Stars Association for Sports

Stars Association for Sports (Arabic: نادي نجوم الرياضة‎), or simply SAS, is a women's football club section of the similarly-named sports academy, based in Aley, Lebanon. Founded in 2014, they compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League and have won five league titles, three FA Cup titles, and one Super Cup title. SAS were also runners-up in the inaugural edition of the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship.

SAS
Full nameStars Association for Sports
Nickname(s)The SASers
Short nameSAS
FoundedApril 2014 (April 2014)
ChairmanSaria Sayegh
ManagerFarid Njeim
LeagueLebanese Women's Football League
2019–20Lebanese Women's Football League, 1st of 16 (champions)

History

Formed in 2014, SAS debuted in the 2014–15 season. They won the Football League after beating Girls Football Academy (GFA) in the final matchday of the season, on 23 July 2015, and won the FA Cup by beating FC Beirut 3–0 in the final, on 28 August 2015.[1] SAS won three consecutive league titles, between the 2014–15 and 2016–17 season.[2] In the 2018–19 season SAS achieved their second domestic double by winning both the league,[3] their fourth in total,[2] and the cup,[3] their second.[4]

In 2019 SAS took part in the inaugural edition of the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship, an international club competition for West Asian (WAFF) clubs, along with four other clubs.[5] After winning their opening two matches, against Arab Orthodox (7–0) and Abu Dhabi (2–1),[6][7] SAS lost against eventual champions Shabab Ordon (3–0),[8] before drawing the last game of the tournament against Riffa (3–3) to finish as runners-up.[9]

On 1 March 2020, SAS won 4–2 against newly-founded Eleven Football Pro (EFP) in the effective final of the 2019–20 season, becoming five-time champions of the league.[10]

Players

Current squad
As of 1 March 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  LBN Reine Alameh
3 DF  LBN Karly Harfouche
4 DF  LBN Rida Wahab
5 DF  LBN Lara Bahlawan (captain)
6 MF  LBN Tatiana Khalil
7 FW  LBN Hanin Tamim
8 MF  LBN Rana Al Mokdad
9 FW  LBN Yara Bou Rada
10 FW  LBN Nancy Tchaylian
11 FW  LBN Lili Iskandar
12 GK  LBN Perla Nasr
13 DF  LBN Gaby Eid
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  LBN Joylyn Chahine
16 DF  LBN Aya Al Jurdi
18 DF  LBN Celine Al Haddad
19 GK  LBN Judy El Tayara
22 DF  LBN Hibaa Ghaddar
25 FW  LBN Lyne Bou Nasser Eddine
28 MF  LBN Hiba Allouch
33 MF  GHA Grace Adams
37 DF  LBN Rena El Soufi
70 FW  LBN Zahraa Assaf
99 DF  LBN Dana Safa
— MF  LBN Rim Chalhoub

Honours

Domestic

Continental

See also

References
  1. "Lebanon (Women) 2014/15". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. "Lebanon - List of Women Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. "Lebanon (Women) 2018/19". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. "Lebanon - List of Women Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. "Women clubs to vie for West Asian history". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. "SAS's magnificent seven, Kusi stars for hosts". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. "SAS, Shabab Al Ordon set up blockbuster clash with crucial wins". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  8. "Shabab Al Ordon within touching distance of title". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. "SAS finish second as goals fly in on final day". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  10. "SAS champions the 2019-20 Lebanese Women's Football League!". FA Lebanon. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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