2018–19 Lebanese FA Cup explained

Lebanese FA Cup
Year:2018–19
Country:Lebanon
Dates:12 October 2018 – 25 May 2019
Num Teams:28
Defending Champions:Ahed
Champions:Ahed
Runner-Up:Ansar
Matches:27
Goals:71
Top Goal Scorer:El Hadji Malick Tall
(3 goals)
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20

The 2018–19 Lebanese FA Cup was the 47th edition of the national football cup competition of Lebanon. It started with the First Round on 12 October 2018 and concluded with the final on 25 May 2019.[1] [2]

Defending champions Ahed beat Ansar in the final to win their second consecutive Lebanese FA Cup, their sixth in total. The winner qualified for the 2020 AFC Cup play-off round;[3] however, as Ahed also won the Lebanese Premier League, the AFC Cup spot went to second-placed Ansar.

Teams

Phase Round DatesClubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering
at this round
First PhaseFirst Round 12–14 October 201828 16 none 16 12 Second Division teams
4 Third Division teams
Second Round 17–18 November 201820 8 8 none none
Second PhaseRound of 16 29–30 January 201916 16 4 12 12 Lebanese Premier League teams
Quarter-finals 27 April –10 May 20198 8 8 none none
Semi-finals 18–19 May 20194 4 4 none none
Final 25 May 20192 2 2 none none

First phase

Second round

Second phase

Final

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Lebanese FA Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the score represents the results of a penalty shoot-out.

Top scorers

Only Second Phase matches are taken into consideration.

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 El Hadji Malick TallAnsar3
2 Ali Al HajjNejmeh2
Abou Bakr Al-MelNejmeh
Mohamad JaafarNejmeh
Mohamad KdouhAhed
Martin ToshevAhed
Ahmad ZreikAhed

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lebanese Cup 2018/2019. www.goalzz.com. 10 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Summary - Cup - Lebanon - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com. 15 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Entry Manual: AFC Club Competitions 2017-2020. the-afc.com. 15 May 2019.