2018–19 Lebanese FA Cup

{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Lebanese FA Cup

| year = 2018–19

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| country = Lebanon

| dates = 12 October 2018 – 25 May 2019

| num_teams = 28

| defending champions = Ahed

| champions = Ahed

| runner-up = Ansar

| continentalcup1 =

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| matches = 27

| goals = 71

| attendance =

| top goal scorer = El Hadji Malick Tall
(3 goals){{Efn|Only Second Phase matches are taken into consideration.|name=2-phase|group=}}

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| prevseason = 2017–18

| nextseason = ~~2019–20~~

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The 2018–19 Lebanese FA Cup was the 47th edition of the national football cup competition of Lebanon. It started with the First Round on 12 October 2018 and concluded with the final on 25 May 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goalzz.com/?c=16036|title=Lebanese Cup 2018/2019|website=www.goalzz.com|access-date=10 May 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/lebanon/lebanon-cup/20182019/s15841/final-stages/|title=Summary - Cup - Lebanon - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=15 May 2019}}

Defending champions Ahed beat Ansar in the final to win their second consecutive Lebanese FA Cup, their sixth in total. The winner qualified for the 2020 AFC Cup play-off round;{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/entry-manual-afc-club-competitions-2017-2020-33728|title=Entry Manual: AFC Club Competitions 2017-2020|website=the-afc.com|access-date=15 May 2019}} however, as Ahed also won the Lebanese Premier League, the AFC Cup spot went to second-placed Ansar.

Teams

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Phase !! Round !Dates!! Clubs remaining !!Clubs involved !! Winners from previous round !! New entries this round !! Leagues entering at this round
rowspan="2" \|First Phase \| First Round \|12–14 October 2018	28	16	none	16	12 Second Division teams 4 Third Division teams
Second Round \|17–18 November 2018	20	8	8	none	none
rowspan="4" \|Second Phase \| Round of 16 \|29–30 January 2019	16	16	4	12	12 Lebanese Premier League teams
Quarter-finals \|27 April –10 May 2019 \| 8	8	8	none	none
Semi-finals \|18–19 May 2019	4	4	4	none	none
Final \|25 May 2019	2	2	2	none	none

First phase

=First round=

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|date = {{Start date|2018|10|12|df=y}}

|score = 1–0

|team1 = Taqadom Anqoun (3)

|team2 = Islah Borj Shmali (2)

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|date = {{Start date|2018|10|12|df=y}}

|score = 2–0

|team1 = Shabab Bourj (2)

|team2 = Sagesse (2)

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|date = {{Start date|2018|10|12|df=y}}

|score = 1–2

|team1 = Sporting (3)

|team2 = Ahli Saida (2)

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|date = {{Start date|2018|10|13|df=y}}

|score = 0–2

|team1 = Mabarrah (2)

|team2 = Homenetmen (2)

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|date = {{Start date|2018|10|13|df=y}}

|score = 1–1

|aet = yes

|penaltyscore = 3–4

|team1 = Bourj (2)

|team2 = Nasser Bar Elias (2)

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|date = {{Start date|2018|10|13|df=y}}

|score = 1–4

|team1 = Noujoum Beirut (3)

|team2 = Shabab Arabi (2)

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|date = {{Start date|2018|10|14|df=y}}

|score = 4–1

|team1 = Ahli Nabatieh (2)

|team2 = Nahda Barelias (2)

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|date = {{Start date|2018|10|14|df=y}}

|score = 2–1

|team1 = Irshad Shhim (3)

|team2 = Egtmaaey (2)

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=Second round=

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|date = {{Start date|2018|11|17|df=y}}

|score = 2–1

|team1 = Taqadom Anqoun (3)

|team2 = Irshad Shhim (3)

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|date = {{Start date|2018|11|18|df=y}}

|score = 0–1

|team1 = Ahli Saida (2)

|team2 = Shabab Arabi (2)

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|date = {{Start date|2018|11|18|df=y}}

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|penaltyscore = 5–6

|team1 = Shabab Bourj (2)

|team2 = Homenetmen (2)

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|date = {{Start date|2018|11|18|df=y}}

|score = 2–0

|team1 = Ahli Nabatieh (2)

|team2 = Nasser Bar Elias (2)

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Second phase

=Round of 16=

{{football box collapsible

|id="Ahli Nabatieh v Akhaa"

|date=29 January 2019

|time=11:30 GMT

|round=

|score = 0–1

|report=

|team1 = Ahli Nabatieh (2)

|goals1=

|team2 = Akhaa Ahli (1)

|goals2= Hijazi {{goal}}

|stadium=Ahed Stadium

|location=Beirut

|attendance=

|referee=

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|id="Racing v Bekaa"

|date=29 January 2019

|time=11:30 GMT

|round=

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|penaltyscore = 4–1

|report=

|team1 = Racing Beirut (1)

|goals1=

|team2 = Bekaa (1)

|goals2=

|stadium=Amin AbdelNour Stadium

|location=Bhamdoun

|attendance=

|referee=

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|id="Salam v Ghazieh"

|date=29 January 2019

|time=11:30 GMT

|round=

|score=3–2

|report=

|team1 = Salam Zgharta (1)

|goals1=Niass {{goal}}
Boutros {{goal}}
Mahfoud {{goal}}

|team2 = Chabab Ghazieh (1)

|goals2=Maouli {{goal}}
Keke {{goal}}

|stadium=Fouad Chehab Stadium

|location=Jounieh

|attendance=

|referee=

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{{football box collapsible

|id="Ankoun v Nejmeh"

|date=29 January 2019

|time=11:30 GMT

|round=

|score=0–6

|report=

|team1 = Taqadom Anqoun (3)

|goals1=

|team2 = Nejmeh (1)

|goals2=Al Hajj {{goal}}{{goal}}
Bako {{goal}}{{goal}}
Jaafar {{goal}}{{goal}}

|stadium=Saida Municipal Stadium

|location=Sidon

|attendance=

|referee=

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{{football box collapsible

|id="Shabab Arabi v Ansar"

|date=30 January 2019

|time=11:30 GMT

|round=

|score=1–4

|report=

|team1 = Shabab Arabi (2)

|goals1=Zayat {{goal}}

|team2 = Ansar (1)

|goals2=El Baba {{goal}}
Tall {{goal}}
Awada {{goal}}
Onika {{goal}}

|stadium=Ahed Stadium

|location=Beirut

|attendance=

|referee=

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{{football box collapsible

|id="Homenetmen v Safa"

|date=30 January 2019

|time=11:30 GMT

|round=

|score=1–3

|report=

|team1 = Homenetmen (2)

|goals1=Najarian {{goal||p}}

|team2 = Safa (1)

|goals2=Tahan {{goal}}
El Outa {{goal}}
Saadi {{goal}}

|stadium=Amin AbdelNour Stadium

|location=Bhamdoun

|attendance=

|referee=

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|id="Tadamon v Tripoli"

|date=30 January 2019

|time=11:30 GMT

|round=

|score=0–1

|report=

|team1 = Tadamon Sour (1)

|goals1=

|team2 = Tripoli (1)

|goals2=Wilson {{goal}}

|stadium=Safa Stadium

|location=Beirut

|attendance=

|referee=

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|id="Sahel v Ahed"

|date=30 January 2019

|time=11:30 GMT

|round=

|score=0–1

|report=

|team1 = Shabab Sahel (1)

|goals1=

|team2 = Ahed (1)

|goals2=Kdouh {{goal}}

|stadium=Fouad Chehab Stadium

|location=Jounieh

|attendance=

|referee=

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=Quarter-finals=

{{football box collapsible

|id="Racing v Salam"

|date=27 April 2019

|time=13:00 GMT

|round=

|score=1–0

|report=

|team1=Racing Beirut (1)

|goals1=Said {{goal|12|p}}

|team2=Salam Zgharta (1)

|goals2=

|stadium=Fouad Chehab Stadium

|location=Jounieh

|attendance=

|referee=

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{{football box collapsible

|id="Safa v Akhaa"

|date=28 April 2019

|time=13:00 GMT

|round=

|score=0–1

|report=

|team1=Safa (1)

|goals1=

|team2=Akhaa Ahli (1)

|goals2=Carlos Alberto {{goal|8|p}}

|stadium=Saida Municipal Stadium

|location=Sidon

|attendance=

|referee=

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|id="Tripoli v Ahed"

|date=5 May 2019

|time=13:00 GMT

|round=

|score=0–1

|report=

|team1=Tripoli (1)

|goals1=

|team2=Ahed (1)

|goals2= Sylla {{goal|109|og}}

|stadium=Amin AbdelNour Stadium

|location=Bhamdoun

|attendance=

|referee=

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|id="Ansar v Nejmeh"

|date=10 May 2019

|time=19:30 GMT

|round=

|score=2–1

|report=

|team1=Ansar (1)

|goals1=Tall {{goal|25}}
Saad {{goal|44}}

|team2=Nejmeh (1)

|goals2=Zein {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

|location=Beirut

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{football box collapsible

|id="Ansar v Akhaa"

|date=18 May 2019

|time=19:30 GMT

|round=

|score=2–1

|aet=yes

|report=

|team1=Ansar (1)

|goals1=Tall {{goal|2}}
Abo Atik {{goal|44|og}}

|team2=Akhaa Ahli (1)

|goals2=Darwiche {{goal|44}}

|stadium=Fouad Chehab Stadium

|location=Jounieh

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{football box collapsible

|id="Racing v Ahed"

|date=19 May 2019

|time=13:00 GMT

|round=

|score=1–4

|report=

|team1=Racing Beirut (1)

|goals1=Mekkaoui {{goal|78}}

|team2=Ahed (1)

|goals2=Toshev {{goal|32||70|p}}
Kdouh {{goal|46}}
Zreik {{goal|84}}

|stadium=Amin AbdelNour Stadium

|location=Bhamdoun

|attendance=

|referee=

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=Final=

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|date = {{Start date|2019|5|25|df=y}}

|time = 19:30 GMT

|team1 = Ansar

|score = 0–1

|report =

|team2 = Ahed

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Zreik {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut

|attendance =

|referee = Loukas Sotiriou (Cyprus)

}}

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.

{{#invoke:RoundN|N16

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|RD1=Round of 16
29–30 January 2019

|RD2=Quarter-finals
27 April–10 May 2019

|RD3=Semi-finals
18–19 May 2019

|RD4=Final
25 May 2019

||Shabab Arabi|1|Ansar|4

||Taqadom Anqoun|0|Nejmeh|6

||Homenetmen|1|Safa {{aet}}|3

||Ahli Nabatieh|0|Akhaa Ahli|1

||Racing Beirut {{pso}}|0 (4)|Bekaa|0 (1)

||Salam Zgharta|3|Chabab Ghazieh|2