Chabab SC Ghazieh
Full name | Shabab Al-Ghazieh |
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Founded | 1960 |
League | Lebanese Premier League |
2014–15 | Lebanese Premier League, 9th |
Shabab Al-Ghazieh (in Arabic شباب الغازية) is a Lebanese football club its based in Ghazieh. The club competes in the Lebanese Premier League.Khodor Chaaban the goalkeeper on loan from Ansar to Shabeb el Ghazieh, was known as the youngest player in the league, to give his deput with Irshad Chhim aged only 15 years.
With players coming from 6 different countries (including Lebanon), the team's squad comprises the highest number of international players among Lebanese teams. It is thereafter often described as a mosaic of nationalities in the Lebanese Premier League.
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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Rivalries
Shabab Al Ghazieh has major ongoing rivalries with 3 Lebanese clubs: El Ahli Saida, El Tadamon sour and Chabeb El-Sahil. The most hotly contested derby fixture is often versus El Ahli Saida, described by Didier Lacina as "probably the most famous fixture in Lebanese football",as both teams originate from neighboring regions in Lebanon and often compete to stay in the first division of the Lebanese League.