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club based in

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, Lebanon, that competes in the . It is the association football branch of the larger Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports and

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organisation of the same name. Homenetmen Beirut was established in 1924, just six years after establishment of

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. The club won seven

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and three

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titles. They also participated in the

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, finishing in third place.

History

Homenetmen Beirut were founded in 1924, as one of the oldest teams in the region. The initial headquarters of

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were in the Zuqaq al-Blat quarter of

, before moving to Bourj Hammoud. Homenetmen were affiliated to the Tashnag party. In 1927, the team played their first game against a foreign team in

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, Syria, beating Homenetmen Aleppo 1–0. Homenetmen first won the

in 1943–44; they won the league a further six times, holding a then-record seven titles. Homenetmen also finished as league runners-up seven times, and won the Lebanese FA Cup three times. In

, Homenetmen represented Lebanon at the

for the first time; having refused to play

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of Israel in the semi-final on political grounds, they beat

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of Indonesia in the third-place match. Homenetmen's refusal to play Hapoel was one of the reasons for the

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's expulsion from the

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in 1974. Following the

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, Homenetmen fell into dismay: they were relegated to the

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for the first time in 2002, and to the Lebanese Third Division in 2005. In 2021, Homenetmen were relegated to the

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Rivalries

Homenetmen have a historic rivalry with fellow- Lebanese-Armenian club Homenmen.

Honours

**Winners (7): 1943–44, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1962–63, 1968–69 *

**Winners (3): 1942–43, 1947–48, 1961–62 *

** Winners (1): 2002–03

Asian record

: 1 appearance ::

: Third place

References

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