Al Nahda SC explained

Clubname:Nahda
Fullname:Al Nahda Sporting Club
Nickname:French: Les Diables Noirs (The Black Devils)[1]
Dissolved:1990s
League:Lebanese Premier League
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Al Nahda Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي النهضة الرياضي), or Renaissance in French,[2] was a football club based in the Mar Elias district of Beirut, Lebanon. Supported by the Orthodox community,[3] they were founded in 1926 as Lebanon's first football club.

Nahda have won the inaugural Lebanese Premier League in 1933–34, as well as of the first edition of the Lebanese FA Cup in 1937–38. They are also the first team to have won a domestic double (1946–47), and have won a total of five league titles and four FA Cups. In the 1990s the club faced bankruptcy, and were forced to fold.

History

Nahda was established on 3 February 1926, by Elias Nakhle Boutrous, Emile Raffoul Boutrous, and Elias Moubarak, as Lebanon's first ever football club.[4] The club won the inaugural Lebanese Premier League in the 1933–34 season; their team consisted of: Elias Nakhle Boutrous, Edmond Rbeiz, Anis Al Lala, Emile Khoury, Georges Karam, Khalil Salmon, Georges Boukhazi, Gebran Boukhazi, Adel Sidani, Youssef Sidani, Jacques Chehab, Jimmy Chehab, Samir Sursuk, Avram Moussa, Elias Moubarak, Toufic Raffoul Boutrous, and Ibrahim Andraos.

Nahda also won the first edition of the Lebanese FA Cup in 1937–38. They are the first team to win a domestic double, in 1946–47.[5] Between the 1930s and 1940s, Nahda won five league titles and four FA Cups.[6] [7]

In 1956 Al Nahda were relegated to the Lebanese Second Division after losing 10–0 on aggregate against Second Division winners Sagesse (9–0 and 0–1) in the play-off game held at the Beirut Municipal Stadium. They failed to gain promotion back to the Premier League, staying in the Second Division until the 1990s, when Nahda faced bankruptcy and were forced to fold.

Stadium

Nahda established their stadium in 1927, in the Mar Elias district of Beirut, Lebanon. In 1930, the club added wooden stands for 2,000 fans. On 22 December 1946, the club's president Ibrahim Saad put the first cornerstone for a new stadium at the Al Manara district of Ras Beirut, Beirut. The stadium cost £L300,000, or around £stg.34,000.[8]

Chairmen history

!Name!Years
Georges Al Roumi1926–1927
Salim Raffoul Boutrous1927–1928
Emile Khalil Boutrous1928–1929
Bahij Salem1929–1931
Georges Rubeiz1931–1933
Michel Tedrous1933–1934
Farid Ammoun1934–1935
Jamil Sawaya1936
Hassib Moussawer1936–1940
Bahij Salem1940–1944
Ibrahim Saad1944–1990s

Honours

Domestic

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Frem. Joseph. 21 January 1941. Les "cheminots" vainqueurs probables du championnat. L'Orient.
  2. News: 26 February 1939. L'A.J. Andranik contre la Renaissance. L'Orient. 3 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Alami. Mona. 1 September 2009. Religious about football. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110419190012/http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=111940. 19 April 2011. 15 October 2010. NOW Lebanon.
  4. Web site: 2020-05-28. ar:نادي النهضة مؤسّس كرة القدم اللبنانية - فادي سمعان. https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/21979-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%B3-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9. 2020-08-30. ar:نداء الوطن. en. 3 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903084454/https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/21979-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%B3-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9. live.
  5. Web site: 2020-04-22. ar:رحلة القمة إلى القاع: 5 أندية تاهت بين طيات الزمن بلبنان. https://www.kooora.com/?n=918435. 2020-04-22. ar:كووورة. 12 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812193548/https://www.kooora.com/?n=918435/. live.
  6. Web site: Lebanon - List of Champions. 19 March 2019. RSSSF. 4 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190604133921/http://rsssf.com/tablesl/lebchamp.html. live.
  7. Web site: Lebanon - List of Cup Winners. 19 March 2019. RSSSF. 6 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230206031628/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lebcuphist.html. live.
  8. Web site: 2020-04-29. ar:تدشين ملعب النهضة. https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/19883-%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-1%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B6%D8%A9. 2020-08-30. ar:نداء الوطن. en. 13 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240613090836/https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/19883-%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85-1%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%B6%D8%A9. live.