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Safa Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي الصفاء الرياضي, lit.'The Purity Sporting Club') is a football club based in Wata El Msaytbeh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League. Founded in 1939, they won three league titles, three domestic cups, one Super Cup, and two Elite Cups; they have also reached the 2008 AFC Cup final.[2]

Safa
Full nameSafa Sporting Club
Nickname(s)النسور (The Eagles)[1]
Founded31 March 1939; 83 years ago (31 March 1939)
GroundSafa Stadium[lower-alpha 1]
Capacity4,000
ChairmanGhazi Chaar
ManagerYoussef Al Jawhari
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2021–22Lebanese Premier League, 11th of 12
Home colours
Away colours
Current season

Safa primarily receives its support from Wata El-Museitbeh, as well as the Druze community all over Lebanon.[3][4] Given their fanbase extends well in Mount Lebanon, including the city of Aley, they play the Mountain derby with Akhaa Ahli Aley.


History


Founded in 1933 at an amateur level in the Wata El-Museitbeh of Beirut, Safa Sporting Club was officially established in 1939 by seven people: Maher Wahab, Anis Naaim, Hasib Al-Jerdi, Amin Haidar, Chafik Nader, Toufik Al-Zouhairy and Adib Haidar.[5]

On 23 December 1948, Safa obtained the official membership and license from the government as a private association.[5] In the same year, the club was affiliated to the Lebanese Football Association and was ranked within the Second Division.[6] In 1961, Safa was promoted to the First Division.[citation needed]

After finishing the 2021–22 Lebanese Premier League in 11th place, Safa were due to be relegated to the Second Division for the first time.[7] However, following Shabab Bourj's withdrawal from the league, they were relegated in place of Safa.[8]


Kit manufacturers


The following is a list of kit manufacturers worn by Safa.

Period Kit manufacturer
1999–2008 Puma
2008–2010 Adidas
2010–2011 Lotto
2011–2015 Joma
2016–2017 Sportika SA
2017–2018 Jako
2018– Joma

Stadium


Safa Stadium
ملعب نادي الصفاء الرياضي
LocationWata El-Museitbeh
Coordinates33°52′29″N 35°29′31″E
Capacity4,000
Opened1948

The Safa Stadium opened in 1948, and has a capacity of 4,000 spectators. Located in the Wata El-Museitbeh district of Beirut, the stadium is five minutes from the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. While the stadium is of Safa's property, the club plays in various other stadiums around the country.[citation needed]


Club rivalries


Safa has important rivalries with Ansar and Nejmeh, both being based in Beirut. Safa also plays the Mountain derby with Akhaa Ahli,[9] as Akhaa is based in Aley, a city in Mount Lebanon, and Safa's support comes from the Druze community in Lebanon, who mainly live in Chouf and Aley districts.[citation needed]


Players



Current squad


As of 8 October 2022[10]

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 Omar Idlibi
2 DF  LBN Ali Al Saadi
4 DF  LBN Hassan Abdallah Hazime
5 DF  LBN Mohamad Baker El Housseini
6 MF  LBN Kassem Hayek
7 DF  LBN Mohamad Zein Tahan (captain)
8 MF  LBN Hassan Kraytem
9 FW  SEN Adramé Diallo
10 MF  LBN Ahmad Jalloul
11 MF  LBN Hassan Hussein Hazimeh
13 GK  LBN Rabie El Kakhi
16 MF  LBN Ayman Chandab
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  SYR Alaa Hamadeh
18 MF  LBN Mahdi Tlays
19 MF  MLI Issa Keita
20 MF  LBN Habib Shweikh
21 DF  LBN Ali Hareb
27 FW  LBN Moussa Tawil
66 MF  LBN Abbass Awad
70 FW  LBN Samih Damaj
71 FW  LBN Hussein Haidar
77 FW  PLE Ayman Abou Sahyoun
99 FW  LBN Hasan Hawila

Notable players


Players in international competitions
Competition Player National team
1996 AFC Asian Cup Yasser Sibai  Syria
2000 AFC Asian Cup Youssef Mohamad  Lebanon
Ahmad Naamani  Lebanon
2019 AFC Asian Cup Ahmad Taktouk  Lebanon
Mohamed Zein Tahan  Lebanon

Honours



Domestic



Continental



Other achievements



Performance in AFC competitions


2008: Final
2009: Round of 16
2012: Group stage
2013: Group stage
2014: Round of 16
1992–93: Withdrew in first round
2000–01: Withdrew in first round

Managerial history



See also



Notes


  1. Only used as a training ground

References


  1. Arab-Sport.net | (13 October 2017). "بعزيمة النسور | الصفاء يعود من صيدا بثوب البطل". عرب سبورتس. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. "AFC Cup 2017: Match day one - Playoff and group stage preview | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. Montague, James (24 October 2007). "In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  4. Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  5. "فريق: الصفاء بيروت". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. "بالصور: الصفاء اللبناني يهبط لأول مرة في تاريخه". كووورة. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. "شطب كافة نتائج شباب البرج وإسقاطه إلى الدرجة الثانية". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  9. "جولة دربي الجبل... وملامسة اللقب". Al-Joumhouria. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  10. "Safa SC". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  11. Diab, Rami Abou (9 November 2020). "Safa SC appoint new coach". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 9 November 2020.



На других языках


[de] Safa SC Beirut

Der Safa SC Beirut ist ein Sportverein aus Beirut im Libanon. Der Verein spielt in der höchsten Liga des Landes, der Libanesischen Premier League. Seine Heimspiele tragen die Fußballer im Safa SC Stadion aus.
- [en] Safa SC

[es] Safa Sporting Club

El Safa Beirut Sporting Club[1] es un club de fútbol libanés de la ciudad de Beirut. Fue fundado en 1939 y juega en la Premier League del Líbano.

[ru] Сафа (футбольный клуб)

«Сафа» (полное название — Safa Beirut Sporting Club) — ливанский футбольный клуб, базирующийся в Бейруте. На арабском языке «сафа» (араб. الصفاء‎) обозначает «ясность». Клуб принадлежит Валиду Джумблату.



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