The Lebanon Cup (), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup in English, is an annual knockout football competition in domestic Lebanese football.
The first edition of the competition was held in the 1937–38 season, with Nahda defeating Hilmi-Sport 3–2 in the replay of the final after the first match ended in a 1–1 draw. The most successful club in the competition is Ansar, with 16 titles, followed by Nejmeh with nine. Ansar have also contested the most finals, with 21 appearances, followed by Nejmeh with 19.
Format
The Lebanese FA Cup has traditionally been contested as a single-elimination tournament. From the 2020–21 season through the 2025–26 season, the competition consisted of 16 clubs, comprising the 12 Lebanese Premier League clubs and four Second Division clubs.
From the 2026–27 season, the 16 participating clubs are divided into four groups of four. The four groups are headed by the four highest-placed clubs in the 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League. Each group is contested in a single round-robin format, with every club playing three matches. The top two clubs in each group advance to the quarter-finals.
The 16 clubs consist of the 12 clubs participating in the 2026–27 Lebanese Premier League and four Second Division clubs qualifying through a four-team quadrangular tournament. Two of the four Second Division qualifiers were allocated places in Group B and Group D in the 2026–27 draw, with their identities to be determined by the results of the quadrangular tournament.
From the quarter-finals onward, the competition is played as a single-elimination tournament, with each tie decided over one match. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time are played. If the score remains level after extra time, the winner is determined by a penalty shoot-out.
Round Clubs remaining Clubs involved Format Qualification Group stage 16 16 4 groups of 4, single round-robin Top two clubs from each group Quarter-finals 8 8 Single match Winners advance Semi-finals 4 4 Single match Winners advance Final 2 2 Single match Winner crowned Lebanese FA Cup champion
Winners and finalists Winners by year +Lebanese FA Cup finalsNo.SeasonWinnersScoreRunners–up1st1937–38Nahda1–1Hilmi-Sport1st (R)3–22nd1938–39Hilmi-Sport2–1Homenetmen3rd1939–40Hilmi-Sport3–2DPHB4th1940–41Nahda4–2Homenetmen5th1942–43Homenetmen3–2Nahda6th1944–45Nahda2–2Racing Beirut6th (R)3–27th1946–47Nahda2–1Pagramian8th1947–48Homenetmen1–0Racing Beirut9th1950–51Shabiba Mazraa4–2Nejmeh10th1951–52Shabiba Mazraa8–1Homenetmen11th1961–62Homenetmen4–2Shabiba Mazraa12th1963–64Safa1–0Nejmeh13th1970–71Nejmeh3–1Safa14th1985–86Safa1–0Ansar15th1986–87Nejmeh2–0Tadamon Beirut16th1987–88Ansar1–0Shabab Sahel17th1988–89Nejmeh4–0Tadamon Sour18th1989–90Ansar3–2Safa19th1990–91Ansar2–1Safa20th1991–92Ansar2–0 Harakat Shabab21st1992–93Bourj4–1Homenmen22nd1993–94Ansar4–1Homenmen23rd1994–95Ansar1–0Safa24th1995–96Ansar4–2 Nejmeh25th1996–97Nejmeh2–0Ansar26th1997–98Nejmeh2–1Homenmen27th1998–99Ansar2–1 Homenmen28th1999–2000Shabab Sahel1–1 Safa29th2000–01Tadamon Sour2–1Ansar30th2001–02Ansar2–1Ahed31st2002–03Olympic Beirut3–2 Nejmeh32nd2003–04Ahed2–1 Nejmeh33rd2004–05Ahed2–1Olympic Beirut34th2005–06Ansar3–1Sagesse35th2006–07Ansar3–1Ahed36th2007–08Mabarra2–1Safa37th2008–09Ahed2–0Shabab Sahel38th2009–10Ansar2–1 Mabarra39th2010–11Ahed3–0Safa40th2011–12Ansar2–1 Nejmeh41st2012–13Safa2–1Shabab Sahel42nd2013–14Salam Zgharta1–0 Tripoli43rd2014–15Tripoli2–1Nejmeh44th2015–16Nejmeh0–0 Ahed45th2016–17Ansar1–0Safa46th2017–18Ahed0–0 Nejmeh47th2018–19Ahed1–0Ansar48th2020–21Ansar1–1 Nejmeh49th2021–22Nejmeh2–1Ansar50th2022–23Nejmeh0–0 Ahed51st2023–24Ansar2–1Ahed52nd2025–26Nejmeh2–0Sagesse
Results by team +Results by teamClubWinsRunners-upTotal finalappearancesAnsar16521Nejmeh91019Ahed6410Nahda415Safa3811Homenetmen336Hilmi-Sport213Shabiba Mazraa213Shabab Sahel134Mabarra112Olympic Beirut112Tadamon Sour112Tripoli112Bourj101Salam Zgharta101Homenmen044Racing Beirut022Sagesse022DPHB011Harakat Shabab011Pagramian011Tadamon Beirut011
Media coverage MTV Lebanon broadcasts a selection of cup matches.
See also Lebanese Federation Cup Lebanese Elite Cup Lebanese Challenge Cup
References
Bibliography
External links
Lebanese FA Cup at Kooora