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BFA Sporting
Full nameBFA Sporting
Short nameSporting
Founded23 October 1963; 62 years ago (1963-10-23), as Al Jihad SC
GroundRafic Hariri Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanJoseph Bacha
ManagerRami El-Ladki
LeagueLebanese Second Division
2024โ€“25Lebanese Second Division, 7th of 12
Websitesportingbeirut.com
Current season

BFA Sporting (Arabic: ุจูŠ ุงู ุงูŠ ุณุจูˆุฑุชูŠู†ุบ), or simply Sporting, is a football club based in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Second Division. The club was founded in 1963, and first competed in the Lebanese football league system in 1997.

BFA Sporting first competed in the Lebanese Premier League in 2021, having won the 2020โ€“21 Lebanese Second Division. In 2023, they entered into a partnership with Beirut Football Academy.

History

Al Jihad SC

On 23 October 1963, Al Jihad SC (Arabic: ู†ุงุฏูŠ ุงู„ุฌู‡ุงุฏ ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุถูŠ), based in Hay El Sellom, a district in Beirut, was formally recognized as a non-profit sports and cultural organization.[1] They played their first official season in 1997, in the Lebanese Fifth Division,[1] which they won in 1999โ€“2000.[2] In 2007โ€“08 they won the Lebanese Third Division,[1] and were promoted to the Lebanese Second Division.[3]

Al Khoyol FC

On 2 September 2009, the club relocated to Ghobeiry, and changed their name to Al Khoyol FC (Arabic: ู†ุงุฏูŠ ุงู„ุฎูŠูˆู„ ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุถูŠ).[4]

In 2009โ€“10, Khoyol lost a decisive match for promotion to the Lebanese Premier League against Akhaa Ahli Aley.[5] The following season, in 2010โ€“11, Khoyol lost to Ahli Saida in another decisive promotion match.[5] In both instances, Khoyol complained to the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) for supposed match fixing.[5]

In 2014, Khoyol were relegated to the Third Division.[1]

Sporting

On 24 April 2018, the club changed their name to AC Sporting (Arabic: ู†ุงุฏูŠ ุณุจูˆุฑุชูŠู†ุบ ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุถูŠ) and moved to Beirut:[6] they promptly gained promotion to the Lebanese Second Division in 2019, coming first in the Lebanese Third Division.[7] Sporting won the 2020โ€“21 Lebanese Second Division,[8] and gained promotion to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time in their history.[9] After finishing in last place, Sporting were relegated back to the Second Division.[10]

On 26 June 2023, the club issued a statement announcing that it had been acquired by Australian-Lebanese businessman Joseph Bacha, owner of Telford Civil. They also entered into a partnership with Beirut Football Academy, and renamed the club to BFA Sporting (Arabic: ุจูŠ ุงู ุงูŠ ุณุจูˆุฑุชูŠู†ุบ).[11]

Players

For a list of all former and current AC Sporting players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:BFA Sporting players.

Current squad

As of 1 October 2022[12][13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  LBN Jamil Merhi
5 DF  LBN Francis
6 MF  LBN Kassem Hnaino
7 FW  LBN G Shammas
8 MF  LBN Mohammad Zayyat
9 FW  LBN Ali Abbas
10 FW  LBN Ali Bazzi
11 FW  LBN Zahreddine
14 MF  LBN Ali Mezher
15 DF  LBN Bilal Fakih
18 DF  PLE Omar Meshlawi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  LBN Ali El Miri
20 DF  LBN Hassan Fardous
21 FW  LBN Christian Nawfal
22 MF  LBN Yasser Dimachek
23 GK  LBN Mahdi Mzanar
23 GK  LBN Rizk
24 GK  LBN Eddy Bashir
24 GK  LBN A Nasser
25 DF  LBN Hamza Mahmoud
30  LBN Kawwam
77 MF  LBN Issa Khreis
84 FW   C. Agibo

Honours

See also

Notes

  1. ^ As Al Jihad SC

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to AC Sporting.
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  5. ^ a b c "ุณุจูˆุฑุชูŠู†ุบ ููŠ ุงู„ุฏุฑุฌุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู‰.. ู…ู† ู‡ูˆุŸ ูˆูƒูŠู ูˆุตู„ุŸ". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "ุงู„ุฌุงู…ุนุฉ ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠุฉ | ุงู„ุชุดุฑูŠุนุงุช | ุชุนุฏูŠู„ ุงุณู… ูˆู†ู‚ู„ ู…ุฑูƒุฒ ุฌู…ุนูŠุฉ " ู†ุงุฏูŠ ุงู„ุฎูŠูˆู„ ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุถูŠ" - ุงู„ุบุจูŠุฑูŠ ู„ูŠุตุจุญ "ู†ุงุฏูŠ ุณุจูˆุฑุชูŠู†ุบ ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุถูŠ" - ุจูŠุฑูˆุช". www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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  11. ^ ุจูŠุงู† ุงุนู„ุงู…ูŠ ุตุงุฏุฑ ุนู† ุงุฏุงุฑุฉ ู†ุงุฏูŠ ุณุจูˆุฑุชูŠู†ุบ ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุถูŠ (in Arabic). BFA Sporting. 27 June 2023. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023 – via Facebook.
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