Nasser Club Bar Elias
Nasser Club Bar Elias (Arabic: نادي ناصر برالياس), or simply Nasser, is a Lebanese football club based in Barelias, Bekaa. Founded in 1970, the club competes in the Lebanese Second Division.[1]
Full name | Nasser Club Bar Elias | |
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Short name | Nasser, NCB | |
Founded | 1970 | |
Chairman | Fayez Salloum | |
League | Lebanese Second Division | |
2019–20 | Lebanese Second Division (season abandoned) | |
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History
Located in the city of Barelias, the club is composed of players who live in the refugee camps in the city: both Palestinians and Syrians are welcomed with open arms to the team. The club isn't only a football club, but it also fights the garbage problem and pollution of the Litani River, organizing regular clean-up operations in the city. They developed educational programs and managed to develop the first secondary school in the city for 50,000 Lebanese and about 15,000 Palestinians. Members of the Nasser Club also organized the distribution of food and clothing for the refugees in the city.[2][3]
Club rivalries
Nasser plays the "Barelias Derby" with Nahda, as they are both based in the same city.[4]
References
- "فريق: ناصر برالياس". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- "Fußball im Libanon - Ein frühes "Wir schaffen das!"". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- "Flüchtlinge: Sie halfen schon, bevor die NGOs kamen". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.