Homenmen Sports Association Beirut (; ), or simply Homenmen, is a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club based in

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, Lebanon, section of the pan-

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and

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organisation of the same name. Founded in 1921, the football club competes in the , having won the

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four times, and the

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once. Homenmen's activities also include

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, as well as a scouting program.

History

Following the foundation of Homenmen on 27 January 1921, the Lebanese branch was formed in 1924. The club was among the founding members of the

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in 1933. They were affiliated with the Hunchak party. Homenmen played various clubs worldwide, most notably

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in Yugoslavia in 1945,

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and

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in Egypt in 1969, as well as multiple trips to Armenia. In

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, they represented Lebanon at the

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, and were eliminated in the second round. Homenmen participated once more, in

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, where they were eliminated in the first round. Homenmen's football team have won the

four times, in 1945, 1954, 1957 and 1961, and the

in 1999. They have also finished runners-up in the

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four times (1993, 1994, 1998 and 1999), and in the

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in 1999. Among the most prominent historical players of Homenmen are Mardik Tchaparian, Babken Melikyan, Ahmad Sakr and Gevorg Karapetyan.

Rivalries

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

Homenetmen Homenetmen (, , short for , meaning ''Armenian General Athletic Union'') is a pan-Armenian diaspora organization devoted to sport and scouting. The motto of Homenetmen is "Rise and Raise" (Elevate Yourself and Elevate Others with You) ( ''Partsrat ...

Players

Notable players

Honours

** Winners (4): 1945, 1954, 1957, 1961 *

(''defunct'') ** Winners (1): 1999 *

** ''Runners-up (4):'' 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99 *

** ''Runners-up (2):'' 1998, 1999

Asian record

: 2 appearances ::

: Second Round :: 1999–00: First Round

References

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