Al-Nejmeh SC
Nejmeh Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي النجمة الرياضي), commonly known as Nejmeh SC, Nadi Al-Nejma Al-Riyadi or Najma Beirut, is a professional multi-sports club based in the Manara district of Ras Beirut, Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Nejmeh is Arabic for star. It is most famous for its association football club, which competes in the Lebanese Premier League, the top division football league in the nation. Nejmeh SC are considered one of the most popular football teams in Lebanon. The club was established in Beirut in 1945, and received its license on 28 April 1947. The club had promoted gradually along the different divisions, and finally reached the first division in 1951. They club play their home games at the Al Manara Stadium.
Historically, the club is second only to their cross city rivals Al Ansar and equal to Homenetmen Beirut in the number of Lebanese league titles won. Al Ansar have won 13 titles while Nejmeh and Homenetmen have won seven. Nejmeh are also second to their rivals in amount of Lebanese Cups won over the years. Nejmeh do lead in amount of Elite Cup wins with a total of seven championships. They also won the Lebanese Super Cup five times whereas Al Ansar have won it four times.
In Asia, their best performance was becoming runners-up in the 2005 AFC Cup, where they lost to Al-Faisaly Club of Jordan. Other than that, they won an Arab tournament known as the Al-Adha Cup four times. The last time they won was in 1991.
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