2009 Lebanese Elite Cup

The Lebanese Elite Cup 2009 is the 12th edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. It will be held from August 29 to September 13, 2009. This tournament includes the five best teams from the 2008-09 season and the Cup Winner. Since both cup finalists, Al-Ahed and Shabab Al Sahel, finished among the first five in the league, sixth placed Al-Mabarrah qualified as well.

Lebanese Elite Cup

Season	2009
Champions	Safa Sporting Club
Matches played	9
Goals scored	27 (3 per match)
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The draw took place on May 29, 2009 in Beirut.

Teams

Club	City	2008-2009 season
Nejmeh	Beirut	Lebanese Premier League Champions
Al Ahed	Beirut	2nd in Lebanese Premier League/Cup Winners
Safa Sporting Club	Beirut	3rd in Lebanese Premier League
Al Ansar	Beirut	4th in Lebanese Premier League
Shabab Al-Sahel	Beirut	5th in the Lebanese Premier League
Al Mabarrah	Beirut	6th in Lebanese Premier League

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Safa Sporting Club	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	6
Al Ahed	2	2	0	0	8	5	+3	3
Nejmeh	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	0

2009-09-05

Nejmeh	0 - 1	Safa

Rafik Hariri Stadium, Sidon

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2009-09-08

Al-Ahed	4 - 2	Nejmeh
Tahmaz 25' Akwari 30' Maatouk 70', 82'	Report	Chahine 56' Moghrabi 65'

Rafik Hariri Stadium, Sidon

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2009-09-11

Safa	4 - 3	Al-Ahed
Kanaan 41' (o.g.) Zein Tahan 67', 90' H. Tahan 70'	Report	Zreik 4' El Ali 39', 45'

Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Bourj Hammoud

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Ansar	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
Al Mabarrah	2	1	0	1	0	3	-3	3
Shabab Al-Sahel	2	0	0	2	0	1	-1	0

2009-09-06

Al Ansar	1 - 0	Shabab Al-Sahel

Municipal Stadium, Beirut

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2009-09-08

Al Ansar	3 - 0	Al-Mabarrah

Municipal Stadium, Beirut

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2009-09-12

Al-Mabarrah	1 - 0	Shabab Al-Sahel

Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	2009-09-09 -
	Safa Sporting Club	1
					2008-09-20 -
	Al-Mabarrah	0
					Safa Sporting Club	2
	2009-09-10 -
					Al Ahed	1
	Al-Ansar	0
	Al Ahed	5

Semi finals

2009-09-16

Safa Sporting Club	1 - 0	Al-Mabarrah

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2009-09-17

Al-Ansar	0 - 5	Al Ahed
	Report	Zreik 15' Maatouk 31' Akwari 41', 64' Tahmaz 89'

Final

2009-09-20

21:30

Safa Sporting Club	2 - 1	Al Ahed
Al Zeghbi 55' Al Saadi 90'	Report	El Ali 54'

Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Bourj Hammoud

Lebanese Elite Cup 2009 Winners
Safa SC 1st Title