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Nejmeh Sporting Club ((アラビア語:نادي النجمة الرياضي)), commonly known as Nejmeh SC, Nadi Al-Nejma Al-Riyadi or Najma Beirut, is a professional multi-sports club based in the Manara district of Ras Beirut, Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. ''Nejmeh'' is Arabic for star. It is most famous for its association football club, which competes in the Lebanese Premier League, the top division football league in the nation. Nejmeh SC are considered one of the most popular football teams in Lebanon. The club was established in Beirut in 1945, and received its license on 28 April 1947. The club had promoted gradually along the different divisions, and finally reached the first division in 1951. They club play their home games at the Al Manara Stadium. It is primarily supported by the Shiite community and also by the Sunni community Historically, the club is second only to their cross city rivals Al Ansar and equal to Homenetmen Beirut in the number of Lebanese league titles won. Al Ansar have won 13 titles while Nejmeh and Homenetmen have won seven. Nejmeh are also second to their rivals in amount of Lebanese Cups won over the years. Nejmeh do lead in amount of Elite Cup wins with a total of seven championships. They also won the Lebanese Super Cup five times whereas Al Ansar have won it four times. In Asia, their best performance was becoming runners-up in the 2005 AFC Cup, where they lost to Al-Faisaly Club of Jordan. Other than that, they won an Arab tournament known as the ''Al-Adha Cup'' four times. The last time they won was in 1991. ==History== The club was started in 1945, and decided to establish an association football club. The first provisional committee of Nejmeh Club was formed in 1945 and included: * Anis Radwan (President) * Yahia Daroub (Vice-President) * Noureddine Hamedeh (General Secretary) * Amin Monzer * Hamzah Daroub * Salah Sinno This committee applied for a license at the Lebanese government in 1945, which was issued on 28 April 1947. The club qualified for the Lebanese First Division in 1951. The major breakthrough came in 1970 with the rise of the golden team at Nejmeh Club that included the best players in Lebanon. Mohammad Hatoum, Hassan Shatila, Mahmoud Shatila, Habib Kammouneh, Zein Hashem, Jamal El Khatib, Youssef El Ghoul, to mention a few, with the rest of their teammates. This golden team led the way to a decade of glory for Nejmeh. The period of the 70's was the best in the club history. Nejmeh dominated the Lebanese scene, after becoming known worldwide many famous players played matches with Nejmeh as honour guests like: Pele 〔 http://forum.kooora.com/?t=5801520 pictures of the visit and details about Pele's Nejmeh experience in Arabic. 〕 〔 http://pelethebest.blogspot.com/2014/11/pele-em-hebraico-significa.html?m=1 Set of pictures of Pele with Nejmeh SC in Lebanon 〕 〔 http://blogbaladi.com/brazilian-football-legend-pele-played-for-lebanese-nejmeh-sc-in-1975/ Picture of Pele with Nejmeh Club prior to the friendly game where he played for the team. 〕 〔 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SaO2EyaTSWs video of Pele's visit effect on the Lebanese civil war 〕 and Bebeto 〔 http://www.gettyimages.ae/detail/news-photo/former-brazilian-world-cup-winner-bebeto-wearing-a-t-shirt-news-photo/2554235 Bebeto in the Nejmeh Club kit during the game. 〕 〔 http://www.gettyimages.ae/detail/news-photo/famous-brazilian-soccer-player-bebeto-gives-the-thumbs-up-news-photo/2548910 Picture of Bebeto in Beirut with details about the visit. 〕 〔 http://m.estadao.com.br/noticias/esportes,bebeto-reforca-flamengo-de-guarulhos,20030912p54029,0.htm 〕 . In the late 1970s and the 1980s, the Lebanese Civil War prevailed the Lebanese scene. The Lebanese championship was suspended for 12 years (1975–1987). The club won the Lebanese Premier League title in the 1999–2000 and 2008–2009 seasons and earned a place to compete at the 2010 AFC Cup. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nejmeh SC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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