Lebanon Futsal League

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Alfa Lebanon futsal league
CountryLebanon
Confederation AFC
Divisions1
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to Lebanon Futsal's 2nd Division
International cup(s) AFC Futsal Club Championship
Current champions Bank Of Beirut SC
(2017-18)
Most championships4 Champions
Bank Of Beirut SC
TV partners OTV (Lebanon)
Soccerball current event.svg 2019–20 Lebanon futsal league

The Alfa Lebanon Futsal League, is the top league for Futsal in Lebanon. The winning team obtains the participation right to the AFC Futsal Club Championship.

Futsal Ballgame-team sport, variant of association football

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Lebanon Arabic country in Western Asia

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Contents

Teams


Teams playing the Lebanon futsal league 2016–17 season.

TeamCity
Bank Of Beirut SC Beirut
Tripoli Tripoli
Al Jnoub Saida
General Security Beirut
USJ Beirut
Horrieh Saida
Choueifat Choueifat
AshrafiehBeirut
Army Beirut
Aamal Bickfaya Bikfaya
GhobeiryBeirut
LouaizeBeirut

Champions

Bank of Beirut Sporting Club

Bank of Beirut Sporting Club is a Lebanese futsal club. They currently play in Lebanese Futsal Championship.

Al Mayadeen

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Winning Head Coaches

SeasonNationalityWinning Head CoachesClub
2007/2008Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Mohamad YamaniPro's Cafe Beirut
2008/2009Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Mohamad YamaniPro's Cafe Beirut
2009/2010Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Mohamad YamaniPro's Cafe Beirut
2010/2011Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Hussein DibAl Sadaka Beirut
2011/2012Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Dory ZakhourAll Sports Choueifat
2012/2013Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Hussein DibAl Sadaka Beirut
2013/2014Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Dejan Đedović Bank of Beirut SC
2014/2015Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Dejan Đedović [1] Bank of Beirut SC
2015/2016Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Vasko Vujović [2] Al Mayadeen
2016/2017Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Dejan Đedović [3] Bank of Beirut SC
2017/2018Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Dejan Đedović [4] Bank of Beirut SC
2018/2019Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Hassan Hammoud Bank of Beirut SC

See also

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The Lebanese Basketball League or 'FLB League' or 'Alfa Lebanese Basketball League' is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Lebanon and one of the top leagues in Asia. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB).

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