Al Ansar FC
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| Full name | Al-Ansar Sporting Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Greens | ||
| Founded | 1951 | ||
| Ground | Beirut Municipal Stadium Beirut, Lebanon | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Chairman | Nabil Bader | ||
| Manager |  Zoran Pešić | ||
| League | Lebanese Premier League | ||
| 2014–15 | Lebanese Premier League, 2nd | ||
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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 and has been funded by Rafic Hariri.[1][2]
Honours
- 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)
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012 (record)
- Winners: 1999, 2000
- Winners: 1997, 2000
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.
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Notable Players
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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
- ^ 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". Retrieved 15 October 2010.