Nasser Club Bar Elias

Nasser Club Bar Elias (Arabic: نادي ناصر برالياس), or simply Nasser, is a football club based in Barelias, Beqaa, Lebanon. Founded in 1970, the club competes in the Lebanese Fourth Division.[1]

This article is about the Lebanese football club. For other uses, see Nasser.
Nasser Bar Elias
Full nameNasser Club Bar Elias
Short nameNasser, NCB
Founded1970 (1970)
ChairmanFayez Salloum
LeagueLebanese Fourth Division
2022–23Lebanese Third Division Group 3, 5th of 6 (relegated via play-offs)

History

Located in the city of Barelias, Nasser was founded in 1970.[2] After finishing in 11th place in the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division, Nasser were relegated to the Lebanese Third Division.[3]

Outside football

The club has welcomed Palestinian and Syrian players from refugee camps in the city;[2] around 200,000 Syrian refugees and 7,000 Palestinians live in the Barelias area.[4] The club helps fight the garbage problem, and the pollution of the Litani River, organizing regular clean-up operations in the city.[2]

They developed educational programs and developed the first secondary school in the city for 50,000 Lebanese and 15,000 Palestinian students.[2] Members of Nasser also organized the distribution of food and clothing for the refugees in the city.[2]

Club rivalries

Nasser plays the Barelias derby with Nahda, as they are both based in the same city.[5]

Honours

See also

References
  1. "فريق: ناصر برالياس". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  2. "Fußball im Libanon - Ein frühes "Wir schaffen das!"". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  3. "النبي شيت يهزم ناصر برالياس ويطيح به للدرجة الثالثة". كووورة. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  4. "Flüchtlinge: Sie halfen schon, bevor die NGOs kamen". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  5. "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.


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