Bourj FC

Bourj

Full name

Bourj Football Club

Nickname(s)

زعيم الضاحية (Leader of Dahieh)^[1]

Founded

1967; 57 years ago

Ground

Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium^[a]

Capacity

1,500

Chairman

Vacant

Manager

Ahmad Atwi

League

Lebanese Premier League

2022–23

Lebanese Premier League, 5th of 12

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

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.^[2] Founded in 1967, the club has won one Lebanese FA Cup and two Lebanese Challenge Cups.^[3]^[4]

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]

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History

In 1993 Bourj, captained by Mohammad Ismail, won the final the Lebanese FA Cup 4–1 in extra time, against Homenmen.^[5] Mallarby and Hassan Rahhal scored a brace each, while Papken Melikian scored the sole goal for the opposing team.^[5] This was the second replay of the final, after both previous encounters ended in a draw after extra time.^[5] In 2008, Bourj FC were relegated to the Fourth Division.^[6]

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.^[7] 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]

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 7 February 2024^[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	LBN	Abdelkarim Saleh
2	DF	LBN	Mohamad El Dor
3	DF	LBN	Shadi Skaf
4	DF	LBN	Khoder Hallak
5	MF	LBN	Mohamad Al Faour (vice captain)
6	FW	LBN	Hussein Ibrahim (captain)
7	DF	LBN	Zein Tahan
8	MF	LBN	Bilal Sabbagh
9	FW	LBN	Ali Markabawi
10	FW	LBN	Hassan Chaito
11	MF	LBN	Ali Chaito
12	MF	LBN	Mohamad El Sibai
15	MF	GHA	Prosper Donkor


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18		LBN	Oudai Shmouri
19	MF	LBN	Saad Chweiki
20	FW	LBN	Ali Kassas
22	GK	LBN	Hasan Hazimeh
24	MF	TUN	Houssem Louati
25	DF	SYR	Ahmad Al Saleh
30	MF	LBN	Mohammad Al-Saleh
55	DF	LBN	Mohammad Al-Husseini
77	DF	LBN	Abou Bakr Al-Mel
88	FW	SEN	Tidiane Camara
90	GK	LBN	Ali Hallal
99	FW	LBN	Hilal El-Helwe
—	DF	LBN	Youssef Anbar

Notable players

**Players in international competitions**
Competition	Player	National team
2023 AFC Asian Cup	Hilal El-Helwe	Lebanon

Honours

Lebanese FA Cup
- Winners (1): 1992–93
Lebanese Challenge Cup (defunct)
- Winners (2; record): 2019, 2021
Lebanese Second Division
- Winners (3): 1990–91, 2000–01, 2018–19
Lebanese Third Division
- Winners (1): 2016–17

Notes

^ Only used as a training ground.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ""زعيم الضاحية" يعود". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "فريق: البرج". kooora.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
^ "Lebanon 1992/93". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ Haroun, Ali (24 August 2019). "البرج ب"جدارة " بطل كأس التحدي السابعة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "اللقب الأول للبرج". نداء الوطن. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "الشبيبة المزرعة". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "بالصور: البرج يهزم طرابلس ويرفض استلام الكأس". كووورة. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "اعتماد البرج بطلًا.. وتكبيده غرامة غير مسبوقة". كووورة. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "البرج يصعّد ويعلن انسحابه من الدوري". كووورة. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "الاتحاد اللبناني يعتمد انطلاق الدوري.. وإيقاف أونيكا". كووورة. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c FaLebanon
^ ""معركة" في جونية و"ألتراس" في برج البراجنة". موقع ياصور. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ "Bourj SC". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

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