2008 Lebanese Elite Cup Explained

Competition:Lebanese Elite Cup
Season:2008
Winners:Al Ahed
Matches:9
Total Goals:29
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2009

The Lebanese Elite Cup 2008 was the 11th edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. It was held from August 27 to September 11, 2008 in Beirut and Sidon. This tournament includes the five best teams from the 2007-08 Saison and the Cup Winner. Since Al-Mabarrah finished 4th in the league and won the cup, Shabab Al-Sahel qualified to the tournament too.

League Champions Al Ahed won the tournament after beating Al-Ansar 3 - 1 in the final, it was the first win for Al Ahed in this tournament. Al Ahed players Salih Sadir and Hassan Maatouk were the top scorers of the Lebanese Elite Cup, scoring three goals each.

It was the first edition after a 3-year break caused by the political protests and the 2006 Lebanon War. The draw took place on July 2, 2008 in Beirut.

Teams

ClubCity2007-2008 season
Al AhedBeirutLebanese Premier League Champions
Al AnsarBeirut2nd in Lebanese Premier League
NejmehBeirut3rd in Lebanese Premier League
Al MabarrahBeirut4th in Lebanese Premier League/Cup Winners
Safa Sporting ClubBeirut5th in Lebanese Premier League
Shabab Al-SahelBeirut6th in Lebanese Premier League

Group stage

Group A

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Al Ansar211032+14
Shabab Al-Sahel211021+14
Al Mabarrah200213-20

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Group B

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Nejmeh211043+14
Safa Sporting Club200246-20

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Knok-out stage

Semi finals

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Final

Top Scorer

RankNameClubGoals
1 Salih SadirAl Ahed3
Hassan MaatoukAl Ahed3
3 Abbas Ahmed AtwiNejmeh2
Mustapha ChahineNejmeh2
Ahmad JaradiShabab Al-Sahel2
Abbas Ali AtwiAl Ahed2
Mohamad AtwiAl-Ansar2