Federation_Libanaise_de_Football

Lebanese Football Association

Lebanese Football Association

Governing body of association football in Lebanon

The Lebanese Football Association (LFA; Arabic: الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم, romanized: Al-Ittiḥād Al-Lubnānī Likurat Al-Qadam; French: Fédération Libanaise de Football) is the governing body of association football in Lebanon. Formed in 1933, it is a member of both FIFA and the AFC. It is also one of the founding members of the WAFF, joining in its inception in 2001.

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History

In 1931 Khalil Hilmi, a member of Riyadi Beirut, attempted to form a federation.[1] However, the proposal failed as Nahda opposed its formation.[1] On 22 March 1933, representatives of thirteen football clubs gathered in the Minet El Hosn district in Beirut to form the Lebanese Football Association (LFA).[2] Hussein Sejaan was the LFA's first president.[3] Lebanon was one of the first nations in the Middle East to establish an administrative body for association football.[lower-alpha 1][4] The LFA joined FIFA in 1936 and the AFC in 1964.[5] In 2001, the LFA joined the WAFF as one of its founding members.[6]

In 1985, in the midst of the Lebanese Civil War, the LFA was divided into two administrations: Western, headed by Nabil Al Raei, and Eastern, headed by Hamid Khoury.[7] FIFA froze Lebanon's membership until 5 February 1987, when FIFA president Sepp Blatter sent a telex letter to the LFA recognizing the elections of 2 May 1985, which had elected Al Raei as the LFA president.[7]

Principals

As of 6 April 2020[8]
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Board of directors

As of 3 August 2022[9][10][11]
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See also

Notes

  1. The FA's of Iran, Egypt, Turkey, and Israel are older.

References

  1. [1]
    Sakr 1992, p. 35.
  2. [2]
    الإعلام الرياضي في لبنان بين شباك السياسة والإهمال [Sports media in Lebanon between politics and neglect]. الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. [3]
    Sakr 1992, p. 17.
  4. [4]
    Henshaw 1979, p. 420.
  5. [5]
    عساف, فراس ابو. لمحة عن الإتحاد [Lebanese Football Federation]. الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Jordanian Prince Ali re-elected as president of WAFF". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. [7]
    شرعية إتحاد كرة القدم. نداء الوطن. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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    "LEBANESE DIRECTORIES FOOTBALL FE". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Lebanese Football Association". FIFA. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Lebanese Football Association". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  11. [11]
    اللجنة التنفيذية [Executive Committee]. Lebanese Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

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