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{{short description|Lebanese footballer}}
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{{Family name hatnote|Abdelhassan|Antar|lang=Lebanese}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Faisal Antar
| name = Faisal Antar
| fullname = Faisal Abdelhassan Antar
| fullname = Faisal Abdelhassan Antar<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|faissal-antar/248904|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|20|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Freetown]], Sierra Leone
| birth_place = [[Freetown]], Sierra Leone<ref name=GSA/>
| height = 1.85 m
| height = 1.85 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
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| nationalyears3 = 1998–2007
| nationalyears3 = 1998–2007
| nationalteam3 = [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]
| nationalteam3 = [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]]
|nationalcaps3 = 38
| nationalcaps3 = 53
|nationalgoals3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 5
}}
}}
'''Faisal Abdelhassan Antar''' ({{lang-ar|فيصل عبد الحسن عنتر }}; born 20 December 1978) is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] former [[Association football|football]]er who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He played his entire career in the [[Lebanese Premier League]], for [[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]], [[Olympic Beirut]], [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]], and [[Al Mabarra Club|Mabarra]].
'''Faisal Abdelhassan Antar''' ({{langx|ar|فيصل عبد الحسن عنتر }}; born 20 December 1978) is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] former [[Association football|football]]er who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He played his entire career in the [[Lebanese Premier League]], for [[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]], [[Olympic Beirut]], [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]], and [[Al Mabarra Club|Mabarra]].


Antar also represented the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanese national team]] at the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]], where he had been present for the national team from 1998 to 2007. Faisal is the brother of former footballer [[Roda Antar]]. In June 2010, Antar announced his retirement and became a Hall of Famer in the [[Lebanese Football Association]].
Antar also represented the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanese national team]] at the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]], where he had been present for the national team from 1998 to 2007. Faisal is the brother of former footballer [[Roda Antar]]. In June 2010, Antar announced his retirement and became a Hall of Famer in the [[Lebanese Football Association]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
Antar started his senior career at [[Lebanese Premier League]] side [[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]] during the [[1998–99 Lebanese Premier League|1998–99 season]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Faisal Antar|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3761/Faisal_Antar.html|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|website=national-football-teams.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=فيصل عنتر لـ"جول" : رحيل رفيق الحريري قضى على الكرة اللبنانية..! {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/ar/news/2093/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/2012/12/15/3605285/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%84%D9%80%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B6%D9%89-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9|website=goal.com|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> Antar helped Tadamon win their first [[Lebanese FA Cup]], in 2000–01, after beating [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] 2–1 in the final.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Lebanon - List of Cup Winners|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lebcuphist.html|website=rsssf.com|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> In 2002 Antar moved to [[Olympic Beirut]],<ref name=":1" /> winning the [[Double (association football)|domestic double]] (league and cup) in his first season at the club ([[2002–03 Lebanese Premier League|2002–03]]).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />
Antar started his senior career at [[Lebanese Premier League]] side [[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]] during the [[1998–99 Lebanese Premier League|1998–99 season]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Faisal Antar|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3761/Faisal_Antar.html|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|website=national-football-teams.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=فيصل عنتر لـ"جول" : رحيل رفيق الحريري قضى على الكرة اللبنانية..! {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/ar/news/2093/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/2012/12/15/3605285/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%84%D9%80%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B6%D9%89-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9|website=goal.com|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> Antar helped Tadamon win their first [[Lebanese FA Cup]], in 2000–01, after beating [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] 2–1 in the final.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Lebanon - List of Cup Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lebcuphist.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> In 2002 Antar moved to [[Olympic Beirut]],<ref name=":1" /> winning the [[Double (association football)|domestic double]] (league and cup) in his first season at the club ([[2002–03 Lebanese Premier League|2002–03]]).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />


After three seasons at Tadamon, Antar moved to [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] in summer of 2005,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> following a week-long trial in January 2005 at Scottish club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4187147.stm Rangers pass on Lebanon captain] BBC Sport, 21 January 2005</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rangers give trial to Lebanon captain|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/soccer:scottish/rangers-give-trial-to-lebanon-captain-185358.html|date=2005-01-19|website=irishexaminer.com|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> In his first season at Nejmeh, Antar won the 2005 [[Lebanese Elite Cup]].<ref name=":2" />
After three seasons at Tadamon, Antar moved to [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] in summer of 2005,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> following a week-long trial in January 2005 at Scottish club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4187147.stm Rangers pass on Lebanon captain] BBC Sport, 21 January 2005</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rangers give trial to Lebanon captain|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/soccer:scottish/rangers-give-trial-to-lebanon-captain-185358.html|date=2005-01-19|website=Irish Examiner|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> In his first season at Nejmeh, Antar won the 2005 [[Lebanese Elite Cup]].<ref name=":2" />


In 2007, Antar moved to [[Al Mabarra Club|Mabarra]],<ref name=":1" /> with whom he won the club's first FA Cup title ([[2007–08 Lebanese FA Cup|2007–08]]).<ref name=":2" /> In 2009 Antar returned to Tadamon Sour, where he remained until 2010, after which he decided to retire from football.<ref name=":1" /> In 2011 he withdrew his decision to retire, and played two games for Tadamon during the [[2011–12 Lebanese Premier League|2011–12 season]].<ref name=":1" />
In 2007, Antar moved to [[Al Mabarra Club|Mabarra]],<ref name=":1" /> with whom he won the club's first FA Cup title ([[2007–08 Lebanese FA Cup|2007–08]]).<ref name=":2" /> In 2009 Antar returned to Tadamon Sour, where he remained until 2010, after which he decided to retire from football.<ref name=":1" /> In 2011 he withdrew his decision to retire, and played two games for Tadamon during the [[2011–12 Lebanese Premier League|2011–12 season]].<ref name=":1" />


==International career==
==International career==
Antar featured for [[Lebanon national under-23 football team|Lebanon U21]] in 1999, in a fixture against the [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|Czech Republic]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/lebanon-v-czech-republic-10-february-1999-269263/ | title=Lebanon v Czech Republic, 10 February 1999}}</ref> Antar made his senior international debut for [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] on 27 September 1998,<ref name=":1" /> at the [[1998 Arab Nations Cup]]; Lebanon lost 4–1 to [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]].<ref name=":0" /> Antar's first international goal came on 25 April 2001, in a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] against the [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]]; he helped Lebanon win 3–0.<ref name=":0" /> Antar made 38 caps for Lebanon, scoring four times, between 1998 and 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lebanon - Record International Players|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/leb-recintlp.html|website=rsssf.com|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>
Antar featured for [[Lebanon national under-23 football team|Lebanon U21]] in 1999, in a fixture against the [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|Czech Republic]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/lebanon-v-czech-republic-10-february-1999-269263/ | title=Lebanon v Czech Republic, 10 February 1999}}</ref> Antar made his senior international debut for [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] on 27 September 1998,<ref name=":1" /> at the [[1998 Arab Nations Cup]]; Lebanon lost 4–1 to [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]].<ref name=":0" /> Antar's first international goal came on 25 April 2001, in a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] against the [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]]; he helped Lebanon win 3–0.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lebanon - Record International Players|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/leb-recintlp.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Faisal Antar is the brother of former [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] captain [[Roda Antar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rangers give trial to Lebanon captain|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/soccer:scottish/rangers-give-trial-to-lebanon-captain-185358.html|last=Wednesday|last2=January 19|date=2005-01-19|website=irishexaminer.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05|last3=Am|first3=2005-09:29}}</ref>
Faisal Antar is the brother of former [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] captain [[Roda Antar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rangers give trial to Lebanon captain|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/soccer:scottish/rangers-give-trial-to-lebanon-captain-185358.html|date=2005-01-19|website=Irish Examiner|language=en|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref>


== Career statistics ==
== Career statistics ==


===International===
===International===
:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/2001as.html | title = International Matches 2001 | author = Barrie Courtney | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) | accessdate =8 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7861/matches/match=36453/report.html |title=Maldives – Lebanon |work=International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) |date=8 September 2004 |access-date=8 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121160846/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary%3D7861/matches/match%3D36453/report.html |archive-date=21 November 2011 }}</ref>
:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/2001as.html | title = International Matches 2001 | author = Barrie Courtney | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) | accessdate =8 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7861/matches/match=36453/report.html |title=Maldives – Lebanon |work=International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) |date=8 September 2004 |access-date=8 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121160846/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary%3D7861/matches/match%3D36453/report.html |archive-date=21 November 2011 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
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| 1. || 25 April 2001 || [[Tripoli Municipal Stadium]], [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]] || {{fb|PHL}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
| 1. || 25 April 2001 || [[Tripoli Municipal Stadium]], [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]] || {{fb|PHL}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|-
| 2. || 26 May 2001 || [[Suphachalasai Stadium]], [[Bangkok]] || {{fb|PAK}} || '''1'''–0 || 8–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round#Group 5|2002 World Cup qualifier]]
| 2. || 26 May 2001 || [[Suphachalasai Stadium]], [[Bangkok]] || {{fb|PAK}} || '''1'''–0 || 8–1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round#Group 5|2002 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|-
| 3. || 28 May 2001 || Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok || {{fb|LKA}} || '''2'''–0 || 5–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round#Group 5|2002 World Cup qualifier]]
| 3. || 28 May 2001 || Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok || {{fb|LKA}} || '''2'''–0 || 5–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round#Group 5|2002 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|-
| 4. || 8 September 2004 || [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]] || {{fb|MDV}} || '''2'''–0 || 5–2 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
| 4. || 8 September 2004 || [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]] || {{fb|MDV}} || '''2'''–0 || 5–2 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
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'''Mabarra'''
'''Mabarra'''
* [[Lebanese FA Cup]]: [[2007–08 Lebanese FA Cup|2007–08]]
* [[Lebanese FA Cup]]: [[2007–08 Lebanese FA Cup|2007–08]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season]]: [[1998–99 Lebanese Premier League|1998–99]],<ref name=":1999">{{Cite news|date=5 July 1999|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=288|pages=8|work=Shoot}}</ref> [[1999–2000 Lebanese Premier League|1999–2000]],<ref name=":2000">{{Cite news|date=10 April 2000|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=328|pages=13|work=Shoot}}</ref> [[2000–01 Lebanese Premier League|2000–01]],<ref name=":2001">{{Cite news|date=30 April 2001|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=383|pages=15|work=Shoot}}</ref> [[2001–02 Lebanese Premier League|2001–02]],<ref name=":2002">{{Cite news|date=3 June 2002|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=440|pages=23|work=Shoot}}</ref> [[2004–05 Lebanese Premier League|2004–05]],<ref name=":2005">{{Cite news|date=20 June 2005|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار|language=ar|edition=599|pages=13|work=Shoot}}</ref> [[2005–06 Lebanese Premier League|2005–06]]<ref name=":2006">{{Cite web|date=17 May 2006|title=|script-title=ar:تقرير مفصل مع الصورعباس عطوي أفضل لاعب في الدوري اللبناني|url=https://www.alqabas.com/article/201682-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A|access-date=10 February 2022|website=alqabas.com|language=ar}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Lebanon international footballers]]
* [[List of Lebanon international footballers]]
* [[List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon]]
* [[List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon]]
* [[List of association football families]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/leb-fantar-intl.html Faisal Antar] at [[RSSSF]]
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* {{NFT player|3761}}
* {{FA Lebanon|16812}}
* {{FA Lebanon|16812}}
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* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/leb-fantar-intl.html Faisal Antar] at [[RSSSF]]
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* {{NFT player|3761}}


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Latest revision as of 16:42, 28 October 2024

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Abdelhassan and the family name is Antar.
Faisal Antar
Personal information
Full name Faisal Abdelhassan Antar[1]
Date of birth (1978-12-20) 20 December 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Tadamon Sour (13)
2002–2005 Olympic Beirut (9+)
2005–2007 Nejmeh (3)
2007–2009 Mabarra (9)
2009–2010 Tadamon Sour (6)
2011–2012 Tadamon Sour 2 (0)
Total ? (40+)
International career
1999 Lebanon U21
2002 Lebanon U23
1998–2007 Lebanon 53 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Faisal Abdelhassan Antar (Arabic: فيصل عبد الحسن عنتر; born 20 December 1978) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a defender. He played his entire career in the Lebanese Premier League, for Tadamon Sour, Olympic Beirut, Nejmeh, and Mabarra.

Antar also represented the Lebanese national team at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, where he had been present for the national team from 1998 to 2007. Faisal is the brother of former footballer Roda Antar. In June 2010, Antar announced his retirement and became a Hall of Famer in the Lebanese Football Association.

Club career

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Antar started his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon Sour during the 1998–99 season.[2][3] Antar helped Tadamon win their first Lebanese FA Cup, in 2000–01, after beating Ansar 2–1 in the final.[4] In 2002 Antar moved to Olympic Beirut,[3] winning the domestic double (league and cup) in his first season at the club (2002–03).[2][4]

After three seasons at Tadamon, Antar moved to Nejmeh in summer of 2005,[2][3] following a week-long trial in January 2005 at Scottish club Rangers.[5][6] In his first season at Nejmeh, Antar won the 2005 Lebanese Elite Cup.[4]

In 2007, Antar moved to Mabarra,[3] with whom he won the club's first FA Cup title (2007–08).[4] In 2009 Antar returned to Tadamon Sour, where he remained until 2010, after which he decided to retire from football.[3] In 2011 he withdrew his decision to retire, and played two games for Tadamon during the 2011–12 season.[3]

International career

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Antar featured for Lebanon U21 in 1999, in a fixture against the Czech Republic.[7] Antar made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 27 September 1998,[3] at the 1998 Arab Nations Cup; Lebanon lost 4–1 to Saudi Arabia.[2] Antar's first international goal came on 25 April 2001, in a friendly against the Philippines; he helped Lebanon win 3–0.[2][8]

Personal life

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Faisal Antar is the brother of former Lebanon national team captain Roda Antar.[9]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first.[10][11]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 April 2001 Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli  Philippines 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 26 May 2001 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok  Pakistan 1–0 8–1 2002 World Cup qualifier
3. 28 May 2001 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok  Sri Lanka 2–0 5–0 2002 World Cup qualifier
4. 8 September 2004 Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé  Maldives 2–0 5–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Tadamon Sour

Olympic Beirut

Mabarra

Individual

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Faisal Antar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Faisal Antar". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "فيصل عنتر لـ"جول" : رحيل رفيق الحريري قضى على الكرة اللبنانية..! | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ Rangers pass on Lebanon captain BBC Sport, 21 January 2005
  6. ^ "Rangers give trial to Lebanon captain". Irish Examiner. 19 January 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Lebanon v Czech Republic, 10 February 1999".
  8. ^ "Lebanon - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Rangers give trial to Lebanon captain". Irish Examiner. 19 January 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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