Al Ahed FC
Association football club in Beirut
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August 5 2024 | Zein Khalife was elected as the new president of Al Ahed FC, succeeding Tamim Sleiman after his 10-year presidency term. |
May 5 2024 | Al Ahed reached the final of the 2023–24 AFC Cup for the second time, finishing as runners-up after losing 1–0 to Australian side Central Coast Mariners. |
2023 | Won both the Lebanese Federation Cup and continued their domestic dominance. |
2023 | Al Ahed FC players participated in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, representing Lebanon and Syria, with eleven players including Mohammad Abu Hasheesh, Mohamad Haidar, Ali Al Haj, Mehdi Khalil, Khalil Khamis, Nour Mansour, Mostafa Matar, Walid Shour, Hasan Srour, Hussein Zein, and Mohammad Al Marmour. |
August 6 2023 | The match between Al Ahed and Racing Beirut marked the inaugural use of video assistant referee (VAR) technology in Lebanese football. |
2022 | Won the Lebanese Elite Cup, Lebanese Premier League, and Lebanese Super Cup. |
2022 | The club won their ninth league title in the 2022–23 season. |
2022 | Al Ahed completed their third unbeaten season in the Lebanese Premier League. |
May 20 2022 | Al Ahed FC unveiled a new minimalist badge design commemorating their 2021-22 league championship, featuring a pictogram of the three Arabic letters that compose the word 'Ahed'. |
2021 | Kelme became the current kit manufacturer for Al Ahed FC, succeeding 14Fourteen. |
2021 | Al Ahed claimed their third unbeaten league title, securing their eighth title overall. |
March 8 2021 | The partnership with Sepahan was formally finalized, establishing official collaborative activities including training camps and friendly matches. |
2019 | Al Ahed FC players participated in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup representing Lebanon and Syria, with players like Rabih Ataya, Samir Ayass, Haytham Faour, Mohamad Haidar, Mehdi Khalil, Nour Mansour, and Ahmad Al Saleh competing in the tournament. |
November 4 2019 | Al Ahed won the AFC Cup by defeating North Korean side 25 April 1–0 in the final, with a header by Issah Yakubu. They became the first Lebanese team to win the competition, conceding only three goals in 11 matches and maintaining five consecutive clean sheets in knockout matches. |
2018 | 14Fourteen took over as the kit manufacturer for Al Ahed FC, replacing Jako. |
2018 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly claimed that Hezbollah was using Al Ahed Stadium as a missile storage site, which was subsequently denied by Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil. |
2018 | Al Ahed completed another unbeaten season in the Lebanese Premier League. The club's ultras group 'Ultras Yellow Inferno' was also formed this year. |
2017 | The club won the league in 2017–18, achieving their second unbeaten league victory. |
2016 | Al Ahed FC reached the AFC Cup semi-finals, their best performance at that point, before being eliminated by Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya with a 4-3 aggregate score. |
2016 | Jako became the club's kit manufacturer, succeeding Joma. |
2016 | Al Ahed won the league in the 2016–17 season, beginning a historic winning streak. |
2014 | Joma became the new kit manufacturer for Al Ahed FC, replacing Lotto. |
2014 | Tamim Sleiman was appointed president of Al Ahed FC by unanimous decision. In the same year, the club secured the 2014–15 Premier League, their fourth title overall. |
2011 | Al Ahed made history by becoming the first team in Lebanon to achieve a domestic treble and quadruple, winning the league, FA Cup, Elite Cup, and Super Cup in the same season. |
2010 | Al Ahed completed an unbeaten season in the Lebanese Premier League. |
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