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]
| Club | Al Ahed FC |
|---|---|
| First entry | 2005 AFC Cup |
| Latest entry | 2023–24 AFC Cup |
| Titles | |
| AFC Cup | 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 |  Dempo
|
3–1 | 4–1 | 2nd place in Group B |
 Al-Hussein
|
1–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| QF |  Sun Hei
|
1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 2006 | AFC Cup | GS | Mahindra United
|
2–2 | 1–2 | 2nd place in Group B |
 Al-Muharraq
|
0–2 | 4–2 | ||||
 Brothers Union
|
6–2 | 3–1 | ||||
| 2009 | AFC Cup | GS |  Neftchi Fergana
|
5–1 | 1–2 | 3rd place in Group A |
| Busaiteen
|
1–1 | 2–4 | ||||
 Al-Tilal
|
3–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| 2010 | AFC Cup | GS | Nasaf Qarshi
|
0–4 | 0–4 | 4th place in Group C |
 Kazma
|
1–2 | 0–1 | ||||
 Al-Jaish
|
1–1 | 3–6 | ||||
| 2011 | AFC Cup | GS |  Erbil
|
1–2 | 2–6 | 2nd place in Group E |
 Al-Orouba
|
2–0 | 0–1 | ||||
| Al-Karamah
|
4–1 | 2–3 | ||||
| R16 |  Muangthong United
|
0–4 (A) | ||||
| 2012 | AFC Cup | GS |  VB
|
5–3 | 0–1 | 3rd place in Group C |
 Al-Ettifaq
|
1–3 | 0–0 | ||||
| Al-Kuwait
|
0–4 | 0–1 | ||||
| 2016 | AFC Cup | GS |  Altyn Asyr
|
3–0 | 0–2 | 1st place in Group A |
| Al-Wehdat
|
3–2 | 2–3 | ||||
| Al-Hidd
|
1–0 | 5–2 | ||||
| R16 | Al-Wahda
|
4–0 (H) | ||||
| QF | Al-Muharraq
|
1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| SF | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
|
2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | ||
| 2018 | AFC Cup | GS | Al-Zawraa
|
1–1 | 1–1 | 1st place in Group B |
| Manama
|
3–1 | 1–0 | ||||
| Al-Jaish
|
1–1 | 4–1 | ||||
| ZSF | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
|
2–2 | 1–3 | 3–5 | ||
| 2019 | AFC Cup | GS | Al-Qadsia
|
0–0 | 1–0 | 1st place in Group C |
| Malkiya
|
2–1 | 0–0 | ||||
| Al-Suwaiq
|
4–2 | 1–0 | ||||
| ZSF | Al-Wehdat
|
0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| ZF | Al-Jazeera
|
1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| F |  April 25
|
1–0 (N) | ||||
| 2020 | AFC Cup | GS |  Hilal Al-Quds
|
2–1 | Cancelled | |
| Manama
|
0–1 | |||||
| Al-Jaish
|
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| 2021 | AFC Cup | GS | Al-Wahda
|
0–0 (N) | 1st place in Group A | |
| Al-Hidd
|
2–1 (A) | |||||
| ZSF | Al-Muharraq
|
0–3 (A) | ||||
| 2023–24 | AFC Cup | GS | Al-Nahda
|
2–1 (N) | 1–2 | 2nd place in Group A |
| Al-Fotuwa
|
2–1 (N) | 0–1 | ||||
| ZSF | Al-Kahrabaa
|
0–1 (N) | 1–0 | 1–1 (4–2 p) | ||
| ZF | Al-Nahda
|
1–0 (N) | 2–2 | 3–2 | ||
| F |  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
- ^ a b "Asian Club Competitions 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Al Ahed clinch historic title". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "AFC Cup: Alou Kuol strike secures Central Coast Mariners historic title". AFC. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.