# Racing Club Beirut > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Racing_Club_Beirut > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Racing_Club_Beirut.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing_Club_Beirut > Source revision: 1345731274 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Lebanese association football club This article is about the men's football club from Beirut, Lebanon. For other similarly named sports teams, see [Racing Club](/source/Racing_Club_(disambiguation)). Football club Racing Beirut Full name Racing Club Nicknames القلعة البيضاء (The White Castle)[1] سندباد الكرة اللبنانية (The Sinbad of Lebanese Football)[2] Short name Racing Founded 1934; 92 years ago (1934) Ground Sharek Stadium Chairman Georges Hanna Manager James Hemaid League Lebanese Premier League 2024–25 Lebanese Premier League, 10th of 12 Home colours Away colours Current season **Racing Club** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): نادي الراسينغ), known as **Racing Beirut** or simply **Racing**, is a [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Achrafieh](/source/Achrafieh), a district in [Beirut](/source/Beirut), Lebanon, that competes in the [Lebanese Premier League](/source/Lebanese_Premier_League).[1] They are [primarily](/source/Sectarianism_in_Lebanon) supported by the [Greek Orthodox Christian community](/source/Lebanese_Greek_Orthodox_Christians).[3][4] Racing Beirut won the [Lebanese Premier League](/source/Lebanese_Premier_League) three times, the [Lebanese Challenge Cup](/source/Lebanese_Challenge_Cup) twice, and the [Lebanese Second Division](/source/Lebanese_Second_Division) four times. They also finished runners-up in the [Lebanese FA Cup](/source/Lebanese_FA_Cup) twice. ## History ### Early history The club was founded in 1934 by several locals from the [Achrafieh](/source/Achrafieh) and Gemmayzeh districts of [Beirut](/source/Beirut), Lebanon.[5] The club's name is inspired from French football club [Racing Paris](/source/Racing_Club_de_France_Football), who the club's presidents supported.[5] Racing played five years in the [Lebanese Second Division](/source/Lebanese_Second_Division), and got its first promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 1940.[5] In 1953, Albert Kheir was elected as the club's president.[5] He sought to heighten the club's status in the country, by buying 20-year-old [Joseph Abou Murad](/source/Joseph_Abou_Murad) from [Intissar Chayyah](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Intissar_Al_Chayyah_Club&action=edit&redlink=1), Said Haidar from [Al Nahda](/source/Al_Nahda_SC), and Yuguslavian coach [Ljubiša Broćić](/source/Ljubi%C5%A1a_Bro%C4%87i%C4%87).[5] Racing Beirut played international friendly games against a variety of famous clubs and selections during the 1970s, including one against the [Brazil national under-23 team](/source/Brazil_national_under-23_football_team).[6] ### Recent history The match between [Ahed](/source/Al_Ahed_FC) and Racing Beirut in the first matchday of the [2023–24 Lebanese Premier League](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Lebanese_Premier_League), on 6 August 2023, was the first to test the use of [video assistant referee](/source/Video_assistant_referee) (VAR).[7] ## Club rivalries Historically, during the 1960s and 1970s, Racing's main rivals were [Nejmeh](/source/Nejmeh_SC), also from Beirut.[5] Racing plays the Achrafieh derby with [Sagesse](/source/Sagesse_SC_(football)).[8] ## Players ### Squad - *As of 26 March, 2026*[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK LBN Hassan Moghnieh 2 DF LBN Mohammad Ali Kammouni 4 DF LBN Houssam Al-Kour 5 DF LBN Charbel Hanna 7 FW LBN Ali Markabawi 8 MF LBN Adam Kobeissi 9 FW LBN Ali Imad Moussawi 10 MF LBN Joseph Aoun 11 FW MTN Mamadou Niass 12 DF LBN Ali Ayoub (captain) 13 MF LBN Chris Mansour 14 DF LBN Ali Tawbi 15 DF SEN Tamsir Cissé 16 FW LBN Eli Baradhi 17 MF SEN Malick Dieng No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF LBN Julien Jamous 19 DF LBN Saad Chweiki 20 MF LBN Sami Moanaki 21 MF LBN Charbel Feghali 22 GK LBN Omar Idlibi 23 MF LBN Miguel Karam 25 GK LBN Ali El-Akbar Dia 26 DF NGA Abiodun Adebayo 30 DF LBN Nicolas Berbari 35 FW LBN Angelo El-Chidiac 43 FW LBN Ali Haidar Ahmad 70 MF LBN Samer El-Jawhari 77 MF LBN Hamza Tarhini 88 FW LBN Ali Chahla ## Shirt manufacturers - 2008: [Adidas](/source/Adidas) - 2009: [Lotto](/source/Lotto_Sport_Italia) - 2010: [Lotto](/source/Lotto_Sport_Italia) - 2011–2013: [Adidas](/source/Adidas) - 2014–2016: [Diadora](/source/Diadora) - 2016–2018: [Joma](/source/Joma) - 2018–2022: [Capelli Sport](/source/Capelli_Sport) - 2022–: [Joma](/source/Joma) ## Honours ### League - **[Lebanese Premier League](/source/Lebanese_Premier_League)** - **Winners (3):** [1955–56](/source/1955%E2%80%9356_Lebanese_Premier_League), [1964–65](/source/1964%E2%80%9365_Lebanese_Premier_League), [1969–70](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_Lebanese_Premier_League) - **[Lebanese Second Division](/source/Lebanese_Second_Division)** - **Winners (4):** 1938–39, 1999–2000, [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Lebanese_Second_Division), [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Lebanese_Second_Division) ### Cup - **[Lebanese Challenge Cup](/source/Lebanese_Challenge_Cup)** (*defunct*) - **Winners (2; joint record):** [2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016_Lebanese_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1), [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Lebanese_Challenge_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1) - **[Lebanese FA Cup](/source/Lebanese_FA_Cup)** - *Runners-up (2):* 1944–45, 1947–48 ## Managerial history This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2019) - [Ljubiša Broćić](/source/Ljubi%C5%A1a_Bro%C4%87i%C4%87) (1955) - [Ion Bogdan](/source/Ion_Bogdan) (1967–1970) - [Dorian Marin](/source/Dorian_Marin) (2004–2005) - [Libor Pala](/source/Libor_Pala) (2012–2015) - [Eugen Moldovan](/source/Eugen_Moldovan) (2015–2016) - [Moussa Hojeij](/source/Moussa_Hojeij) (2016–2017) - [Roda Antar](/source/Roda_Antar) (2017–2019) - [Jalal Radwan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jalal_Radwan&action=edit&redlink=1) (2019–2020) - [Said Jraidini](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Said_Jraidini&action=edit&redlink=1) (2020–2021) - [Ismail Kortam](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ismail_Kortam&action=edit&redlink=1) (2021–2023) - [Vladimir Vujović](/source/Vladimir_Vujovi%C4%87_(footballer%2C_born_1982)) (2023–2024) - Osama Sakr (2025–2025) - Hussein Afesh (2025-2026) - James Hemaid (2026-) ## See also - [List of football clubs in Lebanon](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_Lebanon) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AB1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AB1_1-1) ["racing club beirut"](https://www.abdogedeon.com/volleyball/NOUJOUM/racing%20club%20beirut.html). *abdogedeon.com*. 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Retrieved 1 October 2022. v t e Lebanese Premier League Seasons 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1960–61 1962–63 1964–65 1966–67 1968–69 1969–70 1972–73 1974–75 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2025–26 clubs Ahed Ansar Bourj Jwaya Mabarra Nejmeh Racing Beirut Riyadi Abbasiyah Safa Sagesse Shabab Sahel Tadamon Sour Organisations Lebanese Football Association Statistics and awards Al-Manar Football Festival Top scorers Associated competitions Lebanese FA Cup Lebanese Federation Cup Lebanese Super Cup Defunct Lebanese Elite Cup Lebanese Challenge Cup Continental AFC Champions League AFC Cup Arab Club Championship This article about a Lebanese football club is a stub. 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