Al-Ansar SC
Al-Ansar Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الأنصار الرياضي) is a Lebanese association football club based in Beirut. Formed in 1951, the club did not win its first Lebanese Premier League until 1988. They went on to set a world record by winning the league 11 seasons in a row. They have won more Lebanese FA Cup and Lebanese Premier League titles than any other club. Its support comes from all over Lebanon across all religions and sects though the majority from the Sunni community.[1][2]
Honours
Lebanese Premier League: 13
- 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007 (record)
Lebanese FA Cup: 13
- 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012 (record)
Lebanese Super Cup: 5
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012 (record)
Lebanese Federation Cup: 2
Lebanese Elite Cup: 2
Performance in AFC Competitions
AFC Champions League: 11 appearances
- 1989: Qualifying Stage
- 1990: Qualifying Stage
- 1992: Qualifying Stage
- 1994: Group Stage
- 1995: Group Stage
- 1996: Second Round
- 1998: Group Stage
- 1999: Second Round
- 2000: Second Round
- 2001: First Round
- 2002: Qualifying Stage
AFC Cup: 4 appearances
- 2007: Group Stage
- 2008: Group Stage
- 2011: Group Stage
- 2013: Group Stage
AFC Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
- 1992: First Round
- 1997: First Round
Current squad
Senior Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable Players
Kevork Garabedian
Presidents
Mustafa El-Shami (1948–50)- Ameen Itani (1950–54)
- Fouad Rustom (1954–56)
Abdul Jalil Al-Sabra (1956–63)
Jemil Haspny (1963–65)
Abed El-Jamil Ramadan (1965–67)- Khaled Kabbani (1967–75)
- Said Wanid (1975–77)
- Salim Diab (1977–08)
- Karim Diab (2008–12)
- Nabil Badr (2012–)
References
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