Al Ahed FC in Asian football

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Al Ahed FC in Asian football
ClubAl Ahed FC
First entry2005 AFC Cup
Latest entry2023–24 AFC Cup
Titles
AFC Cup
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Al Ahed Football Club is a football club based in Beirut, Lebanon. The club's first ever participation in an Asian competition was in the 2005 AFC Cup, where they were drawn with Indian side Dempo and Jordanian side Al-Hussein in the group stage.[1] After finishing second in the group, Ahed faced Sun Hei in the quarter-finals, to whom they lost 2–3 on aggregate.[1]

Prior to winning the competition, their best spell was in 2016, when they reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–4 on aggregate.[2] In 2019, Ahed defeated North Korean side April 25 to win the AFC Cup: they became the first Lebanese side to do so, after Nejmeh and Safa's defeats in the 2005 and 2008 finals, respectively.[3] They reached the final of the AFC Cup once more in 2024, finishing runners-up to Central Coast Mariners of Australia who won 1–0.[4]

Matches[edit]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2005 AFC Cup GS India Dempo 3–1 4–1 2nd place in Group B
Jordan Al-Hussein 1–1 0–2
QF Hong Kong Sun Hei 1–0 1–3 2–3
2006 AFC Cup GS India Mahindra United 2–2 1–2 2nd place in Group B
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 0–2 4–2
Bangladesh Brothers Union 6–2 3–1
2009 AFC Cup GS Uzbekistan Neftchi Fergana 5–1 1–2 3rd place in Group A
Bahrain Busaiteen 1–1 2–4
Yemen Al-Tilal 3–0 1–2
2010 AFC Cup GS Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 0–4 0–4 4th place in Group C
Kuwait Kazma 1–2 0–1
Syria Al-Jaish 1–1 3–6
2011 AFC Cup GS Iraq Erbil 1–2 2–6 2nd place in Group E
Oman Al-Orouba 2–0 0–1
Syria Al-Karamah 4–1 2–3
R16 Thailand Muangthong United 0–4 (A)
2012 AFC Cup GS Maldives VB 5–3 0–1 3rd place in Group C
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1–3 0–0
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 0–4 0–1
2016 AFC Cup GS Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 3–0 0–2 1st place in Group A
Jordan Al-Wehdat 3–2 2–3
Bahrain Al-Hidd 1–0 5–2
R16 Syria Al-Wahda 4–0 (H)
QF Bahrain Al-Muharraq 1–0 2–0 3–0
SF Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–3 1–1 3–4
2018 AFC Cup GS Iraq Al-Zawraa 1–1 1–1 1st place in Group B
Bahrain Manama 3–1 1–0
Syria Al-Jaish 1–1 4–1
ZSF Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–2 1–3 3–5
2019 AFC Cup GS Kuwait Al-Qadsia 0–0 1–0 1st place in Group C
Bahrain Malkiya 2–1 0–0
Oman Al-Suwaiq 4–2 1–0
ZSF Jordan Al-Wehdat 0–0 1–0 1–0
ZF Jordan Al-Jazeera 1–0 0–0 1–0
F North Korea April 25 1–0 (N)
2020 AFC Cup GS State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 2–1 Cancelled
Bahrain Manama 0–1
Syria Al-Jaish
2021 AFC Cup GS Syria Al-Wahda 0–0 (N) 1st place in Group A
Bahrain Al-Hidd 2–1 (A)
ZSF Bahrain Al-Muharraq 0–3 (A)
2023–24 AFC Cup GS Oman Al-Nahda 2–1 (N) 1–2 2nd place in Group A
Syria Al-Fotuwa 2–1 (N) 0–1
ZSF Iraq Al-Kahrabaa 0–1 (N) 1–0 1–1 (4–2 p)
ZF Oman Al-Nahda 1–0 (N) 2–2 3–2
F Australia Central Coast Mariners 0–1 (N)
Notes
  • Goals by Ahed are listed first.
  • GS: Group stage
  • R16: Round of 16
  • QF: Quarter-final
  • ZSF: Zonal semi-final
  • SF: Semi-final
  • ZF: Zonal final
  • F: Final

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Asian Club Competitions 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "2016 AFC Cup: Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya makes the final, set to play either of Bengaluru FC or Johor Darul Ta'zim". www.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Al Ahed clinch historic title". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ "AFC Cup: Alou Kuol strike secures Central Coast Mariners historic title". AFC. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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