Racing Club Beirut
Lebanese association football club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lebanese association football club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Racing Club (Arabic: نادي الراسينغ), known as Racing Beirut or simply Racing, is a football club based in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League.[1] They play their home matches at the Fouad Chehab Stadium and are primarily supported by the Greek Orthodox Christian community.[4][5]
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| Full name | Racing Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | القلعة البيضاء (The White Castle)[1] سندباد الكرة اللبنانية (The Sinbad of Lebanese Football)[2] | ||
| Short name | Racing | ||
| Founded | 1934 | ||
| Ground | Fouad Chehab Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Paula Faraoun Rizk[3] | ||
| Manager | Vladimir Vujović | ||
| League | Lebanese Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | Lebanese Premier League, 6th of 12 | ||
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Racing Beirut won the Lebanese Premier League three times, the Lebanese Challenge Cup twice, and the Lebanese Second Division four times. They also finished runners-up in the Lebanese FA Cup twice.
The club was founded in 1934 by several locals from the Achrafieh and Gemmayzeh districts of Beirut, Lebanon.[6] The club's name is inspired from French football club Racing Paris, who the club's presidents supported.[6] Racing played five years in the Lebanese Second Division, and got its first promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 1940.[6]
In 1953, Albert Kheir was elected as the club's president.[6] He sought to heighten the club's status in the country, by buying 20-year-old Joseph Abou Murad from Intissar Chayyah, Said Haidar from Al Nahda, and Yuguslavian coach Ljubiša Broćić.[6]
Racing Beirut played international friendly games against a variety of famous clubs and selections during the 1970s, including one against the Brazil national under-23 team.[7]
The match between Ahed and Racing Beirut in the first matchday of the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League, on 6 August 2023, was the first to test the use of video assistant referee (VAR).[8]
Historically, during the 1960s and 1970s, Racing's main rivals were Nejmeh, also from Beirut.[6] Racing plays the Achrafieh derby with Sagesse.[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Ljubiša Broćić (1955)
Ion Bogdan (1967–1970) Dorian Marin (2004–2005)
Libor Pala (2012–2015) Eugen Moldovan (2015–2016)
Moussa Hojeij (2016–2017) Roda Antar (2017–2019) Jalal Radwan (2019–2020) Said Jraidini (2020–2021)
Ismail Kortam (2021–2023)
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