{{short description|Lebanese association football club}} {{Distinguish|Shabab El Bourj SC}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Bourj | image = Bourj FC logo.png | upright =0.7 | fullname = Bourj Football Club | nickname = {{lang|ar|زعيم الضاحية}} (Leader of Dahieh)<ref name=":1"/> | short name = | founded = {{start date and age|1967}} | ground = Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium | capacity = 1,500 | chairman = ''Vacant'' | manager = ''Vacant'' | league = {{Lebanese football updater|Bourj}} (withdrew) | season = {{Lebanese football updater|Bourj2}} | position = {{Lebanese football updater|Bourj3}} | pattern_la1 = _jakointer22bc | pattern_b1 = _jakointer22bc | pattern_ra1 = _jakointer22bc | pattern_sh1 = _anzhi1819a | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = FFEE00 | pattern_la2 = _yem19h | pattern_b2 = _yem19h | pattern_ra2 = _yem19h | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FF0000 | body2 = FF0000 | rightarm2 = FF0000 | shorts2 = FF0000 | socks2 = FF0000 | current = 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League }} '''Bourj Football Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي البرج الرياضي|lit=Tower Sporting Club}}) is a football club based in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the {{Lebanese football updater|Bourj}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?team=8109&mode=|title=فريق: البرج|website=kooora.com|access-date=15 March 2019|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214174653/http://www.kooora.com/?team=8109&mode=|url-status=live}}</ref> Founded in 1967, the club has won one Lebanese FA Cup and two Lebanese Challenge Cups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leb93.html|title=Lebanon 1992/93|website=RSSSF|access-date=28 March 2019|archive-date=23 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823193341/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/leb93.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elmaestrosport.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%ac-%d8%a8%d8%ac%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d8%b7%d9%84-%d9%83%d8%a3%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%af%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%a9/|title=البرج ب"جدارة " بطل كأس التحدي السابعة|last=Haroun|first=Ali|date=2019-08-24|website=El Maestro Sport|language=ar|access-date=2019-08-24|archive-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703172047/https://elmaestrosport.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A9/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Nicknamed "the Leader of Dahieh" ({{langx|ar|زعيم الضاحية|link=no}}), the club earned promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 2019, for the first time in 16 years.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2028|title="زعيم الضاحية" يعود|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408135455/https://lebanonfg.com/single/2028|archive-date=8 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== History == In 1993 Bourj, captained by Mohammad Ismail, won the final the Lebanese FA Cup 4–1 in extra time, against Homenmen.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2020-05-23|title=اللقب الأول للبرج|url=https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/21686-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7-2%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC|access-date=2020-08-30|website=نداء الوطن|language=en}}</ref> Mallarby and Hassan Rahhal scored a brace each, while Papken Melikian scored the sole goal for the opposing team.<ref name=":2" /> This was the second replay of the final, after both previous encounters ended in a draw after extra time.<ref name=":2" /> In 2008, Bourj FC were relegated to the Fourth Division.<ref>{{Cite web|title=الشبيبة المزرعة|url=https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/al%20chabibeh%20al%20mazraa.html|access-date=2020-08-30|website=www.abdogedeon.com|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812193545/https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/al%20chabibeh%20al%20mazraa.html/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 1 August 2021, Bourj won the Lebanese Challenge Cup for the second time, beating Tripoli in the 2021 final; they refused to attend the crowing ceremony, following a verbal altercation between Fadi Nasser, Bourj's president, and a member of the Lebanese Football Association (LFA)'s executive committee.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2021-08-01|title=بالصور: البرج يهزم طرابلس ويرفض استلام الكأس|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1054234|access-date=2021-08-09|website=كووورة|archive-date=9 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809164041/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1054234|url-status=live}}</ref> On 2 August, the LFA imposed a fine of £L22 million on the club.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-02|title=اعتماد البرج بطلًا.. وتكبيده غرامة غير مسبوقة|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1054520|access-date=2021-08-09|website=كووورة}}</ref> The same day, Bourj announced their withdrawal from the Lebanese Premier League through their social media, and that they would not pay the fine imposed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-02|title=البرج يصعّد ويعلن انسحابه من الدوري|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1054562|access-date=2021-08-09|website=كووورة}}</ref> They eventually took part in the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-06|title=الاتحاد اللبناني يعتمد انطلاق الدوري.. وإيقاف أونيكا|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1065660|access-date=2021-09-17|website=كووورة}}</ref>
On 12 January 2026, Bourj announced their withdrawal from the Lebanese Premier League after matchday 11 due to financial difficulties. Following the decision, the club released all its first-team players and were automatically placed at the bottom of the league for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.<ref>https://en.annahar.com/sports/269084/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85</ref>
== Supporters == Founded as the first club in the area, Bourj is considered to be the representative of all the families of the town.<ref name=":0">FaLebanon</ref> Following the introduction of ultras groups in Lebanon in 2018, "Ultras Borjawi" ({{Langx|ar|ألتراس برجاوي}}) was formed at the start of the 2018–19 Lebanese Second Division season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yasour.org/2016/list.php?go=fullnews&newsid=141819|title="معركة" في جونية و"ألتراس" في برج البراجنة|website=موقع ياصور|access-date=28 March 2019|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214174656/http://www.yasour.org/2016/list.php?go=fullnews&newsid=141819|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Club rivalries == Bourj's main rival have historically been Shabab Sahel, as they both fight for supremacy over the Dahieh suburbs.<ref name=":0" /> The match has been dubbed the Dahieh derby.<ref name=":1" /> Another important rivalry is with Shabab Bourj, because they are both based in the Bourj el-Barajneh district.<ref name=":0" />
==Players== ===Notable players=== {{see also|Category:Bourj FC players}} {| class="wikitable" |+ '''Players in international competitions''' !Competition !Player !National team |- | rowspan="1" |2023 AFC Asian Cup |Hilal El-Helwe |{{Fb|LBN}} |}
== Honours == * '''Lebanese FA Cup''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 1992–93 *'''Lebanese Challenge Cup''' (''defunct'') **'''Winners (2; record):''' 2019, 2021 *'''Lebanese Second Division''' **'''Winners (3):''' 1990–91, 2000–01, 2018–19 *'''Lebanese Third Division''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2016–17
== See also == * List of football clubs in Lebanon
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{commons category}} *[http://lebanonfg.com/clubs/47 Bourj FC] at LebanonFG
{{Lebanese Premier League}}
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