Al Ahly Sporting Club Nabatieh (Arabic: نادي الأهلي الرياضي النبطية), known as Ahly Nabatieh or simply Nabatieh, is a football club based in Nabatieh, Lebanon. It was established in 1968 and competes in the Lebanese Second Division.
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Full name | Al Ahly Sporting Club Nabatieh | ||
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Founded | 1968 | ||
Ground | Kfarjoz Municipal Stadium | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Chairman | Vacant | ||
Manager | Malek Hassoun | ||
League | Lebanese Second Division | ||
2023–24 | Lebanese Premier League, 11th of 12 (relegated) | ||
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They were first promoted to the Lebanese Premier League in 2023, and finished runners-up in the Lebanese Federation Cup the same year. They however got relegated back to the Second Division at the end of the season.
History
On 3 March 2023, Ahly Nabatieh defeated Sporting 2–1 in the final matchday of the 2022–23 Lebanese Second Division, and were thus promoted to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time.[1] The team also reached the quarter-finals of the 2022–23 Lebanese FA Cup, losing 3–0 to Shabab Sahel.[2]
Ahly Nabatieh finished runners-up in the 2023 Lebanese Federation Cup as a newly promoted Premier League club, after losing to league holders Ahed 4–0 in the final on 27 July 2023.[3] They were relegated back to the Second Division, after finishing the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League season in 11th place.[4]
Badge
On 2 August 2023, to commemorate Ahly Nabatieh's first season in the Lebanese Premier League and their 55th anniversary, the club unveiled a new logo featuring Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah, a Nabatieh-born engineer, mathematician and inventor.[5]
Players
Current squad
- As of 13 February 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Lebanese Federation Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2023
See also
References
- ^ يوم تاريخي في ذاكرة النبطية وفريقها الأهلي [A historic day in the memory of Nabatieh and its Al Ahly team]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Khaled, Nasser (18 March 2023). بيطار لكووورة: طموحنا البقاء في الدرجة الأولى [Bitar To Kooora: 'Our ambition is to stay in the first class']. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "بالصور: العهد بطلًا لكأس الاتحاد اللبناني". كووورة. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "طرابلس يودع الدوري اللبناني بتعادل أبيض". كووورة. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ مدينة بدأت مسيرتها حاضرة العلم ومهبط العلماء ، فكان النابغة حسن كامل الصباح عنوانها ، ونادي الشعب نادي الناس ،نادي الأهلي عصارة نتاج شبابها على مدى أجيالنا... Al Ahly Nabatieh (in Arabic). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Al Ahli SC Nabaṭīya". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
External links
- Club profile at Goalzz.com