Al Ahly SC Nabatieh
Lebanese football club
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Al Ahly Sporting Club Nabatieh (Arabic: نادي الأهلي الرياضي النبطية), known as Ahly Nabatieh or simply Nabatieh, is a football club based in Nabatieh, Lebanon. It was established in 1968 and competes in the Lebanese Second Division.
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| Full name | Al Ahly Sporting Club Nabatieh | ||
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| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Kfarjoz Municipal Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Vacant | ||
| Manager | Malek Hassoun | ||
| League | Lebanese Second Division | ||
| 2025–26 | Lebanese Second Division, 5th of 12 | ||
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They were first promoted to the Lebanese Premier League in 2023, and finished runners-up in the Lebanese Federation Cup the same year. They however got relegated back to the Second Division at the end of the season.
History
On 3 March 2023, Ahly Nabatieh defeated Sporting 2–1 in the final matchday of the 2022–23 Lebanese Second Division, and were thus promoted to the Lebanese Premier League for the first time.[1] The team also reached the quarter-finals of the 2022–23 Lebanese FA Cup, losing 3–0 to Shabab Sahel.[2]
Ahly Nabatieh finished runners-up in the 2023 Lebanese Federation Cup as a newly promoted Premier League club, after losing to league holders Ahed 4–0 in the final on 27 July 2023.[3] They were relegated back to the Second Division, after finishing the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League season in 11th place.[4]
Badge
On 2 August 2023, to commemorate Ahly Nabatieh's first season in the Lebanese Premier League and their 55th anniversary, the club unveiled a new logo featuring Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah, a Nabatieh-born engineer, mathematician and inventor.[5]
Players
Current squad
- As of 13 February 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Lebanese Federation Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2023
