Al Ansar FC
Al Ansar Football Club (Arabic: نادي الأنصار الرياضي, lit. 'The Supporters Sporting Club') is a football club based in Tariq El Jdideh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League. Formed in 1951, the club did not win its first Lebanese Premier League until 1988. They went on to set a world record by winning the league 11 seasons in a row.
| Full name | Al Ansar Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | الزعيم الأخضر (The Green Leader) | ||
| Founded | 1951 | ||
| Ground | Al Ansar Stadium | ||
| Chairman | Nabil Badr | ||
| Manager | Youssef Al Jawhari | ||
| League | Lebanese Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | Lebanese Premier League, 3rd of 12 | ||
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Ansar is the most successful club in the country, having won the Lebanese Premier League 14 times and the Lebanese FA Cup 15 times. Ansar's major rivalry is with Nejmeh; dubbed the Beirut derby, it is the most anticipated game in Lebanon.
While club's support comes in majority from the Sunni Muslim community in Beirut, the club has fans of all faiths from all around the country; they had been funded by Rafic Hariri and Salim Diab until 2005. Nabil Badr has been the club's president and main patron since 2012.