Racing Club Beirut
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| Full name | Racing Club | ||
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| Nicknames | القلعة البيضاء (The White Castle)[1] سندباد الكرة اللبنانية (The Sinbad of Lebanese Football)[2] | ||
| Short name | Racing | ||
| Founded | 1934 | ||
| Ground | Sharek Stadium | ||
| Chairman | Georges Hanna | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Lebanese Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Lebanese Premier League, 10th of 12 | ||
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Racing Club (Arabic: نادي الراسينغ), known as Racing Beirut or simply Racing, is a football club based in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League.[1] They are primarily supported by the Greek Orthodox Christian community.[3][4]
Racing Beirut won the Lebanese Premier League three times, the Lebanese Challenge Cup twice, and the Lebanese Second Division four times. They also finished runners-up in the Lebanese FA Cup twice.
History
Early history
The club was founded in 1934 by several locals from the Achrafieh and Gemmayzeh districts of Beirut, Lebanon.[5] The club's name is inspired from French football club Racing Paris, who the club's presidents supported.[5] Racing played five years in the Lebanese Second Division, and got its first promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 1940.[5]
In 1953, Albert Kheir was elected as the club's president.[5] He sought to heighten the club's status in the country, by buying 20-year-old Joseph Abou Murad from Intissar Chayyah, Said Haidar from Al Nahda, and Yuguslavian coach Ljubiša Broćić.[5]
Racing Beirut played international friendly games against a variety of famous clubs and selections during the 1970s, including one against the Brazil national under-23 team.[6]
Recent history
The match between Ahed and Racing Beirut in the first matchday of the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League, on 6 August 2023, was the first to test the use of video assistant referee (VAR).[7]
Club rivalries
Historically, during the 1960s and 1970s, Racing's main rivals were Nejmeh, also from Beirut.[5] Racing plays the Achrafieh derby with Sagesse.[8]
Players
Squad
- As of 6 September 2024[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Shirt manufacturers
- 2008: Adidas
- 2009: Lotto
- 2010: Lotto
- 2011–2013: Adidas
- 2014–2016: Diadora
- 2016–2018: Joma
- 2018–2022: Capelli Sport
- 2022–: Joma
Honours
League
Cup
- Lebanese Challenge Cup (defunct)
- Lebanese FA Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1944–45, 1947–48
Managerial history
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- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubiša Broćić (1955)
- Romania Ion Bogdan (1967–1970)
- Romania Dorian Marin (2004–2005)
- Czech Republic Libor Pala (2012–2015)
- Romania Eugen Moldovan (2015–2016)
- Lebanon Moussa Hojeij (2016–2017)
- Lebanon Roda Antar (2017–2019)
- Lebanon Jalal Radwan (2019–2020)
- Lebanon Said Jraidini (2020–2021)
- Palestine Ismail Kortam (2021–2023)
- Montenegro Vladimir Vujović (2023–2024)
- Sudan Osama Sakr (2025–Present)
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See also
References
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