2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup
The 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup was the 48th edition of the national football cup competition of Lebanon. It started with the round of 16 on 28 April 2021, and ended on 12 May with the final.[1]
| Country | Lebanon |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 April – 12 May 2021 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Ahed |
| Champions | Ansar |
| Runners-up | Nejmeh |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.6 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mahmoud Kojok (5 goals) |
← 2021–22 → | |
Lebanese Premier League side Ahed were the defending champions, having won the 2018–19 edition; they lost to finalists Nejmeh in the quarter-finals. Ansar beat cross-city rivals Nejmeh on the penalty shoot-out in the final, after drawing 1–1 in regular time.
The edition followed a new format; starting directly from the round of 16, the 12 Lebanese Premier League and the top 4 Lebanese Second Division teams from the 2020–21 season participated.[1]
Teams
| Round | Dates | Number of fixtures | Clubs remaining | New entries this round | Divisions entering this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | 28–30 April 2021 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 16 | 12 Lebanese Premier League teams 4 Lebanese Second Division teams |
| Quarter-finals | 4 May 2021 | 4 | 8 → 4 | None | none |
| Semi-finals | 8 May 2021 | 2 | 4 → 2 | None | none |
| Final | 12 May 2021 | 1 | 2 → 1 | None | none |
Round of 16
| 29 April 2021 Match 1 | Bourj (1) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Sporting (2) | Beirut |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Ahed Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammad Haddad | ||
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| 30 April 2021 Match 2 | Akhaa Ahli Aley (1) | 0–0 (4–1 p) | Sagesse (2) | Beirut |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Ahed Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Maher Al Ali | ||
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| 29 April 2021 Match 3 | Ansar (1) | 6–1 | Ahli Nabatieh (2) | Bhamdoun |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mostafa Saifan |
| 29 April 2021 Match 4 | Chabab Ghazieh (1) | 2–1 | Islah Borj Shmali (2) | Ansar |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Ansar Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Al Askhar |
| 28 April 2021 Match 5 | Ahed (1) | 3–0 | Tadamon Sour (1) | Sidon |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Hadi Salame |
| 29 April 2021 Match 6 | Tripoli (1) | 1–3 | Nejmeh (1) | Jounieh |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Reda |
| 30 April 2021 Match 7 | Safa (1) | 1–0 | Salam Zgharta (1) | Jounieh |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmad Alaaeddine |
| 30 April 2021 Match 8 | Shabab Bourj (1) | 2–1 | Shabab Sahel (1) | Bhamdoun |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samer Al Sayyed Kassem |
Quarter-finals
| 4 May 2021 Match 9 | Bourj (1) | 4–1 | Akhaaa Ahli Aley (1) | Beirut |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Al Ahed Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 4 May 2021 Match 10 | Ansar (1) | 2–1 | Chabab Ghazieh (1) | Bhamdoun |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 4 May 2021 Match 11 | Ahed (1) | 0–1 | Nejmeh (1) | Jounieh |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 4 May 2021 Match 12 | Safa (1) | 1–0 | Shabab Bourj (1) | Sidon |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 0 |
Semi-finals
Final
Bracket
The following is the bracket which the Lebanese FA Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the score represents the results of a penalty shoot-out.
| Round of 16 28–30 April 2021 | Quarter-finals 4 May 2021 | Semi-finals 8 May 2021 | Final 12 May 2021 | |||||||||||
| Bourj | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
| Sporting | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Bourj | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Akhaa Ahli Aley | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Akhaa Ahli Aley | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Sagesse | 0 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Bourj | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ahli Nabatieh | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Chabab Ghazieh | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chabab Ghazieh | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Islah Borj Shmali | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Nejmeh | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Ahed | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tadamon Sour | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ahed | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Nejmeh | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tripoli | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nejmeh | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Nejmeh | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Safa | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Safa | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Salam Zgharta | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Safa | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Shabab Bourj | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Shabab Bourj | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Shabab Sahel | 1 | |||||||||||||
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mahmoud Kojok |
Ansar | 5 |
| 2 | Fadel Antar |
Bourj | 2 |
| Haidar Abou Zeid |
Chabab Ghazieh | ||
| Adnan Melhem |
Shabab Bourj | ||
| Ali Hamam |
Nejmeh |
Most assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hassan Kourani |
Nejmeh | 4 |
| 2 | Hassan Maatouk |
Ansar | 3 |
| 3 | Abbas Ali Atwi |
Ansar | 2 |
References
- Mahfoud, Maroun (14 April 2021). "The 48th FA Cup has been set". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- "Lebanon Cup 2020/2021". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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