Football is the most popular sport in Lebanon. It is governed by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA). The country's most supported clubs are Ansar and Nejmeh, with Ahed gaining popularity in recent years.
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over 12,000 football players and 400 football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Serie C, and is thus considered the fourth-ranked league in the country. It is organized by the Roman Comitato Interregionale, a "league in the league" inside the LND.
Tarek Elrich is an Australian international football (soccer) player who plays as a right back and midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League.
Al Ahed Football Club is a Lebanese football club based in the Ouzai district of Beirut. Founded in 1964 as "Al Huda Islamic Club", the club gradually moved up the divisions before reaching the Lebanese Premier League for the first time in 1996.
Al Ansar Football Club is a Lebanese football club based in the Tariq El Jdideh district of Beirut. Formed in 1951, the club did not win its first Lebanese Premier League until 1988, when went on to set a world record by winning the league 11 seasons in a row.
Pat Flannery is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball at Lebanon Valley College from 1989 to 1994 and Bucknell University from 1994 to 2008. Flannery was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania and attended Pottsville Area High School, graduating in 1976. He played college Basketball at Bucknell as a point guard, leading the Bison to several league championships before graduating in 1980. Flannery led his team, a 14-seed, to a first- round victory in the 2005 NCAA Division I Tournament over Kansas. Bucknell's victory was the first NCAA Tournament win ever for any Patriot League team. In the 2006 regular season the Bison went undefeated in Patriot League play. In the 2006 NCAA Tournament, the Bison beat Arkansas in the first round for their second consecutive first round victory. Following the 2007–08 basketball season, Flannery retired after 14 season as Bucknell's head coach. He resides in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and now works in a fundraising capacity for Bucknell.
The 2006–07 Cypriot First Division was the 68th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 19th title.
Walter Wallace Hodge Muñoz is an American-Puerto Rican-U.S. Virgin Islander professional basketball player for CS Sagesse of the Lebanese Basketball League. Internationally, Hodge plays with the senior U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team, due to eligibility arising from his Virgin Islander grandfather. After being a reserve point guard in his first two seasons with the Florida Gators, he became the starting point guard for the two-time defending national champions in the 2007–08 season. On June 5, 2013, in appreciation for his contribution to Zielona Góra, his jersey number was retired.
The 2007–08 Cypriot Second Division was the 53rd season of the Cypriot second-level football league. AEP Paphos won their 2nd title.
The 2007–08 Maltese Premier League was the 28th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 93nd season of top-level league football in Malta. Valletta won their nineteenth league title overcoming last season's champions, Marsaxlokk.
The Lebanese Premier League 2007/08 season is the 48th season in the Lebanese Premier League. The Championship was decided on the final matchday, when Al-Ansar and Nejmeh tied each other 1–1 while Al Ahed defeated Tadamon Sour 2–1 to win its first championship title. Striker Mohammed Ghaddar from Nejmeh won the top scorer award, having found the net 22 times.
The 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League is the 49th season of Lebanon's football league. The league kicked off on October 11, 2008, Safa SC defeated Salam Zgharta at the opener. In that game, Mohammad Kassas scored the first goal of the season for Safa.
The 2005–06 Lebanese Second Division was the 72nd season of the Second Division league which featured 12 Clubs. 3 of these teams were eligible for promotion to the top league of Lebanese football, the Lebanese Premier League while 1 of the 12 teams had to face relegation to the Lebanese Third Division for the 2006-07 Season.
The 2006–07 Lebanese Second Division was the 73rd season of the Second Division league which featured 14 clubs. Two of these teams were eligible for promotion to the top league of Lebanese football, the Lebanese Premier League while two of the fourteen teams had to face relegation to the Lebanese Third Division for the 2006-07 Season.
The 2008-09 Lebanese Second Division was the 75th season of the second-highest level of Soccer in Lebanon. This season once again featured 14 Clubs just like the season before.
Al Muttahed also known by its name United Club Tripoli is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program playing in top division for men and women. It is located Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affiliated with Safadi Foundation but has its own independent administrative structure. Tripoli's Al-Mouttahed club was founded in 2001 with the objective of promoting the development of sports in Tripoli and in North Lebanon to strengthen the presence of Tripoli in the Lebanese sports life and to breathe new life into the game of Basketball. Al Muttahed Tripoli basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League 1st division and presently the only team from the North Governorate. Notable players that played for Mouttahed are Travis Franklin, Hassan Whiteside, Yassin "Tahsin" Hafez, Perry Petty, Elie Rustom, Mike Taylor, Reyshawn Terry, Ghaleb Reda, Dewarick Spencer, Charles Tabet, Corey Williams, Sabah Khoury, Mohammed Ibrahim, Rony Fahed, Omar El Turk, Ramel Curry, Bassel Bawji, Bassem Balaa, Brian Bechara, Herve Lamizana, Karim Hlayhel.
Ali Nizar Hamam is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team. His main qualities are his experience on the field and his defensive abilities, as well as his attacking threat.
Hassan Ali Maatouk is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team. Known for his pace and technical skills, Maatouk became a key part of the national team as their captain from 2016 onwards.
The 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League season began on 21 September 2018 and concluded on 21 April 2019. 2018–19 was the 59th season of the Lebanese Premier League, the top Lebanese professional league for association football clubs in the country, established in 1933.
