Al Rayyan Sporting Club Sarafand ( ar, نادي الريان الرياضي الصرفند) is a
football
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club based in
Sarafand Sarafand or Sarafend may refer to:
Places
* Sarafand, Lebanon, also spelled Sarafend
** Sarepta, an ancient Phoenician city at the location of the modern Lebanese town
* Tzrifin, area in central Israel previously known as "Sarafand" or "Sarafend", ...
,
Sidon District
The Sidon District ( ar, قضاء صيدا) is a district within the South Governorate of Lebanon.
Cities and towns
*Aadloun
* Ansariye
*Ghaziyeh
*Maghdouché
* Majdelyoun
*Miye ou Miye
* Qinarit
* Salhieh
*Sarepta
*Sidon - capital
* Tabbaya
*Zr ...
, Lebanon, that competes in the .
History
In 2003–04, Rayyan gained promotion from the
Lebanese Second Division
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; they finished eighth in the
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 qua ...
, and avoided relegation on head-to-head results with
Sagesse
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. 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 may refer to:
Cities and other geographic units Greece
*Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in ...
on head-to-head results.
References
Al Rayyan SC Sarafand
Football clubs in Lebanon
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