Nickname(s) Homenmen Founded 1921 | 2007 8th Ground Beirut | |
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Full name Homenmen Beirut Football Club League Lebanese Third Division | ||
Homenmen Beirut (Arabic: نادي الهومنمن بيروت, Armenian: Հայ Մարզական Միութիւն (ՀՄՄ)) is a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club including football, table tennis, cycling as well as a Scouting program. The club is based in Beirut and is part of the international Homenmen organization that has clubs in many countries of the Armenian diaspora and more recently in Armenia.
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Homenmen denotes the "Armenian Athletic Union". Lebanon's Homenmen is one of the pioneering sports organizations in Lebanon and was founded in 1921. It has branches all over the country. The main branch is the one of Beirut.
History
Homentmen Beirut's football squad competes in the Lebanese Third Division after having won the Lebanese Football Championship several times and being a pioneer team in the Lebanese Football League for many years.
Current squad
As of October 7, 2015:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Achievements
Performance in AFC competitions
Rivals
Homenmen longest-established rivalry is with fellow Armenian team Homenetmen Beirut, against whom the club contest the Armenian derby. The rivalry between Homenetmen and Homenmen is political. The Armenian derby is usually sold out. Since the mid-1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s the rivalry has intensified both on and off the field.
Other sports
Homenmen Beirut has a prominent position in Lebanese Championships most particularly in cycling and in table tennis.