Racing Club (Arabic: نادي الراسينغ), known as Racing Beirut or simply Racing, is a football club based in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Second Division.[1] They play their home matches at the Fouad Chehab Stadium and are primarily supported by the Christian community.[4]

Racing Beirut

Full name	Racing Club
Nickname(s)	القلعة البيضاء (The White Castle)[1] سندباد الكرة اللبنانية (The Sinbad of Lebanese Football)[2]
Short name	Racing
Founded	1934; 88 years ago (1934)
Ground	Fouad Chehab Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Paula Faraoun[3]
Manager	Ismail Kortam
League	Lebanese Second Division
2021–22	Lebanese Second Division, 3rd of 12
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Racing Beirut won the Lebanese Premier League three times, the Lebanese Challenge Cup twice, and the Lebanese Second Division three times. They also finished runners-up in the Lebanese FA Cup twice.

History

The club was founded in 1934 by several locals from the Achrafieh and Gemmayzeh districts of Beirut, Lebanon.[5] The club's name is inspired from Racing Paris, a French football club, of which the club's presidents were passionate.[5] Racing played five years in the Lebanese Second Division, and got its first promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 1940.[5]

In 1953, Albert Kheir was elected as the club's president.[5] He sought to heighten the club's status in the country, by buying 20-year-old Joseph Abou Murad from Intissar Chayyah, Said Haidar from Al Nahda, and Yuguslavian coach Ljubiša Broćić.[5]

Racing Beirut played international friendly games against a variety of famous clubs and selections during the 1970s, including one against the Brazil national under-23 team.[6]

Club rivalries

Historically, during the 1960s and 1970s, Racing's main rivals were Nejmeh, also from Beirut.[5] Racing plays the Achrafieh derby with Sagesse.[7]

Players

Squad

As of 1 October 2022[8]

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 Ali Hajj Hassan 2 DF  LBN Mostafa Doulani 3  LBN Mohammad Shrim 4 MF  LBN Hussein Saleh 6 MF  LBN Mohammad Rammal 7 DF  LBN Andrew Al Azzi 8  LBN Miguel Karam 9 FW  LBN Ali Imad Moussawi 10 FW  LBN Wael Bayyad 11 FW  LBN Hussein Ezzeddine 12 DF  LBN Ali Ayoub (captain) 14 FW  LBN Hussein Mrad

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  LBN Issa Atriss 18  LBN Joseph Aoun 20  LBN Khalil Hamieh 21 GK  LBN Abdelmenhem Tamer 22 MF  LBN Mehdi Koubeissi 23 MF  LBN Jehad Abou El Aynan 27 FW  LBN Ali Hamdar 28 DF  LBN Abdallah Taleb 33 GK  PLE Mohammad Issa 66 DF  LBN Taha El Hussein 90 FW  LBN Ibrahim Abou Jabal

Shirt manufacturers

• 2008: Adidas
• 2009: Lotto
• 2010: Lotto
• 2011–2013: Adidas
• 2014–2016: Diadora
• 2016–2018: Joma
• 2018–present: Capelli

Honours

League

• Lebanese Premier League
  • Winners (3): 1955–56, 1964–65, 1969–70
• Lebanese Challenge Cup
  • Winners (2; joint record): 2016, 2017
• Lebanese Second Division
  • Winners (3): 1938–39, 1999–2000, 2006–07
• Lebanese FA Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 1944–45, 1947–48

Managerial history

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• Ljubiša Broćić (1955)
• Ion Bogdan (1967–1970)
• Dorian Marin (2004–2005)
• Libor Pala (2012–2015)
• Eugen Moldovan (2015–2016)
• Moussa Hojeij (2016–2017)
• Roda Antar (2017–2019)
• Jalal Radwan (2019–2020)
• Said Jraidini (2020–2021)
• Ismail Kortam (2021–present)

See also

• List of football clubs in Lebanon

References

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