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26-691: League Two or League 2 may refer to one of the following association football leagues: AFC Champions League Two China League Two EFL League Two in England K League 2 , in South Korea League 2 (Iran) Ligue 2 in France Scottish League Two Thai League 2 USL League 2 in the United States Topics referred to by

52-543: A group of multinational corporations, in contrast to the single main sponsor typically found in national top-flight leagues. Official Global Partners Official Global Supporters Nejmeh SC Nejmeh Sporting Club ( Arabic : نادي النجمة الرياضي , lit.   'The Star Sporting Club') is a football club based in Manara, a neighbourhood in Ras Beirut , Beirut , Lebanon, that competes in

78-536: A license at the Lebanese Government on 4 March 1947, which was issued on 28 April. The choice of club's name is said to have came on 11 October 1945, when a meeting was held at Radwan's house at night to discuss the affairs of the team. Looking at the sky's stars, Radwan decided to call the team Nejmeh (The Star). The five-pointed star is the Druze's religious symbol. On 25 July 1950, Nejmeh won

104-669: A minority of Shiites and Druzes , and shares a historic rivalry with fellow Beirut-based club Ansar , known as the Beirut derby . The club's board is affiliated with the Future Movement political party and the Hariri family . Nejmeh was founded in 1945 by the Druze and Sunni communities from Ras Beirut , Beirut , Lebanon, as an association football club, with Anis Radwan as their first president. This committee applied for

130-580: A one-leg system, a rule that was never changed till the termination of this tournament. On 23 December 2022, it was announced that the AFC competition structure would change from the established formats from the 2024–25 season. A new second-tier tournament called the AFC Champions League Two would be introduced. Meanwhile, a new third-tier competition was also launched under the name AFC Challenge League . On 24 May 2024, AFC announced that

156-518: A rehabilitation process, with improvements including implanting the field with grass, increasing the seats spaces to allow more spectators, and enhancing the stadium facilities, walls, and fences. The first phase of the process started in June 2003 and was completed in late March 2004. On 21 February 2005, the stadium was named "The Martyr Rafic Hariri Stadium" in honour of the late Prime Minister. Founded on 9 February 2018, Nejmeh's "Ultras Supernova"

182-490: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages AFC Champions League Two The tournament was founded in 2004 as the AFC Cup, which was played primarily among clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League. In 2024, the AFC introduced a revamped second-tier club competition under the name AFC Champions League Two, with

208-408: Is located in Manara area of Beirut , Lebanon. The stadium consists of a football field, and spaces that accommodate around 5,000 spectators, together with a VIP seats area that accommodates around 100 guests, a cafeteria, and a gymnasium. The old club stadium first consisted of a sand training field over the land number 704 in Ras Beirut area with no facilities or fences. The stadium went through

234-421: Is played as a one-off match. The allocation of group stage teams by member country was listed below; asterisks represent occasions where at least one team was eliminated in qualification for the group stage. Those who had not reached the group stage but had only played in qualification are not bolded. The prize money for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two is as follows: The tournament has been sponsored by

260-436: The 2016–17 season , Nejmeh refused to play against Ahed in the league title decider and were sanctioned six points by the federation. Another rivalry that has developed in recent years is with Salam Zgharta . Since the 2016–17 season , Salam Zgharta and Nejmeh have played various intense games between each other, with some escalating in offensive chants. Other important matches are with Safa and Racing , both located in

286-607: The Lebanese Premier League . The club was established in Beirut in 1945, and received its license in 1947. Nejmeh have won nine Lebanese Premier League titles, eight Lebanese FA Cups , 12 Lebanese Elite Cups , and seven Lebanese Super Cups . In Asia, Nejmeh were runners-up in the 2005 AFC Cup , where they lost to Al-Faisaly of Jordan. Nejmeh is primarily supported by the Sunni Muslim community with

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312-544: The Lebanese Second Division , but were only officially promoted in 1951, during which Papken Poyajian was appointed president of the club. They first competed in the Lebanese Premier League during the 1953–54 season. Nejmeh finished runners-up in the Lebanese FA Cup twice: in 1951 and 1964, losing in the finals to Shabiba Mazraa and Safa respectively. Nejmeh lifted their first trophy,

338-536: The AFC Champions League for four years, Al-Faisaly defeated Nejmeh in the final. With it, Jordanian teams would win the next two AFC Cup seasons with Bahrain joining the league while Bangladesh was relegated to the AFC President's Cup until the tournament's abolition in 2014. Al-Muharraq would break the trend in 2008 as they competed in the last two-legged final before it headed back into

364-770: The Lebanese Ambassador to Cairo. During the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Nejmeh ultras were employed by the Qatari government to act as Qatar national team fans during their games. The 1,500 "adopted" ultras wore maroon t-shirts with "Qatar" stamped on front, sang the Qatari national anthem and beat drums while singing chants. The Beirut derby with Ansar has historically been the most anticipated game in Lebanon: both located in Beirut, Nejmeh and Ansar have shared

390-475: The Lebanese FA Cup, on 31 October 1971, when they won 3–1 against Safa. Nejmeh's goals were scored by Jamal Al Khatib, Hassan Chatila, and Mahmoud Chatila. During the 1970s, Brazilian international players Pelé and Bebeto played matches with Nejmeh as honorary guests. Ever since the club's foundation, the traditional and primary color of Nejmeh has been burgundy red . The club's badge

416-402: The first competition, with 18 teams being nominated. The winners and three runners-up would then head to the knock-out stage. Al-Jaish took the first AFC Cup after they defeated fellow Syrian opponents Al-Wahda on away goals. In 2005, 18 teams competed from nine nations with the nations still being allowed to choose from one or two teams entering. After Syrian teams left the AFC Cup to try at

442-558: The highest-placed club in that nation that did not qualify for the AFC Champions League Elite. The nations ranked 7–12 in each region enter their top club(s) directly to the AFC Champions League Two. The current champions are Central Coast Mariners , who defeated Al-Ahed in the 2024 final . Al-Kuwait and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are the most successful clubs in the competition's history, having won three titles each. Clubs from Kuwait have won four titles, making them

468-468: The majority of titles. While Nejmeh has been more successful in Asia, Ansar holds the most league titles and FA Cups . In recent years another fierce rivalry has developed, between Nejmeh and Ahed . Also based in Beirut, Ahed have won the majority of league titles since the 2014–15 season . Tensions between the two teams have also forced the federation to change venues multiple times. Most noticeably, in

494-478: The most successful nation in the competition. The winner of the AFC Champions League Two will be allocated an indirect preliminary stage slot for the next AFC Champions League Elite season, if they have not qualified through domestic competition. The AFC Cup began in 2004 as a second-tier competition to relate back to the AFC Champions League , as 14 countries that had developing status competed in

520-549: The records and statistics of the AFC Cup transferring to the new competition. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. Participation in the competition is open to clubs from the top 12 nations in the East and the West region based on the AFC club competitions ranking . The participant from each nation ranked 1–6 in each region is

546-462: The records and statistics of the preceding AFC club competitions will be recognised and integrated within the revamped club competitions, with the data from the AFC Cup transferring to the AFC Champions League Two. Some changes were applied in terms of teams and format for the 2017 AFC Cup . A total of 36 teams participated in the group stage (12 each from West Asia and ASEAN , and 4 each from East Asia , Central Asia , and South Asia ). The final

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572-481: The same city as Nejmeh. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. In 1982, Nejmeh reached the Arab Club Champions Cup final but lost to Iraqi club Al-Shorta . In 2005, Nejmeh reached the final of the AFC Cup and lost to Al-Faisaly of Jordan: this was the first time a Lebanese football team had reached

598-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title League Two . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=League_Two&oldid=1253257028 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

624-437: The width of the white border, and the shift of the text "BEIRUT 1945", which moved from the center of the star to underneath it. In 2023 the logo was drastically changed, with a more simplistic style being adopted. It became a pictogram of a burgundy "N" (for Nejmeh) and a "C" (for Club) fused together, with a gold star in the center. The text "1945" above and "BEIRUT" below are written in burgundy. The Rafic Hariri Stadium

650-453: Was composed of a star in the center, in reference to the club's name which, in Arabic, means "Star". The two cedars on the side of the logo recalled Lebanon's national symbol. In 2019 the logo underwent various changes: the star changed from white to gold, the cedars from green to burgundy and the text from burgundy to black. Other minor changes have also been made such as the enlargement of

676-614: Was the first ultras group to be introduced in Lebanon. The name " Supernova " is a reference to the etymology of Nejmeh which, in Arabic, means "Star". Prior to the Arab Club Champions Cup game against Al-Ahly of Egypt, played on 13 August 2018, seven "Ultras Supernova" fans were arrested by the Egyptian national security because of the negative connotations the word "Ultras" has in Egypt. The fans were returned to Lebanon by request of

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