Al Ansar FC

In 1948, a group of young Beirutis set up the first administrative board at the club headed by Mustafa Al-Shami. Three years Misbah Dougan, then head of the administrative board, formally requested an official licence for the club allowing them to play football on all Lebanese grounds.{{Cite web|url=https://ahdaaf.me/2016/03/29/the-birth-death-and-re-birth-of-lebanese-football/|title=The Birth, Death and Re-Birth of Lebanese Football {{!}} Ahdaaf|language=en-US|access-date=17 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402204736/https://ahdaaf.me/2016/03/29/the-birth-death-and-re-birth-of-lebanese-football/|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=usurped}} They were to be called "Al-Intisar", Arabic for "Victory", however a club with that name was already present. Mustafa Al-Shami proposed "Ansar" in remembrance of the supporters of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Initially, Ansar was known as a Mount Lebanon team, rather than a team from Beirut. This is because, as Beirut had already too many clubs, the Federation decided to relocate Ansar to Ghobeiry. In 1965, Ansar moved to Beirut and won the 1966 Lebanese Second Division promotion play-offs, gaining promotion to the Lebanese Premier League for the following season.

Ansar were crowned champions of the 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League by beating Nejmeh 2–1 in the Beirut derby in the last matchday;{{Cite web|title=استياء جماهيري من تقرير LBCI|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2622|access-date=2021-04-27|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427180115/http://lebanonfg.com/single/2622|url-status=live}} they won their 14th title, their first since 2007.{{Cite web|date=24 April 2021|title=|script-title=ar:لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم|trans-title=A record 14th title for Ansar at the expense of Nejmeh after waiting 14 years in the football championship|url=https://bintjbeil.org/post.php?id=40039|url-status=live|access-date=24 April 2021|website=bintjbeil.org|language=ar|archive-date=24 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424152756/https://bintjbeil.org/post.php?id=40039}} They made the season a double, after beating Nejmeh in the Lebanese FA Cup final.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-12|title=بالصور: ركلات الترجيح تتوج الأنصار بالكأس|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1030249|access-date=2021-05-12|website=كووورة|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512212258/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1030249|url-status=live}}

Although the club's roots lie in the Sunni community in Beirut,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/lebanon-s-national-teams-fly-above-entrenched-sectarianism-among-supporters-1.810861|title=Lebanon's national teams fly above entrenched sectarianism among supporters|website=The National|language=en|access-date=21 April 2019|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108080905/https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/lebanon-s-national-teams-fly-above-entrenched-sectarianism-among-supporters-1.810861|url-status=live}} Ansar's support comes from all areas and religions in Lebanon. The club has been associated with the Hariri family from the early 1990s till 2005. In 2018, following the introduction of ultras groups in Lebanon, "Ultras Ansari 18" (UA18) was formed.{{Cite web|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/258278|script-title=ar:البداية من "المدينة" والختام فيها|website=الأخبار|language=ar|access-date=21 April 2019|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421114612/https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/258278|url-status=live}}

File:Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium 2018 - Beirut derby (Ansar fans).png at the Camille Chamoun Stadium in 2018]]

The Beirut derby with Nejmeh has historically been the most anticipated game in Lebanon: both located in Beirut, Nejmeh and Ansar have shared the majority of titles. While Nejmeh has been more successful in Asia, Ansar holds the most league titles and FA Cups.{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/great-asian-derbies-al-ansar-sc-vs-nejmeh-sc-beirut|title=Great Asian Derbies – Al Ansar SC vs Nejmeh SC (Beirut)|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133111/https://ghanasoccernet.com/great-asian-derbies-al-ansar-sc-vs-nejmeh-sc-beirut|url-status=live}}

Another important rivalry is with Ahed: located in Beirut, they are affiliated with Hezbollah, with their fan base mostly coming from the Shia community in Beirut.{{Cite web|url=https://www.babagol.net/blog/2018/9/30/the-hezbollah-club|title=The Hezbollah Club|website=BabaGol|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-24|archive-date=26 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226142655/https://www.babagol.net/blog/2018/9/30/the-hezbollah-club|url-status=live}} In addition Ansar has a rivalry with Safa, also based in Beirut.

{{updated|14 March 2025}}{{Cite web|title=Al Ansar SC|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/al-ansar-sc/16373/|access-date=30 September 2022|website=Global Sports Archive|archive-date=28 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928103037/https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/al-ansar-sc/16373/|url-status=live}}

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{{Fs player|no=1 |pos=GK|nat=LBN|name=Hadi Kanj}}

{{Fs player|no=2 |pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Mohamad El Dor}}

{{Fs player|no=3 |pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Mohamad Al Mahdi Al Moussawi}}

{{Fs player|no=4 |pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Nader Matar}}

{{Fs player|no=5 |pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Nassar Nassar}}

{{Fs player|no=6 |pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Maxime Aoun}}

{{Fs player|no=7 |pos=MF|nat=PLE|name=Mohamad Hebous}}

{{Fs player|no=8 |pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Ali Tneich}}

{{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=LBN|name=Hassan Maatouk}}

{{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Youssef Al Haj}}

{{Fs player|no=12|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Ahmad Kheir El Dine}}

{{Fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Obaida El Halabi}}

{{Fs player|no=16|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Abbas Ballout}}

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{{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=PLE|name=Hamza Hussein}}

{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini}}

{{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Mohamad Bou Saleh}}

{{Fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Mohammad Al Massri}}

{{Fs player|no=24|pos=FW|nat=LBN|name=Hassan Kaafarani}}

{{Fs player|no=30|pos=FW|nat=LBN|name=Mohammad El Saleh}}

{{Fs player|no=31|pos=FW|nat=ALG|name=Hichem Houssam Eddine}}

{{Fs player|no=35|pos=DF|nat=TUN|name=Rafik Medini}}

{{Fs player|no=42|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Hassan Nasser}}

{{Fs player|no=66|pos=FW|nat=LBN|name=Ali Melhem}}

{{Fs player|no=77|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Mostafa Kassab}}

{{Fs player|no=88|pos=FW|nat=LBN|name=Omar Bahlawan}}

{{Fs player|no=91|pos=GK|nat=LBN|name=Nazih Assaad|other=captain}}

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{{see also|Category:Al Ansar FC players}}

File:Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia Mootaz Jounaidi.jpg with Lebanon at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup]]

• Lebanese Premier League
• Winners (14; record): 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2020–21
• Lebanese FA Cup
• Winners (16; record): 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2023–24
• Runners-up (5): 1985–86, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2018–19, 2021–22
• Lebanese Federation Cup
• Winners (2; joint record): 1999, 2000
• Lebanese Elite Cup (defunct)
• Winners (2): 1997, 2000
• Runners-up (8): 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2019, 2022
• Lebanese Super Cup
• Winners (6): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2021
• Runners-up (4): 2002, 2010, 2017, 2019

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AFC Champions League: 11 appearances

::1988–89: Qualifying stage

::1989–90: Qualifying stage

::1991: Qualifying stage

::1993–94: Quarter-finals

::1994–95: Quarter-finals

::1995: Second round

::1997–98: Quarter-finals

::1998–99: Second round

::1999–2000: Second round

::2000–01: First round

::2002–03: Qualifying stage

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AFC Cup: 8 appearances

::2007: Group stage

::2008: Group stage

::2011: Group stage

::2013: Group stage

::2018: Group stage

::2020: Cancelled

::2021: Group stage

::2022: Group stage

Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

::1991–92: First round

::1996–97: First round

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• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Mustafa El-Shami (1948–1950)
• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Ameen Itani (1950–1954)
• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Fouad Rustom (1954–1956)
• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Abdul Jalil Al-Sabra (1956–1963)
• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Jamil Hasbeeny (1963–1965)
• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Abed El-Jamil Ramadan (1965–1967)
• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Khaled Kabbani (1967–1975)
• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Said Wanid (1975–1977)
• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Salim Diab (1977–2008)
• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Karim Diab (2008–2012)
• {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Nabil Badr (2012–present)

• Al Ansar FC (women), defunct women's team
• List of football clubs in Lebanon

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• [http://stats.the-afc.com/tournament/222/teams/469/profile Al Ansar FC] at the AFC
• [http://lebanonfg.com/clubs/4 Al Ansar FC] at LebanonFG

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