2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup

The 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup was the 48th edition of the national football cup competition of Lebanon. It started with the round of 16 on 28 April 2021, and ended on 12 May with the final.

2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup

Tournament details
Country	Lebanon
Dates	28 April – 12 May 2021
Teams	16
Defending champions	Ahed
Final positions
Champions	Ansar
Runner-up	Nejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	39 (2.6 per match)
Attendance	0 (0 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Mahmoud Kojok (5 goals)

Lebanese Premier League side Ahed were the defending champions, having won the 2018–19 edition; they lost to finalists Nejmeh in the quarter-finals. Ansar beat cross-city rivals Nejmeh on the penalty shoot-out in the final, after drawing 1–1 in regular time.

The edition followed a new format; starting directly from the round of 16, the 12 Lebanese Premier League and the top 4 Lebanese Second Division teams from the 2020–21 season participated.

Teams

Round	Dates	Number of fixtures	Clubs remaining	New entries this round	Divisions entering this round
Round of 16	28–30 April 2021	8	16 → 8	16	12 Lebanese Premier League teams 4 Lebanese Second Division teams
Quarter-finals	4 May 2021	4	8 → 4	None	none
Semi-finals	8 May 2021	2	4 → 2	None	none
Final	12 May 2021	1	2 → 1	None	none

Round of 16

Bourj (1) v Sporting (2)

29 April 2021 Match 1	Bourj (1)	0–0 (5–4 p)	Sporting (2)	Beirut
16:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Ahed Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammad Haddad
	Penalties
	Antar Damej Abboud Abou Hamdan Hallak El Khatib		M. Hammoud H. Hammoud Termos Zayyat Farkouh Abbas

Akhaa Ahli Aley (1) v Sagesse (2)

30 April 2021 Match 2	Akhaa Ahli Aley (1)	0–0 (4–1 p)	Sagesse (2)	Beirut
16:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Ahed Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Maher Al Ali
	Penalties
	Awada Shweikh Hassan Nader Marrouch		Jawad Chehine Abdalhadi

Ansar (1) v Ahli Nabatieh (2)

29 April 2021 Match 3	Ansar (1)	6–1	Ahli Nabatieh (2)	Bhamdoun
16:00 UTC+3	Honeine 9' Nassar 14' Kojok 31', 56' Atwi "Onika" 63' Ayoub 77'	Report	Halawe 74'	Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mostafa Saifan

Chabab Ghazieh (1) v Islah Borj Shmali (2)

29 April 2021 Match 4	Chabab Ghazieh (1)	2–1	Islah Borj Shmali (2)	Ansar
16:00 UTC+3	Abou Zeid 3' Ghaddar 12'	Report	Mannaa 36'	Stadium: Ansar Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Al Askhar

Ahed (1) v Tadamon Sour (1)

28 April 2021 Match 5	Ahed (1)	3–0	Tadamon Sour (1)	Sidon
16:00 UTC+3	El Ali 30' Zein 53' Shour 75'	Report		Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Hadi Salame

Tripoli (1) v Nejmeh (1)

29 April 2021 Match 6	Tripoli (1)	1–3	Nejmeh (1)	Jounieh
16:00 UTC+3	Ah. Moghrabi 90' (pen.)	Report	Hamam 17' Siblini 26' Alaaeddine 64'	Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Reda

Safa (1) v Salam Zgharta (1)

30 April 2021 Match 7	Safa (1)	1–0	Salam Zgharta (1)	Jounieh
16:00 UTC+3	Zein Tahan	Report		Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmad Alaaeddine

Shabab Bourj (1) v Shabab Sahel (1)

30 April 2021 Match 8	Shabab Bourj (1)	2–1	Shabab Sahel (1)	Bhamdoun
16:00 UTC+3	Melhem 64', 89'	Report	Haidar 88'	Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samer Al Sayyed Kassem

Quarter-finals

Bourj (1) v Akhaaa Ahli Aley (1)

4 May 2021 Match 9	Bourj (1)	4–1	Akhaaa Ahli Aley (1)	Beirut
16:00 UTC+3	Antar El Khatib Outa	Report	Marrouch (pen.)	Stadium: Al Ahed Stadium Attendance: 0

Ansar (1) v Chabab Ghazieh (1)

4 May 2021 Match 10	Ansar (1)	2–1	Chabab Ghazieh (1)	Bhamdoun
16:00 UTC+3	Kojok	Report	Abou Zeid	Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Attendance: 0

Ahed (1) v Nejmeh (1)

4 May 2021 Match 11	Ahed (1)	0–1	Nejmeh (1)	Jounieh
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Mansour (o.g.)	Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Attendance: 0

Safa (1) v Shabab Bourj (1)

4 May 2021 Match 12	Safa (1)	1–0	Shabab Bourj (1)	Sidon
16:00 UTC+3	Khreis	Report		Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 0

Semi-finals

Bourj (1) v Ansar (1)

8 May 2021 Match 13	Bourj (1)	0–2	Ansar (1)	Bhamdoun
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Kojok 45+2' El Dor 84'	Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Hadi Salame

Nejmeh (1) v Safa (1)

8 May 2021 Match 14	Nejmeh (1)	4–0	Safa (1)	Jounieh
15:45 UTC+3	Zein 13' Awada 70' Chehade 80' Sabra 88'	Report		Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Reda

Final

12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)

15:40 UTC+3

Ansar (1)	1–1	Nejmeh (1)
Matar 23'	Report	Hamam 84'
Penalties
Maatouk Ayoub Nassar	3–1	Atwi Chehade Kourani Alaaeddine

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Attendance: 0

Referee: Mohamad Issa

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Lebanese FA Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the score represents the results of a penalty shoot-out.

	Round of 16 28–30 April 2021				Quarter-finals 4 May 2021				Semi-finals 8 May 2021				Final 12 May 2021
	Bourj	0 (5)
	Sporting	0 (4)
					Bourj	4
					Akhaa Ahli Aley	1
	Akhaa Ahli Aley	0 (4)
	Sagesse	0 (1)
									Bourj	0
									Ansar	2
	Ansar	6
	Ahli Nabatieh	1
					Ansar	2
					Chabab Ghazieh	1
	Chabab Ghazieh	2
	Islah Borj Shmali	1
													Ansar	1 (3)
													Nejmeh	1 (1)
	Ahed	3
	Tadamon Sour	0
					Ahed	0
					Nejmeh	1
	Tripoli	1
	Nejmeh	3
									Nejmeh	4
									Safa	0
	Safa	1
	Salam Zgharta	0
					Safa	1
					Shabab Bourj	0
	Shabab Bourj	2
	Shabab Sahel	1

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mahmoud Kojok	Ansar	5
2	Fadel Antar	Bourj	2
	Haidar Abou Zeid	Chabab Ghazieh
	Adnan Melhem	Shabab Bourj
	Ali Hamam	Nejmeh

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