2022 Lebanese Challenge Cup

2022 Lebanese Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Country	Lebanon
Dates	28 July – 21 August
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Akhaa Ahli Aley (1st title)
Runner-up	Safa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	17 (1.89 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Hassan Abdallah Hazime (3 goals)

The 2022 Lebanese Challenge Cup was the 9th edition of the Lebanese Challenge Cup. The competition included the teams placed between 7th and 10th in the 2021–22 Lebanese Premier League, and the two newly promoted teams from the 2021–22 Lebanese Second Division.^[1]

The first matchday was played on 28 July, one day after the start of the 2022 Lebanese Elite Cup.^[2] The final was played on 21 August, with Akhaa Ahli Aley beating their rivals Safa 1–0.^[3]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sagesse	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	4	Advance to semi-finals
2	Salam Zgharta	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
3	Chabab Ghazieh	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Source: Global Sports Archive

28 July 2022 (2022-07-28)

17:00 UTC+3

Salam Zgharta	0–3	Sagesse
	Report	Al-Mel 38', 40' Al Jurdi 89'

Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli

Referee: Kazem El Khansa

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3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)

17:00 UTC+3

Salam Zgharta	3–0 awd.	Chabab Ghazieh
	Report	Gideou 78' Ghaddar 90+5'

Al Ahed Stadium, Beirut

Referee: Mostafa Saifan

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9 August 2022 (2022-08-09)

17:00 UTC+3

Sagesse	1–1	Chabab Ghazieh
Abou Fakher 38'	Report	Reda 10'

Al Ahed Stadium, Beirut

Referee: Ahmad Damaj

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Safa	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Advance to semi-finals
2	Akhaa Ahli Aley	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
3	Tripoli	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source: Global Sports Archive

28 July 2022 (2022-07-28)

16:00 UTC+3

Akhaa Ahli Aley	1–1	Tripoli
Al Massri 57'	Report	Moghrabi 85'

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Referee: Wael Haidar

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3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)

16:00 UTC+3

Akhaa Ahli Aley	1–1	Safa
Ghanem 57'	Report	Hazime 90+4'

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Referee: Mohamad Haddad

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9 August 2022 (2022-08-09)

16:00 UTC+3

Tripoli	0–1	Safa
	Report	Hazime 90+3'

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Referee: Ali Al Ashkar

Final stage

	Semi-finals 15 August 2022				Final 21 August 2022
	Safa	2
	Salam Zgharta	0
					Safa	0
					Akhaa Ahli Aley	1
	Sagesse	0
	Akhaa Ahli Aley	1

Semi-finals

14 August 2022 (2022-08-14)

16:30 UTC+3

Safa	2–0	Salam Zgharta
Damaj 45'	Report	Hazime 66'

Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli

Referee: Ali Al Ashkar

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15 August 2022 (2022-08-15)

16:30 UTC+3

Sagesse	0–1	Akhaa Ahli Aley
	Report	Saad 62'

Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli

Referee: Maher Al Ali

Final

21 August 2022 (2022-08-21)

16:30 UTC+3

Safa	0–1	Akhaa Ahli Aley
	Report	Abboud 6'

Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli

Referee: Ali Reda

References

1. "قرعة البطولات اللبنانية تفرز مواجهات نارية". كووورة. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
2. "سحب قرعة كأسي النخبة والتحدي ودوري الدرجتين الأولى والثانية وكأس لبنان". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 July 2022.
3. "بالصور: الإخاء الأهلي عاليه يتوج بلقب كأس التحدي". كووورة. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

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