Lebanese FA Cup

Not to be confused with the Lebanese Federation Cup.

Annual knockout football competition in Lebanese football

Football tournament

Lebanese FA CupOrganizing body| Lebanese Football Association

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Founded| 1937; 88 years ago (1937)
Region| Lebanon
Number of teams| 28
Domestic cup(s)| Lebanese Super Cup
Current champion(s)| Ansar (16th title)
Most successful club(s)| Ansar (16 titles)
Television broadcasters| MTV Lebanon
2023–24 Lebanese FA Cup

The Lebanon Cup (Arabic: كأس لبنان), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in domestic Lebanese football.

In the first FA Cup final, held on 26 June 1938, Nahda beat Hilmi-Sport 3–2 in the replay (after drawing 1–1 the first match).[1] The most successful club in the competition is Ansar with 15 titles, followed by Nejmeh with eight. Ansar have also contested the most finals with 20, followed by Nejmeh with 17.[2]

## Format

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Starting from the 2020–21 season, the Lebanese FA Cup includes participation from all 12 teams of the Lebanese Premier League, along with the top four Second Division teams occupying the first four positions after the first half of the season. Operating in a single-elimination tournament structure, the competition begins from the round of 16. In the case of a draw between two teams after regular time, an additional 30 minutes of extra time, split into two halves of 15 minutes each, is played. Should the tie persist after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the victor.[3]

Round | Clubs
remaining | Clubs
involved | Winners from
previous round | Leagues entering
at this round

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Round of 16 | 16 | 16 | none | 12 Lebanese Premier League teams
4 Lebanese Second Division teams
Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none
Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none
Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none

## Winners and finalists

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### Winners by year

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Lebanese FA Cup finals[2] No.  | Season  | Winners  | Score  | Runners–up

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1st  | 1937–38  | Nahda | 1–1  | Hilmi-Sport
1st (R)  | 3–2
2nd  | 1938–39  | Hilmi-Sport | 2–1  | Homenetmen
3rd  | 1939–40  | Hilmi-Sport | 3–2  | DPHB
4th  | 1940–41  | Nahda | 4–2  | Homenetmen
5th  | 1942–43  | Homenetmen | 3–2  | Nahda
6th  | 1944–45  | Nahda | 2–2  | Racing Beirut
6th (R)  | 3–2
7th  | 1946–47  | Nahda | 2–1  | Pagramian
8th  | 1947–48  | Homenetmen | 1–0  | Racing Beirut
9th  | 1950–51  | Shabiba Mazraa | 4–2  | Nejmeh
10th  | 1951–52  | Shabiba Mazraa | 8–1  | Homenetmen
11th  | 1961–62  | Homenetmen | 4–2  | Shabiba Mazraa
12th  | 1963–64  | Safa | 1–0  | Nejmeh
13th  | 1970–71  | Nejmeh | 3–1  | Safa
14th  | 1985–86  | Safa | 1–0  | Ansar
15th  | 1986–87  | Nejmeh | 2–0  | Tadamon Beirut
16th  | 1987–88  | Ansar | 1–0  | Shabab Sahel
17th  | 1988–89  | Nejmeh | 4–0  | Tadamon Sour
18th  | 1989–90  | Ansar | 3–2  | Safa
19th  | 1990–91  | Ansar | 2–1  | Safa
20th  | 1991–92  | Ansar | 2–0 (aet)  | Harakat Shabab
21st  | 1992–93  | Bourj | 4–1  | Homenmen
22nd  | 1993–94  | Ansar | 4–1  | Homenmen
23rd  | 1994–95  | Ansar | 1–0  | Safa
24th  | 1995–96  | Ansar | 4–2 (aet)  | Nejmeh
25th  | 1996–97  | Nejmeh | 2–0  | Ansar
26th  | 1997–98  | Nejmeh | 2–1  | Homenmen
27th  | 1998–99:  | Ansar | 2–1 (aet)  | Homenmen
28th  | 1999–2000  | Shabab Sahel | 1–1 (p)  | Safa
29th  | 2000–01  | Tadamon Sour | 2–1  | Ansar
30th  | 2001–02  | Ansar | 2–1  | Ahed
31st  | 2002–03  | Olympic Beirut | 3–2 (aet)  | Nejmeh
32nd  | 2003–04  | Ahed | 2–1 (aet)  | Nejmeh
33rd  | 2004–05  | Ahed | 2–1  | Olympic Beirut
34th  | 2005–06  | Ansar | 3–1  | Sagesse
35th  | 2006–07  | Ansar | 3–1  | Ahed
36th  | 2007–08 | Mabarra | 2–1  | Safa
37th  | 2008–09 | Ahed | 2–0  | Shabab Sahel
38th  | 2009–10 | Ansar | 2–1 (aet)  | Mabarra
39th  | 2010–11 | Ahed | 3–0  | Safa
40th  | 2011–12 | Ansar | 2–1 (aet)  | Nejmeh
41st  | 2012–13 | Safa | 2–1  | Shabab Sahel
42nd  | 2013–14 | Salam Zgharta | 1–0 (aet)  | Tripoli
43rd  | 2014–15 | Tripoli | 2–1  | Nejmeh
44th  | 2015–16 | Nejmeh | 0–0 (p)  | Ahed
45th  | 2016–17 | Ansar | 1–0  | Safa
46th  | 2017–18 | Ahed | 0–0 (p)  | Nejmeh
47th  | 2018–19 | Ahed | 1–0  | Ansar
48th  | 2020–21 | Ansar | 1–1 (p)  | Nejmeh
49th  | 2021–22 | Nejmeh | 2–1  | Ansar
50th  | 2022–23 | Nejmeh | 0–0 (p)  | Ahed
51st  | 2023–24 | Ansar | 2–1  | Ahed

### Results by team

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Results by team  Club  | Wins  | Runners-up  | Total final
appearances

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Ansar | 16  | 5  | 21
Nejmeh | 8  | 10  | 18
Ahed | 6  | 4  | 10
Nahda | 4  | 1  | 5
Safa | 3  | 8  | 11
Homenetmen | 3  | 3  | 6
Tripoli | 2  | 2  | 4
Hilmi-Sport | 2  | 1  | 3
Shabiba Mazraa | 2  | 1  | 3
Shabab Sahel | 1  | 3  | 4
Mabarra | 1  | 1  | 2
Tadamon Sour | 1  | 1  | 2
Bourj | 1  | 0  | 1
Salam Zgharta | 1  | 0  | 1
Homenmen | 0  | 4  | 4
Racing Beirut | 0  | 2  | 2
Pagramian | 0  | 1  | 1
Harakat Shabab | 0  | 1  | 1
Sagesse | 0  | 1  | 1
DPHB | 0  | 1  | 1
Tadamon Beirut | 0  | 1  | 1

## Media coverage

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MTV Lebanon broadcasts a selection of cup matches.

## See also

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* Lebanese Federation Cup
* Lebanese Elite Cup
* Lebanese Challenge Cup

## References

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1. ^ Sakr 1992, p. 26.
2. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel. "Lebanon – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
3. ^ "سحب قرعة بطولات الموسم 2023-2024". The LFA. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

## Bibliography

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* Sakr, Ali Hamidi (1992). مؤسسة نوفل للتوزيع [Lebanese Football Encyclopedia]. ISBN 0000281247.

## External links

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* LFA official website (in Arabic)
* Lebanese FA Cup at Kooora (in Arabic)

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