Homenetmen Beirut (football)

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Homenetmen
Lebanese Fourth Division
2022–23Lebanese Fourth Division Beirut, 6th of 9

Homenetmen Sports Association Beirut (

Lebanese Fourth Division. It is the association football branch of the larger Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports and scouting organisation of the same name
.

Homenetmen Beirut was established in 1924, just six years after establishment of

, finishing in third place.

History

Homenetmen first won the Lebanese Premier League in 1943–44;[2] they won the league a further six times, holding a then-record seven titles.[2] Homenetmen also finished as league runners-up seven times, and won the Lebanese FA Cup three times.[2]

In

Asian Champion Club Tournament for the first time; having refused to play Hapoel Tel Aviv of Israel in the semi-final on political grounds, they beat PSMS Medan of Indonesia in the third-place match.[2] Homenetmen's refusal to play Hapoel was one of the reasons for the Israel Football Association's expulsion from the Asian Football Confederation in 1974.[4]

Following the

Rivalries

Homenetmen have a historic rivalry with fellow-Lebanese-Armenian club Homenmen.[6]

Honours

Asian record

  • Asian Champion Club Tournament
    : 1 appearance
1970: Third place[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "تحديد الجمعيات الرياضية المرخصة للعبة «الدراجات»". www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Al Halabi, Samer (16 May 2021). الهومنتمن: تاريخٌ من "العراقة والمجد".. ومستقبلٌ قاتم. Ahwal Media (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Kenaan, Nadine (16 March 2010). أندية دمغت تاريخ اللعبة... في طريـق الاندثار. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ^ "«الفيفا» يساند الاستيطان". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ "هبوط جديد لهومنتمن بيروت". كووورة. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Lebanon's Armenian talent pool". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. ^ Mulcahy, Enda. "Asian Club Competitions 1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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