The Al-Manar Football Festival ( Arabic: مهرجان كرة المنار) was an event organised by the Al-Manar television station between the 1996–97 and 2018–19 seasons in order to award players, managers, referees and teams who were considered to have performed the best over the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Between the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, the referendum to decide the winners of the awards was held online. [1]
Lebanese forward Hassan Maatouk was awarded the Best Player award a record four times. Salih Sadir from Iraq is the foreign player with the most Best Player awards, having won it three times in a row. Lebanese coach Adnan Al Sharqi holds the most Best Coach awards, with four.
The following awards were awarded only in one or a few editions:
Category | Season | Recipient |
---|---|---|
Fan's Best Player | 1998–99 [4] | Moussa Hojeij ( Nejmeh) |
2000–01 [6] | Moussa Hojeij ( Nejmeh) | |
2002–03 [8] | Moussa Hojeij ( Nejmeh) | |
Best Fans | 1998–99 [4] | Ahed |
Best Goalkeeper | 2006–07 [12] | Mohamad Hammoud ( Ahed) |
2007–08 [13] | Lary Mehanna ( Ansar) | |
2008–09 [14] | Abbas Chit ( Shabab Sahel) | |
2009–10 [15] | Bilal Kassab ( Islah Borj Shmali) | |
Player of the Week | 2007–08 [13] | Hassan Maatouk ( Ahed) |
2008–09 [14] | Salih Sadir ( Ahed) | |
2009–10 [15] | Hassan Maatouk ( Ahed) | |
Most Appearances | 2009–10 [15] | Hamza Abboud ( Safa) |
2010–11 [16] | Hassan Daher ( Shabab Sahel) | |
Best Foreign Player | 2014–15 [21] | Mohamed Aziz Msakni ( Ahed) |
2015–16 [22] | Musa Kabiru ( Shabab Sahel) | |
2016–17 [23] | Dominique Mendy ( Safa) | |
2017–18 [1] | Issah Yakubu ( Ahed) | |
Best Futsal Player | 2017–18 [1] | Ahmed Khairuddin |
The Al-Manar Football Festival ( Arabic: مهرجان كرة المنار) was an event organised by the Al-Manar television station between the 1996–97 and 2018–19 seasons in order to award players, managers, referees and teams who were considered to have performed the best over the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Between the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, the referendum to decide the winners of the awards was held online. [1]
Lebanese forward Hassan Maatouk was awarded the Best Player award a record four times. Salih Sadir from Iraq is the foreign player with the most Best Player awards, having won it three times in a row. Lebanese coach Adnan Al Sharqi holds the most Best Coach awards, with four.
The following awards were awarded only in one or a few editions:
Category | Season | Recipient |
---|---|---|
Fan's Best Player | 1998–99 [4] | Moussa Hojeij ( Nejmeh) |
2000–01 [6] | Moussa Hojeij ( Nejmeh) | |
2002–03 [8] | Moussa Hojeij ( Nejmeh) | |
Best Fans | 1998–99 [4] | Ahed |
Best Goalkeeper | 2006–07 [12] | Mohamad Hammoud ( Ahed) |
2007–08 [13] | Lary Mehanna ( Ansar) | |
2008–09 [14] | Abbas Chit ( Shabab Sahel) | |
2009–10 [15] | Bilal Kassab ( Islah Borj Shmali) | |
Player of the Week | 2007–08 [13] | Hassan Maatouk ( Ahed) |
2008–09 [14] | Salih Sadir ( Ahed) | |
2009–10 [15] | Hassan Maatouk ( Ahed) | |
Most Appearances | 2009–10 [15] | Hamza Abboud ( Safa) |
2010–11 [16] | Hassan Daher ( Shabab Sahel) | |
Best Foreign Player | 2014–15 [21] | Mohamed Aziz Msakni ( Ahed) |
2015–16 [22] | Musa Kabiru ( Shabab Sahel) | |
2016–17 [23] | Dominique Mendy ( Safa) | |
2017–18 [1] | Issah Yakubu ( Ahed) | |
Best Futsal Player | 2017–18 [1] | Ahmed Khairuddin |