2019 Lebanese Elite Cup

The 2019 Lebanese Elite Cup was the 22nd edition of the Lebanese Elite Cup. The competition included the six best teams from the 2018–19 Lebanese Football League season. The first matchday was played on 20 July, one day after the start of the 2019 Lebanese Challenge Cup.^[1][2][3] Nejmeh were the defending champions, having won the 2018 final.^[4] The final was held on 25 August, with Shabab Sahel beating Ansar on penalty shoot-outs.^[5]

2019 Lebanese Elite Cup

Tournament details
Country	Lebanon
Dates	20 July – 25 August
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Shabab Sahel (1st title)
Runner-up	Ansar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	27 (3 per match)
Attendance	15,000 (1,667 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Hassan Maatouk (4 goals)
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Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Shabab Sahel	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Chabab Ghazieh	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
3	Ahed	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	1

Source: Goalzz

Ahed	0–3	Shabab Sahel
	Report	Awada 56' Nasreddine 74' Daouda 87'

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20)

17:00 UTC+3

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

Attendance: 300

Referee: Mohamed Ghadar

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Ahed	2–2	Chabab Ghazieh
Fahes 45' Majed 60'	Report	R. Fakih 36' A. Fakih 68'

24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)

17:00 UTC+3

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

Attendance: 100

Referee: Mohamed Haddad

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Shabab Sahel	1–0	Chabab Ghazieh
Coulibaly 16'	Report

28 July 2019 (2019-07-28)

17:00 UTC+3

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

Attendance: 600

Referee: Sheikh Ahmed Alaeddin

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ansar	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	6	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Akhaa Ahli	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	Nejmeh	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Source: Goalzz

Ansar	1–0	Akhaa Ahli
Kojok 80'	Report

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20)

17:00 UTC+3

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Mohamed Haddad

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Ansar	3–1	Nejmeh
Chaito 28' Maatouk 44' Louati 54'	Report	Abudu 90+1'

24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)

17:00 UTC+3

Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Maher Al-Ali

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Akhaa Ahli	1–0	Nejmeh
Darwiche 50'	Report

14 August 2019

17:00 UTC+3

Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Mohammed Haddad

Final stage

	Semi-finals 18 August 2019				Final 25 August 2019
	Shabab Sahel	2
	Akhaa Ahli	0
					Shabab Sahel (p)	3 (5)
					Ansar	3 (3)
	Ansar	5
	Chabab Ghazieh	0

Semi-finals

Shabab Sahel	2–0	Akhaa Ahli
Ndaye 25' Kourani 58'	Report

18 August 2019 (2019-08-18)

16:30 UTC+3

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Referee: Mohammed Issa

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Ansar	5–0	Chabab Ghazieh
Maatouk 9' (pen.), 67' Saad 20', 62' Moisés Lucas 33'	Report

18 August 2019 (2019-08-18)

16:30 UTC+3

Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun Stadium

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Hadi Salama

Final

Shabab Sahel	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Ansar
A. Atwi 41' Daouda 48' Coulibaly 55'	Report	Onika 18' Maatouk 60' Hadji Malick 65'
Penalties
A. Atwi Coulibaly Assi Kourani Daouda	5–3	Maatouk Louati Hadji Malick Kojok

25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)

21:30 UTC+3

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Ali J. Reda

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[6]
1	Hassan Maatouk	Ansar	4
2	Soony Saad	Ansar	2
	Bakary Coulibaly	Shabab Sahel
	Daouda Diémé	Shabab Sahel
3	17 players		1