Clubname: | Irshad Chehim |
Fullname: | Al Irshad Club Chehim |
Chairman: | Ghassan Oweidat |
Manager: | Kassem Mahmoud |
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Current: | 2023–24 Lebanese Second Division |
Al Irshad Club Chehim (Arabic: نادي الإرشاد الرياضي شحيم|lit=The Guidance Sporting Club Shheem) is a football club based in Shheem, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1992, the club was officially licensed in 2009. Irshad Chehim won a Lebanese Third Division, Lebanese Fourth Division and Lebanese Fifth Division.
Irshad Chehim were founded in 1992,[1] receiving their official license on 9 November 2009.[2] In the 2012–13 season, the club won the Lebanese Fifth Division and gained promotion to the Lebanese Fourth Division.[3] After two seasons, in 2015–16 they won the league title, gaining promotion to the Lebanese Third Division.[4]
The club participated in the 2018–19 Lebanese FA Cup as one of three Third Division sides.[5] After beating Second Division side Egtmaaey Tripoli 2–1 in the first round, Irshad Chehim qualified to the second round, where they lost 2–1 to Taqadom Anqoun.[6] The following season, Irshad Chehim played in the 2019–20 Lebanese FA Cup as one of two Third Division clubs; they were defeated 1–4 by Mabarra.[7]
Irshad Chehim were promoted to the Lebanese Second Division for the first time in their history, after winning the 2022–23 Lebanese Third Division play-offs.[8]