Sagesse SC (football)
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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]
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Full name | Sagesse Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | القَلعَة الخَضراء (The Green Castle)[1] | ||
Founded | 14 October 1943; 80 years ago (1943-10-14), as Cercle de la Sagesse | ||
Chairman | Elie Yahchouchi[2] | ||
Manager | Paul Rustom | ||
League | Lebanese Premier League | ||
2022–23 | Lebanese Premier League, 9th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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. The club is mostly known for its basketball program,[3] and mainly has Maronite Christian ties.[4]