Lebanese Elite Cup


The Lebanese Elite Cup is a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the top six teams of the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Founded in 1996 as the Super League Cup, the first edition was contested by the top five finishers of the league and the Lebanese FA Cup winners. The most successful club in the competition is Nejmeh with 11 titles, followed by Ahed with five.

History

The competition was first played in 1996 and was contested by the top five of the league and the Lebanese FA Cup winners. It was known as the Super League Cup. The following season it was known as the Super Cup and expanded to feature 6 teams, all from the top 6 of the league. From 1998 until 2002 it was known as the Viceroy Cup and in 2003 changed again to the Prime Cup, but has always been known locally as the Elite Cup of which is the current name of the competition. The competition was not played in 2006 and 2007, due to the 2006 Lebanon War.

Format

The top six placed teams from the previous Lebanese Premier League season are split into two groups of three. The first two placed teams in each group qualify to the knock-out stages, where two one-legged semi-finals are disputed. The two winners from the previous round play the final, with the winner being crowned champion of the competition.
RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues entering
at this round
Group stage66none66 Lebanese Premier League teams
Semi-finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Winners and finalists

Winners by year