Chabab SC Ghazieh

Chabab Sporting Club Ghazieh (Arabic: نادي الشباب الرياضي الغازيه, lit. 'Youth of Ghazieh Sporting Club'), known as Chabab Ghazieh or simply Ghazieh, is a football club based in Ghazieh, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League. Founded in 1961, the club plays their home matches at the Kfarjoz Stadium.^[1]

Chabab Ghazieh

Full name	Chabab Sporting Club Ghazieh
Short name	Ghazieh
Founded	1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Ground	Kfarjoz Stadium
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Ali Hassoun
Manager	Hussein Khalifeh
League	Lebanese Premier League
2023–24	Lebanese Premier League, 10th of 12
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

History

On 11 April 2021, Chabab Ghazieh were relegated back to the Lebanese Second Division, finishing in 11th place in the 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League.^[2] They were crowned 2021–22 Lebanese Second Division champions, and were promoted back to the Premier League.^[3]

Club rivalries

Ghazieh plays the South derby with Tadamon Sour, based on their location.^[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 22 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 DF  LBN Zakaria Shalhoub 7 FW  LBN Ali Yazbeck 08 DF  LBN Abdallah Halawi — FW  LBN Jamil Ibrahim 15 MF  LBN Kassem Leila 16 MF  LBN Ahmad Hassoun 19 DF  LBN Mohamad Hamdan 21 GK  LBN Hassan Taki 24 FW  LBN Ali Kobeissi 70 FW  LBN Mohammad Serdah 77 DF  LBN Ayman Baalbaki 77 MF  PLE Ayman Abo Sahyoun

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  LBN Rida Rida — DF  LBN Hussein Kaawar — GK  LBN Abdulkarim Saleh — GK  LBN Adam Tarraf — FW  LBN Imad Ghaddar (captain) —  LBN Hassan Kawwam — DF  GHA Philip Larbi — DF  LBN Jamal Khalifeh — DF  LBN Jad Shalhoub — MF  CIV Romualo Neuba — MF  LBN Samih Damaj — MF  LBN Mohammad Jaafar — FW  GHA Francis Ghartey — FW  CIV Mamadou Kader

Honours

• Lebanese Second Division
  • Winners (2): 2013–14 (Group A), 2021–22
• Lebanese Third Division
  • Winners (2): 1998–99, 2005–06
• Lebanese Challenge Cup (defunct)
  • Runners-up (1): 2018

See also

• List of football clubs in Lebanon

References

1. "Lebanon – Chabab Ghazieh Sporting Club – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
2. "الشباب الغازية يهبط رغم الفوز على زغرتا". كووورة. 11 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
3. "الشباب الغازية يتوج بلقب بطولة الدرجة الثانية". The LFA. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. "التضامن صور يهزم الغازية بهدف نظيف في ديربي الجنوب". الصدارة نيوز (in Arabic). 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

External links

• Chabab SC Ghazieh at LebanonFG