Shabab Al-Ghazieh

Shabab Al-Ghazieh
Full name Shabab Al-Ghazieh
Founded 1960
League Lebanese Premier League
2014–15 Lebanese Premier League, 9th

Shabab Al-Ghazieh (in Arabic شباب الغازية) is a Lebanese football club its based in Ghazieh. The club competes in the Lebanese Premier League.Khodor Chaaban the goalkeeper on loan from Ansar to Shabeb el Ghazieh, was known as the youngest player in the league, to give his deput with Irshad Chhim aged only 15 years.

With players coming from 6 different countries (including Lebanon), the team's squad comprises the highest number of international players among Lebanese teams. It is thereafter often described as a mosaic of nationalities in the Lebanese Premier League.

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
Lebanon GK Khodor Chaaban
Lebanon DF Ali Ferhat
Lebanon DF Abbas Salih
Ivory Coast DF Roland Amani Gay
Republic of the Congo DF Alfried Kitoko
Lebanon MF Hussien Faroukh
Iraq MF Qassim Daher
No. Position Player
Lebanon MF Ahmad El Homsi
Lebanon MF Hassan Dansh
Lebanon MF Adham Ghaddar
Nigeria FW Stephen Chukwunweike Okoh
Ivory Coast FW Didier Lacina
Brazil FW Junior da Silva (on loan from Al-Ahed)
Liberia FW Newton Campbell

Rivalries

Shabab Al Ghazieh has major ongoing rivalries with 3 Lebanese clubs: El Ahli Saida, El Tadamon sour and Chabeb El-Sahil. The most hotly contested derby fixture is often versus El Ahli Saida, described by Didier Lacina as "probably the most famous fixture in Lebanese football",as both teams originate from neighboring regions in Lebanon and often compete to stay in the first division of the Lebanese League.

Correct As of May 2010


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