Hekmeh FC

This article is about the club's soccer programme. For general club information for all sports, see Hekmeh. For the club's basketball programme, see Hekmeh BC.
Hekmeh / Al-Hikma
الحكمة
Full name Club Sportif La Sagesse
Nickname(s) Hekmeh
Founded 1943 (1943)
Ground Fouad Shehab Stadium
Beirut, Lebanon
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Talal Makdessi
Manager Fouad Hijazi
League Lebanese Second Division
2014_2015 2nd(promoted to division 1)

Hekmeh football team or Club Sagesse football team is a Lebanese football club currently competing in the Lebanese Second Division and promted to Lebanese Premier League or First Division in 2015 . Club Sportif La Sagesse was founded in 1943, under the patronage of Father Boulos Kik, supported by Mgr. Jean Maroun.

Al-Hikma in classical Arabic, El-Hekmeh in Lebanese dialect stands for "wisdom", thus also the French alternative name of the club, Sagesse (meaning wisdom in French).

The club is also very well known for its basketball programme.

Hekmeh Football

Hekmeh competes in the Lebanese Premier League. It took part in the top Lebanese soccer league in 1944 but was relegated to division 2 in 1945, winning the 2nd division yet again in 1948 coming back to division 1. After 2 years it was relegated back again to division 2 in 1950. After becoming champions of division 2 yet again in 1956, the club returned to division 1 and played in the top league until 1991,during most of that period lebanese football was at its peak and Sagesse played friendlies against many notable clubs from around the world demonstrating a good image of football in Lebanon. In 2006, Hekmeh soccer team reached the final of the Lebanese Cup but lost against the cup holder Al-Ansar 1-3.

After playing in top division Lebanese Premier League including the 2008-2009 season, the program has been relegated to lower Lebanese Second Division in 2009-2010. Coach for the 2009-2010 season was Wissam Khalil.

The team usually plays their home matches in Fouad Shehab Stadium which can hold up to 5,000 supporters.

Performance in Competitions

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Squads

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Lebanon GK Fadel Misilmani
2 Lebanon DF Rabea Orabi
3 Lebanon DF Walid Shehads
4 Lebanon DF Hassan Moussawi
5 Lebanon MF Krikor Alozian
5 Lebanon MF Mahmoud Chahoud
6 Egypt MF Ahmed Jaradi
11 Lebanon DF Youssef Jawhari
12 Lebanon FW Tony Daher
13 Lebanon DF Kassem Mahmoud
15 Lebanon MF Ali Safwan
16 Lebanon MF Mohammad Hammoud
17 Saudi Arabia DF Ahmad Ayoub
No. Position Player
18 Lebanon DF Mustafa Al-Gharib
19 Italy FW Mario Sader
20 Lebanon DF Walid Chehade
21 Russia MF Sergiy Khomutov
22 Lebanon MF Jaafar Abou Taan
23 Lebanon FW Mohammad Ramadan
24 Poland MF Roman Lenski
25 Denmark MF Ferris Scandar
26 Lebanon MF Mahmoud Dakik
27 Lebanon FW Hamzeh Mahmoud
29 Lebanon DF Rabih Rahal Al-Arabi

Transfers

Transfers - In:

Notable players

Notable managers

See also

References

External links

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