Athletico Sports Club (Arabic: نادي اتلتيكو الرياضي), known as Athletico Beirut or simply Athletico, is a football academy based in Dbayeh, Lebanon.
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| Full name | Athletico Sports Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Based in | Beirut |
| Colors | Blue and yellow |
| President | Robert Paoli[1] |
| Website | www |
History edit
Founded in 2006, the academy has eight branches across the country.[2] Since 2011, Athletico has been partnered with French club Olympique Lyonnais.[3] In particular, Lyon provide the academy with training expertise and facilities.[3] Athletico graduate Philippe Paoli moved to Lyon's B team in 2013.[4] In 2019, Athletico became the first football academy in the Middle East to receive the "One-Star" label from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[5] In 2021, the AFC approved Athletico as an elite one-star academy after meeting the 20 criteria in the AFC's Elite Youth Scheme.[6]
The women's team was founded in 2010 as one of the first in Lebanon. They were league runners up in the 2009–10 season,[7] and cup finalists in 2010–11.[8] They withdrew their team prior to the 2012–13 season.[9]
The men's senior team won the Lebanese Fourth Division Beirut in 2021–22, and were promoted to the Third Division.[10]
Honours edit
Men edit
- Lebanese Fourth Division Beirut
- Champions (1): 2021–22
Women edit
- Lebanese Women's FA Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "نادي اتلتيكو كرّم ابطاله بكرة القدم". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Athletico SC - About Us". Athletico Sports Club. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b "موقع المنار الرياضي » تجديد الشراكة بين ليون واتلتيكو اللبناني". sport.almanar.com.lb. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "رئيسا ناديي الراسينغ واتلتيكو يتحدثان عن انتقال باولي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ lookcharms (29 July 2021). "Athletico Sport Club Lebanon, links beyond football". US Sports (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "LFA endorsed as full member of the AFC Elite Youth Scheme". the-AFC. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Lebanon - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Lebanon - List of Women Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon (Women) 2013". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ اللواء, جريدة. "اتلتيكو يتوج بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الرابعة في بيروت". جريدة اللواء (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
External links edit
- Athletico SC at Kooora
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