Sagesse SC (football)

Sagesse
Full name	Sagesse Sports Club
Nickname(s)	القَلعَة الخَضراء (The Green Castle)
Founded	14 October 1943; 81 years ago, as Cercle de la Sagesse
Chairman	Elie Yahchouchi
Manager	Paul Rustom
League	Lebanese Premier League
2023–24	Lebanese Premier League, 9th of 12
Website	https://sagesseclub.com/
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Sagesse Sports Club (French: Club Sportif La Sagesse, lit. 'The Wisdom Sports Club'), known as Hekmeh (Arabic: الحكمة) in Arabic, is a football club based in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League,^[3] and is primarily supported by the Maronite Christian community.^[4]

The club was founded in 1943 as Cercle de la Sagesse. Although they haven't won any major title, Sagesse came second twice in the Lebanese Premier League 2002, and were finalists in both the Lebanese FA Cup, in 2006, and the Lebanese Federation Cup, in 2004.

History

Early history

The Collège de la Sagesse school had a football club with their own students; at the end of each season, graduated players would go on to play for other senior teams, mainly Salam Achrafieh.^[5]

Sagesse's senior team were formed in 1942 under the patronage of Father Boulos Kik, the general director of the Sagesse Institute, supported by Monseigneur Jean Maroun.^[6] The club received their official license on 14 October 1943,^[6] and were formed as Cercle de la Sagesse by a group of former students, namely Edward Tyan, Camille Cordahi, Elie Khalife, and Negib Hobeika.^[5] Toutoungi was the club's first president.^[5]

The team first played in the 1943–44 Lebanese Second Division; initially formed of former students, the club later also accepted other players.^[5] They won the Second Division in their first season, and were due to be promoted to the Lebanese Premier League after beating Shabiba Mazraa 4–0 in the promotion play-offs.^[5] However, due to a technicality, Sagesse were allocated in the Second Division for the 1944–45 season.^[5] From the 1945–46 season, the club were known as Club de la Sagesse.^[5]

Recent history

In 2006 Sagesse reached the final of the Lebanese FA Cup, but lost against the cup holder Ansar 3–1.^[7] Sagesse finished second in the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division, and were promoted back to the Lebanese Premier League after five years.^[8]

Club rivalries

Sagesse plays the Achrafieh derby with Racing Beirut.^[9]

Players

Current squad

As of 5th of August 2024^[10]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	MF	LBN	Martin Bou Youness
6	MF	LBN	Moustafa Baydoun
8	MF	LBN	Hassan Hammoud
18	MF	LBN	Paul Khater
20	MF	LBN	Ahmad Jalloul
23	MF	LBN	Michel Feghaly
25	GK	LBN	Ahmad Kaawar
30	DF	LBN	Taylor Khaddaj
30		LBN	Rami Abu Al Nasr
32	DF	LBN	Mohammad Khalife
33	MF	LBN	Hatem Eid (captain)
—	FW	LBN	Alaa Ezzo
—	MF	LBN	Mahdi Abou Mohsen (Tlais)
—	MF	TUN	Hamza Zaak
—		SEN	Abdine Sidibe
—	GK	LBN	Mohammad Taha


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	LBN	Mohammad Zahr
—	DF	LBN	Hadi Madi
—	MF		Alioune Faye
—	FW		Papa Laye Dieng
—	FW	LBN	Alexandre Tabet
—	FW	LBN	Daniel Abou Fakhr
—	DF	LBN	Hussein Fahs
—	FW	LBN	Jean Sabbagh
—	FW	LBN	Kevin Trad
—	FW	LBN	Ali Ibrahim
—	DF	LBN	Ali Zbeeb
—	MF	LBN	Hussein Issa
—	DF	LBN	Ahmad Haidar
—	DF	LBN	David Trad
—	MF	LBN	Ziad Haidar

Notable players

**Players in international competitions**
Competition	Player	National team
2000 AFC Asian Cup	Ali Fakih	Lebanon
	Vardan Ghazaryan	Lebanon
	Fouad Hijazi	Lebanon

Honours

Lebanese Second Division
- Winners (4): 1943–44, 1947–48, 1955–56, 1998–99
Lebanese Premier League
- Runners-up (1): 2001–02
Lebanese FA Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2005–06
Lebanese Federation Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2004

Managerial history

Eugen Moldovan (2000–2001)
Theo Bücker (2001–2002)
Emile Rustom (2005)
Riad Murad
Fouad Hijazi
Fouad Leila
Sohad Zahran (0000–2021)
Vardan Ghazaryan (2021–2022)
Emile Rustom (2022–2023)
Paul Rustom (2023–present)

References

^ almaghribtoday. "almaghribtoday". Almaghribtoday (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ Khaled, Nasser (17 April 2021). "الاستقرار وراء تأهل سبورتينغ والحكمة للدرجة الأولى". Kooora. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "فريق: الحكمة". www.kooora.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". NOW Lebanon. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Khadra, A. (3 August 1946). "Le Cercle de la Sagesse". Le Jour.
^ ^a ^b "هكذا تأسّس نادي الحكمة بيروت". نداء الوطن. 28 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "SAGESSE". www.abdogedeon.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ "سبورتينغ بطل الدرجة الثانية والحكمة يعود الى دوري الأضواء". The LFA (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ "مبارتا دربي اﻷشرفية!". Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ "CS Sagesse". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] ribtoday. "almaghribtoday". Almaghribtoday (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[2] Khaled, Nasser (17 April 2021). "الاستقرار وراء تأهل سبورتينغ والحكمة للدرجة الأولى". Kooora. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

[:2-3] "فريق: الحكمة". www.kooora.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

[:7-4] Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". NOW Lebanon. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[:1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Khadra, A. (3 August 1946). "Le Cercle de la Sagesse". Le Jour.

[:0-6] "هكذا تأسّس نادي الحكمة بيروت". نداء الوطن. 28 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[7] "SAGESSE". www.abdogedeon.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

[8] "سبورتينغ بطل الدرجة الثانية والحكمة يعود الى دوري الأضواء". The LFA (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[9] "مبارتا دربي اﻷشرفية!". Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[10] "CS Sagesse". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

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Seasons	1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1960–61 1962–63 1964–65 1966–67 1968–69 1969–70 1972–73 1974–75 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 ~~2000–01~~ 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 ~~2019–20~~ 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
2024–25 clubs	Ahed Ansar Bourj Chabab Ghazieh Nejmeh Racing Beirut Riyadi Abbasiyah Safa Sagesse Shabab Baalbeck Shabab Sahel Tadamon Sour
Organisations	Lebanese Football Association
Statistics and awards	Al-Manar Football Festival Top scorers
Associated competitions	Lebanese FA Cup Lebanese Elite Cup Lebanese Challenge Cup Lebanese Super Cup Continental AFC Champions League AFC Cup Arab Club Championship