Lebanese Challenge Cup

The Lebanese Challenge Cup (Arabic: كأس التحدي اللبناني) is a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the teams placed between 7th and 10th in the previous season of the Lebanese Premier League and the two newly promoted teams from the Lebanese Second Division. Founded in 2013, the most successful clubs in the competition are Tadamon Sour, Shabab Sahel, Racing Beirut and Bourj, all with two titles each.[1]

Lebanese Challenge Cup
Organizing bodyLebanese Football Association
Founded2013 (2013)
RegionLebanon
Number of teams6
Current champion(s)Akhaa Ahli Aley (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Tadamon Sour
Shabab Sahel
Racing Beirut
Bourj (2 titles)
2022 Lebanese Challenge Cup

Format

The teams placed between 7th and 10th in the previous season of the Lebanese Premier League and the two newly promoted teams from the Lebanese Second Division are split into two groups of three. The first two placed teams in each group qualify to the knock-out stages, where two one-legged semi-finals are disputed. The two winners from the previous round play the final, with the winner being crowned champion of the competition.

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Leagues entering
at this round
Group stage 6 6 none 6 6 Lebanese Premier League teams
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

Winners and finalists

Winners by year
Lebanese Challenge Cup finals
No. Season Winners Score Runners–up
1st 2013 Tadamon Sour 0–0 (p) Egtmaaey
2nd 2014 Shabab Sahel 1–0 Nabi Chit
3rd 2015 Shabab Sahel 3–1 Egtmaaey
4th 2016 Racing Beirut 5–1 Salam Zgharta
5th 2017 Racing Beirut 3–1 Tadamon Sour
6th 2018 Tadamon Sour 3–0 Chabab Ghazieh
7th 2019 Bourj 2–0 Salam Zgharta
8th 2021 Bourj 4–2 Tripoli
9th 2022 Akhaa Ahli Aley 1–0 Safa

Results by team
Club Wins Runners-up Total final appearances
Tadamon Sour 2 1 3
Shabab Sahel 2 0 2
Racing Beirut 2 0 2
Bourj 2 0 2
Akhaa Ahli Aley 1 0 1
Egtmaaey 0 2 2
Salam Zgharta 0 2 2
Nabi Chit 0 1 1
Chabab Ghazieh 0 1 1
Tripoli 0 1 1
Safa 0 1 1

See also

References
  1. "Lebanese Challenge Cup's history". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.


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