{{pp|small=yes}} {{short description|Lebanese association football club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{For|the women's section|Jwaya SC (women)}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Jwaya | image = Jwaya SC (logo).png | upright = 0.8 | fullname = Jwaya Sporting Club | nickname = | short name = | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1963}}, as Bint Jbeil FC | ground = Abbas Kazem Nasser Stadium,<br />Al-Aabbassiyah | capacity = | chairman = Wissam Saad | manager = Youssef Al Jawhari | league = {{Lebanese football updater|Jwaya}} | season = {{Lebanese football updater|Jwaya2}} | position = {{Lebanese football updater|Jwaya3}} | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = 00008B | body1 = 00008B | rightarm1 = 00008B | shorts1 = 00008B | socks1 = 00008B | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 800000 | body2 = 800000 | rightarm2 = 800000 | shorts2 = 800000 | socks2 = 800000 | website = | current = 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League }} {{Squads sidebar |main=Nejmeh |team1=Jwaya SC |league1=Football (men) |team2=Jwaya SC (women) |league2=Football (women) }} '''Jwaya Sports Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي جويا الرياضي}}), commonly referred to as '''Jwaya''', is a football club based in Jwaya, South Governorate, Lebanon. The club competes in the Lebanese Premier League, the top tier of Lebanese football, having achieved promotion to the division for the first time in 2025.
==History== The club traces its origins to the football club of Bint Jbeil, a southern Lebanese city. Following financial and logistical difficulties faced by Bint Jbeil's club amid regional instability, particularly due to the Israeli aggression on southern Lebanon in 2024, coach Hussein Soufan led an initiative to preserve the team. With support from the Saad family in Jwaya – particularly Wissam Saad, who later became club president – the club was restructured, relocated to Jwaya, and rebranded as Jwaya SC.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=صعود جويا والمبرة إلى الدرجة الأولى: قصتا نجاح بنكهتين مختلفتين |url=https://www.al-akhbar.com/sports/838182/%D8%B5%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89--%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83%D9%87%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617050916/https://www.al-akhbar.com/sports/838182/%D8%B5%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89--%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83%D9%87%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81 |archive-date=2025-06-17 |access-date=2025-07-27 |language=ar}}</ref>
With renewed financial backing, the club signed experienced players including Ali Hamam, Adnan Melhem, and Karim Abou Zeid, aiming for promotion to the Lebanese Premier League.<ref name=":0" /> Jwaya earned promotion for the first time in the 2024–25 season, finishing first in the Second Division with 30 points, ahead of Mabarra. The club secured the title following a decisive win against Tripoli on the final matchday.<ref>{{Cite web |last=اللواء |first=جريدة |title=نادي جويا يتوَّج بطلاً للدرجة الثانية {{!}} رياضة |url=https://aliwaa.com.lb/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88-%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=جريدة اللواء |language=ar-lb}}</ref>
Ahead of the 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League season, Jwaya appointed Youssef Al Jawhari as head coach, following his title-winning campaign with Ansar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=نادي جويا يتعاقد مع المدرب يوسف الجوهري |url=https://www.timeoutsupersport.com/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%8A |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=Time Out Super Sport |language=ar}}</ref> The club also signed several Lebanon national team players,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-28 |title=حسن معتوق يتصدّر مشهد الانتقالات اللبنانية - ميريام داموري |url=https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/336080-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9 |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=نداء الوطن |language=en}}</ref> including Walid Shour,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Younes |first=Tarek |date=2025-07-14 |title=الدوليان وليد شور وحسن سرور من العهد الى جويا |url=https://elmaestrosport.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=El Maestro Sport |language=ar}}</ref> Hasan Srour,<ref name=":1" /> and Zein Farran.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Younes |first=Tarek |date=2025-07-17 |title=نادي جويا يعلن رسمياً عن ضم زين فران |url=https://elmaestrosport.com/134131-2/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=El Maestro Sport |language=ar}}</ref> Notably, Hassan Maatouk, the national team's all-time most capped player and top scorer, also joined the club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Younes |first=Tarek |date=2025-07-26 |title=حسن معتوق يوقع على كشوفات نادي جويا الرياضي |url=https://elmaestrosport.com/%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=El Maestro Sport |language=ar}}</ref>
== Crest and colours == In 2025, Jwaya unveiled a new crest as part of a rebranding initiative. The simplified design features the letter "J", a star, and a shield, aiming to align with contemporary visual and digital standards. The club also introduced a gold and white colour scheme.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=DLSvRbJoD9C |user=jwaya_sc |title=JWAYA SPORTING CLUB |author=Jwaya SC |date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|13 January 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jwaya SC|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/team/jwaya-sc/33982/overview|access-date=4 October 2025|website=Global Sports Archive}}</ref>
{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1 |pos=GK|nat=LBN|name=Ali Sabeh}} {{Fs player|no=2 |pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Hussein Mhaydle}} {{Fs player|no=3 |pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Hassan Kaafarani}} {{Fs player|no=4 |pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Ali Kandil}} {{Fs player|no=5 |pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Jihad Ayoub}} {{Fs player|no=6 |pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Hussein Monzer}} {{Fs player|no=7 |pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Said Awada}} {{Fs player|no=8 |pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Hasan Srour}} {{Fs player|no=9 |pos=FW|nat=DRC|name=Kitwa Kalowa}} {{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=LBN|name=Hassan Maatouk|other=vice captain}} {{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=LBN|name=Mohammad Jawad}} {{Fs player|no=12|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Ibrahim Chami}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Hussein Awada}} {{Fs player|no=15|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Wehbe Fawaz}} {{Fs player|no=18|pos=FW|nat=NIG|name=Ousseini Badamassi}} {{Fs player|no=19|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Ali Hamam|other=captain}} {{Fs player|no=20|pos=FW|nat=LBN|name=Ali Fakieh}} {{Fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=LBN|name=Walid Shour}} {{Fs player|no=24|pos=GK|nat=LBN|name=Hadi Mortada}} {{Fs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Ali Kiki}} {{Fs player|no=26|pos=DF|nat=DRC|name=Taboria Simete}} {{Fs player|no=30|pos=DF|nat=LBN|name=Hasan Farhat}} {{Fs player|no=40|pos=MF|nat=DRC|name=Jonathan Kanu}} {{Fs player|no=71|pos=FW|nat=LBN|name=Zein Farran}} {{Fs player|no=99|pos=FW|nat=LBN|name=Hassan Bazzi}} {{Fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=Karim Kassem|other=at Tadamon Sour until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs player|no=88|nat=LBN|pos=FW|name=Mohamad Kdouh||other=at Safa until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs end}}
==Honours== * '''Lebanese Second Division''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 2024–25
==See also== * List of football clubs in Lebanon
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/jwaya-sc/33982/ Jwaya SC] at Global Sports Archive
{{Lebanese Premier League}}
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