title: 2009 Lebanese Elite Cup
text: # 2009 Lebanese Elite Cup
  
  The Lebanese Elite Cup 2009 is the 12th edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. It will be held from August 29 to September 13, 2009. This tournament includes the five best teams from the 2008-09 season and the Cup Winner. Since both cup finalists, Al-Ahed and Shabab Al Sahel, finished among the first five in the league, sixth placed Al-Mabarrah qualified as well.
  
  The draw took place on May 29, 2009 in Beirut.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Club | City | 2008-2009 season |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nejmeh | Beirut | Lebanese Premier League Champions |
  | Al Ahed | Beirut | 2nd in Lebanese Premier League/Cup Winners |
  | Safa Sporting Club | Beirut | 3rd in Lebanese Premier League |
  | Al Ansar | Beirut | 4th in Lebanese Premier League |
  | Shabab Al-Sahel | Beirut | 5th in the Lebanese Premier League |
  | Al Mabarrah | Beirut | 6th in Lebanese Premier League |
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Safa Sporting Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
  | Al Ahed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
  | Nejmeh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Al Ansar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
  | Al Mabarrah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
  | Shabab Al-Sahel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
  
  ## Knock-out stage
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2009-09-09 - | 2009-09-09 - |
  | Safa Sporting Club | 1 |
  | Safa Sporting Club | 1 | 2008-09-20 - | 2008-09-20 - |
  | Al-Mabarrah | 0 | 2008-09-20 - | 2008-09-20 - |
  | Al-Mabarrah | 0 | Safa Sporting Club | 2 |
  | 2009-09-10 - | 2009-09-10 - | | Safa Sporting Club | 2 |
  | 2009-09-10 - | 2009-09-10 - | Al Ahed | 1 |
  | Al-Ansar | 0 | Al Ahed | 1 |
  | Al Ahed | 5 | | |
  
  ### Final
  
  * Lebanese Elite Cup 2009 Winners
  * Safa SC 1st Title
  