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Bourj Football Club (Arabic: نادي البرج الرياضي, lit. 'Tower Sporting Club') is a football club based in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League.[3] Founded in 1967, the club has won one Lebanese FA Cup in 1993 and one Lebanese Challenge Cup in 2019.[4][5]

Bourj

Full name	Bourj Football Club
Nickname(s)	زعيم الضاحية (Leader of Dahieh)[1]
Founded	1967; 55 years ago (1967)
Ground	Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium[lower-alpha 1]
Capacity	1,500
Chairman	Fadi Nasser[2]
Manager	Oussama Farjallah
League	Lebanese Premier League
2021–22	Lebanese Premier League, 3rd of 12
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Nicknamed the "Leader of Dahieh" (Arabic: زعيم الضاحية), in 2019 the club was promoted to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time in 16 years.[1]

History

In 1993 Bourj, captained by Mohammad Ismail, won the final the Lebanese FA Cup 4–1 after extra time, against Homenmen.[6] Mallarby and Hassan Rahhal scored a brace each, while Papken Melikian scored the sole goal for the opposing team.[6] This was the second replay of the final, after both previous encounters ended in a draw after extra time.[6] In 2008, Bourj FC were relegated to the Fourth Division.[7]

On 1 August 2021, Bourj won the Lebanese Challenge Cup for the second time, beating Tripoli in the 2021 final; they refused to attend the crowing ceremony, following a verbal altercation between Fadi Nasser, Bourj's president, and a member of the Lebanese Football Association (LFA)'s executive committee.[2] On 2 August, the LFA imposed a fine of £L22 million on the club.[8] The same day, Bourj announced their withdrawal from the Lebanese Premier League through their social media, and that they would not pay the fine imposed.[9] They eventually took part in the 2020–21 season.[10]

Supporters

Founded as the first club in the area, Bourj is considered to be the representative of all the families of the town.[11] Following the introduction of ultras groups in Lebanon in 2018, "Ultras Borjawi" (Arabic: ألتراس برجاوي) was formed at the start of the 2018–19 Lebanese Second Division season.[12]

Bourj supporters tend to be seen as the 12th man for their team, as they attend in good figures to their club’s games.

Club rivalries

Bourj's main rival have historically been Shabab Sahel, as they both fight for supremacy over the Dahieh suburbs.[11] The match has been dubbed the Dahieh derby.[1] Another important rivalry is with Shabab Bourj, due to the fact that they are both based in the Bourj el-Barajneh district.[11]

Players

Current squad

As of 17 September 2022[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  LBN Abdelkarim Saleh 2 DF  LBN Mohamad El Dor 3 DF  LBN Shadi Skaf 4 DF  LBN Khodor Hallak 5 MF  LBN Mohamad Al Faour 6 FW  LBN Hussein Ibrahim (captain) 8 MF  LBN Mohammad Omar Sadek 9 FW  LBN Ali Markabawi 10 FW  LBN Khaled Takaji 11 MF  LBN Ali Chaito 12 MF  LBN Mohamad El Sibai 16 DF  LBN Mohamad Safwan

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  LBN Youssef Barakat 19 DF  LBN Saad Chweiki 20 FW  LBN Ali Hammoud 21 DF  LBN Mohamad Hammoud 23 MF  LBN Mohamad Nasser Eddine 30  LBN Mohammad El Saleh 50 GK  LBN Hassan Moghnieh 70 FW  LBN Mahmoud Kaawar 77 DF  LBN Youssef Anbar 88 MF  GHA Stephen Kwadwo Sarfo 90 FW  GHA Richard Baffour

Honours

• Lebanese FA Cup
  • Winners (1): 1992–93
• Lebanese Challenge Cup
  • Winners (2; record): 2019, 2021
• Lebanese Second Division
  • Winners (3): 1990–91, 2000–01, 2018–19
• Lebanese Third Division
  • Winners (1): 2016–17

See also

• List of football clubs in Lebanon

Notes

References

External links

• Bourj FC at LebanonFG

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