Beirut derby
The Beirut derby (Arabic: ديربي بيروت) is the name given in football to any match between cross-city rivals Ansar and Nejmeh.
Team kits – Ansar in green, Nejmeh in burgundy | |
| Other names | Lebanese Clásico |
|---|---|
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Teams | Ansar Nejmeh |
| First meeting | Nejmeh 2–1 Ansar Lebanese Premier League (8 December 1968) |
| Latest meeting | Nejmeh 1–5 Ansar Lebanese Premier League (8 December 2023) |
| Stadiums | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium (neutral) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | League matches: 73 Cup matches: 36 Total matches: 109 |
| Most wins | League matches: Ansar and Nejmeh (23) Cup matches: Ansar (15) Total matches: Ansar (38) |
| Top scorer | Elhadji Malick Tall (13) |
| Largest victory | Nejmeh 4–0 Ansar Lebanese Premier League (1970) Ansar 4–0 Nejmeh Lebanese FA Cup (24 April 2002) Nejmeh 6–2 Ansar Lebanese Elite Cup (30 September 2004) Nejmeh 1–5 Ansar Lebanese Premier League (2 October 2017) Nejmeh 1–5 Ansar Lebanese Premier League (8 December 2023) |
The derby has historically been the most anticipated game in Lebanon: both located in Beirut, Nejmeh and Ansar have shared the majority of Lebanese Premier League titles. Ansar holds 14 league titles, the most in the country, and Nejmeh have won eight, the second most. Ansar leads the head-to-head results in competitive matches with 38 wins to Nejmeh's 35; the two are tied in league wins (23), while Ansar lead in cup wins (15).
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