AS Hilmi-Sport
| Full name | Hilmi Sports | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Template:Rtl-lang (The Red Devils) | |
| Founded | 1936 | |
|
| ||
Hilmi Sports (Arabic: حلمي سبور) was a Lebanese football club. Established in 1936, they won two Lebanese FA Cups in 1939 and 1940, and were finalists in the inaugural Lebanese FA Cup in 1938.
History
Hilmi Sports was founded in 1936 by Khalil Hilmi, with Samsinger from Hungary appointed as the first coach.[1][2] The club was known as "the Red Devils" (Arabic: الشياطين الحمر), and wore a red shirt with black shorts.[1][2] Hilmi Sports hosted several foreign teams, most notably Austrian clubs First Vienna and Admira Vienna, and Romanian club CFR Cluj, among others.[1][2]
In 1937–38 Hilmi Sports won the Lebanese Second Division, and were runners up in the Lebanese FA Cup.[1][3] They won the FA Cup twice in a row: in 1938–39 and 1939–40.[1][3] Two players from Hilmi Sports took part in Lebanon's first official international match in 1940, against Mandatory Palestine:[4] Iranian player Salah Falah, captain of Hilmi Sports, and Muhieddine Jaroudi.[1][2]
Honours
- Lebanese FA Cup
- Winners (2): 1938–39, 1939–40
- Runners-up (1): 1937–38
- Lebanese Second Division
- Winners (1): 1937–38
References
- ^ a b c d e f Sakr 1992, p. 26.
- ^ a b c d "hilmi sport". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected". The Palestine Post. 30 April 1940. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Bibliograhpy
- Sakr, Ali Hamidi (1995). موسوعة كرة القدم اللبنانية 1991–1992 [1991–1992 Lebanese Football Encyclopedia] (PDF) (in Arabic). Template:Rtl-lang. ISBN 0000281247.
  | This article about a Lebanese football club is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |