Al Ahed

Al-Ahed
Full name Al Ahed
Founded 1966
Ground Beirut Municipal Stadium
ouzai, Lebanon
(Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman Ousama Helbawi
Manager Theo Bücker
League Lebanese Premier League
2010/2011 1st place

Al Ahed (Arabic: نادي العهد الرياضي‎) is a Lebanese football team playing at the top level. It is based in Beirut. It competes in Lebanon's top division, the Lebanese Premier League. It is supported by the Shi'a community, and has ties to Hezbollah.[1][2] Al Ahed won the Lebanese Premier League in 2008, their first league crown.

Contents

Achievements

2008, 2010, 2011
2004, 2005, 2009, 2011
2004, 2006
2008, 2010, 2011
2008, 2010

Performance in AFC competitions

2005: Quarter-Final
2006: Group Stage
2009: Group Stage
2010: Group Stage
2011: Round of 16

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Mohamad Santina
2 DF Hadi Shahmarani
3 DF Mahmoud Baker Younes
5 DF Abbas Kenaan (Captain)
6 MF Ali Faour
8 FW Hussein Dakik
9 FW Ali Bazzi
10 MF Abbas Ali Atwi
11 MF Ahmad Zreik
13 FW Hussein Chaito
14 FW Adnan Milhem
No. Position Player
15 MF Haytham Faour
16 DF Hassan Nasser
17 DF Hassan Mezher
18 MF Ali El Atat
19 MF Hamzeh Salameh
20 FW Mahmoud Al Ali
21 GK Hassan Hammoud
22 MF Hussein Faour
25 DF Hussein Al Dor
31 GK Hussein Tfaily

Sponsors

Sister Clubs

These clubs are sister clubs affiliated with Al Ahed[3]:

Former players

References

  1. ^ Montague, James (24 October 2007). "In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/sports/24iht-CUP.1.8030583.html. Retrieved 15 October 2010. 
  2. ^ Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=111940. Retrieved 15 October 2010. 
  3. ^ [Khabare Varzeshi Newspaper, Number 3400, January 31, 2009]

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