Beirut Football Academy (), or simply BFA, is a football academy based in Forn El Chebbak, a district in

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, Lebanon. Founded in 2004 as the first

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in the country, they play their games at the Al Sharq Stadium.

History

Beirut Football Academy (BFA) was founded in March 2004 as Lebanon's first

. It has five branches: Furn el Shebbek, Hazmieh, Ain Saadeh, Mansourieh and Batroun. On 29 December 2019, BFA signed an agreement with Cypriot club

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, with the two clubs becoming affiliates.

Women's football

Beirut Football Associations

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club was founded in 2016, and compete in the

Lebanese Women's Football League The Lebanese Women's Football League () is the only league of women's football in Lebanon. It is run by the Lebanese Football Association and began in May 2008, with six teams participating in the debut season. As of the 2024–25 season, ni ...

. BFA were crowned league champions in the 2023–24 season, after finishing first with 18 wins out of 18 matches. They also finished runners-up in the

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, losing on penalty shoot-outs to EFP in the final. They retained their title the following season, in 2024–25.

Players

Honours

**Champions (2): 2023–24, 2024–25 *

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**''Runners-up (1):''

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References

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History

Women's football

Players

Honours

See also

References