Hekmeh FC
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| Full name | Club Sportif La Sagesse | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Hekmeh | ||
| Founded | 1943 | ||
| Ground |
Fouad Shehab Stadium Beirut, Lebanon | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Talal Makdessi | ||
| Manager | Hassan Ayoub | ||
| League | Lebanese Second Division | ||
| 2011-2012 | not classified | ||
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Hekmeh football team or Club Sagesse football team is a Lebanese football club currently competing in the Lebanese Second Division. Club Sportif La Sagesse was founded in 1943, under the patronage of Father Boulos Kik, supported by Mgr. Jean Maroun. Paul Rustom, son of Lebanon national football team coach Emile Rustom, is a former Hekmeh player.
Al-Hikma in classical Arabic, El-Hekmeh in Lebanese dialect stands for "wisdom", thus also the French alternative name of the club, Sagesse (meaning wisdom in French).
The club is also very well known for its basketball programme.
Hekmeh Football
Hekmeh competes in the Lebanese Second Division. It took part in the top Lebanese soccer league in 1944 but was relegated to division 2 in 1945, winning the 2nd division yet again in 1948 coming back to division 1. After 2 years it was relegated back again to division 2 in 1950. After becoming champions of division 2 yet again in 1956, the club returned to division 1 and played in the top league until 1991. In 2006, Hekmeh soccer team reached the final of the Lebanese Cup but lost against the cup holder Al-Ansar 1-3.
After playing in top division Lebanese Premier League including the 2008-2009 season, the program has been relegated to lower Lebanese Second Division in 2009-2010. Coach for the 2009-2010 season was Wissam Khalil.
The team usually plays their home matches in Fouad Shehab Stadium which can hold up to 5,000 supporters.
Performance in Competitions
- Lebanese Premier League:
- Season 2000-2001 - Ruuner-up
- Season 2001-2002 - Runner-up
- Lebanese Federation Cup: Runners-up in 2004
- Lebanese FA Cup runner-up 2006 (against cup holders Al-Ansar)
- Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers - In:
Mahmoud Chahoud (from Al-Ansar (Lebanon))
Notable players
- Bassam Habib
- George Salem
- Rabih Najjar
- Ahmad Krayem
- Jean Haddad
- Wartan Ghazarian
- Elie Najjar
- Paul Rustom
- Mario Ziadeh
- Rabih Hnayneh
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Artur Kocharyan -
Eugen Moldovan - Vasile Caciureac
- Serge Lartchenko
Notable managers
- Eugen Moldovan (2000–2001)
Theo Bücker (2001–2002) Link- Emile Rustom
See also
- Hekmeh - for Hekmeh Basketball programme
References
External links
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