Homenetmen Beirut F.C.

Homenetmenen Beirut FC
نادي هومنتمن بيروت
Full name	Homenetmenen Beirut Football Club
Nickname(s)	Orange Devils
Founded	1924; 100 years ago
Ground	Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut
Capacity	10,500
Head Coach	Samuel Poghossian
League	Lebanese Second Division
2014–15	3rd

Homenetmen Beirut Football Club (Arabic: نادي هومنتمن بيروت لكرة القدم‎‎ Armenian: Հայ Մարմնակրթական Ընդհանուր Միութիւն (ՀՄԸՄ) translated as "Armenian General Union of Body Culture") is the association football department of a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club based in Beirut. Homenetmen Beirut is part of the pan-Armenian worldwide Homenetmen organization. The club competes in the Lebanese Second Division in football. Homenetmen Beirut was established in 1924, just 6 years after establishment of Homenetmen in Constantinople, i.e. Istanbul in modern Turkey in 1918. The club have participated AFC Champions League by finishing third. They have also won 7 League titles, 3 FA Cups, though they are yet to win a Lebanese Premier League title since 1969, having finished in second place on several occasions during the 90s since.

Stadium

Homenetmen Beirut F.C. original home ground since the early 1950s was the Bourj Hammoud Municipal Stadium which is considered one of the most oldest stadiums in Lebanon. The stadium which can host around 10,500 spectators. Bourj Hammoud Municipal Stadium is still used as an alternative venue.

Training facilities

The training grounds of Homenetmen Beirut is located in Bourj Hammoud next to the Bourj Hammoud Municipality Stadium. The complex holds a capacity of 100 spectators, and there's a nearby indoor training pitch and many other small pitches. There are also basketball courts, and a restaurant.

Colours and kits

Since its foundation, the traditional colour of Homenetmen's home kit is orange with blue stripes and designs vary over the years. Therefore, the club is nicknamed The Orange Devils by the fans. The away kit may vary between a full Blue kit and a white kit with red stripes on the shirt.

Support

Homenetmen Beirut is one of the best supported clubs in Lebanon

Rivals

Homenetmen Beirut longest-established rivalry is with fellow Armenian team Homenmen Beirut, against whom the club contest the Armenian derby. The rivalry between Homenetmen and Homenmen is political. The Armenian derby is usually sold out. Since the mid-1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s the rivalry has intensified both on and off the field.

Youth academy

Homenetmen Beirut run their own youth training academy in Bourj Hammoud. Many of the Homenetmen Beirut current players are graduates of the club's academy including Harout Sarkis, Serge Tchakerian, Johnny Kondjian, Harout Moumdoghlian, Diko Vartan.

Current squad

As of October 7, 2015:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Harout Sarkis
2	MF	Artor Koshryan
3	DF	Vartan Boyadjian
5	DF	Argisht Petrosyan
6	DF	Sami Al Shoum
7	FW	Christian Timonian
8	MF	Serge Tchakerian
9	FW	Mamas Kehyeyan

No.	Position	Player
11	MF	Johnny Kondjian
15	DF	Ali Rifai
16	DF	Harout Moumdjoghlian
17	MF	Gevorg Ohanyan
20	DF	Diko Vartan
22	FW	Hagob Donabedian
26	DF	Hagopig Pigo Koujanian
33	GK	Khatchig Kerbabian