Shabab Baalbeck SC
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| Full name | Shabab Baalbeck Sport Club |
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| Founded | 1986 (as Al Nabi Chit Sport Club) |
| Ground | Baalbek Municipal Stadium Nabi Chit Stadium |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Chairman | Rakan Dika |
| Manager | Hasan Mashhour "Mido" |
| League | Lebanese Premier League |
| 2023–24 | Lebanese Second Division, 2nd of 12 (promoted) |
Shabab Baalbeck Sport Club (Arabic: نادي تجمع شباب بعلبك الرياضي) is a football club based in Baalbek, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League[1] Founded in 1986 as Nabi Chit Sport Club (Arabic: نادي النبي شيت الرياضي), the club was known as Bekaa Sport Club (Arabic: نادي البقاع الرياضي) between 2018 and 2020, and is primarily supported by the Shia Muslim community.[2]
History
Nabi Chit Sport Club first played in the Lebanese Premier League in the 2014–15 season, after winning Group B of the 2013–14 Lebanese Second Division: they became the first team to represent the Beqaa Governorate in the first division. In 2018, the club changed their name to Bekaa SC;[3] they were relegated back to the Second Division in 2019. In 2020, they changed their name back to Nabi Chit SC.[4]
The club changed its name to Shabab Baalbeck SC on 7 June 2022.[5] They were promoted to the first division for the first time, as Shabab Baalbeck, after finishing second in the 2023–24 Lebanese Second Division season. [6]
Current squad
- As of 23 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Lebanese Second Division
- Winners (1): 2013–14 (Group B)[a]
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24
- Lebanese Challenge Cup (defunct)
- Runners-up (1): 2014[a]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Lebanon - Al Nabi Sheet Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Maugendre, Axel (31 August 2018), "Ethnography of the Lebanese Football Clubs" (PDF), Athens Journal of Sports, 5 (3): 213–226, doi:10.30958/AJSPO.5-3-3, archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019
- ^ "Nabi Chit announce name change to Bekaa Club ahead of new Lebanese Premier League Season". FaLebanon. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "المنافسة محتدمة في الدرجة الثانية.. ومفاجأة في الصدارة". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "قرار رقم 106/1/2022 تاريخ 7 حزيران سنة 2022 يتعلق بتغير اسم جمعية «نادي النبي شيت الرياضي» ليصبح «نادي تجمع شباب بعلبك الرياضي»". pcm.gov.lb (in Arabic). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ https://elmaestrosport.com/%d8%aa%d8%ac%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%b4%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d8%a8%d8%b9%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%83-%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%82-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b6%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%8a/