2018 Lebanese Elite Cup

The 2018 Lebanese Elite Cup is the 21st edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. The competition started on 28 July through to the final. This tournament includes the six best teams from the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League season.^[1]

2018 Lebanese Elite Cup

Tournament details
Country	Lebanon
Dates	28 July 2018 – 27 August 2018
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Nejmeh (11th title)
Runners-up	Akhaa Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	27 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Carlos Alberto (4)
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Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Akhaa Ahli	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
Ahed	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	3
Ansar	2	0	1	1	2	5	-3	1

28 July 2018

14:00

Group Stage

Ahed	1–2	Akhaa Ahli
Monzer 23'	Report	Carlos Alberto 40' (71)

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

1 August 2018

14:00

Group Stage

Ahed	4–1	Ansar
Coulibaly 27' Mohamad Kdouh 38' Chaito 70' Mohamad Haidar 90'	Report	Hussein Dakik 45' (o.g.)

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

5 August 2018

14:00

Group Stage

Akhaa Ahli	1–1	Ansar
Carlos Alberto	Report	Hassan Hammoud

Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nejmeh	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6
Salam Zgharta	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1
Safa	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	1

28 July 2018

14:00

Group Stage

Nejmeh	3–0	Safa
A. Hamam 63' K. Darwich 85' A. Bazzi 90'	Report	M. Jaafar '67

Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli

1 August 2018

14:00

Group Stage

Nejmeh	4–1	Salam Zgharta
Hassan Maatouk 31', 86' Ali El Hajj 48' Hassan Al Mohamed 82'	Report	Marko Mihajlovic 13'

Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli

5 August 2018

14:00

Group Stage

Safa	0–0	Salam Zgharta
	Report

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

Final stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 August 2018, Beirut
	Akhaa Ahli	3
					25 August 2018, Beirut
	Salam Zgharta	1
					Akhaa Ahli	0
	19 August 2018, Beirut
					Nejmeh	1
	Nejmeh	3
	Ahed	1

Semi finals

19 August 2018

16:00

Semifinals

Akhaa Ahli	3–1	Salam Zgharta
C. Lucca 17', 19' C. Alberto 60'	Report	M. Nias 2'

Ahed Stadium, Beirut

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19 August 2018

16:00

Semifinals

Nejmeh	3–1	Ahed
H. Maatouk 45' N. Matar 55' H. Mohamad 66'	Report	K. Khamis 10'

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Final

25 August 2018

17:00

Final

Akhaa Ahli	0–1	Nejmeh
	Report	Cristian Lucca 39' (o.g.)

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Top scorers

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[2]
1	Carlos Alberto	Akhaa Ahli	4
2	Hassan Maatouk	Nejmeh	3
3	Hassan Mohamad		2
	Cristian Lucca	Akhaa Ahli