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Lebanese association football cup competition
Football tournament
The
Lebanese Elite Cup
(
Arabic
:
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) was a
Lebanese football
annual cup competition contested by the top six teams of the previous
Lebanese Premier League
season. Founded in 1996 as the Super League Cup, the first edition was played by the top five finishers of the league and the
Lebanese FA Cup
winners.
The most successful club in the competition is
Nejmeh
was 12 titles, followed by
Ahed
with six.
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The competition was suspended in 2023, alongside the
Lebanese Challenge Cup
, and was replaced by the
Lebanese Federation Cup
.
History
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The competition was first played in 1996 and was contested by the top five of the league and the
Lebanese FA Cup
winners; it was known as the Super League Cup.
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The following season it was known as the Super Cup and expanded to feature the top six teams of the previous season.
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From 1998 until 2002 it was known as the Viceroy Cup,
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and in 2003 it changed again to the Prime Cup,
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but has always been known locally as the Elite Cup, the current name of the competition.
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citation needed
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The competition was not played in 2006 and 2007, due to the
2006 Lebanon War
.
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citation needed
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In 2023, the
Lebanese Federation Cup
replaced the Lebanese Elite Cup and
Lebanese Challenge Cup
as the pre-season preparatory tournament.
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Winners and finalists
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Winners by year
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Results by team
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See also
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References
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External links
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