Sagesse SC (football)

Sagesse
Full nameSagesse Sports Club
Nickname(s)القَلعَة الخَضراء (The Green Castle)[1]
Founded14 October 1943; 81 years ago (1943-10-14), as Cercle de la Sagesse
ChairmanElie Yahchouchi[2]
ManagerPaul Rustom
LeagueLebanese Premier League
2023–24Lebanese Premier League, 9th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Sagesse Sports Club (French: Club Sportif La Sagesse, lit.'The Wisdom Sports Club'), known as Hekmeh (Arabic: الحكمة) in Arabic, is a football club based in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League,[3] and is primarily supported by the Maronite Christian community.[4]

The club was founded in 1943 as Cercle de la Sagesse. Although they haven't won any major title, Sagesse came second twice in the Lebanese Premier League 2002, and were finalists in both the Lebanese FA Cup, in 2006, and the Lebanese Federation Cup, in 2004.

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  2. ^ Khaled, Nasser (17 April 2021). "الاستقرار وراء تأهل سبورتينغ والحكمة للدرجة الأولى". Kooora. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "فريق: الحكمة". www.kooora.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ Alami, Mona (1 September 2009). "Religious about football". NOW Lebanon. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.