Shabab El Bourj SC explained

Clubname:Shabab Bourj
Fullname:Shabab El Bourj Sporting Club
Founded: (as Al Irshad Sporting Club)
Ground:Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium
Capacity:1,500
Chairman:Anwar Sleem
Manager:Ghaithan El Saimali
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Shabab El Bourj Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي شباب البرج الرياضي|lit=Youth of the Tower Sporting Club) is a football club based in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . The club was founded in 1967 as Al Irshad SC, and changed their name to Shabab El Bourj SC in 2017.

History

Founded in 1967 as Al Irshad SC, the club changed their name to Shabab El Bourj SC in 2017.[1] They were promoted to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time under their new name in 2019, after gaining back to back promotions from the Fourth Division.[2] [3] They became the first Lebanese team to achieve this feat.

Following Shabab Bourj's failure to comply to FIFA's request for them to compensate former player Lorougnon Christ Remi, and rumours of a merger with Safa, the club withdrew from the league.[4] On 30 May 2022, the LFA announced that Shabab Bourj were fined £L12.5 million, were relegated to the Second Division, and that all of their matches in the championship round were voided.[5] Shabab Bourj eventually withdrew from the Second Division in 2022–23, and were relegated to the Third Division.[6]

Club rivalries

Shabab Bourj has rivalries with Bourj and Shabab Sahel, due to the fact that they are all based in the Dahieh area.[7]

Players

Current squad

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Honours

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: رئيس نادي شباب البرج نادر علامة: «النخبة» طموحنا و «البرج» شقيقنا وصعودنا دليل على حيادية اتحاد اللعبة . 2020-07-06 . جريدة البناء Al-binaa Newspaper . ar . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706234317/https://www.al-binaa.com/archives/article/211316 . live .
  2. Web site: شباب البرج يتأهل لأول مرة في تاريخه إلى دوري الأضواء . 8 April 2019 . كووورة . 11 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191211074750/http://www.kooora.com/?n=801693 . live .
  3. Web site: 31 March 2020 . 31 آذار يوم صعود شباب البرج إلى الدرجة الأولى . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200410111249/http://football-lebanon.com/details.php?id=7844 . 10 April 2020 . 1 April 2020 . Football Lebanon .
  4. Web site: شباب البرج أوّل ضحايا أزمة البلاد . 2022-06-03 . الأخبار . ar . 17 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220617070225/https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/338000 . live .
  5. Web site: شطب كافة نتائج شباب البرج وإسقاطه إلى الدرجة الثانية . 2022-06-03 . Elsport News . ar . 17 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230717105418/https://www.elsport.com/news/show/650578/%D8%B4%D8%B7%D8%A8-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AC-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D9%88%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%87-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86 . live .
  6. Web site: Hijazi . Alloffs . 2022-11-18 . تأهل شباب بعلبك وسبورتينغ وبنت جبيل إلى سداسية الأوائل في دوري المظاليم . 2023-05-29 . El Maestro Sport . ar . 30 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530070538/https://elmaestrosport.com/%D8%AA%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%BA-%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%84/ . live .
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  8. Web site: Shabab El Bourj SC. 1 October 2022. Global Sports Archive. 28 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928100908/https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/shabab-el-bourj-sc/33995/. live.