Shabab El Bourj Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي شباب البرج الرياضي, lit. 'Youth of the Tower Sporting Club') is a football club based in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Second Division. The club was founded in 1967 as Al Irshad SC, and changed their name to Shabab El Bourj SC in 2017.
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Full name | Shabab El Bourj Sporting Club | ||
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Founded | 1967; 55 years ago (1967), as Al Irshad Sporting Club | ||
Ground | Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Capacity | 1,500 | ||
Chairman | Nader Alameh | ||
Manager | Ghaithan El Saimali | ||
League | Lebanese Second Division | ||
2021–22 | Lebanese Premier League, 5th of 12 (relegated) | ||
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Founded in 1967 as Al Irshad SC, the club changed their name to Shabab El Bourj SC in 2017.[1] They were promoted to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time under their new name in 2019, after gaining back to back promotions from the Fourth Division.[2][3] They became the first Lebanese team to achieve this feat.[3]
Following Shabab Bourj's failure to comply to FIFA's request for them to compensate former player Lorougnon Christ Remi, and rumours of a merger with Safa, the club withdrew from the league.[4] On 30 May 2022, the LFA announced that Shabab Bourj were fined £L12.5 million, were relegated to the Second Division, and that all of their matches in the championship round were voided.[5]
Shabab Bourj has rivalries with Bourj and Shabab Sahel, due to the fact that they are all based in the Dahieh area.[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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