Bourj FC

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Bourj
Bourj FC logo.png
Full nameBourj Football Club
Nickname(s)زعيم الضاحية (Leader of Dahieh) [1]
Founded1967;58 years ago (1967)
Ground Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium [a]
Capacity1,500
ChairmanVacant
Manager Fouad Hijazi
League Lebanese Premier League
2023–24 Lebanese Premier League, 5th of 12
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Bourj Football Club (Arabic : نادي البرج الرياضي, lit.  'Tower Sporting Club') is a football club based in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League. [2] Founded in 1967, the club has won one Lebanese FA Cup and two Lebanese Challenge Cups. [3] [4]

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Nicknamed "the Leader of Dahieh" (Arabic: زعيم الضاحية), the club earned promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 2019, for the first time in 16 years. [1]

History

In 1993 Bourj, captained by Mohammad Ismail, won the final the Lebanese FA Cup 4–1 in extra time, against Homenmen. [5] Mallarby and Hassan Rahhal scored a brace each, while Papken Melikian scored the sole goal for the opposing team. [5] This was the second replay of the final, after both previous encounters ended in a draw after extra time. [5] In 2008, Bourj FC were relegated to the Fourth Division. [6]

On 1 August 2021, Bourj won the Lebanese Challenge Cup for the second time, beating Tripoli in the 2021 final; they refused to attend the crowing ceremony, following a verbal altercation between Fadi Nasser, Bourj's president, and a member of the Lebanese Football Association (LFA)'s executive committee. [7] On 2 August, the LFA imposed a fine of £L22 million on the club. [8] The same day, Bourj announced their withdrawal from the Lebanese Premier League through their social media, and that they would not pay the fine imposed. [9] They eventually took part in the 2020–21 season. [10]

Supporters

Founded as the first club in the area, Bourj is considered to be the representative of all the families of the town. [11] Following the introduction of ultras groups in Lebanon in 2018, "Ultras Borjawi" (Arabic : ألتراس برجاوي) was formed at the start of the 2018–19 Lebanese Second Division season. [12]

Club rivalries

Bourj's main rival have historically been Shabab Sahel, as they both fight for supremacy over the Dahieh suburbs. [11] The match has been dubbed the Dahieh derby. [1] Another important rivalry is with Shabab Bourj, because they are both based in the Bourj el-Barajneh district. [11]

Players

Current squad

As of 15 March 2025 [13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Ahmad Diab
2 DF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Mohammad Fneich
3 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Ibrahim Abdulai
4 DF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Ali Abboud
5 DF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Mohammad Farhat
6 MF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Ibrahim Hammoudi
7 MF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Haidar Khriess
8 MF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Mohamad El Sibai
9 FW Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Hassan Mohanna
10 MF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Hassan Chaito
11 FW Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Ali Rahhal
14 DF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Hassan Abdallah Hazime
15Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Hassan Koteich
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Mohammad El Ali
17 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Abdoulaye Fall
19 DF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Mohammad Choumer
20 FW Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Ali El Haddad
21 DF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Mohamad Hammoud
22 GK Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Hassan Hazime
23 MF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Ali Reslan
70 FW Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Shadi Jouni
71 FW Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  SYR Abbas Chahine
77 DF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Youssef Anbar (captain)
80 MF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Hassan El Mokdad
99 FW Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Ahmad Hijazi

Notable players

Players in international competitions
CompetitionPlayerNational team
2023 AFC Asian Cup Hilal El-Helwe Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon

Honours

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Only used as a training ground.

References

  1. 1 2 3 ""زعيم الضاحية" يعود". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "فريق: البرج". kooora.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lebanon 1992/93". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Haroun, Ali (24 August 2019). "البرج ب"جدارة " بطل كأس التحدي السابعة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "اللقب الأول للبرج". نداء الوطن. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "الشبيبة المزرعة". www.abdogedeon.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "بالصور: البرج يهزم طرابلس ويرفض استلام الكأس". كووورة. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "اعتماد البرج بطلًا.. وتكبيده غرامة غير مسبوقة". كووورة. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "البرج يصعّد ويعلن انسحابه من الدوري". كووورة. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "الاتحاد اللبناني يعتمد انطلاق الدوري.. وإيقاف أونيكا". كووورة. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 FaLebanon
  12. ↑ ""معركة" في جونية و"ألتراس" في برج البراجنة". موقع ياصور. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Bourj SC". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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