2018 Lebanese Elite Cup
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
|title = Lebanese Elite Cup
|year = 2018
|other_titles =
|image =
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|caption =
|champions = Nejmeh
|count = 11
|runner-up = Akhaa Ahli
|matches = 9
|goals = 27
|top goal scorer = Carlos Alberto (4)
|country = Lebanon
|dates = 28 July 2018 – 27 August 2018
|num_teams = 6
|updated =
|prevseason = 2017
|nextseason = 2019
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goalzz.com/?c=15927|title=Lebanese Elite Cup 2018|website=www.goalzz.com|access-date=2018-08-08}}
Group stage
= Group A =
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| width=165|Team
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} Akhaa Ahli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} Ahed | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} Ansar
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
{{footballbox
| date = 28 July 2018
| time = 14:00
| team1 = Ahed
| score = 1 – 2
| team2 = Akhaa Ahli
| goals1 =
- Monzer {{goal|23}}
| goals2 =
- Carlos Alberto {{goal|40|71}}
| stadium = Amin AbdelNour Stadium
| event =
| round = Group Stage
| score1 = 1
| score2 = 2
| report = http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=15927&stage=1&sch=true
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| location = Bhamdoun
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{{footballbox
| date = 1 August 2018
| time = 14:00
| team1 = Ahed
| score = 4–1
| team2 = Ansar
| goals1 = Coulibaly {{goal|27}}
Mohamad Kdouh {{goal|38}}
Chaito {{goal|70}}
Mohamad Haidar {{goal|90}}
| goals2 = Hussein Dakik {{goal|45|o.g.}}
| stadium = Amin AbdelNour Stadium
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{{footballbox
| date = 5 August 2018
| time = 14:00
| team1 = Akhaa Ahli
| score = 1–1
| team2 = Ansar
| goals1 = Carlos Alberto
| goals2 = Hassan Hammoud
| stadium = Tripoli Municipal Stadium
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= Group B =
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| width=165|Team
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} Nejmeh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} Salam Zgharta | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} Safa
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
{{footballbox
| date = 28 July 2018
| time = 14:00
| team1 = Nejmeh
| score = 3 – 0
| team2 = Safa
| goals1 =A. Hamam {{goal|63}}
K. Darwich {{goal|85}}
A. Bazzi {{goal|90}}
| goals2 =M. Jaafar {{penmiss}} '67
| stadium = Tripoli Municipal Stadium
|event=|round=Group Stage|score1=3|score2=0|report=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=15927&stage=1&sch=true|penaltyscore=|penalties1=|penalties2=|location=Tripoli|attendance=|referee=|aet=}}
{{footballbox
| date = 1 August 2018
| time = 14:00
| team1 = Nejmeh
| score = 4–1
| team2 = Salam Zgharta
| goals1 = Hassan Maatouk {{goal|31||86}}
Ali El Hajj {{goal|48}}
Hassan Al Mohamed {{goal|82}}
| goals2 = Marko Mihajlovic {{goal|13}}
| stadium = Tripoli Municipal Stadium
|event=|round=Group Stage|score1=4|score2=1|report=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=15927&stage=1&sch=true|penaltyscore=|penalties1=|penalties2=|location=Tripoli|attendance=|referee=|aet=}}
{{footballbox
| date = 5 August 2018
| time = 14:00
| team1 = Safa
| score = 0–0
| team2 = Salam Zgharta
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Amin AbdelNour Stadium
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Final stage
{{Round4
|19 August 2018, Beirut|Akhaa Ahli|3|Salam Zgharta|1|19 August 2018, Beirut|Nejmeh|3|Ahed|1
|25 August 2018, Beirut|Akhaa Ahli|0|Nejmeh|1|
}}
=Semi finals=
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| date = 19 August 2018
| time = 16:00
| team1 = Akhaa Ahli
| score = 3–1
| team2 = Salam Zgharta
| goals1 = C. Lucca {{goal|17||19}}
C. Alberto {{goal|60}}
| goals2 = M. Nias {{goal|2}}
| stadium = Ahed Stadium
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| round=Semifinals
| score1= 3
| score2= 1
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{{footballbox
| date = 19 August 2018
| time = 16:00
| team1 = Nejmeh
| score = 3–1
| team2 = Ahed
| goals1 = H. Maatouk {{goal|45}}
N. Matar {{goal|55}}
H. Mohamad {{goal|66}}
| goals2 = K. Khamis {{goal|10}}
| stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
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| round=Semifinals
| score1= 3
| score2= 1
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=Final=
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| date = 25 August 2018
| time = 17:00
| team1 = Akhaa Ahli
| score = –
| team2 = Nejmeh
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Cristian Lucca {{goal|39|o.g.}}
| stadium = Camille Chamoun Stadium
| event=
| round= Final
| score1= 0
| score2= 1
| report= http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=15927&stage=3
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Top scorers
=Top scorers=
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| Rank
! Player ! Club |
|---|
| 1
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Alberto | align="left"|Akhaa Ahli | 4 |
| 2
| align="left"|{{flagicon|LIB}} Hassan Maatouk | rowspan="2" align="left" |Nejmeh |3 |
| rowspan="2" |3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|LIB}} Hassan Mohamad | rowspan="2" |2 |
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|BRA}} Cristian Lucca
| align="left" |Akhaa Ahli |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Lebanese Elite Cup seasons}}
{{2018 in Asian football (AFC)}}