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Ansar
Full name	Al Ansar Football Club
Nickname(s)	الزعيم الأخضر (The Green Leader)
Founded	1951; 74 years ago
Ground	Al Ansar Stadium
Chairman	Nabil Badr
Manager	Youssef Al Jawhari
League	Lebanese Premier League
2023–24	Lebanese Premier League, 2nd of 12
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

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Al Ansar Football Club (Arabic: نادي الأنصار الرياضي, lit. 'The Supporters Sporting Club') is a football club based in Tariq El Jdideh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League. Formed in 1951, the club did not win its first Lebanese Premier League until 1988. They went on to set a world record by winning the league 11 seasons in a row.

Ansar is the most successful club in the country, having won the Lebanese Premier League 14 times and the Lebanese FA Cup 15 times, both domestic records. They have also won the Lebanese Federation Cup twice, the Lebanese Elite Cup twice and the Lebanese Super Cup six times. Ansar's major rivalry is with Nejmeh; dubbed the Beirut derby, it is the most anticipated game in Lebanon.

The club is primarily supported by the Sunni Muslim community;^[2] they had been funded by Rafic Hariri and Salim Diab until 2005.^[3]^[4] Nabil Badr has been the club's president and main patron since 2012.^[5]^[6]

History

Early history

In 1948, a group of young Beirutis set up the first administrative board at the club headed by Mustafa Al-Shami. Three years Misbah Dougan, then head of the administrative board, formally requested an official licence for the club allowing them to play football on all Lebanese grounds.^[7] They were to be called "Al-Intisar", Arabic for "Victory", however a club with that name was already present. Mustafa Al-Shami proposed "Ansar" in remembrance of the supporters of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.^[7]

Initially, Ansar was known as a Mount Lebanon team, rather than a team from Beirut. This is because, as Beirut had already too many clubs, the Federation decided to relocate Ansar to Ghobeiry.^[7] In 1965, Ansar moved to Beirut and won the 1966 Lebanese Second Division promotion play-offs, gaining promotion to the Lebanese Premier League for the following season.^[7]

Recent history

Ansar were crowned champions of the 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League by beating Nejmeh 2–1 in the Beirut derby in the last matchday;^[8] they won their 14th title, their first since 2007.^[9] They made the season a double, after beating Nejmeh in the Lebanese FA Cup final.^[10]

Supporters

Although the club's roots lie in the Sunni community in Beirut,^[11] Ansar's support comes from all areas and religions in Lebanon.^[8] The club has been associated with the Hariri family from the early 1990s till 2005.^[11] In 2018, following the introduction of ultras groups in Lebanon, "Ultras Ansari 18" (UA18) was formed.^[12]

Club rivalries

The Beirut derby with Nejmeh has historically been the most anticipated game in Lebanon: both located in Beirut, Nejmeh and Ansar have shared the majority of titles. While Nejmeh has been more successful in Asia, Ansar holds the most league titles and FA Cups.^[13]

Another important rivalry is with Ahed: located in Beirut, they are affiliated with Hezbollah, with their fan base mostly coming from the Shia community in Beirut.^[14] In addition Ansar has a rivalry with Safa, also based in Beirut.

Players

Current squad

As of 23 September 2024^[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	LBN	Hadi Kanj
2	DF	LBN	Mohamad El Dor
3	DF	LBN	Mohamad Al-Moussawi
4	MF	LBN	Nader Matar
5	DF	LBN	Nassar Nassar (captain)
6	DF	LBN	Maxime Aoun
7	MF	PLE	Mohamad Hebous
8	MF	LBN	Ali Tneich
9	FW	SEN	Elhadji Malick Tall
10	FW	LBN	Hassan Maatouk
11	MF	LBN	Youssef Al Haj
12	MF	LBN	Ahmed Kheireddine
16	DF	LBN	Abbas Ballout
17	MF	PLE	Hamza Hussein
20	DF	LBN	Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	LBN	Mohamad Bou Saleh
22	FW	LBN	Mohammad Al Massri
24	DF	LBN	Hassan Kaafarani
30	MF	LBN	Mohammad Al-Saleh
31	FW	ALG	Hichem Khalfallah
35	DF	TUN	Rafik Mednini
66	DF	LBN	Alex El Rattel
88	MF	LBN	Omar Bahlawan
91	GK	LBN	Nazih Assaad
99	MF	LBN	Nabil El Kayssi
—	DF	LBN	Mostafa Kassab
—	GK	LBN	William Sannan
—	DF	LBN	Obaida Halabi
—	DF	LBN	Mahmoud Saifeddine

Notable players

**Players in international competitions**
Competition	Player	National team
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup	David Nakhid	Trinidad and Tobago
2000 AFC Asian Cup	Jadir	Lebanon
	Newton	Lebanon
	Jamal Taha	Lebanon
2007 AFC Asian Cup	Ahmad Mnajed	Iraq
2007 AFC Asian Cup	Salih Sadir	Iraq
2019 AFC Asian Cup	Hassan Chaito	Lebanon
	Hassan Chaitou	Lebanon
	Adnan Haidar	Lebanon
	Mootaz Jounaidi	Lebanon
2023 AFC Asian Cup	Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini	Lebanon
	Yahya El Hindi	Lebanon
	Hassan Maatouk	Lebanon
	Robert Alexander Melki	Lebanon
	Nassar Nassar	Lebanon
	Ali Tneich	Lebanon

Honours

Lebanese Premier League
- Winners (14; record): 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2020–21
Lebanese FA Cup
- Winners (16; record): 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2023–24
- Runners-up (5): 1985–86, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2018–19, 2021–22
Lebanese Federation Cup
- Winners (2; joint record): 1999, 2000
Lebanese Elite Cup (defunct)
- Winners (2): 1997, 2000
- Runners-up (8): 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2019, 2022
Lebanese Super Cup
- Winners (6): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2021
- Runners-up (4): 2002, 2010, 2017, 2019

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League: 11 appearances

1988–89: Qualifying stage

1989–90: Qualifying stage

1991: Qualifying stage

1993–94: Quarter-finals

1994–95: Quarter-finals

1995: Second round

1997–98: Quarter-finals

1998–99: Second round

1999–2000: Second round

2000–01: First round

2002–03: Qualifying stage

AFC Cup: 8 appearances

2007: Group stage

2008: Group stage

2011: Group stage

2013: Group stage

2018: Group stage

2020: Cancelled

2021: Group stage

2022: Group stage

Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1991–92: First round

1996–97: First round

Chairmen history

Mustafa El-Shami (1948–1950)
Ameen Itani (1950–1954)
Fouad Rustom (1954–1956)
Abdul Jalil Al-Sabra (1956–1963)
Jamil Hasbeeny (1963–1965)
Abed El-Jamil Ramadan (1965–1967)
Khaled Kabbani (1967–1975)
Said Wanid (1975–1977)
Salim Diab (1977–2008)
Karim Diab (2008–2012)
Nabil Badr (2012–present)

Notes

^ Only used as a training ground

References

^ "الأنصار يواصل البحث عن النجمة 14... الاتحاد والتحكيم ضربا الزعيم الأخضر؟". An-Nahar (in Arabic). 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ Maugendre, Axel (31 August 2018), "Ethnography of the Lebanese Football Clubs" (PDF), Athens Journal of Sports, 5 (3): 213–226, doi:10.30958/AJSPO.5-3-3, archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019
^ Montague, James (24 October 2007). "In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^ Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^ "Lebanon's national teams fly above entrenched sectarianism among supporters". The National. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "مدير الانصار ليوروسبورت: هذه أسباب إستقالة نبيل بدر وهذه المقترحات!". arabia.eurosport.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Birth, Death and Re-Birth of Lebanese Football | Ahdaaf". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "استياء جماهيري من تقرير LBCI". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم [A record 14th title for Ansar at the expense of Nejmeh after waiting 14 years in the football championship]. bintjbeil.org (in Arabic). 24 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "بالصور: ركلات الترجيح تتوج الأنصار بالكأس". كووورة. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Lebanon's national teams fly above entrenched sectarianism among supporters". The National. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ البداية من "المدينة" والختام فيها. الأخبار (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ "Great Asian Derbies – Al Ansar SC vs Nejmeh SC (Beirut)". GhanaSoccernet. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^ "The Hezbollah Club". BabaGol. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^ "Al Ansar SC". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

External links

Al Ansar FC at the AFC
Al Ansar FC at LebanonFG

[stadium-2] Only used as a training ground

[1] "الأنصار يواصل البحث عن النجمة 14... الاتحاد والتحكيم ضربا الزعيم الأخضر؟". An-Nahar (in Arabic). 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[Maugendre-3] Maugendre, Axel (31 August 2018), "Ethnography of the Lebanese Football Clubs" (PDF), Athens Journal of Sports, 5 (3): 213–226, doi:10.30958/AJSPO.5-3-3, archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019

[:0-4] Montague, James (24 October 2007). "In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[:2-5] Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[6] "Lebanon's national teams fly above entrenched sectarianism among supporters". The National. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[7] "مدير الانصار ليوروسبورت: هذه أسباب إستقالة نبيل بدر وهذه المقترحات!". arabia.eurosport.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[:3-8] "The Birth, Death and Re-Birth of Lebanese Football | Ahdaaf". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

[:5-9] "استياء جماهيري من تقرير LBCI". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[10] لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم [A record 14th title for Ansar at the expense of Nejmeh after waiting 14 years in the football championship]. bintjbeil.org (in Arabic). 24 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

[11] "بالصور: ركلات الترجيح تتوج الأنصار بالكأس". كووورة. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[:4-12] "Lebanon's national teams fly above entrenched sectarianism among supporters". The National. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[13] البداية من "المدينة" والختام فيها. الأخبار (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[:1-14] "Great Asian Derbies – Al Ansar SC vs Nejmeh SC (Beirut)". GhanaSoccernet. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

[15] "The Hezbollah Club". BabaGol. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

[16] "Al Ansar SC". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

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+'''Al Ansar Football Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الأنصار الرياضي|lit=The Supporters Sporting Club}}) is a [[Association football|football]] club based in Tariq El Jdideh, a district in [[Beirut]], Lebanon, that competes in the {{Lebanese football updater|Ansar}}. Formed in 1951, the club did not win its first [[Lebanese Premier League]] until 1988. They went on to set a world record by winning the league 11 seasons in a row.
-Ansar is the most successful club in the country, having won the [[Lebanese Premier League]] 14 times and the [[Lebanese FA Cup]] 15 times. Ansar's major rivalry is with [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]; dubbed the [[Beirut derby]], it is the most anticipated game in Lebanon.
+Ansar is the most successful club in the country, having won the [[Lebanese Premier League]] 14 times and the [[Lebanese FA Cup]] 15 times, both domestic records. They have also won the [[Lebanese Federation Cup]] twice, the [[Lebanese Elite Cup]] twice and the [[Lebanese Super Cup]] six times. Ansar's major rivalry is with [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]; dubbed the [[Beirut derby]], it is the most anticipated game in Lebanon.
-While club's support comes in majority from the [[Lebanese Sunni Muslims|Sunni Muslim community]] in Beirut, the club has fans of all faiths from all around the country; they have been funded by [[Rafic Hariri]] and Salim Diab until 2005.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Montague|first=James|date=24 October 2007|title=In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/sports/24iht-CUP.1.8030583.html|access-date=15 October 2010}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|last=Alami|first=Mona|date=1 September 2009|title=Religious about football|url=http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=111940|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419190012/http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=111940|archive-date=19 April 2011|access-date=15 October 2010}}</ref> Nabil Badr has been the club's president and main patron since 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lebanon's national teams fly above entrenched sectarianism among supporters|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/lebanon-s-national-teams-fly-above-entrenched-sectarianism-among-supporters-1.810861|access-date=20 April 2019|website=The National|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=مدير الانصار ليوروسبورت: هذه أسباب إستقالة نبيل بدر وهذه المقترحات!|url=http://arabia.eurosport.com/article/كرة-القدم/الدوري-اللبناني/مدير-الانصار-ليوروسبورت-هذه-أسباب-إستقالة-نبيل-بدر-وهذه-المقترحات|access-date=2020-03-13|website=arabia.eurosport.com}}</ref>
+The club is [[Sectarianism in Lebanon|primarily]] supported by the [[Lebanese Sunni Muslims|Sunni Muslim community]];<ref name="Maugendre">{{Citation | last = Maugendre | first = Axel | title = Ethnography of the Lebanese Football Clubs | journal = Athens Journal of Sports | volume = 5 | issue = 3 | pages = 213-226 | date = 31 August 2018 | language = English | url = https://www.athensjournals.gr/sports/2018-5-3-3-Maugendre.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190718023450/https://www.athensjournals.gr/sports/2018-5-3-3-Maugendre.pdf | archive-date = 18 July 2019 | doi = 10.30958/AJSPO.5-3-3}}</ref> they had been funded by [[Rafic Hariri]] and Salim Diab until 2005.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Montague|first=James|date=24 October 2007|title=In Lebanon, even soccer is tainted by sectarian strife|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/sports/24iht-CUP.1.8030583.html|access-date=15 October 2010|archive-date=17 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217182627/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/sports/24iht-CUP.1.8030583.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|last=Alami|first=Mona|date=1 September 2009|title=Religious about football|url=http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=111940|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419190012/http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=111940|archive-date=19 April 2011|access-date=15 October 2010}}</ref> Nabil Badr has been the club's president and main patron since 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lebanon's national teams fly above entrenched sectarianism among supporters|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/lebanon-s-national-teams-fly-above-entrenched-sectarianism-among-supporters-1.810861|access-date=20 April 2019|website=The National|language=en|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108080905/https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/lebanon-s-national-teams-fly-above-entrenched-sectarianism-among-supporters-1.810861|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=مدير الانصار ليوروسبورت: هذه أسباب إستقالة نبيل بدر وهذه المقترحات!|url=http://arabia.eurosport.com/article/كرة-القدم/الدوري-اللبناني/مدير-الانصار-ليوروسبورت-هذه-أسباب-إستقالة-نبيل-بدر-وهذه-المقترحات|access-date=2020-03-13|website=arabia.eurosport.com|language=ar}}</ref>
 ==History==
 === Early history ===
-In 1948, a group of young [[Beirut|Beirutis]] set up the first administrative board at the club headed by Mustafa Al-Shami. Three years Misbah Dougan, then head of the administrative board, formally requested an official licence for the club allowing them to play football on all Lebanese grounds.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://ahdaaf.me/2016/03/29/the-birth-death-and-re-birth-of-lebanese-football/|title=The Birth, Death and Re-Birth of Lebanese Football {{!}} Ahdaaf|language=en-US|access-date=17 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402204736/https://ahdaaf.me/2016/03/29/the-birth-death-and-re-birth-of-lebanese-football/|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were to be called "Al-Intisar", Arabic for "Victory", however a club with that name was already present. Mustafa Al-Shami proposed "Ansar" in remembrance of the supporters of the prophet [[Muhammad]].<ref name=":3" />
+In 1948, a group of young [[Beirut|Beirutis]] set up the first administrative board at the club headed by Mustafa Al-Shami. Three years Misbah Dougan, then head of the administrative board, formally requested an official licence for the club allowing them to play football on all Lebanese grounds.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://ahdaaf.me/2016/03/29/the-birth-death-and-re-birth-of-lebanese-football/|title=The Birth, Death and Re-Birth of Lebanese Football {{!}} Ahdaaf|language=en-US|access-date=17 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402204736/https://ahdaaf.me/2016/03/29/the-birth-death-and-re-birth-of-lebanese-football/|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were to be called "Al-Intisar", Arabic for "Victory", however a club with that name was already present. Mustafa Al-Shami proposed "Ansar" in remembrance of the supporters of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]].<ref name=":3" />
 Initially, Ansar was known as a [[Mount Lebanon Governorate|Mount Lebanon]] team, rather than a team from [[Beirut]]. This is because, as Beirut had already too many clubs, the [[Lebanese Football Association|Federation]] decided to relocate Ansar to [[Ghobeiry]].<ref name=":3" /> In 1965, Ansar moved to Beirut and won the 1966 [[Lebanese Second Division]] promotion play-offs, gaining promotion to the [[Lebanese Premier League]] for the following season.<ref name=":3" />
 === Recent history ===
-Ansar were crowned champions of the [[2020–21 Lebanese Premier League]] by beating [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] 2–1 in the [[Beirut derby]] in the last matchday;<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=استياء جماهيري من تقرير LBCI|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2622|access-date=2021-04-27|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en}}</ref> they won their 14th title, their first since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 April 2021|title=|script-title=ar:لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم|trans-title=A record 14th title for Ansar at the expense of Nejmeh after waiting 14 years in the football championship|url=https://bintjbeil.org/post.php?id=40039|url-status=live|access-date=24 April 2021|website=bintjbeil.org|language=ar}}</ref> They made the season a [[Double (association football)|double]], after beating Nejmeh in the [[2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup|Lebanese FA Cup]] final.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-12|title=بالصور: ركلات الترجيح تتوج الأنصار بالكأس|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1030249|access-date=2021-05-12|website=كووورة}}</ref>
+Ansar were crowned champions of the [[2020–21 Lebanese Premier League]] by beating [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] 2–1 in the [[Beirut derby]] in the last matchday;<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=استياء جماهيري من تقرير LBCI|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2622|access-date=2021-04-27|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427180115/http://lebanonfg.com/single/2622|url-status=live}}</ref> they won their 14th title, their first since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 April 2021|title=|script-title=ar:لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم|trans-title=A record 14th title for Ansar at the expense of Nejmeh after waiting 14 years in the football championship|url=https://bintjbeil.org/post.php?id=40039|url-status=live|access-date=24 April 2021|website=bintjbeil.org|language=ar|archive-date=24 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424152756/https://bintjbeil.org/post.php?id=40039}}</ref> They made the season a [[Double (association football)|double]], after beating Nejmeh in the [[2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup|Lebanese FA Cup]] final.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-12|title=بالصور: ركلات الترجيح تتوج الأنصار بالكأس|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1030249|access-date=2021-05-12|website=كووورة|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512212258/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1030249|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Supporters==
-Although the club's roots lie in the [[Lebanese Sunni Muslims|Sunni community]] in [[Beirut]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/lebanon-s-national-teams-fly-above-entrenched-sectarianism-among-supporters-1.810861|title=Lebanon's national teams fly above entrenched sectarianism among supporters|website=The National|language=en|access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref> Ansar's support comes from all areas and religions in Lebanon.<ref name=":5" /> The club has been associated with the [[Rafic Hariri|Hariri family]] from the early 1990s till 2005.<ref name=":4" /> In 2018, following the introduction of ultras groups in Lebanon, "Ultras Ansari 18" (UA18) was formed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/258278|script-title=ar:البداية من "المدينة" والختام فيها|website=الأخبار|language=ar|access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>
+Although the club's roots lie in the [[Lebanese Sunni Muslims|Sunni community]] in [[Beirut]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/lebanon-s-national-teams-fly-above-entrenched-sectarianism-among-supporters-1.810861|title=Lebanon's national teams fly above entrenched sectarianism among supporters|website=The National|language=en|access-date=21 April 2019|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108080905/https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/lebanon-s-national-teams-fly-above-entrenched-sectarianism-among-supporters-1.810861|url-status=live}}</ref> Ansar's support comes from all areas and religions in Lebanon.<ref name=":5" /> The club has been associated with the [[Rafic Hariri|Hariri family]] from the early 1990s till 2005.<ref name=":4" /> In 2018, following the introduction of ultras groups in Lebanon, "Ultras Ansari 18" (UA18) was formed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/258278|script-title=ar:البداية من "المدينة" والختام فيها|website=الأخبار|language=ar|access-date=21 April 2019|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421114612/https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/258278|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Club rivalries==
 [[File:Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium 2018 - Beirut derby (Ansar fans).png|thumb|Ansar fans during the [[Beirut derby]] at the [[Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium|Camille Chamoun Stadium]] in 2018]]
-The [[Beirut derby]] with [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] has historically been the most anticipated game in Lebanon: both located in [[Beirut]], Nejmeh and Ansar have shared the majority of titles. While Nejmeh has been more successful in Asia, Ansar holds the most [[Lebanese Premier League|league titles]] and [[Lebanese FA Cup|FA Cups]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/great-asian-derbies-al-ansar-sc-vs-nejmeh-sc-beirut|title=Great Asian Derbies – Al Ansar SC vs Nejmeh SC (Beirut)|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref>
+The [[Beirut derby]] with [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] has historically been the most anticipated game in Lebanon: both located in [[Beirut]], Nejmeh and Ansar have shared the majority of titles. While Nejmeh has been more successful in Asia, Ansar holds the most [[Lebanese Premier League|league titles]] and [[Lebanese FA Cup|FA Cups]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/great-asian-derbies-al-ansar-sc-vs-nejmeh-sc-beirut|title=Great Asian Derbies – Al Ansar SC vs Nejmeh SC (Beirut)|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133111/https://ghanasoccernet.com/great-asian-derbies-al-ansar-sc-vs-nejmeh-sc-beirut|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Another important rivalry is with [[Al Ahed FC|Ahed]]: located in Beirut, they are affiliated with [[Hezbollah]], with their fan base mostly coming from the [[Lebanese Shia Muslims|Shia]] community in Beirut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.babagol.net/blog/2018/9/30/the-hezbollah-club|title=The Hezbollah Club|website=BabaGol|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref> In addition Ansar has a rivalry with [[Safa SC|Safa]], also based in Beirut.
+Another important rivalry is with [[Al Ahed FC|Ahed]]: located in Beirut, they are affiliated with [[Hezbollah]], with their fan base mostly coming from the [[Lebanese Shia Muslims|Shia]] community in Beirut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.babagol.net/blog/2018/9/30/the-hezbollah-club|title=The Hezbollah Club|website=BabaGol|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-24|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226142655/https://www.babagol.net/blog/2018/9/30/the-hezbollah-club|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition Ansar has a rivalry with [[Safa SC|Safa]], also based in Beirut.
 ==Players==
 ===Current squad===
-{{updated|12 September 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al Ansar SC|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/al-ansar-sc/16373/|access-date=12 September 2021|website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref>
+{{updated|23 September 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al Ansar SC|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/al-ansar-sc/16373/|access-date=30 September 2022|website=Global Sports Archive|archive-date=28 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928103037/https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/al-ansar-sc/16373/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 {{Fs start}}
-{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=LBN|pos=GK|name=Hadi Mortada}}
+{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=LBN|pos=GK|name=Hadi Kanj}}
-{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=[[Mootaz Jounaidi]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Mohamad El Dor}}
-{{Fs player|no=4 |nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=Anas Abou Saleh}}
+{{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Mohamad Al-Moussawi}}
-{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=[[Nassar Nassar]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=4 |nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=[[Nader Matar]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=[[Jihad Ayoub]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=[[Nassar Nassar]]|other=[[captain (association football)|captain]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=[[Majed Osman]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=[[Maxime Aoun]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=Youssef Barakat}}
+{{Fs player|no=7|nat=PLE|pos=MF|name=Mohamad Hebous}}
-{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=[[Karim Darwich]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=[[Ali Tneich]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=SEN|pos=FW|name=[[Elhadji Malick Tall]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=10|nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=[[Hassan Maatouk]]}}
 {{Fs player|no=11|nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=Youssef Al Haj}}
-{{Fs player|no=16|nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=[[Hassan Chaitou]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=12|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=[[Ahmed Kheireddine]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=20|nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=Ali "Sisi" Tneich}}
+{{Fs player|no=16|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Abbas Ballout}}
-{{Fs player|no=21|nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=Khaled Ali}}
+{{Fs player|no=17|nat=PLE|pos=MF|name=Hamza Hussein}}
-{{Fs player|no=22|nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=[[Mahmoud Kojok (footballer, born 1991)|Mahmoud Kojok]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=20|nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=[[Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=24|nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=Hassan Kaafarani}}
 {{Fs mid}}
-{{Fs player|no=27|nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=[[Hussein El Dor]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=21|nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=Mohamad Bou Saleh}}
-{{Fs player|no=69|nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=[[Bilal Najdi]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=22|nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=Mohammad Al Massri}}
-{{Fs player|no=70|nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=Omar Bahlawan}}
+{{Fs player|no=24|nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=Hassan Kaafarani}}
-{{Fs player|no=88|nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=Nasser Mostafa}}
+{{Fs player|no=30|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Mohammad Al-Saleh}}
+{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ALG|pos=FW|name=Hichem Khalfallah}}
+{{Fs player|no=35|pos=DF|nat=TUN|name=Rafik Mednini}}
+{{Fs player|no=66|nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=Alex El Rattel}}
+{{Fs player|no=88|nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=Omar Bahlawan}}
 {{Fs player|no=91|nat=LBN|pos=GK|name=Nazih Assaad}}
-{{Fs player|no=99|nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=[[Ahmad Hijazi]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=99|nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=Nabil El Kayssi}}
-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=LBN|pos=GK|name=Hadi Kanj}}
+{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Mostafa Kassab}}
-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=LBN|pos=DF|name=Islam Suleiman}}
+{{Fs player|no=|nat=LBN|pos=GK|name=William Sannan}}
-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=PLE|pos=MF|name=Mohamad Hebous}}
+{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Obaida Halabi}}
-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=LBN|pos=MF|name=Hashem Khraizat}}
+{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Mahmoud Saifeddine}}
-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=Hassan Chehade}}
-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=PLE|pos=FW|name=Hamza Hussein}}
-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=[[Feiz Shamsin]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=Ali Tahan}}
-{{Fs player|no=  |nat=LBN|pos=  |name=Rami Abu Al Nasr}}
 {{Fs end}}
 ===Notable players===
 {{see also|Category:Al Ansar FC players}}
+[[File:Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia Mootaz Jounaidi.jpg|thumb|upright|Ansar's captain [[Mootaz Jounaidi]] with [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] at the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]]]]
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 | rowspan="4" |[[2019 AFC Asian Cup]]
-|[[Hassan Chaito|Hassan "Moni" Chaito]]
+|[[Hassan Chaito]]
 |{{Fb|LBN}}
 |-
-|[[Hassan Chaitou|Hassan "Shibriko" Chaitou]]
+|[[Hassan Chaitou]]
 |{{Fb|LBN}}
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 |[[Mootaz Jounaidi]]
+|{{Fb|LBN}}
+|-
+| rowspan="6" |[[2023 AFC Asian Cup]]
+|[[Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini]]
+|{{Fb|LBN}}
+|-
+|[[Yahya El Hindi]]
+|{{Fb|LBN}}
+|-
+|[[Hassan Maatouk]]
+|{{Fb|LBN}}
+|-
+|[[Robert Alexander Melki]]
+|{{Fb|LBN}}
+|-
+|[[Nassar Nassar]]
+|{{Fb|LBN}}
+|-
+|[[Ali Tneich]]
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 ** '''Winners (14; record):''' [[1987–88 Lebanese Premier League|1987–88]], [[1989–90 Lebanese Premier League|1989–90]], [[1990–91 Lebanese Premier League|1990–91]], [[1991–92 Lebanese Premier League|1991–92]], [[1992–93 Lebanese Premier League|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Lebanese Premier League|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Lebanese Premier League|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Lebanese Premier League|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Lebanese Premier League|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Lebanese Premier League|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Lebanese Premier League|1998–99]], [[2005–06 Lebanese Premier League|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Lebanese Premier League|2006–07]], [[2020–21 Lebanese Premier League|2020–21]]
 * '''[[Lebanese FA Cup]]'''
-**'''Winners (15; record):''' 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, [[2009–10 Lebanese FA Cup|2009–10]], [[2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup|2011–12]], [[2016–17 Lebanese FA Cup|2016–17]], [[2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup|2020–21]]
+**'''Winners (16; record):''' 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, [[2009–10 Lebanese FA Cup|2009–10]], [[2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup|2011–12]], [[2016–17 Lebanese FA Cup|2016–17]], [[2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup|2020–21]], [[2023–24 Lebanese FA Cup|2023–24]]
-**''Runners-up (4):'' 1985–86, 1996–97, 2000–01, [[2018–19 Lebanese FA Cup|2018–19]]
+**''Runners-up (5):'' 1985–86, 1996–97, 2000–01, [[2018–19 Lebanese FA Cup|2018–19]], [[2021–22 Lebanese FA Cup|2021–22]]
-* '''[[Lebanese Elite Cup]]'''
-**'''Winners (2):''' 1997, 2000
-**''Runners-up (7):'' 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, [[2019 Lebanese Elite Cup|2019]]
 * '''[[Lebanese Federation Cup]]'''
-** '''Winners (2; record):''' 1999, 2000
+** '''Winners (2; joint record):''' 1999, 2000
+* '''[[Lebanese Elite Cup]]''' (''defunct'')
+**'''Winners (2):''' 1997, 2000
+**''Runners-up (8):'' 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, [[2019 Lebanese Elite Cup|2019]], [[2022 Lebanese Elite Cup|2022]]
 * '''[[Lebanese Super Cup]]'''
 **'''Winners (6):''' 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012, [[2021 Lebanese Super Cup|2021]]
 **''Runners-up (4):'' 2002, 2010, 2017, [[2019 Lebanese Super Cup|2019]]
+==Performance in AFC competitions==
-==Asian record==
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 ::[[2002–03 AFC Champions League|2002–03]]: Qualifying stage
 {{col-break}}
-'''[[AFC Cup]]: 6 appearances'''
+'''[[AFC Cup]]: 8 appearances'''
 ::[[2007 AFC Cup|2007]]: Group stage
 ::[[2008 AFC Cup|2008]]: Group stage
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 ::[[2020 AFC Cup|2020]]: ''Cancelled''
 ::[[2021 AFC Cup|2021]]: Group stage
+::[[2022 AFC Cup|2022]]: Group stage
 '''[[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]: 2 appearances'''
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 [[Category:Al Ansar FC| ]]
 [[Category:Football clubs in Lebanon]]
+[[Category:Football clubs in Beirut]]
 [[Category:Association football clubs established in 1951]]
 [[Category:1951 establishments in Lebanon]]

v t e Al Ansar Football Club
Players Managers Honours
General	History Stadium Ultras Ansari 18
Members	Current squad Chairmen history
Rivalries	Beirut derby Ahed Safa
Other teams	Ansar Women (2007–2010)

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Seasons	1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1960–61 1962–63 1964–65 1966–67 1968–69 1969–70 1972–73 1974–75 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 ~~2000–01~~ 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 ~~2019–20~~ 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
2024–25 clubs	Ahed Ansar Bourj Chabab Ghazieh Nejmeh Racing Beirut Riyadi Abbasiyah Safa Sagesse Shabab Baalbeck Shabab Sahel Tadamon Sour
Organisations	Lebanese Football Association
Statistics and awards	Al-Manar Football Festival Top scorers
Associated competitions	Lebanese FA Cup Lebanese Elite Cup Lebanese Challenge Cup Lebanese Super Cup Continental AFC Champions League AFC Cup Arab Club Championship

Active teams of Al Ansar FC
Men's Women's (defunct)
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