2025–26 Lebanese FA Cup

The 2025–26 Lebanese FA Cup was the 52nd season of the Lebanese FA Cup, the national domestic cup competition for football in Lebanon.

2025–26 Lebanese FA Cup

Tournament details
Country	Lebanon
Dates	16 November 2025 – 8 July 2026
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Nejmeh (9th title)
Runners-up	Sagesse
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	36 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer	Ali El Fadl (3 goals)

The competition began on 16 November 2025 with the round of 16. Due to the breakout of the 2026 Lebanon war on 2 March 2026, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) suspended all football activities on 18 March.

Defending champions Ansar, who beat Ahed in the 2024 final to win their 16th title, were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Nejmeh. Nejmeh won their ninth title, after defeating Sagesse 2–0 in the final on 8 July 2026.

Teams

Round	Dates	Number of fixtures	Clubs remaining	New entries this round	Divisions entering this round
Round of 16	16–22 November 2025	8	16 → 8	16	12 Lebanese Premier League teams 4 Lebanese Second Division teams
Quarter-finals	17–18 January 2026	4	8 → 4	none	none
Semi-finals	11 February 2026	2	4 → 2	none	none
Final	TBD 2026	1	2 → 1	none	none

Round of 16

The round of 16 saw all 12 teams from the 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League participate, as well as the top four-ranked teams from the 2024–25 Lebanese Second Division.

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Premier League	Second Division	Total
12 / 12	4 / 12	16 / 24

Nejmeh (1) v Okhwa Kharayeb (2)

16 November 2025 (2025-11-16)	Nejmeh (1)	3–0 (w/o)	Okhwa Kharayeb (2)	Tyre
14:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Sour Municipal Stadium

Jwaya (1) v Chabab Ghazieh (2)

21 November 2025 (2025-11-21)	Jwaya (1)	3–0	Chabab Ghazieh (2)	Tyre
--:-- UTC+2	Jawad 26' Kitwa 33' Kdouh 80' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Sour Municipal Stadium Referee: Zaher Boutary

Safa (1) v Shabab Baalbek (2)

21 November 2025 (2025-11-21)	Safa (1)	4–1	Shabab Baalbek (2)	Bhamdoun
14:00 UTC+2	Haidar 28' Camara 54' (pen.), 77' Mehanna 57'	Report	Younes 75'	Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Referee: Kazem El Khansa

Tadamon Sour (1) v Shabab Sahel (1)

21 November 2025 (2025-11-21)	Tadamon Sour (1)	2–1	Shabab Sahel (1)	Ansar
14:00 UTC+2	Bazzi 71' (pen.) El Hourani 83'	Report	Markabawi 45'	Stadium: Imam Mousa Sader Stadium Referee: Maher Al Ali

Bourj (1) v Mabarra (1)

22 November 2025 (2025-11-22)	Bourj (1)	0–3	Mabarra (1)	Beirut
14:00 UTC+2		Report	Mrad 35' Koné 89' Chmouri 90+6'	Stadium: Safa Stadium Referee: Hadi Salame

Ansar (1) v Ahly Nabatieh (2)

22 November 2025 (2025-11-22)	Ansar (1)	1–0	Ahly Nabatieh (2)	Bhamdoun
14:00 UTC+2	Bou Saleh 23'	Report		Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Referee: Mohamad Haddad

Ahed (1) v Riyadi Abbasiyah (1)

22 November 2025 (2025-11-22)	Ahed (1)	1–0	Riyadi Abbasiyah (1)	Ansar
14:00 UTC+2	Ezeddine 61'	Report		Stadium: Imam Moussa Sader Stadium Referee: Wael Haidar

Racing Beirut (1) v Sagesse (1)

22 November 2025 (2025-11-22)	Racing Beirut (1)	0–4	Sagesse (1)	Jounieh
14:00 UTC+2		Report	Konaté 21' Bahlawan 23', 25' Diop 63'	Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Referee: Ali Al Ashkar

Quarter-finals

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Premier League	Second Division	Total
8 / 12	0 / 12	8 / 24

Sagesse (1) v Mabarra (1)

17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)	Sagesse (1)	1–1 (5–4 p)	Mabarra (1)	Beirut
13:30 UTC+2	Diop 22' (pen.)	Report	Soumaré 45+3'	Stadium: Safa Stadium Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia

Jwaya (1) v Safa (1)

17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)	Jwaya (1)	1–1 (3–0 p)	Safa (1)	Jounieh
16:00 UTC+2	Ayoub 38'	Report	Haidar 9'	Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Referee: Maher Al Ali

Ahed (1) v Tadamon Sour (1)

18 January 2026 (2026-01-18)	Ahed (1)	3–1	Tadamon Sour (1)	Bhamdoun
13:30 UTC+2	Anez 75' Al Massri 83' Antar 90+1'	Report	Geraldo 72'	Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Referee: Wael Haidar

Nejmeh (1) v Ansar (1)

18 January 2026 (2026-01-18)	Nejmeh (1)	1–0	Ansar (1)	Jounieh
14:45 UTC+2	El Fadl 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Referee: Mohamad Issa

Semi-finals

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Premier League	Second Division	Total
4 / 12	0 / 12	4 / 24

Ahed (1) v Sagesse (1)

11 February 2026 (2026-02-11)	Ahed (1)	0–0 (2–4 p)	Sagesse (1)	Beirut
13:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Referee: Ali Al Ashkar

Nejmeh (1) v Jwaya (1)

11 February 2026 (2026-02-11)	Nejmeh (1)	1–1 (4–3 p)	Jwaya (1)	Jounieh
16:00 UTC+2	El Fadl 10'	Report	Kaafarani 22'	Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium Referee: Wael Haidar

Final

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Premier League	Second Division	Total
2 / 12	0 / 12	2 / 24

8 July 2026

21:30 UTC+3

Sagesse (1)	0–2	Nejmeh (1)
	Report	El Fadl 45+3' Kassas 45+3'

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia

Bracket

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

	Round of 16 16–22 November 2025				Quarter-finals 17–18 January 2026				Semi-finals 11 February 2026				Final 8 July 2026
	Ahed	1
	Riyadi Abbasiyah	0
					Ahed	3
					Tadamon Sour	1
	Tadamon Sour	2
	Shabab Sahel	1
									Ahed	0 (2)
									Sagesse	0 (4)
	Racing Beirut	0
	Sagesse	4
					Sagesse	1 (5)
					Mabarra	1 (4)
	Bourj	0
	Mabarra	3
													Sagesse	0
													Nejmeh	2
	Nejmeh	3 (w/o)
	Okhwa Kharayeb	0
					Nejmeh	1
					Ansar	0
	Ansar	1
	Ahly Nabatieh	0
									Nejmeh	1 (4)
									Jwaya	0 (3)
	Jwaya	3
	Chabab Ghazieh	0
					Jwaya	1 (3)
					Safa	1 (0)
	Safa	4
	Shabab Baalbek	0

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ali El Fadl	Nejmeh	3
2	Tidiane Camara	Safa	2
	Omar Bahlawan	Sagesse
	Baffa Diop	Sagesse
	Hussein Haidar	Safa

See other

• 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League

External links

• RSSSF