Lebanon 1997/98


Table:

 1.Al Ansar             26 21  4  1 70-19 63  [Beirut]  Champions  
 2.Al Nijma             26 15  8  3 37-16 53  [Beirut]
 3.Al Tadamon           26 12  7  7 32-26 43  [Tyre]
 4.Homenmen             26  9  9  8 38-38 36  [Beirut]
 5.Safa                 26  9  9  8 25-30 36  [Beirut]   
 6.Al Ahd               26  7 13  6 25-31 34  [Beirut]
 7.Shabab Al Sahel      26  8  8 10 29-33 32  [Beirut]
 8.Al Akha Ahli         26  8  7 11 30-34 31  [Alay]
 9.Al Ahli              26  8  7 11 26-28 31  [Sidon]
10.Borj                 26  6 12  8 29-31 30  [Beirut]   
11.Homenetmen           26  8  6 12 36-41 30  [Beirut]
--------------------------------------------
12.Al Hikma             26  6 10 10 29-37 28  [Beirut]  [aka Sagesse]
13.Racing               26  4  8 14 14-33 20  [Beirut]  
14.Al Reyada wa Al Adab 26  3  8 15 17-40 17  [Trepoli]

Promoted: Salam Zgharta.
Relegated: Al Hikma, Racing and Al Reyada wa Al Adab.

Round 1
29/08    Al Nijma             v    Homenmen             2-0
         Al Ahli Sidon        v    Al Hikma             0-2
         Al Akha Ahli         v    Al Tadamon Tyre      2-3
30/08    Homenetmen           v    Racing               0-0
         Borj                 v    Al Ahd               0-0
         Safa                 v    Shabab Al Sahel      3-1
14/09    Al Ansar             v    Al Reyada wa Al Adab 2-0

Round 2
05/09    Shabab Al Sahel      v    Borj                 1-2
06/09    Al Akha Ahli         v    Al Hikma             4-1
         Homenmen             v    Safa                 1-1
07/09    Al Reyada wa Al Adab v    Homenetmen           0-0
         Al Ahli Sidon        v    Al Ahd               1-0
19/09    Racing               v    Al Nijma             0-0
05/10    Al Ansar             v    Al Tadamon Tyre      2-0

Round 3
27/09    Al Akha Ahli         v    Al Ahli Sidon        0-0
         Al Ahd               v    Al Nijma             0-0
28/09    Al Reyada wa Al Adab v    Homenmen             2-3
         Shabab Al Sahel      v    Homentmen            0-5
         Al Hikma             v    Safa                 1-1
         Al Tadamon Tyre      v    Borj                 1-0
12/10    Racing               v    Al Ansar             1-1

Round 4
18/10    Shabab Al Sahel      v    Racing               2-0
         Al Ahd               v    Al Reyada wa Al Adab 1-0
         Al Tadamon Tyre      v    Al Nijma             1-2
19/10    Homentmen            v    Al Hikma             2-0
         Safa                 v    Al Akha Ahli         0-1
         Al Ahli Sidon        v    Borj                 0-1
         Homenmen             v    Al Ansar             2-5

Round 5
25/10    al-Ansar             v    al-Ahd               4-1
         al-Hikma             v    Shabab al-Sahel      2-1
         al-Akha Ahli         v    Racing               1-0
26/10    Homenmen             v    al-Tadamon Tyre      2-0
         al-Ahli Sidon        v    al-Reyada wa al-Adab 0-1
         Homenetmen           v    Borj                 6-4
         Safa                 v    al-Nijma             0-2

Round 6
01/11    Borj                 v    Safa                 1-1
         Racing               v    al-Hikma             0-3
         al-Akha Ahli         v    Homenetmen           1-0
         al-Nijma             v    al-Ahli Sidon        1-0
02/11    Shabab al-Sahel      v    al-Ansar             0-0
         Homenmen             v    al-Ahd               2-0
         al-Tadamon Tyre      v    al-Reyada wa al-Adab 1-0

Round 7
07/11    Safa                 v    al-Reyada wa al-Adab 1-2
08/11    Shabab al-Sahel      v    al-Akha Ahli         1-1
         Borj                 v    Racing               0-0
         al-Hikma             v    al-Ansar             0-4
09/11    al-Tadamon Tyre      v    al-Ahd               2-2
         Homenmen             v    al-Ahli Sidon        2-2
         al-Nijma             v    Homenetmen           1-0

Round 8
14/11    al-Tadamon Tyre      v    al-Ahli Sidon        1-0
15/11    al-Nijma             v    Shabab al-Sahel      1-1
         Racing               v    al-Reyada wa al-Adab 1-0
16/11    Homenetmen           v    Homenmen             1-2
         al-Akha Ahli         v    al-Ansar             0-2
         Borj                 v    al-Hikma             1-1
         al-Ahd               v    Safa                 1-2

Round 9
29/11    al-Akha Ahli         v    al-Nijma             0-2
         al-Hikma             v    al-Reyada wa al-Adab 1-1
         Shabab al-Sahel      v    Homenmen             1-2
30/11    Borj                 v    al-Ansar             1-2
         al-Ahli Sidon        v    Safa                 0-2
         Homenetmen           v    al-Tadamon Tyre      1-2
         al-Ahd               v    Racing               0-0

Round 10
06/12    al-Nijma             v    Borj                 2-0
         Homenetmen           v    al-Ahli Sidon        1-0
         Homenmen             v    al-Hikma             2-1
07/12    al-Ansar             v    Safa                 2-0
         al-Reyada wa al-Adab v    al-Akha Ahli         0-2
         Racing               v    al-Tadamon Tyre      0-0
         al-Ahd               v    Shabab al-Sahel      2-1

Round 11
13/12    al-Ansar             v    al-Ahli Sidon        4-1
         Borj                 v    al-Akha Ahli         0-0
         al-Tadamon Tyre      v    Safa                 2-0
14/12    al-Hikma             v    al-Nijma             0-1
         al-Ahd               v    Homenetmen           1-0
         al-Reyada wa al-Adab v    Shabab al-Sahel      1-3
         Homenmen             v    Racing               1-1

Round 12
27/12    Safa                 v    Homenetmen           2-1
         al-Akha Ahli         v    Homenmen             1-2
         Shabab al-Sahel      v    al-Tadamon Tyre      1-2
28/12    al-Ansar             v    al-Nijma             4-2
         al-Reyada wa al-Adab v    Borj                 0-0
         al-Ahli Sidon        v    Racing               4-2
         al-Hikma             v    al-Ahd               2-2

Round 13
03/01    al-Nijma             v    al-Reyada wa al-Adab 1-0
         Racing               v    Safa                 0-0
         Borj                 v    Homenmen             2-2
04/01    Homenetmen           v    al-Ansar             1-8
         Shabab al-Sahel      v    al-Ahli Sidon        0-1
         al-Ahd               v    al-Akha Ahli         1-1
         al-Tadamon Tyre      v    al-Hikma             1-0

Round 14
10/01    Racing               v    Homenetmen           0-2
11/01    Homenmen             v    al-Nijma             1-1
         al-Tadamon Tyre      v    al-Akha Ahli         4-2
         al-Hikma             v    al-Ahli Sidon        1-1
18/01    al-Reyada wa al-Adab v    al-Ansar             1-3
         Ahd                  v    Borj                 1-1
         Shabab al-Sahel      v    Safa                 1-1   [0-1?]

Round 15
31/01    Borj                 v    Shabab al-Sahel      1-2
         al-Hikma             v    al-Akha Ahli         2-1
         Ahd                  v    al-Ahli Sidon        1-1
         Homenetmen           v    al-Reyada wa al-Adab 1-1
01/02    Safa                 v    Homenmen             1-0
         al-Nijma             v    Racing               2-0
         al-Tadamon Tyre      v    al-Ansar             0-1

Round 16
06/02    al-Ansar             v    Racing               3-0
07/02    Homenmen             v    al-Reyada wa al-Adab 1-1
         Borj                 v    al-Tadamon Tyre      0-0
08/02    al-Nijma             v    al-Ahd               3-0
         al-Ahli Sidon        v    al-Akha Ahli         4-0
         Homenetmen           v    Shabab al-Sahel      1-2
         Safa                 v    al-Hikma             1-1

Round 17
11/02    al-Ansar             v    Homenmen             5-1
12/02    al-Nijma             v    al-Tadamon Tyre      2-1
         Borj                 v    al-Ahli Sidon        0-3
13/12    al-Akha Ahli         v    Safa                 2-1
         Racing               v    Shabab al-Sahel      0-1
         al-Reyada wa al-Adab v    al-Ahd               1-1
         al-Hikma             v    Homenetmen           3-2

Round 18
28/02    Shabab al-Sahel      v    al-Hikma             2-2
         Racing               v    al-Akha Ahli         2-0
         al-Tadamon Tyre      v    Homenmen             2-0
         al-Nijma             v    Safa                 6-0
01/03    al-Reyada wa al-Adab v    al-Ahli Sidon        0-0
         Borj                 v    Homenetmen           2-1
         al-Ahd               v    al-Ansar             0-3

Round 19
         al-Ahli Sidon        v    al-Nijma             0-0
         al-Hikma             v    Racing               3-0 [also reported 1-0]
         Safa                 v    Borj                 2-0
         al-Reyada wa al-Adab v    al-Tadamon Tyre      0-0
         al-Ansar             v    Shabab al-Sahel      2-1   
         Homenetmen           v    al-Akha Ahli         1-1
         al-Ahd               v    Homenmen             2-1

Round 20
20/03    al-Ahd               v    al-Tadamon Tyre      2-2
         al-Ahli Sidon        v    Homenmen             0-3
         al-Reyada wa al-Adab v    Safa                 1-2
22/03    al-Akha Ahli         v    Shabab al-Sahel      0-1
         al-Ansar             v    al-Hikma             2-0
         Racing               v    Borj                 3-2
         Homenetmen           v    al-Nijma             1-0

Round 21
27/03    al-Reyada wa al-Adab v    Racing               0-1
         al-Ahli Sidon        v    al-Tadamon Tyre      1-0
29/03    Homenmen             v    Homenetmen           1-2
         al-Ansar             v    al-Akha Ahli         4-0
         al-Hikma             v    Borj                 0-1
         Safa                 v    al-Ahd               1-1
         Shabab al-Sahel      v    al-Nijma             0-1

Round 22
         al-Reyada wa al-Adab v    al-Hikma             3-2
         al-Nijma             v    al-Akha Ahli         0-0
         Homenmen             v    Shabab al-Sahel      0-0
         al-Ahd               v    Racing               1-0
         al-Ansar             v    Borj                 1-1
         al-Tadamon Tyre      v    Homenetmen           1-1
         al-Ahli Sidon        v    Safa                 0-0

Round 23
         Borj                 v    al-Nijma             3-0
         al-Tadamon Tyre      v    Racing               2-1
         Shabab al-Sahel      v    al-Ahd               1-1
         al-Ahli Sidon        v    Homenetmen           2-1
         al-Hikma             v    Homenmen             0-0
         Safa                 v    al-Ansar             3-4
         al-Akha Ahli         v    al-Reyada wa al-Adab 5-0

Table:

 1.Al Ansar             26 21  4  1 70-19 63  [Beirut]  Champions  
 2.Al Nijma             26 15  8  3 37-16 53  [Beirut]
 3.Al Tadamon           26 12  7  7 32-26 43  [Tyre]
 4.Homenmen             26  9  9  8 38-38 36  [Beirut]
 5.Safa                 26  9  9  8 25-30 36  [Beirut]   
 6.Al Ahd               26  7 13  6 25-31 34  [Beirut]
 7.Shabab Al Sahel      26  8  8 10 29-33 32  [Beirut]
 8.Al Akha Ahli         26  8  7 11 30-34 31  [Alay]
 9.Al Ahli              26  8  7 11 26-28 31  [Sidon]
10.Borj                 26  6 12  8 29-31 30  [Beirut]   
11.Homenetmen           26  8  6 12 36-41 30  [Beirut]
--------------------------------------------
12.Al Hikma             26  6 10 10 29-37 28  [Beirut]  [aka Sagesse]
13.Racing               26  4  8 14 14-33 20  [Beirut]  
14.Al Reyada wa Al Adab 26  3  8 15 17-40 17  [Trepoli]

Promoted: Salam Zgharta.
Relegated: Al Hikma, Racing and Al Reyada wa Al Adab.


Viceroy Cup 1998  (Top-6 of 1997/98 championship)

Final
Nejmeh            2-1 Ansar



Lebanon Cup 1997/98

First Round
===========
01/10   al-Ansar             v   al-Salam Zgharta      4-1
08/10   al-Ijtima'ee         v   Asdeqa al-Reyada      2-1
        al-Ahd               v   al-Horreya Anjar      1-0
        al-Islah             v   al-Sabil              4-2
        Homenetmen           v   al-Indifa'a           3-1
        Homenmen             v   al-Fajr Zifta         9-1
        al-Tadamon Tyre      v   al-Shabaiba Mazra'aa  3-2  (a.e.t. after 1-1 draw)
09/10   Safa                 v   al-Ittihad Naama      ---  (al-Ittihad Naama withdrew)
        al-Ahli Sidon        v   Harakat al-Shabab     3-2
        Racing               v   al-Irshad             1-0
        Borj                 v   Mabra                 2-2 (a.e.t., match ended 1-1. Borj won 6-5 on enalties)
10/10   al-Reyada wa al-Adab v   al-Nasr Ghbayri       5-0
        al-Akha Ahli         v   Shabab al-Kheyam      6-2
11/10   al-Nejmeh            v   Beirut 90            13-0
        al-Hikma             v   al-Tadamon Nabatiya  12-0
12/10   Shabab al-Sahel      v   al-Salam Tyron        5-0

Second Round
============
21/11   Borj                 v   al-Islah             4-0
        al-Hikma             v   al-Ijtima'ee         2-1
22/11   Homenmen             v   al-Tadamon Tyre      3-2
        al-Ahli Sidon        v   Shabab al-Sahel      2-0
        al-Nejmeh            v   al-Ahd               2-0
23/11   al-Ansar             v   Homenetmen           1-0
        al-Akha Ahli         v   Racing               3-0
        al-Reyada wa al-Adab v   Safa                 1-0

Quarterfinals
=============
20/12   al-Ansar         v   al-Ahli Sidon            3-1
        al-Akha Ahli     v   Borj                     2-1  (a.e.t., al-Akha won by golden goal)
        al-Nejmeh        v   al-Hikma                 0-0  (al-Najma won 4-3 on penalties)
        Homenmen         v   al-Reyada wa al-Adab     1-0

Semifinals
==========
        al-Ansar         v   Homenmen                 1-1  (3-4 pen)
          [Jamal Taha 11; Samir Bakri 42pen]
        al-Nejmeh        v   al-Akha Ahli             1-0
          [Moussa Hjeij (71')]

Final
=====
        al-Nejmeh        v   Homenmen                 2-1
          [Haydar Hayek 30, Ali Kazem 47; Abdullatif al-Helou 76]



1996/97

1998/99

list of champions

list of cup winners


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Prepared and maintained by Mohamed S. Chbaro, Miguel Alvim Gonzalez, Eric Boesenberg and Mohammed Qayed for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Mohamed S. Chbaro (mochbaro@intracom.net.lb), Miguel Alvim Gonzalez (gonzalez@arras.com.br), Eric Boesenberg (boesy@sprynet.com) and Mohammed Qayed (mhqayed@emirates.net.ae)
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