AC Tripoli
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| Full name | Tripoli Athletic Club (formerly Olympic Beirut) | ||
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| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Tripoli Municipal Stadium Tripoli, Lebanon | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ghassan Yaken | ||
| Manager | Fadi Ayad | ||
| League | Lebanese Premier League | ||
| 2017–18 | Lebanese Premier League, 8th | ||
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AC Tripoli (Arabic: نادي طرابلس الرياضي), formerly Olympic Beirut, is a Lebanese football club founded in 2000.[1]
History
AC Tripoli was initially founded as Olympic Beirut winning the 2003 Lebanese Premier League and appearing in AFC Cup.[2]
Due to financial problems, the club was moved to the Northern city of Tripoli and renamed Tripoli Sports Club. Prime Minister Najib Mikati funds the Team.
Domestic history
| Season | League | Lebanese FA Cup | ||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | ||
| 2002–03 | 1st | 1 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 50 | Winners |
| 2003–04 | 1st | 3 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 35 | |
| 2004–05 | 1st | 4 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 33 | |
| 2005–06 | 1st | 8 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 14 | |
| 2006–07 | 1st | 10 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 22 | |
| 2007–08 | 1st | 7 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 23 | |
| 2008–09 | 1st | 12 | Withdrew from the league | |||||||
| 2009–10 | 2nd | First Round | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 1st | 7 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 24 | Round of 16 |
| 2012–13 | 1st | 10 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 24 | Quarterfinal |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 6 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 31 | Runners-up |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 4 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 24 | 33 | Winners |
| 2015–16 | 1st | 7 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 27 | |
| 2016–17 | 1st | 9 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 28 | |
| 2017–18 | 1st | 8 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 25 | |
| 2018–19 | 1st | |||||||||
Continental history
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2004 | AFC Cup | Group | 
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Al-Jaish | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2nd |
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Nebitçi Balkanabat | 2-0 | 2-1 | ||||
| Quarterfinal | 
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Home United | 3-3 | 1-2 | 4-5 | ||
| 2016 | AFC Cup | Play-off | 
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Alay Osh | 0–0 (p) | ||
| Group | 
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Naft Al-Wasat | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3rd | ||
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Al-Faisaly | 1–1 | 1-3 | ||||
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Istiklol | 2–1 | 3-1 |
Honours
- Lebanese Premier League (1): 2003
- Lebanese FA Cup (2): 2003, 2015
• Total Trophies: 3 ☆
Players
Current squad
- As of 21 September 2018[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
Edilson- Sílvio
Pierre Boya
Cofie Bekoe- Lee Addy
Krikor Alozian- Faisal Antar
- Nabil Baalbaki
- Mohammad Kassas
- Youssef Mohamad
- Michael Reda
Pierre Issa
Naser Al Sebai
Former managers
- Ihsan Sayeed (1999–02)
- Estevam Soares (2002)
Mohammed Sahel (2002–04)
References
- ^ Groll, Daniel. "AC Tripoli SC - Lebanon - نادي طرابلس الرياضي - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Olympic Beirut (02/03)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ "2018/2019 Lebanese Premier League Squads confirmed". YOUR HOME OF NEWS. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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