Safa Women's Football Club (Arabic: نادي الصفاء الرياضي للسيدات), or simply Safa, was a women's football club based in Wata El-Museitbeh, Beirut, Lebanon, section of the homonymous football club. Founded in 2019, they competed in the Lebanese Women's Football League, which they won in 2020–21. They were disbanded following the 2021–22 season.
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| Full name | Safa Women's Football Club | ||
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| Short name | SWFC | ||
| Founded | 14 May 2019 | ||
| Dissolved | 31 July 2022 | ||
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History
Founded on 14 May 2019,[1] Safa debuted in the 2019–20 season[2] and finished in second place.[3] They won their only league title in the 2020–21 season, after beating ÓBerytus 6–1 in the final matchday of the season.[4] Having won the league, Safa qualified to compete in the 2022 edition of the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship for the first time.[5] They became the first Lebanese team to win the competition, after beating Orthodox of Jordan 3–1 in the final.[6]
On 31 July 2023, Safa announced the dissolution of its women's team.[7]
Honours
Domestic
- Lebanese Women's Football League
- Winners (1): 2020–21
- Lebanese Women's Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2021–22
Regional
- WAFF Women's Clubs Championship
- Winners (1): 2022
See also
References
- ^ "Circular No. 2019/29". Lebanese Football Association. 14 May 2019.
- ^ "الصفاء ينضم لعائلة الكرة النسائية". جريدة الأنباء الإلكترونية (in Arabic). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "SAS champions the 2019–20 Lebanese Women's Football League!". FA Lebanon. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "الصفاء يتوّج بلقب بطولة لبنان للسيدات". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "الصفاء في غرب اسيا". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ بالصور: سيدات الصفاء اللبناني يحصدن لقب بطولة غرب اسيا [Lebanese club Safa win the WAFF Championship title]. Kooora (in Arabic). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ أحوال (1 August 2022). "فريق الصفاء يعلن حل كافة الأجهزة الفنية والإدارية لفريق السيدات". أحوال ميديا (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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