The Al-Manar Football Festival () was an event organised by the

Al-Manar Al-Manar () is a Lebanese satellite television station owned and operated by the Islamist political party and paramilitary group Hezbollah,

television station between the 1996–97 and 2018–19 seasons in order to award players, managers, referees and teams who were considered to have performed the best over the previous

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division (), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. Established in 1934 and organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the Lebanese Premier Leagu ...

season. Between the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, the referendum to decide the winners of the awards was held online. Lebanese forward

Hassan Maatouk Hassan Ali Maatouk (, ; born 10 August 1987) is a Lebanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club Al Ansar FC, Ansar. Known for his pace and technical skills, Maatouk ...

was awarded the Best Player award a record four times.

Salih Sadir Salih Sadir Salih Al-Sadoun (; born 21 August 1981) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Previously, Sadir played with Rah Ahan and Paykan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He also played for the I ...

from Iraq is the foreign player with the most Best Player awards, having won it three times in a row. Lebanese coach Adnan Al Sharqi holds the most Best Coach awards, with four.

Awards

Main categories

Other categories

Special awards

The following awards were awarded only in one or a few editions:

Team of the Season

Notes

References

* Information mainly taken from Ali Haroun's archives {{National Footballer of the Year Lebanese Premier League Lebanese football trophies and awards 1997 establishments in Lebanon Awards established in 1997 Annual events in Lebanon