| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Lebanon |
| Dates | 12 October 2018 – 25 May 2019 |
| Teams | 28 |
| Defending champions | Ahed |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ahed |
| Runners-up | Ansar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 71 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | El Hadji Malick Tall (3 goals)[a] |
The2018–19Lebanese FA Cup was the 47th edition of the national football cup competition of Lebanon. It started with the First Round on 12 October 2018 and concluded with the final on 25 May 2019.[1][2]
Defending championsAhed beatAnsar in the final to win their second consecutive Lebanese FA Cup, their sixth in total. The winner qualified for the2020 AFC Cup play-off round;[3] however, as Ahed also won theLebanese Premier League, the AFC Cup spot went to second-placed Ansar.
| Phase | Round | Dates | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Phase | First Round | 12–14 October 2018 | 28 | 16 | none | 16 | 12Second Division teams 4Third Division teams |
| Second Round | 17–18 November 2018 | 20 | 8 | 8 | none | none | |
| Second Phase | Round of 16 | 29–30 January 2019 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 12Lebanese Premier League teams |
| Quarter-finals | 27 April –10 May 2019 | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none | |
| Semi-finals | 18–19 May 2019 | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none | |
| Final | 25 May 2019 | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |
| 12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) | Taqadom Anqoun (3) | 1–0 | Islah Borj Shmali (2) |
| 12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) | Shabab Bourj (2) | 2–0 | Sagesse (2) |
| 12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) | Sporting (3) | 1–2 | Ahli Saida (2) |
| 13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) | Mabarrah (2) | 0–2 | Homenetmen (2) |
| 13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) | Bourj (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Nasser Bar Elias (2) |
| 13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) | Noujoum Beirut (3) | 1–4 | Shabab Arabi (2) |
| 14 October 2018 (2018-10-14) | Ahli Nabatieh (2) | 4–1 | Nahda Barelias (2) |
| 14 October 2018 (2018-10-14) | Irshad Shhim (3) | 2–1 | Egtmaaey (2) |
| 17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) | Taqadom Anqoun (3) | 2–1 | Irshad Shhim (3) |
| 18 November 2018 (2018-11-18) | Ahli Saida (2) | 0–1 | Shabab Arabi (2) |
| 18 November 2018 (2018-11-18) | Shabab Bourj (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6p) | Homenetmen (2) |
| 18 November 2018 (2018-11-18) | Ahli Nabatieh (2) | 2–0 | Nasser Bar Elias (2) |
| 29 January 2019 | Ahli Nabatieh (2) | 0–1 | Akhaa Ahli (1) | Beirut |
| 11:30 GMT | Hijazi | Stadium:Ahed Stadium |
| 29 January 2019 | Racing Beirut (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1p) | Bekaa (1) | Bhamdoun |
| 11:30 GMT | Stadium:Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
| 29 January 2019 | Salam Zgharta (1) | 3–2 | Chabab Ghazieh (1) | Jounieh |
| 11:30 GMT | Niass Boutros Mahfoud | Maouli Keke | Stadium:Fouad Chehab Stadium |
| 29 January 2019 | Taqadom Anqoun (3) | 0–6 | Nejmeh (1) | Sidon |
| 11:30 GMT | Al Hajj Bako Jaafar | Stadium:Saida Municipal Stadium |
| 30 January 2019 | Shabab Arabi (2) | 1–4 | Ansar (1) | Beirut |
| 11:30 GMT | Zayat | El Baba Tall Awada Onika | Stadium:Ahed Stadium |
| 30 January 2019 | Homenetmen (2) | 1–3 | Safa (1) | Bhamdoun |
| 11:30 GMT | Najarian (pen.) | Tahan El Outa Saadi | Stadium:Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
| 30 January 2019 | Tadamon Sour (1) | 0–1 | Tripoli (1) | Beirut |
| 11:30 GMT | Wilson | Stadium:Safa Stadium |
| 30 January 2019 | Shabab Sahel (1) | 0–1 | Ahed (1) | Jounieh |
| 11:30 GMT | Kdouh | Stadium:Fouad Chehab Stadium |
| 27 April 2019 | Racing Beirut (1) | 1–0 | Salam Zgharta (1) | Jounieh |
| 13:00 GMT | Said 12' (pen.) | Stadium:Fouad Chehab Stadium |
| 28 April 2019 | Safa (1) | 0–1 | Akhaa Ahli (1) | Sidon |
| 13:00 GMT | Carlos Alberto 8' (pen.) | Stadium:Saida Municipal Stadium |
| 5 May 2019 | Tripoli (1) | 0–1 | Ahed (1) | Bhamdoun |
| 13:00 GMT | Sylla 109' (o.g.) | Stadium:Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
| 10 May 2019 | Ansar (1) | 2–1 | Nejmeh (1) | Beirut |
| 19:30 GMT | Tall 25' Saad 44' | Zein 77' | Stadium:Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium |
| 18 May 2019 | Ansar (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Akhaa Ahli (1) | Jounieh |
| 19:30 GMT | Tall 2' Abo Atik 44' (o.g.) | Darwiche 44' | Stadium:Fouad Chehab Stadium |
| 19 May 2019 | Racing Beirut (1) | 1–4 | Ahed (1) | Bhamdoun |
| 13:00 GMT | Mekkaoui 78' | Toshev 32',70' (pen.) Kdouh 46'Zreik 84' | Stadium:Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
The following is the bracket which the Lebanese FA Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the score represents the results of apenalty shoot-out.
| Round of 16 29–30 January 2019 | Quarter-finals 27 April–10 May 2019 | Semi-finals 18–19 May 2019 | Final 25 May 2019 | |||||||||||
| Shabab Arabi | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Nejmeh | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Taqadom Anqoun | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Nejmeh | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar(a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Akhaa Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Homenetmen | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Safa(a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Safa | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Akhaa Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ahli Nabatieh | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Akhaa Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ansar | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ahed | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Racing Beirut(p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Bekaa | 0 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Racing Beirut | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Salam Zgharta | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Salam Zgharta | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chabab Ghazieh | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Racing Beirut | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ahed | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Tadamon Sour | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Tripoli | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tripoli | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ahed | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Shabab Sahel | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ahed | 1 | |||||||||||||
Only Second Phase matches are taken into consideration.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  El Hadji Malick Tall | Ansar | 3 |
| 2 |  Ali Al Hajj | Nejmeh | 2 |
| Abou Bakr Al-Mel | Nejmeh | ||
 Mohamad Jaafar | Nejmeh | ||
| Mohamad Kdouh | Ahed | ||
 Martin Toshev | Ahed | ||
| Ahmad Zreik | Ahed |