Lebanese Elite Cup 2008

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Lebanese Elite Cup 2008
Cup winners al Ahed (1st title)
Beginning Aug 27, 2008
final September 11, 2008
Teams 6th
Games 9
Gates 29  (ø 3.22 per game)
Top scorer LebanonLebanon Hassan Maatouk Salih Sadir (both al Ahed )
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← Elite Cup 2005

The Lebanese Elite Cup 2008 was the eleventh edition of the football tournament. The four best teams from the Lebanese Premier League and the two cup finalists took part. The defending champion was the Nejmeh Club . Al Ahed secured the title for the first time with a 3-1 win in the final against al-Ansar .

Qualified teams

society Placement of the 2007/08 season
al Ahed First
Nejmeh Club Second
al-Ansar Third
al Mabarrah Fourth & cup winner
Safa SC Beirut Fifth & cup finalist
Shabab Al-Sahel Sixth

Group stage

Group A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. al-Ansar  2  1  1  0 003: 200  +1 04th
 2. Shabab Al-Sahel  2  1  1  0 002: 100  +1 04th
 3. al Mabarrah  2  0  0  2 001: 300  −2 00
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. CEST) in Sidon ( Saida International Stadium )
Shabab Al-Sahel - al Mabarrah 1: 0 (1: 0)
Sat, Aug. 30, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. CEST) in Sidon ( Saida International Stadium )
al-Ansar - Shabab Al-Sahel 1: 1 (1: 0)
Tue, Sep 2 2008 at 9:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. CEST) in Beirut ( Camille Chamoun Stadium )
al Mabarrah - al-Ansar 1: 2 (0: 2)

Group B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. al Ahed  2  1  1  0 006: 500  +1 04th
 2. Nejmeh Club  2  1  1  0 004: 300  +1 04th
 3. Safa SC Beirut  2  0  0  2 004: 600  −2 00
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. CEST) in Beirut ( Camille Chamoun Stadium )
Nejmeh Club - al Ahed 2: 2 (1: 0)
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. CEST) in the Camille Chamoun Stadium ( Beirut )
al Ahed - Safa SC Beirut 4: 3 (1: 2)
Thu, Sep 4 2008 at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. CEST) in Sidon ( Saida International Stadium )
Safa SC Beirut - Nejmeh Club 1: 2 (1: 0)

Final round

  Semifinals final
                 
A1 al-Ansar 11 (5) E.    
B2 Nejmeh Club 1 (4)  
A1 al-Ansar 1
  B1 al Ahed 3
A2 Shabab Al-Sahel 1
B1 al Ahed 2  

E victory on penalties

Semifinals

Sun, Sep 7 2008 at 9:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. CEST) in Sidon ( Saida International Stadium )
al-Ansar - Nejmeh Club 1: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 0), (5: 4 on account )
Mon, Sep 8 2008 at 9:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. CEST) in Sidon ( Saida International Stadium )
al Ahed - Shabab Al-Sahel 2: 1 (0: 1)

final

Thu, Sep 11 2008 at 9:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. CEST) in Sidon ( Saida International Stadium )
al-Ansar - al Ahed 1: 3 (0: 2)

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