Hilmi Sports
Hilmi Sports (Arabic: حلمي سبور) was a Lebanese football club. Established in 1936, they won two Lebanese FA Cups in 1939 and 1940, and were finalists in the inaugural Lebanese FA Cup in 1938.
| Full name | Hilmi Sports | |
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| Nickname(s) | الشياطين الحمر (The Red Devils) | |
| Founded | 1936 | |
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History
Hilmi Sports was founded in 1936 by Khalil Hilmi, with Samsinger from Hungary appointed as the first coach.[1][2] The club was known as "the Red Devils" (Arabic: الشياطين الحمر), and wore a red shirt with black shorts.[1][2] Hilmi Sports hosted several foreign teams, most notably Austrian clubs First Vienna and Admira Vienna, and Romanian club CFR Cluj, among others.[1][2]
In 1937–38 Hilmi Sports won the Lebanese Second Division, and were runners up in the Lebanese FA Cup.[1][3] They won the FA Cup twice in a row: in 1938–39 and 1939–40.[1][3] Two players from Hilmi Sports took part in Lebanon's first official international match in 1940, against Mandatory Palestine:[4] Iranian player Salah Falah, captain of Hilmi Sports, and Muhieddine Jaroudi.[1][2]
Honours
- Lebanese FA Cup
- Winners (2): 1938–39, 1939–40
- Runners-up (1): 1937–38
- Lebanese Second Division
- Winners (1): 1937–38
References
- Sakr 1992, p. 26.
- "hilmi sport". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- "Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected". The Palestine Post. 30 April 1940. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
Bibliograhpy
- Sakr, Ali Hamidi (1995). موسوعة كرة القدم اللبنانية 1991–1992 [1991–1992 Lebanese Football Encyclopedia] (PDF) (in Arabic). مؤسسة نوفل للتوزيع. ISBN 0000281247.