Sagesse SC (football)

Lebanese association football club

Football club

Sagesse

Full name| Sagesse Sports Club
Nickname(s)| القَلعَة الخَضراء (The Green Castle)[1]
Founded| 14 October 1943; 80 years ago (1943-10-14), as Cercle de la Sagesse
Chairman| Elie Yahchouchi[2]
Manager| Paul Rustom
League| Lebanese Premier League
2023–24| Lebanese Premier League, 9th of 12
Website| Club website

Home colours

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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

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### Early history

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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

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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

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

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 23th of April 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

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1  | GK |  LBN | Hussein Madi
2  | DF |  LBN | Ali Al Saadi
3  | DF |  LBN | Mohamad Al-Moussawi
4  | DF |  SEN | Sayed Payet
5  | MF |  LBN | Martin Bou Youness
6  | MF |  LBN | Moustafa Baydoun
8  | MF |  LBN | Hassan Hammoud
10  | MF |  BRA | Vinicius Calamari
12  | GK |  LBN | Ali Al Hares
14  | MF |  LBN | Adnan Melhem
17  | MF |  LBN | Ali Manaa
17  | MF |  LBN | Omar El Kurdi
18  | MF |  LBN | Paul Khater
19  | FW |  LBN | Ali Karaki
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20  | MF |  LBN | Ahmad Jalloul
22  | MF |  LBN | Zaher Hasan
23  | MF |  LBN | Michel Feghaly
25  | GK |  LBN | Ahmad Kaawar
26  | MF |  LBN | Ahmad Zein El Dinne
28  | FW |  LBN | Ali Hourani
30  | DF |  LBN | Taylor Khaddaj
30  |  |  LBN | Rami Abu Al Nasr
32  |  |  LBN | Samer Haidar
32  | DF |  LBN | Mohammad Khalife
33  | MF |  LBN | Hatem Eid (captain)
45  | FW |  SEN | Boucounta Sarr
80  | MF |  SEN | Mansa Konate
99  | FW |  SEN | Adramé Diallo
-- | FW |  LBN | Hussein Mrad
-- | DF |  LBN | Hassan Hussein Hazime

### Notable players

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See also: Category:Sagesse SC (football) players

Players in international competitions Competition  | Player  | National team

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2000 AFC Asian Cup | Ali Fakih |  Lebanon
Vardan Ghazaryan |  Lebanon
Fouad Hijazi |  Lebanon

## Honours

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* 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

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2019)

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* 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)

## See also

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* Sagesse SC
* Sagesse SC (basketball)
* List of football clubs in Lebanon

## References

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1. ^ almaghribtoday. "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.
3. ^ "فريق: الحكمة". www.kooora.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
4. ^ Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". NOW Lebanon. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
5. ^ a b c d e f g Khadra, A. (3 August 1946). "Le Cercle de la Sagesse". Le Jour.
6. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Official website

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Lebanese Premier League

Seasons|

* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1940–41
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* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
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* 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
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* 1993–94
* 1994–95
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* ~~2000–01~~
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
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* 2007–08
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* 2009–10
* 2010–11
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* 2012–13
* 2013–14
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* 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

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*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
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