Beirut Football Academy (), or simply BFA, is a football academy based in Forn El Chebbak, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 2004 as the first football academy in the country, they play their games at the Al Sharq Stadium.
They operate a women's team, which compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League, and a men's team, called BFA Sporting, which compete in the .
Academy
History Beirut Football Academy (BFA) was founded in March 2004 as Lebanon's first football academy. Over the years, BFA expanded from its original base in Furn El Chebbak into a nationwide academy network. The academy operates branches in several areas of Lebanon, including Hazmieh, Sin El Fil, Mansourieh, Beit Meri, Selaata (Batroun), Hadat, Kfarshima and Sour.
On 29 December 2019, BFA signed an agreement with Cypriot club AEK Larnaca, with the two clubs becoming affiliates. The partnership included cooperation between the two academies, with AEK Larnaca coaches visiting Lebanon to conduct training sessions and seminars for BFA coaches and players.
On 10 December 2025, BFA was recognised as an AFC One Star Academy, becoming one of the Lebanese academies accredited by the Asian Football Confederation for youth football development standards.
International competitions BFA regularly participates in international youth tournaments, including the Gothia Cup in Sweden, which it has entered since 2007. In 2024, BFA Elite's 2013 team reached the semi-finals of the tournament and finished as runners-up, with the academy describing the achievement as the first time a Lebanese team had reached the semi-final stage of the competition.
Women's team
Beirut Football Associations women's football club was founded in 2016, and compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League.
BFA were crowned league champions in the 2023–24 season, after finishing first with 18 wins out of 18 matches.في أسباب الأزمة واستعصائها They also finished runners-up in the 2020–21 Lebanese Women's FA Cup, losing on penalty shoot-outs to EFP in the final. They retained their title the following season, in 2024–25. With their league title, they qualified to participate in the 2026 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship.
Players
Honours Lebanese Women's Football League Champions (2): 2023–24, 2024–25 Lebanese Women's FA Cup Runners-up (1): 2020–21
Men's team
In addition to its academy teams, BFA has operated BFA Sporting since 2023, a senior men's team competing in the .
See also BFA Sporting Lebanese Women's Football League Women's football in Lebanon List of women's association football clubs in Lebanon
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