| Clubname: | Safa |
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| Fullname: | Safa Sporting Club |
| Nickname: | Arabic: النسور (The Eagles)[1] |
| Short Name: | Safa |
| Ground: | Safa Stadium |
| Capacity: | 4,000 |
| Chairman: | Riad Atallah |
| Manager: | Bassem Marmar |
| Website: | https://safasc.com/ |
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| Current: | 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League |
Safa Sporting Club is a football club based in Wata El Msaytbeh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1939, they have won three league titles, three domestic cups, one Super Cup, and two Elite Cups; they also reached the 2008 AFC Cup final.[2]
Safa is primarily supported by the Druze community.[3] [4] Given their fanbase extends well in Mount Lebanon, including the city of Aley, they play the Mountain derby with Akhaa Ahli Aley.
Founded in 1933 at an amateur level in the Wata El-Museitbeh of Beirut, Safa Sporting Club was officially established in 1939 by seven people: Maher Wahab, Anis Naaim, Hasib Al-Jerdi, Amin Haidar, Chafik Nader, Toufik Al-Zouhairy and Adib Haidar.[5]
On 23 December 1948, Safa obtained the official membership and license from the government as a private association. In the same year, the club was affiliated to the Lebanese Football Association and was ranked within the Second Division.[6] In 1961, Safa was promoted to the First Division.
After finishing the 2021–22 Lebanese Premier League in 11th place, Safa were due to be relegated to the Second Division for the first time.[7] However, following Shabab Bourj's withdrawal from the league, they were relegated in place of Safa.[8] Safa also narrowly avoided relegation the following season, finishing 10th above Salam Zgharta on account of their positive head-to-head record.[9]
The following is a list of kit manufacturers worn by Safa.
| 1999–2008 | Puma | |
| 2008–2010 | Adidas | |
| 2010–2011 | Lotto | |
| 2011–2015 | Joma | |
| 2016–2017 | Sportika SA | |
| 2017–2018 | Jako | |
| 2018–present | Joma |
| Stadium Name: | Safa Stadium |
| Native Name: | ملعب نادي الصفاء الرياضي |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Location: | Wata El-Museitbeh |
| Opened: | 1948 |
| Seating Capacity: | 4,000 |
See main article: Safa Stadium. The Safa Stadium opened in 1948, and has a capacity of 4,000 spectators. Located in the Wata El-Museitbeh district of Beirut, the stadium is five minutes from the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. While the stadium is of Safa's property, the club plays in various other stadiums around the country.
Safa has important rivalries with Ansar and Nejmeh, both being based in Beirut. Safa also plays the Mountain derby with Akhaa Ahli,[10] as Akhaa is based in Aley, a city in Mount Lebanon, and Safa's support comes from the Druze community in Lebanon, who mainly live in Chouf and Aley districts.
| 1996 AFC Asian Cup | Yasser Sibai | ||
| 2000 AFC Asian Cup | Youssef Mohamad | ||
| Ahmad Naamani | |||
| 2019 AFC Asian Cup | Ahmad Taktouk | ||
| Mohamed Zein Tahan | |||
| 2023 AFC Asian Cup | Hassan Chaitou |
5 appearances
Final
Round of 16
Group stage
Group stage
Round of 16
2 appearances
Withdrew in first round
Withdrew in first round
Walid Zeineddine
Mahmoud Saad
Akram Salman Ghassan Abou Diab Samir Saad Emile Rustom Emile Rustom (2015–2018)
Tarek Jarraya (2019) Emile Rustom (2020) Mohammad Dakka (2020–2021)[12] Fadi Oumari (2021–22) Malek Hassoun (2022) Youssef Jawhari (2022–2023) Moussa Hojeij (2023) Bassem Marmar (2023–present)