Sagesse SC (football)

Sagesse Sports Club (French: Club Sportif La Sagesse, lit. 'The Wisdom Sports Club'), known as Hekmeh (Arabic: الحكمة) in Arabic, is a football club based in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League.[3]

Sagesse
Full nameSagesse Sports Club
Nickname(s)القَلعَة الخَضراء (The Green Castle)[1]
Founded14 October 1943 (1943-10-14), as Cercle de la Sagesse
ChairmanElie Yahchouchi[2]
ManagerVardan Ghazaryan
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2020–21Lebanese Second Division, 2nd of 12 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of Sagesse SC
BasketballFootball

The club was founded in 1943 as Cercle de la Sagesse. Although they haven't won any major title, Sagesse came second twice in the Lebanese Premier League 2002, and were finalists in both the Lebanese FA Cup, in 2006, and the Lebanese Federation Cup, in 2004. The club is mostly known for its basketball program,[3] and mainly has Maronite Christian ties.[4]

History

Early history

The Collège de la Sagesse school had a football club with their own students; at the end of each season, graduated players would go on to play for other senior teams, mainly Salam Achrafieh.[5]

Sagesse's senior team were formed in 1942 under the patronage of Father Boulos Kik, the general director of the Sagesse Institute, supported by Monseigneur Jean Maroun.[6] The club received their official license on 14 October 1943,[6] and were formed as Cercle de la Sagesse by a group of former students, namely Edward Tyan, Camille Cordahi, Elie Khalife, and Negib Hobeika.[5] Toutoungi was the club's first president.[5]

The team first played in the 1943–44 Lebanese Second Division; initially formed of former students, the club later also accepted other players.[5] They won the Second Division in their first season, and were due to be promoted to the Lebanese Premier League after beating Shabiba Mazraa 4–0 in the promotion play-offs.[5] However, due to a technicality, Sagesse were allocated in the Second Division for the 1944–45 season.[5] From the 1945–46 season, the club were known as Club de la Sagesse.[5]

Recent history

In 2006 Sagesse reached the final of the Lebanese FA Cup, but lost against the cup holder Ansar 3–1.[7] Sagesse finished second in the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division, and were promoted back to the Lebanese Premier League after five years.[8]

Club rivalries

Sagesse plays the Achrafieh derby with Racing Beirut.[9]

Players

Current squad
As of 20 March 2022[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  LBN Ibrahim El Moussa
2 DF  LBN Hassan Younes
3 DF  LBN Hussein Fahes
4 DF  LBN Houssam Al Kour
5 DF  LBN Ahmad Younes
6 MF  LBN Moustafa Baydoun
7 FW  LBN Daniel Abou Fakher
8 MF  LBN Hassan Hammoud
10 FW  LBN Asaad Siblini
11 FW  LBN Hassan Termos
12 GK  LBN Ali Al Hares
13  LBN Hussein Chehade
14 MF  LBN Jack Najarian
15 MF  LBN Kassem Leila
16 FW  LBN Dani Al Jurdi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  LBN Andrew Al Azzi
18 DF  LBN Ahmad Atwi (captain)
19 DF  LBN Walid Ismail
20 FW  LBN Hussein Awada
22 FW  LBN Elie Baradhi
23  LBN Elias Al Bostani
25 GK  LBN Hussein Madi
26 FW  LBN Serge Osakian
27 DF  LBN Maxime Aoun
28 MF  LBN Ralph Al Sayegh
29 FW  LBN Ahmad Badran
32  LBN Samer Haidar
45 FW  SEN Boucounta Sarr
61 MF  LBN Moussa Zayyat
81 FW  LBN Paul Rustom

Notable players
Players in international competitions
Competition Player National team
2000 AFC Asian Cup Ali Fakih  Lebanon
Vardan Ghazaryan  Lebanon
Fouad Hijazi  Lebanon

Honours

Managerial history

See also

References
  1. almaghribtoday. "almaghribtoday". Almaghribtoday (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. Khaled, Nasser (17 April 2021). "الاستقرار وراء تأهل سبورتينغ والحكمة للدرجة الأولى". Kooora. Retrieved 17 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "فريق: الحكمة". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". NOW Lebanon. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  5. Khadra, A. (3 August 1946). "Le Cercle de la Sagesse". Le Jour.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "هكذا تأسّس نادي الحكمة بيروت". نداء الوطن. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. "SAGESSE". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  8. "سبورتينغ بطل الدرجة الثانية والحكمة يعود الى دوري الأضواء". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. "مبارتا دربي اﻷشرفية!". Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  10. "CS Sagesse". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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