Lebanese Challenge Cup

Lebanese Challenge Cup

Founded	2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Abolished	2023; 2 years ago (2023)
Region	Lebanon
Number of teams	6
Last champions	Akhaa Ahli Aley (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Tadamon Sour Shabab Sahel Racing Beirut Bourj (2 titles)

The Lebanese Challenge Cup (Arabic: كأس التحدي اللبناني) was a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the teams placed between 7th and 10th in the previous season of the Lebanese Premier League and the two newly promoted teams from the Lebanese Second Division.

Established in 2013, the most successful clubs in the competition are Tadamon Sour, Shabab Sahel, Racing Beirut and Bourj, all with two titles each.^[1] The competition was suspended in 2023, alongside the Lebanese Elite Cup, and was replaced by the Lebanese Federation Cup as the pre-season preparatory tournament.^[2]

Winners and finalists

Winners by year

Lebanese Challenge Cup finals

No.	Season	Winners	Score	Runners–up
1st	2013	Tadamon Sour	0–0 (p)	Egtmaaey
2nd	2014	Shabab Sahel	1–0	Nabi Chit
3rd	2015	Shabab Sahel	3–1	Egtmaaey
4th	2016	Racing Beirut	5–1	Salam Zgharta
5th	2017	Racing Beirut	3–1	Tadamon Sour
6th	2018	Tadamon Sour	3–0	Chabab Ghazieh
7th	2019	Bourj	2–0	Salam Zgharta
8th	2021	Bourj	4–2	Tripoli
9th	2022	Akhaa Ahli Aley	1–0	Safa

Results by team

Club	Wins	Runners-up	Total final appearances
Tadamon Sour	2	1	3
Shabab Sahel	2	0	2
Racing Beirut	2	0	2
Bourj	2	0	2
Akhaa Ahli Aley	1	0	1
Egtmaaey	0	2	2
Salam Zgharta	0	2	2
Nabi Chit	0	1	1
Chabab Ghazieh	0	1	1
Tripoli	0	1	1
Safa	0	1	1

See also

• Lebanese FA Cup
• Lebanese Super Cup

References

1. Stokkermans, Karel (30 Apr 2023). "Lebanon – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
2. Codeloops. "الإتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم يحدد مواعيد انطلاق البطولات". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

External links

• RSSSF