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LFA
Committee
Foundation of LFA
LFA was founded on March 22, 1933 when 13 clubs met and decided
to establish a body that governs the ever expanding game. The first
LFA committee included the following officials: Hussein Saja'an
(President / Sporting Club); Pierre Gemayel (First
Vice-President); Maurice Massot (Second Vice-President / French
Authority Representative) Rashad El-Barbir (General Secretary),
& Edmond Rbeiz Treasurer). The newly born federation joined
the FIFA two years later (1935), and the AFC (Asian Football
Confederation) in 1964.
List of Presidents
Hussein Saja'an (1934-35)
Pierre Ejmayyel (1935-39)
Farid A'ammoun (1939)
Jameel Sawaya (1939-42)
Gabriel Ejmayyel (1942-44)
Baheej Salem (1944-46)
Naseef Majdalani (1946-49)
Fouad Abd Elmalak (1949-54)
Fouad Shamo'oun (1954-55)
Izzat Turk (1955-58)
Pierre Iddeh (1958-62)
George Dabbas (1962-64)
Albert Kheir (1964-67)
Hamid Khouri (1967-85)
Nabeel El-Raei (1985-2001)
Hashem Haidar (2001- ...)
List of General Secretaries
Izzat Turk (1946-67)
Joseph Nalbandian (1967-85)
Raheef Alameh (1985-2001)
Baheej Abou Hamzeh (2001- ...)
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LFA Committee
Consists of 12 officials elected by the general assembly of the
LFA that includes voting clubs of all divisions. This committee
manages the affairs of the federation, organizes the local
competitions, & supervise the national team. |
Mr. Raheef Alameh, former
LFA general secretary (1985-2001)
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The Infamous crisis
On June 28, 2001, Mr. Siboh Hovnanian, Minister of Sports &
Youth suspended the LFA committee for violating its internal
rules & regulations by not relegating the 7 teams involved
into the infamous conspiracy to the second division. The LFA
committee in return carried the case to the FIFA who intervened,
and sent a 3-member delegation to Beirut, Lebanon between July
24 & 27, the delegation met with conflicting parties
including the Minister of Sports & Youth, the LFA committee,
& Tadamoun Sour. As a result of these meetings, FIFA
suspended the Minister's decision regarding the LFA committee,
and called for a general assembly to be held in the second part
of September 2001 to elect a new LFA committee, this election
would be under the supervision of FIFA, and 3-member committee
assigned by FIFA to organize the event that includes (General
Director of Sports & Youth Mr. Zaid Khiami, Chairman of
Lebanese Olympic Committee General Suheil Khouri, & the
president of the former LFA committee Dr. Nabeel El-Raei). The
date was recently set as September 23, 2001 for the general
assembly. |
H.E.
Mr. Siboh Hovnanian
Minister of Sports & Youth
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New Committee.. End of Era
The judgment day arrived.. The long waited September 23, 2001. Under
the supervision of FIFA members Mr. Assad Taki, Farouk Bozo, Ram Rouhi,
& Vincent Moinier, the LFA committee election took place at UNESCO palace
with the participation of 143 voting club out of 146 eligible clubs, 3
clubs were absent: Racing Beirut, Riadah Wal Adab, & Salam Sour. The
process went smoothly in a democratic atmosphere. The final results led to
a great victory for the 11 members of The Reform & Change list who
triumphed over the members of The Dignity & Reform (led by the former
LFA general secretary Raheef Alameh) by a margin of 36 votes. Mr.
Alameh was eliminated for the first time in 16 years out of the LFA
committee namely since May 5, 1985.
The full results:
Baheej Abou Hamzeh - 98 votes
Hashem Haidar - 95 votes
Haitham Shaaban - 94 votes
Mustafa Hamdan - 93 votes
Kabalan Yammine - 93 votes
Moussa Makki - 92 votes
Raymond Semaan - 92 votes
Gerard Habibian - 92 votes
Fouad Jaroudi - 92 votes
George Solage - 91 votes
Adel Bissar - 91 votes
Antoine Finianos - 55 votes
Salim Abou Shabakeh - 51 votes
Hassan Sabra - 50 votes
Mahmoud Al Rabaa - 49 votes
Yazbek Yazbek - 49 votes
Hmada Hmada - 49 votes
Raheef Alameh - 48 votes
Hassan Ghandour - 48 votes
Krikor Koshkarian - 47 votes
Afif Dahrouj - 46 votes |
Mr. Hashem Haidar,
president of the newly elected
LFA committee (23-09-01)
The newly elected LFA Committee memorial
picture on 23-09-2001
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First Meeting.. Assignment
of Duties
LFA committee held its first meeting on Sunday evening September 23,
2001 in president Haidar's home, the meeting was directed by Mr. Kabalan
Yammine, the oldest member. The duties were assigned as follows:
Hashem Haidar (President)
Kabalan Yammine (Vice president)
Fouad Jaroudi (Vice president)
Baheej Abou Hamzeh (General secretary)
Moussa Makki (Treasurer)
Haitham Shaaban (Accountant)
George Solage (Public relations director)
Mustafa Hamdan, Raymond Semaan, Gerard Habibian, & Adel Bissar
(consulting members). |
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