Al-Manar Football Festival
Annual Lebanese football award ceremony
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The Al-Manar Football Festival (Arabic: مهرجان كرة المنار) was an event organised by the Al-Manar television station between the 1996–97 and 2018–19 seasons in order to award players, managers, referees and teams who were considered to have performed the best over the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Between the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, the referendum to decide the winners of the awards was held online.[1]
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Lebanese forward Hassan Maatouk was awarded the Best Player award a record four times. Salih Sadir from Iraq is the foreign player with the most Best Player awards, having won it three times in a row. Lebanese coach Adnan Al Sharqi holds the most Best Coach awards, with four.[citation needed]
Awards
Main categories
Other categories
| Season | Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Goal | Best Save | Best Referee | Best Ass. Referee | Fair Play Award | |
| 1996–97[2] |  Ahmad Al Saksouk (Ansar) |
Ali Fakih (Ansar) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1997–98[3] | Malek Hassoun (Ansar) |
Ahmad Sakr (Homenmen) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Nejmeh |
| 1998–99[4] | Zaher Al Indari (Akhaa Ahli Aley) |
Ahmad Sakr (Homenmen) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Ansar |
| 1999–2000[5] | Ghassan Choueikh (Majd) |
Ahmad Khalife (Homenetmen) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Homenetmen |
| 2000–01[6] |  Ali Cheikh Dib (Homenmen) |
Ahmad Sakr (Homenmen) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Nejmeh |
| 2001–02[7] | Abbas Ahmad Atwi (Nejmeh) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Nejmeh |
| 2002–03[8] | Moussa Hojeij (Nejmeh) |
Not awarded | Talaat Najm |
Haidar Kleit |
Ahed |
| 2003–04[9] | Not awarded | Not awarded | Nabil Ayyad |
Haidar Kleit |
Nejmeh |
| 2004–05[10] | Not awarded | Rabie El Kakhi (Akhaa Ahli Aley) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Nejmeh |
| 2005–06[11] | Not awarded | Not awarded | Talaat Najm |
Haidar Kleit |
Not awarded |
| 2006–07[12] | Abbas Ahmad Atwi (Nejmeh) |
Not awarded | Talaat Najm |
Haidar Kleit |
Sagesse |
| 2007–08[13] | Not awarded | Not awarded | Talaat Najm |
Haidar Kleit |
Ahed |
| 2008–09[14] | Not awarded | Not awarded | Talaat Najm |
Hussein Issa |
Salam Zgharta |
| 2009–10[15] | Hassan Hammoud (Mabarra) |
Not awarded | Ali Sabbagh |
Ahmad Kawas |
Sagesse |
| 2010–11[16] | Mohamad Atwi (Ansar) |
Not awarded | Bashir Awasa |
Hadi Kassar |
Nejmeh |
| 2011–12[17] | Hussein Awada (Salam Sour) |
Not awarded | Radwan Ghandour |
Hussein Issa |
Ansar |
| 2012–13[18][19] |  Eduardo (Akhaa Ahli Aley) |
Not awarded | Radwan Ghandour |
Mohamad Rammal |
Ahed |
| 2013–14[20] | Abou Bakr Al-Mel (Salam Zgharta) |
Not awarded | Radwan Ghandour |
Bilal Zein |
Nejmeh |
| 2014–15[21] | Ali Nasseredine (Nabi Chit) |
Not awarded | Radwan Ghandour |
Ali Serhal |
Not awarded |
| 2015–16[22] | Mohamad Atwi (Ansar) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Nabi Chit |
| 2016–17[23] | Jad El Zein (Ahed) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Ahed |
| 2017–18[1] |  Mahmoud Fathalla (Nejmeh) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Ahed |
| 2018–19[24] | Rabih Ataya (Ahed) |
Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Shabab Sahel |
Special awards
The following awards were awarded only in one or a few editions:
| Category | Season | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Fan's Best Player | 1998–99[4] | Moussa Hojeij (Nejmeh) |
| 2000–01[6] | Moussa Hojeij (Nejmeh) | |
| 2002–03[8] | Moussa Hojeij (Nejmeh) | |
| Best Fans | 1998–99[4] | Ahed |
| Best Goalkeeper | 2006–07[12] | Mohamad Hammoud (Ahed) |
| 2007–08[13] | Lary Mehanna (Ansar) | |
| 2008–09[14] | Abbas Chit (Shabab Sahel) | |
| 2009–10[15] | Bilal Kassab (Islah Borj Shmali) | |
| Player of the Week | 2007–08[13] | Hassan Maatouk (Ahed) |
| 2008–09[14] |  Salih Sadir (Ahed) | |
| 2009–10[15] | Hassan Maatouk (Ahed) | |
| Most Appearances | 2009–10[15] | Hamza Abboud (Safa) |
| 2010–11[16] | Hassan Daher (Shabab Sahel) | |
| Best Foreign Player | 2014–15[21] |  Mohamed Aziz Msakni (Ahed) |
| 2015–16[22] |  Musa Kabiru (Shabab Sahel) | |
| 2016–17[23] |  Dominique Mendy (Safa) | |
| 2017–18[1] |  Issah Yakubu (Ahed) | |
| Best Futsal Player | 2017–18[1] | Ahmed Khairuddin |
Team of the Season
See also
Notes
- Players in italics were not awarded at the ceremony for being the top goalscorer/assist provider of the season.