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Al-Nejmeh
Full name	Al-Nejmeh Sporting Club
Founded	1945
Ground	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Beirut, Lebanon (Capacity 57,600)
Chairman	Mohammad Amer Finj
Manager	Jamal Mohamad
League	Lebanese Premier League
2006-07
Home colours 　 Away colours

Nejmeh Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي النجمة) is a Lebanese football club. It was established in Beirut in 1945, and received its license on April 28, 1947. The club had promoted gradually along the different divisions, and finally reached the first division in 1951.. Ever since, the club has become the most fan-supported Football club in Lebanon (more than 50,000 supporters). Nejmeh have won the championship 6 times [Including last 2 seasons 2003-2004 & 2004-2005], the FA cup 5 times, the Elite Cup 7 times, and the Super Cup 3 times. In 2005, Nejmeh reached the final match of The AFC Cup competition and lost to Al-Faisaly of Jordan [0-1], & [2-3], this was the first time ever any Lebanese Football team reaches the final match of any Asian competition.

In 2003 a new administration of the club was elected after more than 30 years under the presidency of Omar Ghandour [1969-2003]. The new president was Mohammad Fanj.

In 2005, the administration resigned, and a new election took place and a new administration headed by Mr. Mohammad Amin Daouk was elected..

Moussa Hojeij, Mohammad Kassas, Mohammad Halaweh, Ali Nassereddine, Khaled Hamieh, and Abbas Atoui are the key players at the club.

In 2005 2 key players are added to the team Faysal Antar and Ahmad Sakr

Contents 1 Achievements 2 Technical Manger 3 Current squad 4 Notable former players 5 External links

• Lebanese Premier League: 6

1973, 1975, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005

• Lebanese FA Cup: 5

1971, 1987, 1989, 1997, 1998

• Lebanese Super Cup: 3

2000, 2002, 2004

• Lebanese Elite Cup: 7

1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

2008 - Wathiq Naji
2007 - Nenand Stafridsh
2006 - Mahmoud Kandouz
2005 - Omar Mizian
2004 - Otto Pfister
2003 - Abdulaziz Mostafa Abdulshafi

No. Position Player 1 GK Ahmed Al Saqr GK Abdo Tafeh DF Faisal Antar GK Mahmoud Sidaoui 6 DF Hussein Daher 18 DF Mohammed Halawi DF Hassan Husseini DF Faisal Antar DF Hussein Dokmak 21 DF Khaled Hamiye 24 DF Bilal Nijjarin DF Imad Mohawdar 10 MF Abbas Ahmed Atwi

No. Position Player MF Alaa Nayruz Haidari MF Zakaria Shararah MF Mohammed Badreddine MF Mohammed Shamas 7 MF Ali Wassef Mohammed 8 MF Yihia Hachem 13 MF Ahmad Moghrabi MF Ahmad Nimaani FW Akram Moghrabi 11 FW Mohammed Ghaddar 30 FW Ali Nasseredine FW Abbas Fadlallah FW Haitham Zein FW Hagob Donabedian

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• Bassim Abbas
• Mohammad Kassas
• Moussa Hojeij
• Mohammad Halawe
• Abbas Jomaa
• Jamal Al Haj
• Mahmoud Hamoud
• Abbas Shahrour

• Nejmeh Sporting Club Official Website
• Nejmeh Fans Group

AFC Cup 2007 v • d • e

Champion Shabab Al-Ordun Runner-up Al-Faisaly Eliminated in the Semifinals Al-Wihdat | Nejmeh Eliminated in the Quarterfinals Convoy Sun Hei | Mahindra United | SAFFC | Tampines Rovers Eliminated in Group Stage Al-Ansar | Al-Helal Hodedah | Al-Muharraq | Al-Saqr | Dhofar | Happy Valley | Hoa Phat Hanoi | Mohun Bagan AC | HTTU | Muscat | Nebitchi | Negeri Sembilan | New Radiant | Osotspa M-150 | Pahang | Victory SC

v • d • e Lebanese Premier League 2007/2008
Al-Ahed | Al-Ahli Sidon | Al-Irshad | Al-Ansar | Al-Mabarrah | Al-Hikma | Nejmeh | Racing Beirut | Safa | Shabab Al-Sahel | Al-Tadamon Tyre | Tripoli