Homenmen AA Beirut

Homenmen Athletic Association Beirut (Arabic: نادي الهومنمن بيروت‎; Armenian: Հայ Մարզական Միութիւն (ՀՄՄ), lit. 'Armenian Athletic Association'), or simply Homenmen, is a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club including football, table tennis, cycling as well as a Scouting program. The club is based in Beirut and is part of the international Homenmen organization that has clubs in many countries of the Armenian diaspora and more recently in Armenia.

Homenmen Beirut
Full nameHomenmen Athletic Association Beirut
Founded1921 (1921)
LeagueLebanese Third Division
2018–19Lebanese Third Division/B, 7th
WebsiteClub website
Active teams of Homenmen
Men's Women's
(defunct)

Lebanon's Homenmen is one of the pioneering sports organizations in Lebanon and was founded in 1921.[1] It has branches all over the country. The main branch is the one of Beirut.

History

Homenmen Beirut's football squad competes in the Lebanese Third Division after having won the Lebanese Football Championship several times and being a pioneer team in the Lebanese Premier League for many years.[2]

Players

Current squad
As of 7 October 2015

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 Mahamoud Masri
2 DF  LBN Ahmed Abdallah
3 DF  LBN Ziad Balhawan
5 MF  LBN Karim Ghattas
6 MF  LBN Abbas Ibrahim
7 MF  LBN Abbas Katesh
8 MF  LBN Riad Kobeissi
10 MF  LBN Mohamad Hamad
11 FW  LBN Ahmad Ayoub
12 MF  LBN Ali Ayoub
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  LBN Vartan Varjabedian
15 MF  LBN Ali Fahes
16 MF  LBN Nareg Yacoubian
19 FW  LBN Sako Tahazian
20 FW  LBN Ahmad Hjeij
21 FW  LBN Mohamad Chamas
22 FW  LBN Ismail Ismail
23 FW  LBN Hrag Beuyukian
69 MF  LBN Garen Garabedian
– GK  LBN Ali Wehbe

Notable players
Players in international competitions
Competition Player National team
2000 AFC Asian Cup Ahmed Sakr  Lebanon
Korken Yenkibarian  Lebanon

Honours

Performance in AFC competitions
1995: Second Round
1999–00: First Round

Rivals

Homenmen longest-established rivalry is with fellow Armenian team Homenetmen Beirut, against whom the club contest the Armenian derby. The rivalry between Homenetmen and Homenmen is political. The Armenian derby is usually sold out. Since the mid-1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s the rivalry has intensified both on and off the field.

Other sports

Homenmen Beirut has a prominent position in Lebanese Championships most particularly in cycling and in table tennis.

Scouting

Scouts Homenmens belongs to the Lebanese Scouting Federation and thus to the World Organization of the Scout Movement.

References
  1. "Lebanon - List of Foundation Dates". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  2. "Lebanon - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2019-07-30.


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