Bourj FC

Bourj Football Club (Arabic: نادي البرج الرياضي, lit. 'Tower Sporting Club') is a football club based in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League.[3] Founded in 1967, the club has won one Lebanese FA Cup and two Lebanese Challenge Cups.[4][5]

Not to be confused with Shabab El Bourj SC.
Bourj
Full nameBourj Football Club
Nickname(s)زعيم الضاحية (Leader of Dahieh)[1]
Founded1967 (1967)
GroundBourj el-Barajneh Stadium[lower-alpha 1]
Capacity1,500
ChairmanFadi Nasser[2]
ManagerHussein Tahan
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2022–23Lebanese Premier League, 5th of 12

Nicknamed "the Leader of Dahieh" (Arabic: زعيم الضاحية), the club earned promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 2019, for the first time in 16 years.[1]

History

In 1993 Bourj, captained by Mohammad Ismail, won the final the Lebanese FA Cup 4–1 after extra time, against Homenmen.[6] Mallarby and Hassan Rahhal scored a brace each, while Papken Melikian scored the sole goal for the opposing team.[6] This was the second replay of the final, after both previous encounters ended in a draw after extra time.[6] In 2008, Bourj FC were relegated to the Fourth Division.[7]

On 1 August 2021, Bourj won the Lebanese Challenge Cup for the second time, beating Tripoli in the 2021 final; they refused to attend the crowing ceremony, following a verbal altercation between Fadi Nasser, Bourj's president, and a member of the Lebanese Football Association (LFA)'s executive committee.[2] On 2 August, the LFA imposed a fine of £L22 million on the club.[8] The same day, Bourj announced their withdrawal from the Lebanese Premier League through their social media, and that they would not pay the fine imposed.[9] They eventually took part in the 2020–21 season.[10]

Supporters

Founded as the first club in the area, Bourj is considered to be the representative of all the families of the town.[11] Following the introduction of ultras groups in Lebanon in 2018, "Ultras Borjawi" (Arabic: ألتراس برجاوي) was formed at the start of the 2018–19 Lebanese Second Division season.[12]

Bourj supporters tend to be seen as the 12th man for their team, as they attend in good figures to their club's games.

Club rivalries

Bourj's main rival have historically been Shabab Sahel, as they both fight for supremacy over the Dahieh suburbs.[11] The match has been dubbed the Dahieh derby.[1] Another important rivalry is with Shabab Bourj, due to the fact that they are both based in the Bourj el-Barajneh district.[11]

Players

Current squad
As of 27 August 2023[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Lebanon LBN Abdelkarim Saleh
2 DF Lebanon LBN Mohamad El Dor
3 DF Lebanon LBN Shadi Skaf
4 DF Lebanon LBN Khoder Hallak
5 MF Lebanon LBN Mohamad Al Faour (vice captain)
6 FW Lebanon LBN Hussein Ibrahim (captain)
7 DF Lebanon LBN Zein Tahan
8 MF Lebanon LBN Bilal Sabbagh
9 FW Lebanon LBN Ali Markabawi
10 FW Lebanon LBN Hassan Chaito
11 MF Lebanon LBN Ali Chaito
12 MF Lebanon LBN Mohamad El Sibai
15 MF Ghana GHA Prosper Donkor
19 MF Lebanon LBN Saad Chweiki
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Lebanon LBN Ali Kassas
23 MF Lebanon LBN Mohamad Nasser Eddine
— DF Lebanon LBN Youssef Anbar
24 MF Tunisia TUN Houssem Louati
25 DF Syria SYR Ahmad Al Saleh
55 DF Lebanon LBN Mohammad Al-Husseini
77 DF Lebanon LBN Abou Bakr Al-Mel
88 FW Senegal SEN Tidiane Camara
90 GK Lebanon LBN Ali Hallal
99 FW Lebanon LBN Hilal El-Helwe
— GK Lebanon LBN Hasan Hazimeh
— MF Lebanon LBN Haidar Khries

Honours

See also

Notes
  1. Only used as a training ground.

References
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  2. "بالصور: البرج يهزم طرابلس ويرفض استلام الكأس". كووورة. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. "فريق: البرج". kooora.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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  6. "اللقب الأول للبرج". نداء الوطن. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. "الشبيبة المزرعة". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. "اعتماد البرج بطلًا.. وتكبيده غرامة غير مسبوقة". كووورة. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. "البرج يصعّد ويعلن انسحابه من الدوري". كووورة. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. "الاتحاد اللبناني يعتمد انطلاق الدوري.. وإيقاف أونيكا". كووورة. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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  12. ""معركة" في جونية و"ألتراس" في برج البراجنة". موقع ياصور. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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