Tadamon Sour SC
Tadamon Sour Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي التضامن الرياضي صور, lit. 'Solidarity Sporting Club Tyre'), known as Tadamon Sour or simply Tadamon, is a football club based in Tyre, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League, and is primarily supported by the Shia Muslim community.[2] They play their home matches at the Tyre Municipal Stadium, and have won one Lebanese FA Cup and two Lebanese Challenge Cups. HistoryIn 1939, a group of students from Tyre, Lebanon, established a football team, which officially received its license in 1947.[3] Due to the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, a number of Palestinian players joined Tadamon Sour.[3] The team played numerous games in Syria and Jordan, and hosted Egyptian club Al Ahly in Tyre.[3] In 1991 Tadamon Sour finished runners-up in the Lebanese Second Division, and were promoted to the Lebanese Premier League.[3] In 2000–01 they won the Lebanese FA Cup, beating Ansar 2–1 in the final.[4] Club rivalriesTadamon Sour plays Salam Sour in the Tyre derby. The club also plays the South derby with Ghazieh, based on their location.[5] PlayersCurrent squad
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