Sagesse SC (football) explained

Clubname:Sagesse
Fullname:Sagesse Sports Club
Nickname:Arabic: القَلعَة الخَضراء (The Green Castle)[1]
Founded:, as Cercle de la Sagesse
Chairman:Elie Yahchouchi[2]
Manager:Paul Rustom
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Website:https://sagesseclub.com/
Current:2023–24 Lebanese Premier League

Sagesse Sports Club, known as Hekmeh (Arabic: الحكمة ) in Arabic, is a football club based in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the,[3] and is primarily supported by the Maronite Christian community.[4]

The club was founded in 1943 as Cercle de la Sagesse. Although they haven't won any major title, Sagesse came second twice in the Lebanese Premier League 2002, and were finalists in both the Lebanese FA Cup, in 2006, and the Lebanese Federation Cup, in 2004.

History

Early history

The Collège de la Sagesse school had a football club with their own students; at the end of each season, graduated players would go on to play for other senior teams, mainly Salam Achrafieh.[5]

Sagesse's senior team were formed in 1942 under the patronage of Father Boulos Kik, the general director of the Sagesse Institute, supported by Monseigneur Jean Maroun.[6] The club received their official license on 14 October 1943, and were formed as Cercle de la Sagesse by a group of former students, namely Edward Tyan, Camille Cordahi, Elie Khalife, and Negib Hobeika. Toutoungi was the club's first president.

The team first played in the 1943–44 Lebanese Second Division; initially formed of former students, the club later also accepted other players. They won the Second Division in their first season, and were due to be promoted to the Lebanese Premier League after beating Shabiba Mazraa 4–0 in the promotion play-offs. However, due to a technicality, Sagesse were allocated in the Second Division for the 1944–45 season. From the 1945–46 season, the club were known as Club de la Sagesse.

Recent history

In 2006 Sagesse reached the final of the Lebanese FA Cup, but lost against the cup holder Ansar 3–1.[7] Sagesse finished second in the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division, and were promoted back to the Lebanese Premier League after five years.[8]

Club rivalries

Sagesse plays the Achrafieh derby with Racing Beirut.[9]

Players

Current squad

[10]

Notable players

Players in international competitions!Competition!Player!National team
2000 AFC Asian CupAli Fakih
Vardan Ghazaryan
Fouad Hijazi

Honours

Managerial history

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: almaghribtoday. almaghribtoday. Almaghribtoday. ar-aa. 17 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Khaled. Nasser. 17 April 2021. الاستقرار وراء تأهل سبورتينغ والحكمة للدرجة الأولى. 17 April 2021. Kooora. 20 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420070108/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1022440. live.
  3. Web site: فريق: الحكمة. www.kooora.com. 7 April 2019. 3 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803035809/http://www.kooora.com/?team=1279. live.
  4. 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.
  5. News: Khadra. A.. 3 August 1946. Le Cercle de la Sagesse. Le Jour.
  6. Web site: 2020-08-28. هكذا تأسّس نادي الحكمة بيروت. 2021-01-01. نداء الوطن. en. 26 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230426082641/https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/28513-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%83%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B3-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA. live.
  7. Web site: SAGESSE. www.abdogedeon.com. 7 April 2019. 7 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407143006/https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/sagesse_football.html. live.
  8. Web site: سبورتينغ بطل الدرجة الثانية والحكمة يعود الى دوري الأضواء. 2021-04-16. The LFA. ar. 16 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416180632/https://the-lfa.com/d2ff6w5/. live.
  9. Web site: مبارتا دربي اﻷشرفية!. en. 23 May 2019. 23 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190523233318/http://elieattieh.blogspot.com/2015/10/. live.
  10. Web site: CS Sagesse. 8 October 2022. Global Sports Archive. 27 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927210217/https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/cs-sagesse/16386/. live.