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The Lebanese Elite Cup (Arabic: كأس النخبة اللبناني) was a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the top six teams of the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Founded in 1996 as the Super League Cup, the first edition was played by the top five finishers of the league and the Lebanese FA Cup winners.

The most successful club in the competition is Nejmeh was 12 titles, followed by Ahed with six. The competition was suspended in 2023, alongside the Lebanese Challenge Cup, and was replaced by the Lebanese Federation Cup.

History

The competition was first played in 1996 and was contested by the top five of the league and the Lebanese FA Cup winners; it was known as the Super League Cup. The following season it was known as the Super Cup and expanded to feature the top six teams of the previous season. From 1998 until 2002 it was known as the Viceroy Cup, and in 2003 it changed again to the Prime Cup, but has always been known locally as the Elite Cup, the current name of the competition.[] The competition was not played in 2006 and 2007, due to the 2006 Lebanon War.[]

In 2023, the Lebanese Federation Cup replaced the Lebanese Elite Cup and Lebanese Challenge Cup as the pre-season preparatory tournament.[]

**Libanon - Elite Cup**

Libanon - Elite Cup är en prestigefylld fotbollsturnering som hålls årligen i Libanon. Turneringen introducerades 2011 och är öppen för de åtta bästa lagen i den libanesiska Premier League.

Elite Cup spelas i utslagsspelformat, med kvartsfinaler, semifinaler och en finalmatch. Matcherna spelas på olika arenor i Libanon, inklusive Beirut Municipal Stadium och Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium.

Vinnarna av Elite Cup tilldelas Libanons Elite Cup-trofé och en prispott. Turneringen ger också värdefulla UEFA-rankningspoäng till de deltagande lagen.

Elite Cup har sett några av Libanons främsta fotbollsklubbar tävla om titeln, inklusive Al-Ansar, Al-Ahed och Nejmeh SC. Al-Ahed är den mest framgångsrika klubben i turneringen, med tre titlar till sitt namn.

Turneringen är en viktig händelse i den libanesiska fotbollskalendern och lockar stora folkmassor och tv-publik. Elite Cup ger en plattform för klubbarna att visa upp sina bästa spelare och tävla om ett prestigefyllt pris.