Lebanese Elite Cup
Season2008
ChampionsAl Ahed
Matches played9
Goals scored29 (3.22 per match)
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The Lebanese Elite Cup 2008 was the 11th edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. It was held from August 27 to September 11, 2008 in Beirut and Sidon. This tournament includes the five best teams from the 2007-08 Saison and the Cup Winner. Since Al-Mabarrah finished 4th in the league and won the cup, Shabab Al-Sahel qualified to the tournament too.

League Champions Al Ahed won the tournament after beating Al-Ansar 31 in the final, it was the first win for Al Ahed in this tournament. Al Ahed players Salih Sadir and Hassan Maatouk were the top scorers of the Lebanese Elite Cup, scoring three goals each.

It was the first edition after a 3-year break caused by the political protests and the 2006 Lebanon War. The draw took place on July 2, 2008 in Beirut.

Teams

Club City 2007-2008 season
Al Ahed Beirut Lebanese Premier League Champions
Al Ansar Beirut 2nd in Lebanese Premier League
Nejmeh Beirut 3rd in Lebanese Premier League
Al Mabarrah Beirut 4th in Lebanese Premier League/Cup Winners
Safa Sporting Club Beirut 5th in Lebanese Premier League
Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut 6th in Lebanese Premier League

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Lebanon Al Ansar 211032+14
Lebanon Shabab Al-Sahel 211021+14
Lebanon Al Mabarrah 20021320
Shabab Al-Sahel1 0Al Mabarrah
Ahmad Jaradi 34'
Referee: Radwan Ghandour

Al Ansar1 1Shabab Al-Sahel
Nasrat Al Jamal 9' Zuhair Abdullah 89'

Al Mabarrah1 2Al Ansar
Ahmad El Khasir 82' (og) Mohammed Baqir Younis 13'
Paul Rustom 38'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Lebanon Al Ahed 211065+14
Lebanon Nejmeh 211043+14
Lebanon Safa Sporting Club 20024620
Nejmeh2 2Al Ahed
Abbas Ahmed Atwi 43'
Mustapha Chahine 68'
Salih Sadir 61'
Ahmed Tarad 90+2'


Knok-out stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2008-09-07 - Sidon
 
 
Al Ansar1 (5)
 
2008-09-11 - Sidon
 
Nejmeh1 (4)
 
Al Ansar1
 
2008-09-08 - Sidon
 
Al Ahed3
 
Al Ahed2
 
 
Shabab Al-Sahel1
 

Semi finals

Al Ansar1 1
54 on PSO
Nejmeh
Mohamad Atwi 52' Mustapha Chahine 85'

Al Ahed2 1Shabab Al-Sahel
Hassan Maatouk 49'
Abbas Ali Atwi 65'
Ahmad Jaradi 30'
Referee: Mohammad Mansour

Final

Al Ansar1 3Al Ahed
Mohamad Atwi 57' Hassan Maatouk 43'
Ahmed Zreik 45+2'
Salih Sadir 69'

Top Scorer

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Iraq Salih Sadir Al Ahed 3
Lebanon Hassan Maatouk Al Ahed 3
3 Lebanon Abbas Ahmed Atwi Nejmeh 2
Lebanon Mustapha Chahine Nejmeh 2
Egypt Ahmad Jaradi Shabab Al-Sahel 2
Lebanon Abbas Ali Atwi Al Ahed 2
Lebanon Mohamad Atwi Al-Ansar 2
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