Shabab Al Sahel FC

Shabab Al Sahel Football Club (Arabic: نادي شباب الساحل الرياضي, lit. 'Youth of Sahel Sporting Club'), known as Shabab Sahel or simply Sahel, is a football club based in Haret Hreik, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League.

Shabab Sahel

Full name	Shabab Al Sahel Football Club
Short name	Sahel
Founded	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Ground	Shabab Al Sahel Stadium[a]
Chairman	Samir Dbouk[1]
Manager	Fadi Kakhi
League	Lebanese Premier League
2023–24	Lebanese Premier League, 7th of 12
Website	www.shababalsahel.net
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Founded in 1966, Shabab Al Sahel won one Lebanese FA Cup, one Lebanese Elite Cup, and two Lebanese Challenge Cups. They are predominantly supported by the Shia community.^[2][3]

History

Shabab Sahel was established in 1966 in Haret Hreik, a district in Beirut, Lebanon.^[4] Sherif Salim was the club's first chairman, while Hassan Hatoum was its first secretary.^[4] Within three years, the club was promoted from the Third Division to the Second Division to the Premier League.^[4] However, the Lebanese Football Association didn't approve of their promotion to the top flight.^[4]

During the Civil War, Shabab Sahel were first promoted to the Premier League.^[4] Despite being relegated back to the Second Division, they were promoted back up the following season.^[4]

The club won their first title in 2000, defeating Safa 5–4 on penalties in the Lebanese FA Cup after a 1–1 draw. In 2008–09 they reached the finals, but were defeated 2–0 by Ahed.^[5] In the 2010–11 season Shabab Sahel defeated Salam Zgharta 2–0 in the quarter-finals, but lost 2–1 in the semi-final to Safa at the Rafik Hariri Stadium in Sidon.^[5][6]

Shabab Sahel's best league placement came in 2020–21, when they finished third with 27 points.^[7]

Club rivalries

Shabab Sahel's main rival have historically been Bourj, as they both fight for supremacy over the Dahieh suburbs.^[8] The match has been dubbed the Dahieh derby.^[9] Another important rivalry is with Shabab Bourj, due to the fact that they are also based in the Dahieh area.^[8]

Players

Current squad

As of 4 September 2024^[10]

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 6 MF  LBN Hadi Jezzine 8 FW  LBN Hussein Awada 11 MF  LBN Houssein Rizk 13 MF  LBN Ali El Fadl 14 MF  LBN Mohamad Haidar 15 MF  LBN Haytham Faour 16 FW  LBN Ali Fakih 17 FW  LBN Mahmoud Siblini 19  LBN Hussein Jaafar 21 MF  LBN Hassan Kraytem 22 FW  LBN Said Saad 23 GK  LBN Ibrahim Mokdad

No. Pos. Nation Player 30  LBN Mohammad Hotiet 53 GK  LBN Hadi Khalil 77 FW  PLE Hadi Dawkar — DF  LBN Khaled Ali — MF  LBN Hasan Samir Dbouk — DF  LBN Hassan Hussein Hazime — DF  LBN Sajed Amhaz — DF  LBN Mohamed Shour — DF  LBN Bassem Antar — DF  NGA Samad Kadiri

Notable players

See also: Category:Shabab Al Sahel FC players

Players in international competitions

Competition	Player	National team
2000 AFC Asian Cup	Adnan Mohammad	Iraq
	Luís Fernandes	Lebanon

Honours

• Lebanese FA Cup
  • Winners (1): 1999–2000
  • Runners-up (3): 1987–88, 2008–09, 2012–13
• Lebanese Elite Cup (defunct)
  • Winners (1): 2019
  • Runners-up (1): 1999
• Lebanese Challenge Cup (defunct)
  • Winners (2; joint record): 2014, 2015
• Lebanese Second Division
  • Winners (2): 2005–06, 2017–18
• Lebanese Super Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 2000, 2013

See also

• List of football clubs in Lebanon

Notes

1. Only used as a training ground

References

1. "نادي النجمة في خطر؟". الأخبار (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
2. "Shabab Al-Sahel is also predominantly supported by Shiites". International Herald Tribune. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
3. Montague, James (24 October 2007). "In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
4. "تاريخ النادي". شباب الساحل (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
5. "Shabab al-Sahel, Ahed win place in Lebanese Cup semi finals". The Daily Star, Lebanon. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
6. "Safa set to face Ahed in Lebanese Cup final". The Daily Star, Lebanon. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
7. "شباب الساحل يجدد عقد مدربه". كووورة. 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
8. FaLebanon
9. ""زعيم الضاحية" يعود". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
10. "Shabab Al Sahel SC". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Shabab Al Sahel FC at Soccerway
• Shabab Al Sahel FC at LebanonFG