Racing Club Beirut

Early history

Racing Beirut was founded in 1934 by several locals from the Achrafieh and Gemmayzeh districts of Beirut, Lebanon. The club's name is inspired from French football club Racing Paris, who the club's presidents supported. Racing played five years in the Lebanese Second Division, and got its first promotion to the Lebanese Premier League in 1940. In 1953, Albert Kheir was elected as the club's president. He sought to heighten the club's status in the country, by buying 20-year-old Joseph Abou Murad from Intissar Chayyah, Said Haidar from Al Nahda, and Yuguslavian coach Ljubiša Broćić. Racing played international friendly games against a variety of famous clubs and selections during the 1970s, including one against the Brazil national under-23 team.

Recent history

The match between Ahed and Racing in the first matchday of the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League, on 6 August 2023, was the first to test the use of video assistant referee (VAR). They finished 11th in the 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League, and were relegated to the Second Division.

Ljubiša Broćić (1955) Ion Bogdan (1967–1970) Dorian Marin (2004–2005) Libor Pala (2012–2015) Eugen Moldovan (2015–2016) Moussa Hojeij (2016–2017) Roda Antar (2017–2019) Jalal Radwan (2019–2020) Said Jraidini (2020–2021) Ismail Kortam (2021–2023) Vladimir Vujović (2023–2024) Osama Sakr (2025–2025) Hussein Afesh (2025–2026) James Hemaid (2026–present)

League

Lebanese Premier League Winners (3): 1955–56, 1964–65, 1969–70 Lebanese Second Division Winners (4): 1938–39, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2022–23

Cup

Lebanese Challenge Cup (defunct) Winners (2; joint record): 2016, 2017 Lebanese FA Cup Runners-up (2): 1944–45, 1947–48