2021 Lebanese Elite Cup

2021 Lebanese Elite Cup

Tournament details
Country	Lebanon
Dates	12 – 31 July
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Nejmeh (12th title)
Runner-up	Ahed
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	32 (3.56 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Gabriel Bitar Fadel Antar (3 goals each)

The 2021 Lebanese Elite Cup was the 23rd edition of the Lebanese Elite Cup. The competition included the six best teams from the 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League season.^[1] The first matchday was played on 12 July, one day before the start of the 2021 Lebanese Challenge Cup. Shabab Sahel, the defending champions, lost to Ahed in the semi-finals. Nejmeh were crowned champions for the 12th time, after defeating Ahed in the final after penalty shoot-outs.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ansar	2	2	0	0	5	8	−3	6	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Ahed	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	3
3	Akhaa Ahli Aley	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0

Source: Global Sports Archive

12 July 2021 (2021-07-12)

17:30 UTC+3

Ansar	4–1	Akhaa Ahli Aley
Bitar 7', 80' Khrayzat 11' Khabbaz 15' (o.g.)	Report	Chehayeb 4'

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

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16 July 2021 (2021-07-16)

17:30 UTC+3

Ansar	1–0	Ahed
Bitar 58'	Report

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

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20 July 2021 (2021-07-20)

17:30 UTC+3

Akhaa Ahli Aley	0–4	Ahed
	Report	Al Haj 12', 25' Awada 75' Nasser 89'

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shabab Sahel	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	6	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Nejmeh	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	3
3	Safa	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Source: Global Sports Archive

12 July 2019 (2019-07-12)

17:30 UTC+3

Nejmeh	3–0	Safa
Salem 7', 44' Annan 59'	Report

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

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16 July 2019 (2019-07-16)

17:30 UTC+3

Nejmeh	2–3	Shabab Sahel
Siblini 5' Kassab 57' (o.g.)	Report	Khoury 24' Khalifeh 34' Antar 61'

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

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20 July 2019 (2019-07-20)

17:30 UTC+3

Safa	1–2	Shabab Sahel
Jalloul 63'	Report	Hammoud 67' Antar 73'

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

Final stage

	Semi-finals 24 July 2021				Final 31 July 2021
	Ansar	0
	Nejmeh	1
					Nejmeh	3 (5)
					Ahed	3 (4)
	Ahed	2 (4)
	Shabab Sahel	2 (2)

Semi-finals

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)

17:00 UTC+3

Ansar	0–1	Nejmeh
	Report	Siblini 31'

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

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24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)

17:00 UTC+3

Ahed	2–2	Shabab Sahel
Kassab 45+1' (o.g.) Haidar 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Jaafar 67' (pen.) Antar 83'
Penalties
Kdouh Monzer Mansour Faour	4–2	Assi Jaafar Haidar Antar

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

Final

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)

17:00 UTC+3

Nejmeh	3–3	Ahed
Zein 29', 50' Takaji 42'	Report	Nasser 34' Kdouh 58' Khamis 64'
Penalties
Al Saadi Annan Kourani Chehade Bader	5–4	Kdouh Monzer Zein Farran Dakik

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Referee: Hussein Abou Yehia

Top scorers

Rank	Player[2]	Club	Goals
1	Gabriel Bitar	Ansar	3
	Fadel Antar	Shabab Sahel
2	Mehdi Zein	Nejmeh	2
	Ali Al Haj	Ahed
	Mohamad Nasser	Ahed
	Mahmoud Siblini	Nejmeh
	Mohamad Salem	Nejmeh

References

1. "قرعة متوازنة في كأس النخبة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
2. "2021–22 Elite Cup". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

External links

• RSSSF