2019–20 Lebanese FA Cup

2019–20 Lebanese FA Cup
Tournament details
Country	Lebanon
Dates	12 October 2019
Teams	26
Defending champions	Ahed
Final positions
Champions	None
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	30 (4.29 per match)
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Lebanese FA Cup was intended to be the 48th edition of the national football cup competition of Lebanon. It started with the First round on 12 October 2019.^[1]^[2] Lebanese Premier League side Ahed were the defending champions.

The Lebanese Football Association suspended all competitions on 21 January 2020 due to the political and financial situation in Lebanon; this resulted in the indefinite suspension of all football matches in Lebanon.^[3] With the COVID-19 pandemic also stopping sporting activities nationwide, the 2019–20 season was officially cancelled on 28 May 2020.^[4]

Teams

Phase	Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
First phase	First round	26	14	none	14	12 Second Division teams 2 Third Division teams
First phase	Second round	19	6	6	none	none
Second phase	Round of 16	16	16	3^[a]	12	12 Lebanese Premier League teams
	Quarter-finals	8	8	8	none	none
	Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	none
	Final	2	2	2	none	none

First phase

First round

12 October 2019 Match 1	Irshad Chehim (3)	1–4	Mabarra (2)
		Report

12 October 2019 Match 2	Amal Salam Zgharta (3)	1–3	Sporting (2)
		Report

12 October 2019 Match 3	Racing Beirut (2)	8–0	Bekaa (2)
		Report

12 October 2019 Match 4	Nahda Barelias (2)	1–2	Ahli Nabatieh (2)
		Report

12 October 2019 Match 5	Ansar Howara (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Egtmaaey (2)
		Report

12 October 2019 Match 6	Sagesse (2)	2–0	Nasser Bar Elias (2)
		Report

12 October 2019 Match 7	Islah Borj Shmali (2)	1–3	Ahli Saida (2)
		Report

Second round

17 November 2019 Match 8

Mabarra (2)

v

Sporting (2)

17 November 2019 Match 9

Racing Beirut (2)

v

Ahli Nabatieh (2)

17 November 2019 Match 10

Ansar Howara (2)

v

Sagesse (2)

Second phase

Round of 16

21 December 2019 Match 11

Ahli Saida (2)

v

Tripoli (1)

21 December 2019 Match 12

Winner match 8

v

Tadamon Sour (1)

21 December 2019 Match 13

Winner match 9

v

Ansar (1)

21 December 2019 Match 14

Winner match 10

v

Nejmeh (1)

21 December 2019 Match 15

Akhaa Ahli (1)

v

Shabab Bourj (1)

21 December 2019 Match 16

Shabab Sahel (1)

v

Salam Zgharta (1)

21 December 2019 Match 17

Bourj (1)

v

Ahed (1)

21 December 2019 Match 18

Safa (1)

v

Chabab Ghazieh (1)

Quarter-finals

Match 19

Winner match 11

v

Winner match 12

Match 20

Winner match 13

v

Winner match 14

Match 21

Winner match 15

v

Winner match 16

Match 22

Winner match 17

v

Winner match 18

Semi-finals

Match 23

Winner match 19

v

Winner match 20

Match 24

Winner match 21

v

Winner match 22

Final

Match 25

Winner match 23	v	Winner match 24

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Lebanese FA Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the score represents the results of a penalty shoot-out.

Round of 16
21 December 2019

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final