Tripoli Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي طرابلس الرياضي), also known as AC Tripoli or simply Tripoli, is a football club based in Tripoli, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League.[2]
Unknown, as Al Majd Sports Association 4 April 2001; 23 years ago (2001-04-04), as Olympic Beirut Sporting Club 24 November 2005; 18 years ago (2005-11-24), as Tripoli Sporting Club
Founded as Al Majd Sports Association (Arabic: جمعية المجد الرياضي), the club was renamed Olympic Beirut Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي اولمبيك بيروت الرياضي) in 2001, winning the domestic double in the 2002–03 season. In 2005 they were re-established as AC Tripoli, and won a Lebanese FA Cup in 2014–15.
Founded as Al Majd Sports Association (Arabic: جمعية المجد الرياضي), the club was renamed Olympic Beirut Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي اولمبيك بيروت الرياضي) on 4 April 2001,[3] by Taha Koleilat.[4] In 2001–02 the club won the Lebanese Second Division, and were promoted to the Lebanese Premier League.[4] Koleilat allocated a budget of USD$7 million, with the goal of winning the league and building a competitive team for the AFC Cup.[4] Having strengthened the team with the signings of Pierre Issa, Edílson, Faisal Antar, Youssef Mohamad, and Abbas Ali Atwi, among others, Olympic Beirut won the domestic double in 2002–03, winning both the league and FA Cup.[4]
On 14 February 2003, Al Medina Bank [ar] – which funded the club's activities – declared bankruptcy.[4] The decline was felt the following season, in 2003–04, with Olympic Beirut being knocked out of the 2004 AFC Cup in the quarter-finals against Singaporean club Home United, and finishing the league in third place.[4] In 2004–05 Olympic Beirut finished in fourth place.[4]
AC Tripoli
Prior to the 2005–06 season, Koleilat sold the club's license to former national team player Walid Kamareddine for $400,000, with the club being relocated to Tripoli.[4] The club was first renamed Olympic, then Olympic Tripoli, and finally AC Tripoli (Arabic: نادي طرابلس الرياضي).[4] The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) approved of the move on 24 November 2005.[5]
Starting from the 2016–17 season, Tripoli found themselves in financial issues due to Najib Mikati, the club's main funder, deciding to cut the club's salary year by year, leaving the club to rely on social donations and TV sponsorship payments.[10]
Club rivalries
Tripoli plays the Tripoli derby with Egtmaaey, as they are both located in the same city.[11] The club also contests the North derby with Salam Zgharta, also on the basis of location.[12]
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Tripoli Sporting Club Arabic نادي طرابلس الرياضي also known as AC Tripoli or simply Tripoli is a football club based in Tripoli Lebanon that competes in the Lebanese Premier League 2 TripoliFull nameTripoli Sporting ClubNickname s سفير الشمال Ambassador of the North 1 FoundedUnknown as Al Majd Sports Association4 April 2001 23 years ago 2001 04 04 as Olympic Beirut Sporting Club24 November 2005 18 years ago 2005 11 24 as Tripoli Sporting ClubGroundTripoli Municipal StadiumCapacity22 000ChairmanZafer KabbaraManagerIsmail KortamLeagueLebanese Premier League2022 23Lebanese Premier League 8th of 12Home coloursCurrent season Founded as Al Majd Sports Association Arabic جمعية المجد الرياضي the club was renamed Olympic Beirut Sporting Club Arabic نادي اولمبيك بيروت الرياضي in 2001 winning the domestic double in the 2002 03 season In 2005 they were re established as AC Tripoli and won a Lebanese FA Cup in 2014 15 Contents 1 History 1 1 Olympic Beirut 1 2 AC Tripoli 2 Club rivalries 3 Players 3 1 Current squad 4 Honours 5 Performance in AFC competitions 6 Managerial history 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksHistoryOlympic Beirut Founded as Al Majd Sports Association Arabic جمعية المجد الرياضي the club was renamed Olympic Beirut Sporting Club Arabic نادي اولمبيك بيروت الرياضي on 4 April 2001 3 by Taha Koleilat 4 In 2001 02 the club won the Lebanese Second Division and were promoted to the Lebanese Premier League 4 Koleilat allocated a budget of USD 7 million with the goal of winning the league and building a competitive team for the AFC Cup 4 Having strengthened the team with the signings of Pierre Issa Edilson Faisal Antar Youssef Mohamad and Abbas Ali Atwi among others Olympic Beirut won the domestic double in 2002 03 winning both the league and FA Cup 4 On 14 February 2003 Al Medina Bank ar which funded the club s activities declared bankruptcy 4 The decline was felt the following season in 2003 04 with Olympic Beirut being knocked out of the 2004 AFC Cup in the quarter finals against Singaporean club Home United and finishing the league in third place 4 In 2004 05 Olympic Beirut finished in fourth place 4 AC Tripoli Prior to the 2005 06 season Koleilat sold the club s license to former national team player Walid Kamareddine for 400 000 with the club being relocated to Tripoli 4 The club was first renamed Olympic then Olympic Tripoli and finally AC Tripoli Arabic نادي طرابلس الرياضي 4 The Lebanese Football Association LFA approved of the move on 24 November 2005 5 In 2014 15 Tripoli won the Lebanese FA Cup their first trophy under their new name 6 They participated in the 2016 AFC Cup where after beating Kyrgyz club Alay Osh in the qualifying play offs on penalty shoot outs they qualified to the group stage 7 8 Drawn in group B Tripoli finished in third place out of four with two wins a draw and three defeats 9 Starting from the 2016 17 season Tripoli found themselves in financial issues due to Najib Mikati the club s main funder deciding to cut the club s salary year by year leaving the club to rely on social donations and TV sponsorship payments 10 Club rivalriesTripoli plays the Tripoli derby with Egtmaaey as they are both located in the same city 11 The club also contests the North derby with Salam Zgharta also on the basis of location 12 PlayersCurrent squad As of 04 February 2024 13 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK nbsp LBN Ahmad Korhani 2 DF nbsp PLE Omar Kayed 4 DF nbsp LBN Obaida El Halabi 7 DF nbsp LBN Saad Youssef 8 MF nbsp LBN Ghazi El Hussein captain 9 FW nbsp LBN Abdallah Ali 10 FW nbsp LBN Fouad Eid 11 FW nbsp LBN Alaa Ezzo DF nbsp LBN Abdelrahman Abdelkhalek 14 MF nbsp JOR Suleiman Abu Zema 19 DF nbsp LBN Abdul Razzak Dakramanji 20 MF nbsp LBN Bassam Zakaria 20 FW nbsp PLE Ibrahim Abdelwahhab 21 MF nbsp LBN Adnan Kheir No Pos Nation Player 22 MF nbsp LBN Said Al Ali 66 MF nbsp LBN Taha Al Hussein 70 MF nbsp LBN Mohamad Daher 77 DF nbsp LBN Mohamad Korhani 80 DF nbsp NGA James Innocent 90 GK nbsp LBN Bahaa Mohammad El Abdallah 95 GK nbsp LBN Ahmad Taktouk 97 FW nbsp BRA Geronimo Lopez nbsp LBN Mohammad Zahed MF nbsp BRA Thiago Amaral MF nbsp LBN Bilal MatarHonoursLebanese Premier League Winners 1 2002 03 a Lebanese FA Cup Winners 2 2002 03 a 2014 15 Runners up 2 2004 05 a 2013 14 Lebanese Second Division Winners 2 2001 02 a 2010 11 Lebanese Challenge Cup defunct Runners up 1 2021 Lebanese Super Cup Runners up 1 2015Performance in AFC competitionsAFC Cup 2 appearances 2004 Quarter finals 2016 Group stage dd Managerial historyThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items February 2019 nbsp Ihsan Sayeed 1999 2002 nbsp Estevam Soares 2002 nbsp Mohammed Sahel 2002 2004 nbsp Vardan Ghazaryan 2017 nbsp Fadi Ayad 2018 2019 nbsp Ismael Kortam 2019 nbsp Ahmad Hafez 2019 2020 nbsp Ismael Kortam 2020 nbsp Salim Mikati 2018 2021 nbsp Saad Jameel 2021 present See alsoList of football clubs in LebanonNotes a b c d As Olympic BeirutReferences قمرالدين التقى نادي طرابلس الرياضي وتفقد محيط مركز عائشة في القبة بلدية طرابلس www tripoli gov lb Archived from the original on 10 May 2021 Retrieved 10 May 2021 Groll Daniel AC Tripoli SC Lebanon نادي طرابلس الرياضي Club Profile Club History Club Badge Results Fixtures Historical Logos Statistics www weltfussballarchiv com Archived from the original on 22 June 2019 Retrieved 2 August 2018 الجامعة اللبنانية التشريعات تعديل اسم جمعية المجد الرياضي ليصبح نادي اولمبيك بيروت الرياضي قضاء بيروت محاف ظة بيروت www legallaw ul edu lb Archived from the original on 15 April 2021 Retrieved 15 April 2021 a b c d e f g h i أولمبيك بيروت تعلموا كيف تصنع البطولات كووورة 28 March 2020 Archived from the original on 2 September 2021 Retrieved 31 May 2020 Lebanon 2005 06 RSSSF Archived from the original on 27 November 2022 Retrieved 4 November 2020 Summary Cup Lebanon Results fixtures tables and news Soccerway int soccerway com Archived from the original on 23 May 2021 Retrieved 16 March 2019 Ghanaian trio propel Lebanese side AC Tripoli to Asian Cup Group stage Modern Ghana Archived from the original on 15 February 2021 Retrieved 9 February 2021 AFC Cup Playoff Tripoli Club 0 0 aet 7 6 pens FC Alay Football News AFC Cup 2020 the AFC Archived from the original on 15 February 2021 Retrieved 9 February 2021 AFC Cup MD6 Group B FC Istiklol 1 3 Tripoli Club Football News AFC Cup 2020 the AFC Archived from the original on 11 February 2021 Retrieved 9 February 2021 اللواء جريدة ماذا يجري في طرابلس نداء الى الرئيس ميقاتي جريدة اللواء in Arabic Archived from the original on 5 August 2023 Retrieved 17 July 2019 ديربي الشمال ينتهي لصالح طرابلس على حساب الاجتماعي Elsport News in Arabic Archived from the original on 22 June 2019 Retrieved 24 May 2019 Lebanon Football السلام زغرتا يحسم ديربي الشمال ويضمن البقاء في دوري الأضواء football lebanon com Archived from the original on 1 February 2021 Retrieved 13 April 2019 Tripoli SC Global Sports Archive Archived from the original on 28 September 2022 Retrieved 8 October 2022 External links nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to AC Tripoli AC Tripoli at the AFC AC Tripoli at LebanonFG Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AC Tripoli amp oldid 1220715078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
