Salam Zgharta

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Salam Zgharta

Full name	Salam Zgharta
Founded
Ground	Rashid Karami Stadium Tripoli, Lebanon (Capacity 25,000)
League	Lebanese First Division
2006-07	12 (relegated)

Salam Zgharta (Arabic: السلام زغرتا) is a Lebanese football (soccer) club based in Zgharta which competes in the Lebanese Premier League. The team usually plays their home matches in Rashid Karami Stadium which can hold up to 25,000 supporters. A project for the renovation of their historical home stadium (Merdachiyyé) is currently being realised. Salam Zgharta won the Lebanese Cup in 1987. The clubs fanbase comes from the town of Zgharta and the region of Zgharta Zawie. His supporters are notorious for their strong attachment for their club and region and sometimes for their violence. The clubs traditional kit coulour is dark red. Salam Zgharta has a traditional strong rivalry with Ansar Beirut. They have historically been robbed many matches by refereeing errors.

[edit] Current Squad

There are three internationals in the squad. One of them is striker Rami Al Hassan, a Palestinian international.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	George Sadek
			Claude Kharma
			Ali Ibrahim
			Wehbe El Douaihy
			Jad Yammine
			Hussein Moustafa
			Wael Mouawad
			Saïd Bassim
			Lubnan Germanos
			Mohsen Nasif
			Antoine Saroufim

No.		Position	Player
			Ibrahim Youssef
		FW	Rami Al Hassan
			Youssef Barakat
			Ghassan Germanos
			Boutros Karam
			Joseph Frangieh
			Jad Mouawad
			Abdul Fatah Samad
			Francoise Kharma
			Mohamed Obeid
			Mohamad El-Rifai