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'''Sporting Athletic Club''' ({{lang-ar|نادي سبورتينغ الرياضي}}), known as '''AC Sporting''' or simply '''Sporting''', is a [[ |
'''Sporting Athletic Club''' ({{lang-ar|نادي سبورتينغ الرياضي}}), known as '''AC Sporting''' or simply '''Sporting''', is a professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Beirut]], Lebanon, that competes in the {{Lebanese football updater|ACSport}}. They first competed in the Lebanese Premier League in 2021, having won the [[2020–21 Lebanese Second Division]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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| Full name | Sporting Athletic Club[1] | ||
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| Founded | 23 October 1963, as Al Jihad SC 2 September 2009, as Al Khoyol FC 24 April 2018, as AC Sporting | ||
| Ground | Rafic Hariri Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ziad Chehade[2] | ||
| Manager | Sami El Choum | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Sporting Athletic Club (Arabic: نادي سبورتينغ الرياضي), known as AC Sporting or simply Sporting, is a professional football club based in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . They first competed in the Lebanese Premier League in 2021, having won the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division.
History
Al Jihad SC
On 23 October 1963, Al Jihad SC (Arabic: نادي الجهاد الرياضي), based in Hay El Sellom, a district in Beirut, was formally recognized as a non-profit sports and cultural organization.[3] They played their first official season in 1997, in the Lebanese Fifth Division,[3] which they won in 1999–2000.[4] In 2007–08 they won the Lebanese Third Division,[3] and were promoted to the Lebanese Second Division.[5]
Al Khoyol FC
On 2 September 2009, the club relocated to Ghobeiry, and changed their name to Al Khoyol FC (Arabic: نادي الخيول الرياضي).[6]
In 2009–10, Khoyol lost a decisive match for promotion to the Lebanese Premier League against Akhaa Ahli Aley.[7] The following season, in 2010–11, Khoyol lost to Ahli Saida in another decisive promotion match.[7] In both instances, Khoyol complained to the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) for supposed match fixing.[7]
In 2014, Khoyol were relegated to the Third Division.[3]
AC Sporting
On 24 April 2018, the club changed their name to AC Sporting (Arabic: نادي سبورتينغ الرياضي) and moved to Beirut:[8] they promptly gained promotion to the Lebanese Second Division in 2019, coming first in the Lebanese Third Division.[9] AC Sporting won the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division,[10] and gained promotion to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time in their history.[11]
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
See also
Notes
- ^ As Al Jihad SC
References
- ^ "About the Club". AC Sporting. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "طموح نادي سبورتينغ". نداء الوطن. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Club History". AC Sporting. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b Mahfoud, Maroun (13 April 2021). "Who is AC Sporting?". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Lebanon 2007/08". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "الجامعة اللبنانية | التشريعات | تعديل اسم جمعية "نادي الجهاد الرياضي"- حي السلم ليصبح جمعية: "نادي الخيول الرياضي"". www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "سبورتينغ في الدرجة الأولى.. من هو؟ وكيف وصل؟". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "الجامعة اللبنانية | التشريعات | تعديل اسم ونقل مركز جمعية « نادي الخيول الرياضي» - الغبيري ليصبح «نادي سبورتينغ الرياضي» - بيروت". www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Lebanese League Third Division 2018/2019". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b "بالصور.. سبورتينج والحكمة يتأهلان لدوري الدرجة الأولى". كووورة. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Hijazi, Alloffs (12 April 2021). "سبورتينغ في دوري الاضواء للمرة الأولى في تاريخه". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Players". AC Sporting. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Sporting AC". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 October 2021.