The Lebanese Super Cup (Arabic: كأس السوبر اللبناني) is Lebanese football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Lebanese Premier League season and the holders of the Lebanese FA Cup. If the Lebanese Premier League champions also won the Lebanese FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition.

Lebanese Super Cup
Organizing bodyLebanese Football Association
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
RegionLebanon
Number of teams2
Current champion(s)Nejmeh (8th title)
Most successful club(s)Ahed, Nejmeh (8 titles)
Television broadcastersFIFA+
2024 Lebanese Super Cup

The fixture is recognized as a competitive super cup by the Lebanese Football Association and the Asian Football Confederation.[1] Ahed and Nejmeh are the most successful clubs in the competition with eight wins each.[2]

Winners and finalists

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Winners by year

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Lebanese Super Cup finals
No. Season Winners Score Runners–up
1st 1996 Ansar 2–0 Nejmeh
2nd 1997 Ansar 1–0 Nejmeh
3rd 1998 Ansar 4–2 Homenmen
4th 1999 Ansar 2–2 (p) Homenmen
5th 2000 Nejmeh 2–0 Shabab Sahel
6th 2002 Nejmeh 3–3 (p) Ansar
7th 2004 Nejmeh 2–0 Ahed
8th 2005 Ahed 2–1 Nejmeh
9th 2008 Ahed 3–1 Mabarra
10th 2009 Nejmeh 0–0 (p) Ahed
11th 2010 Ahed 1–0 Ansar
12th 2011 Ahed 3–1 Safa
13th 2012 Ansar 1–0 Safa
14th 2013 Safa 1–0 Shabab Sahel
15th 2014 Nejmeh 4–1 Salam Zgharta
16th 2015 Ahed 1–0 Tripoli
17th 2016 Nejmeh 2–0 Safa
18th 2017 Ahed 2–0 Ansar
19th 2018 Ahed 1–0 Nejmeh
20th 2019 Ahed 2–1 Ansar
21st 2021 Ansar 2–2 (p) Nejmeh
22nd 2023 Nejmeh 0–0 (p) Ahed
23rd 2024 Nejmeh 3–1 Ansar

Results by team

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Club Wins Runners-up Total final appearances
Nejmeh 8 5 13
Ahed 8 3 11
Ansar 6 5 11
Safa 1 3 4
Homenmen 0 2 2
Shabab Sahel 0 2 2
Mabarra 0 1 1
Salam Zgharta 0 1 1
Tripoli 0 1 1

Media coverage

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In October 2022, the LFA and FIFA signed an agreement to broadcast all matches in the Lebanese Super Cup, Lebanese Second Division and Lebanese Women's Football League, and some Lebanese Premier League games, through the FIFA+ platform.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mansour spot-kick seals Safa's Super Cup success". The AFC. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ Khaled, Nasser (26 October 2022). اتفاقية تعاون بين الفيفا والاتحاد اللبناني [A cooperation agreement between FIFA and the Lebanese Football Association]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم وFIFA+ يلتزمان بالنقل الحي للمباريات والمزيد من الفعاليات لجماهير كرة القدم حول العالم [The Lebanese Football Association and FIFA+ commit to live broadcasts of matches and more events for football fans around the world]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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