2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup

2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryLebanon
Dates28 April – 12 May 2021
Teams16
Defending championsAhed
Final positions
ChampionsAnsar
Runner-upNejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored39 (2.6 per match)
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mahmoud Kojok
(5 goals)

The 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup was the 48th edition of the national football cup competition of Lebanon. It started with the round of 16 on 28 April 2021, and ended on 12 May with the final.[1]

Lebanese Premier League side Ahed were the defending champions, having won the 2018–19 edition; they lost to finalists Nejmeh in the quarter-finals. Ansar beat cross-city rivals Nejmeh on the penalty shoot-out in the final, after drawing 1–1 in regular time.

The edition followed a new format; starting directly from the round of 16, the 12 Lebanese Premier League and the top 4 Lebanese Second Division teams from the 2020–21 season participated.[1]

Teams

Round Dates Number of fixtures Clubs remaining New entries this round Divisions entering this round
Round of 16 28–30 April 2021 8 16 → 8 16 12 Lebanese Premier League teams
4 Lebanese Second Division teams
Quarter-finals 4 May 2021 4 8 → 4 None none
Semi-finals 8 May 2021 2 4 → 2 None none
Final 12 May 2021 1 2 → 1 None none

Round of 16

29 April 2021 Match 1 Bourj (1) 0–0
(5–4 p)		Sporting (2)Beirut
16:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Al Ahed Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammad Haddad
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark M. Hammoud
  • soccer ball with check mark H. Hammoud
  • soccer ball with red X Termos
  • soccer ball with check mark Zayyat
  • soccer ball with check mark Farkouh
  • soccer ball with red X Abbas
30 April 2021 Match 2 Akhaa Ahli Aley (1) 0–0
(4–1 p)		Sagesse (2)Beirut
16:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Al Ahed Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maher Al Ali
Penalties
  • Awada soccer ball with check mark
  • Shweikh soccer ball with check mark
  • Hassan soccer ball with check mark
  • Nader Marrouch soccer ball with check mark
29 April 2021 Match 3 Ansar (1) 6–1Ahli Nabatieh (2)Bhamdoun
16:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Halawe 74'
 Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mostafa Saifan
29 April 2021 Match 4 Chabab Ghazieh (1) 2–1Islah Borj Shmali (2)Ansar
16:00 UTC+3
  • Abou Zeid 3'
  • Ghaddar 12'
 Report
  • Mannaa 36'
 Stadium: Ansar Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Al Askhar
28 April 2021 Match 5 Ahed (1) 3–0Tadamon Sour (1)Sidon
16:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hadi Salame
29 April 2021 Match 6Tripoli (1)1–3 Nejmeh (1) Jounieh
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Reda
30 April 2021 Match 7 Safa (1) 1–0Salam Zgharta (1)Jounieh
16:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad Alaaeddine
30 April 2021 Match 8 Shabab Bourj (1) 2–1Shabab Sahel (1)Bhamdoun
16:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Haidar 88'
 Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samer Al Sayyed Kassem

Quarter-finals

4 May 2021 Match 9 Bourj (1) 4–1Akhaaa Ahli Aley (1)Beirut
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Al Ahed Stadium
Attendance: 0
4 May 2021 Match 10 Ansar (1) 2–1Chabab Ghazieh (1)Bhamdoun
16:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Abou Zeid
Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Attendance: 0
4 May 2021 Match 11Ahed (1)0–1 Nejmeh (1) Jounieh
16:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium
Attendance: 0
4 May 2021 Match 12 Safa (1) 1–0Shabab Bourj (1)Sidon
16:00 UTC+3
  • Khreis
Report Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 0

Semi-finals

8 May 2021 Match 13Bourj (1)0–2 Ansar (1) Bhamdoun
16:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hadi Salame
8 May 2021 Match 14 Nejmeh (1) 4–0Safa (1)Jounieh
15:45 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Reda

Final

Ansar (1)1–1Nejmeh (1)
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohamad Issa

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Lebanese FA Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the score represents the results of a penalty shoot-out.

 
Round of 16
28–30 April 2021		Quarter-finals
4 May 2021		Semi-finals
8 May 2021		Final
12 May 2021
 
              
 
 
 
 
Bourj0 (5)
 
 
 
Sporting0 (4)
 
Bourj4
 
 
 
Akhaa Ahli Aley1
 
Akhaa Ahli Aley0 (4)
 
 
 
Sagesse0 (1)
 
Bourj0
 
 
 
Ansar2
 
Ansar6
 
 
 
Ahli Nabatieh1
 
Ansar2
 
 
 
Chabab Ghazieh1
 
Chabab Ghazieh2
 
 
 
Islah Borj Shmali1
 
Ansar1 (3)
 
 
 
Nejmeh1 (1)
 
Ahed3
 
 
 
Tadamon Sour0
 
Ahed0
 
 
 
Nejmeh1
 
Tripoli1
 
 
 
Nejmeh3
 
Nejmeh4
 
 
 
Safa0
 
Safa1
 
 
 
Salam Zgharta0
 
Safa1
 
 
 
Shabab Bourj0
 
Shabab Bourj2
 
 
Shabab Sahel1
 

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Lebanon Mahmoud Kojok Ansar 5
2 Lebanon Fadel Antar Bourj 2
Lebanon Haidar Abou Zeid Chabab Ghazieh
Lebanon Adnan Melhem Shabab Bourj
Lebanon Ali Hamam Nejmeh

References

  1. ^ a b Mahfoud, Maroun (14 April 2021). "The 48th FA Cup has been set". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Lebanon Cup 2020/2021". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

External links

  • RSSSF
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