Super Girls FC

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Super Girls
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Full nameSuper Girls Football Club
Founded29 April 2019;5 years ago (2019-04-29)
Chairman Sahar Dbouk
Manager Sahar Dbouk
League Lebanese Women's Football League
2022–23 Lebanese Women's Football League, 8th of 8 (withdrew)

Super Girls Football Club (Arabic : نـادي سـوبـر غـيـرلـز) is a women's association football club based in Tyre, Lebanon. Founded in 2018, they compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League. [1]

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History

Super Girls was established by Sahar Dbouk on 29 April 2019 as the first women's football academy in Southern Lebanon. [2] Despite the Lebanese liquidity crisis, which began in that year, the club received support from the local community and UNIFIL who donated a team bus, and various football and medical equipment. [2]

Super Girls made their debut in the 2019–20 Lebanese Women's Football League, [3] finishing in 6th place in Group A. [4] On 22 April 2023, the team withdrew from the 2022–23 season after the first matchday. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Women's Football development overcoming challenges in South Lebanon". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. Baradhi, Maria (18 May 2021). "Women's Football League: The Return". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. Nehme, Ale. "Lebanon (Women) 2019/20". RSSSF . Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. Lebanese Football Association [@thelfawomen] (22 April 2023). "نادي سوبر غيرلز ينسحب من دوري السيدات" (in Arabic) via Instagram.