Nasser Bar Elias
Full nameNasser Club Bar Elias
Short nameNasser, NCB
Founded1970 (1970)
ChairmanFayez Salloum
LeagueLebanese Fourth Division
2022–23Lebanese Third Division Group 3, 5th of 6 (relegated via play-offs)

Nasser Club Bar Elias (Arabic: نادي ناصر برالياس), or simply Nasser, is a football club based in Barelias, Beqaa, Lebanon. Founded in 1970, the club competes in the Lebanese Fourth Division.[1]

History

Located in the city of Barelias, Nasser was founded in 1970.[2] After finishing in 11th place in the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division, Nasser were relegated to the Lebanese Third Division.[3]

Outside football

The club has welcomed Palestinian and Syrian players from refugee camps in the city;[2] around 200,000 Syrian refugees and 7,000 Palestinians live in the Barelias area.[4] The club helps fight the garbage problem, and the pollution of the Litani River, organizing regular clean-up operations in the city.[2]

They developed educational programs and developed the first secondary school in the city for 50,000 Lebanese and 15,000 Palestinian students.[2] Members of Nasser also organized the distribution of food and clothing for the refugees in the city.[2]

Club rivalries

Nasser plays the Barelias derby with Nahda, as they are both based in the same city.[5]

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "فريق: ناصر برالياس". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fußball im Libanon - Ein frühes "Wir schaffen das!"". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  3. ↑ "النبي شيت يهزم ناصر برالياس ويطيح به للدرجة الثالثة". كووورة. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  4. ↑ "Flüchtlinge: Sie halfen schon, bevor die NGOs kamen". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  5. ↑ "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.


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