Al Ahed FC in Asian football

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Al Ahed FC in Asian football
Club Al Ahed FC
First entry 2005 AFC Cup
Latest entry 2023–24 AFC Cup
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Al Ahed Football Club is a football club based in Beirut, Lebanon. The club's first ever participation in an Asian competition was in the 2005 AFC Cup, where they were drawn with Indian side Dempo and Jordanian side Al-Hussein in the group stage. [1] After finishing second in the group, Ahed faced Sun Hei in the quarter-finals, to whom they lost 2–3 on aggregate. [1]

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Prior to winning the competition, their best spell was in 2016, when they reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–4 on aggregate. [2] In 2019, Ahed defeated North Korean side April 25 to win the AFC Cup: they became the first Lebanese side to do so, after Nejmeh and Safa's defeats in the 2005 and 2008 finals, respectively. [3] They reached the final of the AFC Cup once more in 2024, finishing runners-up to Central Coast Mariners of Australia who won 1–0. [4]

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2005 AFC Cup GS Flag of India.svg Dempo 3–14–12nd place in Group B
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Hussein 1–10–2
QF Flag of Hong Kong.svg Sun Hei 1–01–32–3
2006 AFC Cup GS Flag of India.svg Mahindra United 2–21–22nd place in Group B
Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq 0–24–2
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Brothers Union 6–23–1
2009 AFC Cup GS Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Neftchi Fergana 5–11–23rd place in Group A
Flag of Bahrain.svg Busaiteen 1–12–4
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Tilal 3–01–2
2010 AFC Cup GS Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nasaf Qarshi 0–40–44th place in Group C
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma 1–20–1
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 1–13–6
2011 AFC Cup GS Flag of Iraq.svg Erbil 1–22–62nd place in Group E
Flag of Oman.svg Al-Orouba 2–00–1
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Karamah 4–12–3
R16 Flag of Thailand.svg Muangthong United 0–4 (A)
2012 AFC Cup GS Flag of Maldives.svg VB 5–30–13rd place in Group C
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 1–30–0
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 0–40–1
2016 AFC Cup GS Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr 3–00–21st place in Group A
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 3–22–3
Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Hidd 1–05–2
R16 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Wahda 4–0 (H)
QF Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq 1–02–03–0
SF Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–31–13–4
2018 AFC Cup GS Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Zawraa 1–11–11st place in Group B
Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama 3–11–0
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 1–14–1
ZSF Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–21–33–5
2019 AFC Cup GS Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 0–01–01st place in Group C
Flag of Bahrain.svg Malkiya 2–10–0
Flag of Oman.svg Al-Suwaiq 4–21–0
ZSF Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 0–01–01–0
ZF Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera 1–00–01–0
F Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 1–0 (N)
2020 AFC Cup GS Flag of Palestine.svg Hilal Al-Quds 2–1Cancelled
Flag of Bahrain.svg Manama 0–1
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish
2021 AFC Cup GS Flag of Syria.svg Al-Wahda 0–0 (N)1st place in Group A
Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Hidd 2–1 (A)
ZSF Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq 0–3 (A)
2023–24 AFC Cup GS Flag of Oman.svg Al-Nahda 2–1 (N)1–22nd place in Group A
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Fotuwa 2–1 (N)0–1
ZSF Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Kahrabaa 0–1 (N)1–01–1 (4–2 p)
ZF Flag of Oman.svg Al-Nahda 1–0 (N)2–23–2
F Flag of Australia (converted).svg Central Coast Mariners 0–1 (N)
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References

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  4. "AFC Cup: Alou Kuol strike secures Central Coast Mariners historic title". AFC . 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.