Athletico Sports Club (), known as Athletico Beirut or simply Athletico, is a

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academy based in Dbayeh, Lebanon.

History

Founded in 2006, the academy has eight branches across the country. Since 2011, Athletico has been partnered with French club

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. In particular, Lyon provide the academy with training expertise and facilities. Athletico graduate Philippe Paoli moved to Lyon's B team in 2013. In 2019, Athletico became the first football academy in the

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to receive the "One-Star" label from the

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(AFC). In 2021, the AFC approved Athletico as an elite one-star academy after meeting the 20 criteria in the AFC's Elite Youth Scheme. The women's team was founded in 2010 as one of the first in Lebanon. They were league runners up in the 2009–10 season, and

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finalists in

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. They withdrew their team prior to the 2012–13 season. The men's senior team won the

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Beirut in 2021–22, and were promoted to the Third Division.

Honours

Men

Beirut ** Champions (1): 2021–22

Women

* Lebanese Women's FA Cup ** ''Runners-up (1):''

References

External links

Athletico SC
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History

Honours

Men

Women

See also

References

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