The first Lebanese clubs were founded in the 1920s, but the first season of the Lebanese football championship took place in 1933. On 22 March 1933, representatives of thirteen associations gathered in the city of Mina Al Hosn to form the Lebanon Football Association,[9] with Lebanese journalist Nassif Majdalani helping in its formation.[10] It joined FIFA in 1935 and the AFC in 1964.[11][12] The Lebanese Football League began the same year as the formation of the Federation, with Al Nahda winning the first title.[13] The first activity of the Lebanese national team began the following year, in 1934. Beirut XI, representing Lebanon, played two games against T.A.C. of Romania:[14][15] these unofficial matches are regarded as the national team's first.[16] The national team's first official FIFA game was a 5–1 loss to Mandatory Palestine on 27 April 1940,[17] with Ibrahim Mualem scoring their lone goal.[18]