Beirut Football Academy
| Full name | Beirut Football Academy |
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| Short name | BFA |
| Founded | March 2004 |
| Based in | Beirut |
| Colors | Red and blue |
| President | Ziad Saade |
| Website | www |
Beirut Football Academy (Arabic: أكاديمية بيروت), 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.[1]
History
Beirut Football Academy (BFA) was founded in March 2004 as Lebanon's first football academy.[2] It has five branches: Furn el Shebbek, Hazmieh, Ain Saadeh, Mansourieh and Batroun.[2]
On 29 December 2019, BFA signed an agreement with Cypriot club AEK Larnaca, with the two clubs becoming affiliates.[3]
Women's football
| Short name | BFA | ||
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| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Manager | Samer Berbari | ||
| League | Lebanese Women's Football League | ||
| 2024–25 | Lebanese Women's Football League, 1st of 9 (champions) | ||
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Beirut Football Association's women's football club was founded in 2016, and compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League.[4][5]
BFA were crowned league champions in the 2023–24 season, after finishing first with 18 wins out of 18 matches.[6] They also finished runners-up in the 2020–21 Lebanese Women's FA Cup, losing on penalty shoot-outs to EFP in the final.[7] They retained their title the following season, in 2024–25.
Players
- As of 8 July 2023[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Lebanese Women's Football League
- Champions (2): 2023–24, 2024–25
- Lebanese Women's FA Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2020–21
See also
- BFA Sporting
- Lebanese Women's Football League
- Women's football in Lebanon
- List of women's association football clubs in Lebanon
References
- ^ "BFA". Copa Official. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "About #BFAmily – BFA". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Agreement Signed With AEK Larnaca". beirutfootballacademy.com. 29 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Lebanese league - women". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Lebanon (Women) 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ في أسباب الأزمة واستعصائها
- ^ "ايليفن فوتبول برو بطل كأس لبنان للسيدات". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Beirut Football Academy". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 July 2023.