Southern Stars Club

This article is about the Lebanese women's football club. For other uses, see Southern Stars.

Southern Stars
Full nameSouthern Stars Club
Nickname(s)Stars of South
Short nameSSFC
Founded1 August 2018; 5 years ago (2018-08-01), as Terdeba Stars
ChairmanMohamed Ezzedine[1]
ManagerHassan Chour[2]
LeagueLebanese Women's Football League
2019–20Lebanese Women's Football League, 6th of 16

Southern Stars Club (Arabic: نادي نجوم الجنوب), also known as Stars of South or Noujoum Al Janoub, is a women's association football club based in Tayr Debba, Lebanon. Founded in 2018 as Terdeba Stars, they compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League.

History

Southern Stars were founded on 1 August 2018 as Terdeba Stars (Arabic: نجوم طير دبّا, romanized: Noujoum Terdeba),[1] and first competed in the 2018–19 Lebanese Women's Football League; they finished in fourth place in Group A in their debut season.[3] The following season, the club changed its name to Southern Stars (Arabic: نجوم الجنوب, romanized: Noujoum Al Janoub), to appeal to a larger fanbase.[1] They finished third in Group B, qualifying to the Final Eight where they finished sixth.[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 20 July 2020[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c "بيان لمؤسس ومدير نادي نجوم الجنوب محمد عزالدّين". football-lebanon.com. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "SSFC⚽️ on Instagram: "الجهاز الفني لنادي نجوم الجنوب لدوري الشابات موسم ٢٠٢٠/٢٠١٩: حسن شور - مدير فني غالب قرعوني- مساعد مدير فني اشرف محجوب- مدرب حراس اسيل…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Lebanon (Women) 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Lebanon (Women) 2019/20". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "SSFC⚽️ (@starsofsouth) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.