Nasser Club Bar Elias (Arabic: نادي ناصر برالياس), or simply Nasser, is a football club based in Barelias, Beqaa, Lebanon. Founded in 1970, the club competes in the Lebanese Fourth Division.[1]
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Full name | Nasser Club Bar Elias | |
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Short name | Nasser, NCB | |
Founded | 1970 | |
Chairman | Fayez Salloum | |
League | Lebanese Fourth Division | |
2023–24 | Lebanese Third Division Group 3, 5th of 6 (relegated via play-offs) | |
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History
Located in the city of Barelias, Nasser was founded in 1970.[2] After finishing in 11th place in the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division, Nasser were relegated to the Lebanese Third Division.[3]
Outside football
The club has welcomed Palestinian and Syrian players from refugee camps in the city;[2] around 200,000 Syrian refugees and 7,000 Palestinians live in the Barelias area.[4] The club helps fight the garbage problem, and the pollution of the Litani River, organizing regular clean-up operations in the city.[2]
They developed educational programs and developed the first secondary school in the city for 50,000 Lebanese and 15,000 Palestinian students.[2] Members of Nasser also organized the distribution of food and clothing for the refugees in the city.[2]
Club rivalries
Nasser plays the Barelias derby with Nahda, as they are both based in the same city.[5]
Honours
See also
References
- ^ "فريق: ناصر برالياس". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ a b c d e "Fußball im Libanon - Ein frühes "Wir schaffen das!"". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "النبي شيت يهزم ناصر برالياس ويطيح به للدرجة الثالثة". كووورة. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "Flüchtlinge: Sie halfen schon, bevor die NGOs kamen". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.