Homenmen Beirut
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Homenmen Beirut is a Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

-Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

 multi-sports club including football, table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

, cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

 as well as a Scouting
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....

 program. The club is based in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...

 and is part of the international Homenmen organization that has clubs in many countries of the Armenian diaspora
Armenian diaspora
The Armenian diaspora refers to the Armenian communities outside the Republic of Armenia and self proclaimed de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic...

 and more recently in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

.

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.

Homenmen Beirut Football

Homentmen Beirut's football squad competes in the Lebanese Second Division
Lebanese Second Division
The Lebanese Second Division is the second division of Lebanese football. It is controlled by the Federation Libanaise de Football Association...

 after having won the Lebanese Football Championship several times and being a pioneer team in the Lebanese Football League for many years.

Notable former players

Kevork Garabedian (The Best Of All Time) Hamlet Mkhitaryan
Hamlet Mkhitaryan
Hamlet Mkhitaryan is an Armenian football midfielder, He is currently playing for Iranian club Damash Tehran. He was also a member of the Armenia national team.-Club career:...

 Mardek Chabarian
Mardek Chabarian
Mardek Chabarian is a retired Lebanese football player active during the 1950s. His position was a striker. He represented the Lebanon national football team. He was a deadly attacking force. He used to play for Homenmen Beirut...

 Sahag Ekmekjian Abdel Latif El Helo Ahmad El Sakr Vitali Aghassian Papken Melikian Kourken Yenkibarian Boghos Markarian

Achievements

  • Lebanese Premier League
    Lebanese Premier League
    Lebanese Premier League is the top division of the Federation Libanaise de Football Association football league competitions. It was founded in 1900 and began in 1934 and their confederation is the AFC...

    : 4
1945, 1954, 1957, 1961

  • Lebanese Elite Cup
    Lebanese Elite Cup
    The Lebanese Elite Cup is a Lebanese cup competition played by the top-6 league finishers of the previous season.The competition was first played in 1996 and was contested by the top four of the league and the cup winners. It was known as the Super League Cup...

    : 1
1999

Performance in AFC competitions

  • Asian Cup Winners Cup
    Asian Cup Winners Cup
    The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

    : 2 appearances
1995/96: Second Round
1999/00: First Round

Other sports

Homenmen Beirut has a prominent position in Lebanese Championships most particularly in cycling and in table tennis.
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