Shabab Al Sahel FC

Shabab Sahel was established in 1966 in Haret Hreik, a district in Beirut, Lebanon.^[4] Sherif Salim was the club's first chairman, while Hassan Hatoum was its first secretary.^[4] Within three years, the club was promoted from the Third Division to the Second Division to the Premier League.^[4] However, the Lebanese Football Association didn't approve of their promotion to the top flight.^[4]

During the Civil War, Shabab Sahel were first promoted to the Premier League.^[4] Despite being relegated back to the Second Division, they were promoted back up the following season.^[4]

The club won their first title in 2000, defeating Safa 5–4 on penalties in the Lebanese FA Cup after a 1–1 draw. In 2008–09 they reached the finals, but were defeated 2–0 by Ahed.^[5] In the 2010–11 season Shabab Sahel defeated Salam Zgharta 2–0 in the quarter-finals, but lost 2–1 in the semi-final to Safa at the Rafik Hariri Stadium in Sidon.^[5][6]

Shabab Sahel's best league placement came in 2020–21, when they finished third with 27 points.^[7]

Shabab Sahel's main rival have historically been Bourj, as they both fight for supremacy over the Dahieh suburbs.^[8] The match has been dubbed the Dahieh derby.^[9] Another important rivalry is with Shabab Bourj, due to the fact that they are also based in the Dahieh area.^[8]

• Lebanese FA Cup
  • Winners (1): 1999–2000
  • Runners-up (3): 1987–88, 2008–09, 2012–13
• Lebanese Elite Cup (defunct)
  • Winners (1): 2019
  • Runners-up (1): 1999
• Lebanese Challenge Cup (defunct)
  • Winners (2; joint record): 2014, 2015
• Lebanese Second Division
  • Winners (2): 2005–06, 2017–18
• Lebanese Super Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 2000, 2013

• List of football clubs in Lebanon