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| Full name | Al Shabiba Mazraa Beirut |
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| Short name | JSM |
| Founded | 1940; 85 years ago (1940) |
| Ground | Habib Abou Chahla Stadium |
| League | Lebanese Fifth Division |
Al Shabiba Mazraa Beirut (Arabic:الشبيبة المزرعة بيروت;French:Jeunesse Sportive de Mazraa), also historically known asCercle de la Jeunesse Catholique inFrench,[1] is afootball club based in the Mazraa district ofBeirut, Lebanon. Established in 1940, it was one of the traditional multi-sports clubs inLebanon with a long established program infootball. The club's support mainly comes from theGreek Orthodox community, although it also has members from other religious communities.
Founded in 1936, Shabiba Mazraa received their official license in 1940.[2] The club won theLebanese Second Division in the 1941–42 season,[1] and winning back-to-backFA Cups in 1951 and 1952. In1966–67 the club won the league title under the presidency of Nicolas Majdalani.[2] However, the performances of the team deteriorated with the onslaught of theLebanese Civil War.
During the1991–92 season, the club lived a revival through the investor Robert Debbas and the Greek Orthodox trust. However, the club was relegated back to theLebanese Second Division in the1996–97 season. After they quit a game in the Second Division, they were immediately demoted toLebanese Third Division.[3] They ended up not playing a single game in the following season, and were demoted to theLebanese Fourth Division.[3] In the 2007–08 season, the club gained promotion to the Third Division.[3]
In 1949, Nicola Majdalani created the club's first logo. It was a white flag with blue stripes.[4]