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| Full name | Safa Women's Football Club | ||
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| Short name | SWFC | ||
| Founded | 14 May 2019 | ||
| Dissolved | 31 July 2022 | ||
| Active teams of Safa |
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Safa Women's Football Club (Arabic : نادي الصفاء الرياضي للسيدات), or simply Safa, was a women's football club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, Beirut, Lebanon, section of the homonymous football club. Founded in 2019, they competed in the Lebanese Women's Football League, which they won in 2020–21. They were disbanded following the 2021–22 season.
Founded on 14 May 2019, [1] Safa debuted in the 2019–20 season [2] and finished in second place. [3] They won their first league title in the 2020–21 season, after beating ÓBerytus 6–1 in the final matchday of the season. [4] Having won the league, Safa qualified to compete in the 2022 edition of the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship for the first time. [5] They became the first Lebanese team to win the competition, after beating Orthodox of Jordan 3–1 in the final. [6]
On 31 July 2023, Safa announced the dissolution of its women's team. [7]
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