebanon {{Lebanon-footyclub-stub

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