Shabab El-Bourj SC
Shabab El-Bourj Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي شباب البرج الرياضي, lit. 'Youth of the Tower Sporting Club') is a Lebanese football club based in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut.[1] Founded in 1967 as Al Irshad Sporting Club, the club changed its name to Shabab El-Bourj in 2017.[2]
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Full name | Shabab El-Bourj Sporting Club | |
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Short name | SHB | |
Founded | 1967 | , as Al Irshad Sporting Club|
Ground | Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium[lower-alpha 1] | |
Capacity | 1,500 | |
Chairman | Nader Alameh | |
Manager | Youssef Jawhari | |
League | Lebanese Premier League | |
2019–20 | Lebanese Premier League (season abandoned) | |
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The club was 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.[3][4] They became the first Lebanese team to achieve this feat.[4]
Club rivalries
Shabab Bourj has rivalries with Bourj and Shabab Sahel, due to the fact that they are all based in the Dahieh area.[5]
Players
Current squad
- As of 17 September 2019[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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Notes
- Only used as a training ground.
References
- "فريق: شباب البرج". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "رئيس نادي شباب البرج نادر علامة: «النخبة» طموحنا و «البرج» شقيقنا وصعودنا دليل على حيادية اتحاد اللعبة". جريدة البناء | Al-binaa Newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- "شباب البرج يتأهل لأول مرة في تاريخه إلى دوري الأضواء". كووورة. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "31 آذار يوم صعود شباب البرج إلى الدرجة الأولى". Football Lebanon. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- FaLebanon
- "Shabab Al Bourj Players and Stats". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
External links
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