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Safa Stadium
ملعب نادي الصفاء الرياضي
Location	Wata El-Museitbeh
Coordinates	33°52′29″N 35°29′31″E / 33.87472°N 35.49194°E
Capacity	4,000
Opened	1948

Safa
Full name	Safa Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	النسور (The Eagles)
Founded	31 March 1939; 85 years ago
Ground	Safa Stadium
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Ghazi Chaar
Manager	Fadi Omari
League	Lebanese Premier League
2023–24	Lebanese Premier League, 4th of 12
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

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Safa Sporting Club (Template:Lang-ar) is a professional football club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League. Founded in 1939, they won three league titles, three domestic cups, one Super Cup, and two Elite Cups; they have also reached the 2008 AFC Cup final.^[2]

Safa primarily receives its support from Wata El-Museitbeh, as well as the Druze community all over Lebanon.^[3]^[4] Given their fanbase extends well in Mount Lebanon, including the city of Aley, they play the Mountain derby with Akhaa Ahli Aley.

History

Founded in 1933 at an amateur level in the Wata El-Museitbeh of Beirut, Safa Sporting Club was officially established in 1939 by seven people: Maher Wahab, Anis Naaim, Hasib Al-Jerdi, Amin Haidar, Chafik Nader, Toufik Al-Zouhairy and Adib Haidar.^[5]

On 23 December 1948, Safa obtained the official membership and license from the government as a private association.^[5] In the same year, the club was affiliated to the Lebanese Football Association and was ranked within the Second Division.^[6] In 1961, Safa was promoted to the First Division.

Kit manufacturers

The following is a list of kit manufacturers worn by Safa.


Period	Kit manufacturer
1999–2008	Puma
2008–2010	Adidas
2010–2011	Lotto
2011–2015	Joma
2016–2017	Sportika SA
2017–2018	Jako
2018–	Joma

Stadium

The Safa Stadium opened in 1948, and has a capacity of 4,000 spectators. Located in the Wata El-Museitbeh district of Beirut, the stadium is five minutes from the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. While the stadium is of Safa's property, the club plays in various other stadiums around the country.

Club rivalries

Safa has important rivalries with Ansar and Nejmeh, both being based in Beirut. Safa also plays the Mountain derby with Akhaa Ahli,^[7] as Akhaa is based in Aley, a city in Mount Lebanon, and Safa's support comes from the Druze community in Lebanon, who mainly live in Chouf and Aley districts.

Players

Current squad

As of 10 March 2022^[8]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	LBN	Omar Idlibi
3		LBN	Mohammad Tajeddine
4	DF	LBN	Moujahed Alarja
4		LBN	Hussein Reda
6	MF	LBN	Kassem Hayek
7	DF	LBN	Mohamad Zein Tahan (captain)
8	FW	LBN	Moussa Tawil
9	FW	LBN	Mohamad Nasser Eddine
10	FW	LBN	Rony Azar
11	MF	LBN	Hassan Hazimeh
14	MF	LBN	Mohamad Suleiman
17		LBN	Mohammad Khater
18	MF	LBN	Hikmat Moghnieh
19	FW	LBN	Louai Gharzeddine
20	MF	LBN	Ahmad Jalloul
20	MF	LBN	Haidar Khriess


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	DF	LBN	Ali Kiki
23	FW	GHA	Nicholas Cofie
23		PLE	Said Dahshe
26	MF	LBN	Mohamed Shour
27	MF	LBN	Mohammad Hussein
27	FW	LBN	Jawad Talayeh
30	DF	LBN	Hussein Sharafeddine
50		LBN	Walid El Kaa
70	FW	LBN	Ali Balhas
70		LBN	Ali Hakim
71	FW	LBN	Ali Hammoud
72	GK	LBN	Talal El Dandachli
77	MF	LBN	Hassan Kraytem
96	GK	LBN	Rabie El Kakhi
99	FW	LBN	Mohammad Mohammad

Notable players

**Players in international competitions**
Competition	Player	National team
1996 AFC Asian Cup	Yasser Sibai	Syria
2000 AFC Asian Cup	Youssef Mohamad	Lebanon
2000 AFC Asian Cup	Ahmad Naamani	Lebanon
2019 AFC Asian Cup	Ahmad Taktouk	Lebanon
2019 AFC Asian Cup	Mohamed Zein Tahan	Lebanon

Honours

Domestic

Lebanese Premier League
- Winners (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
Lebanese FA Cup
- Winners (3): 1964–65, 1986–87, 2012–13
- Runners-up (8): 1970–71, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2016–17
Lebanese Elite Cup
- Winners (2): 2009, 2012
- Runners-up (3): 2011, 2014, 2015
Lebanese Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2013
- Runners-up (3): 2011, 2012, 2016
Lebanese Second Division
- Winners (1): 1960–61 (Beirut)

Continental

AFC Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2008

Asian record

AFC Cup: 5 appearances

2008: Final

2009: Round of 16

2012: Group stage

2013: Group stage

2014: Round of 16

Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1992–93: Withdrew in first round

2000–01: Withdrew in first round

Managerial history

Notes

^ Only used as a training ground

References

^ Arab-Sport.net | (13 October 2017). "بعزيمة النسور | الصفاء يعود من صيدا بثوب البطل". عرب سبورتس. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "AFC Cup 2017: Match day one - Playoff and group stage preview | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ Montague, James (24 October 2007). "In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^ Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b "فريق: الصفاء بيروت". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "جولة دربي الجبل... وملامسة اللقب". Al-Joumhouria. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^ "Safa SC". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ Diab, Rami Abou (9 November 2020). "Safa SC appoint new coach". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

External links

Safa SC at the AFC
Safa SC at FA Lebanon

[stadium-2] Only used as a training ground

[1] Arab-Sport.net | (13 October 2017). "بعزيمة النسور | الصفاء يعود من صيدا بثوب البطل". عرب سبورتس. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[3] "AFC Cup 2017: Match day one - Playoff and group stage preview | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[4] Montague, James (24 October 2007). "In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[5] Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[:0-6] "فريق: الصفاء بيروت". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[7] "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[8] "جولة دربي الجبل... وملامسة اللقب". Al-Joumhouria. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

[9] "Safa SC". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[10] Diab, Rami Abou (9 November 2020). "Safa SC appoint new coach". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

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+'''Safa Sporting Club''' ({{Lang-ar|نادي الصفاء الرياضي|lit=The Purity Sporting Club}}) is a professional [[Association football|football]] club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, a district in [[Beirut]], Lebanon, that competes in the {{Lebanese football updater|Safa}}. Founded in 1939, they won three [[Lebanese Premier League|league titles]], three [[Lebanese FA Cup|domestic cups]], one [[Lebanese Super Cup|Super Cup]], and two [[Lebanese Elite Cup|Elite Cups]]; they have also reached the [[2008 AFC Cup]] final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/afc-cup-2017-match-day-one-playoff-and-group-stage-preview/76qiccpxvxv31o3rx1t2o22vp|title=AFC Cup 2017: Match day one - Playoff and group stage preview {{!}} Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|language=en|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref>
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2024–25 clubs	Ahed Ansar Bourj Chabab Ghazieh Nejmeh Racing Beirut Riyadi Abbasiyah Safa Sagesse Shabab Baalbeck Shabab Sahel Tadamon Sour
Organisations	Lebanese Football Association
Statistics and awards	Al-Manar Football Festival Top scorers
Associated competitions	Lebanese FA Cup Lebanese Elite Cup Lebanese Challenge Cup Lebanese Super Cup Continental AFC Champions League AFC Cup Arab Club Championship

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