2021 Lebanese Elite Cup
Tournament details
CountryLebanon
Dates12 – 31 July
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsNejmeh (12th title)
Runner-upAhed
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored32 (3.56 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Gabriel Bitar
Fadel Antar
(3 goals each)
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The 2021 Lebanese Elite Cup was the 23rd edition of the Lebanese Elite Cup. The competition included the six best teams from the 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League season.[1] The first matchday was played on 12 July, one day before the start of the 2021 Lebanese Challenge Cup. Shabab Sahel, the defending champions, lost to Ahed in the semi-finals. Nejmeh were crowned champions for the 12th time, after defeating Ahed in the final after penalty shoot-outs.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ansar 2 2 0 0 5 8 −3 6 Qualification for the semi-finals
2 Ahed 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
3 Akhaa Ahli Aley 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Source: Global Sports Archive
Ansar4–1Akhaa Ahli Aley
  • Bitar 7', 80'
  • Khrayzat 11'
  • Khabbaz 15' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Chehayeb 4'
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Ansar1–0Ahed
 Report
Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun
Akhaa Ahli Aley0–4Ahed
Report
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shabab Sahel 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 6 Qualification for the semi-finals
2 Nejmeh 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
3 Safa 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: Global Sports Archive
Nejmeh3–0Safa
 Report
Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun
Nejmeh2–3Shabab Sahel
 Report
  • Khoury 24'
  • Khalifeh 34'
  • Antar 61'
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Safa1–2Shabab Sahel
 Report
Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

Final stage

 
Semi-finals
24 July 2021		Final
31 July 2021
 
      
 
 
 
 
Ansar0
 
 
 
Nejmeh1
 
Nejmeh3 (5)
 
 
 
Ahed3 (4)
 
Ahed2 (4)
 
 
Shabab Sahel2 (2)
 

Semi-finals

Ansar0–1Nejmeh
Report
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Ahed2–2Shabab Sahel
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun

Final

Nejmeh3–3Ahed
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh
Referee: Hussein Abou Yehia

Top scorers

Rank Player[2] Club Goals
1 Lebanon Gabriel Bitar Ansar 3
Lebanon Fadel Antar Shabab Sahel
2 Lebanon Mehdi Zein Nejmeh 2
Lebanon Ali Al Haj Ahed
Lebanon Mohamad Nasser Ahed
Lebanon Mahmoud Siblini Nejmeh
Lebanon Mohamad Salem Nejmeh

References

  1. ^ "قرعة متوازنة في كأس النخبة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "2021–22 Elite Cup". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

External links

Lebanese Elite Cup seasons
2021–22 in Lebanese football
2021 in Asian football (AFC)
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