Beirut derby (football)
Team kits – Ansar in green, Nejmeh in burgundy | |
| Other names | Lebanese Clásico |
|---|---|
| Location | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Teams | Ansar Nejmeh |
| First meeting | Nejmeh 2–0 Ansar Lebanese FA Cup (21 June 1964) |
| Latest meeting | Ansar 1–2 Nejmeh Lebanese Premier League (21 September 2025) |
| Stadiums | Various (neutral) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | League matches: 81 Cup matches: 39 Total matches: 120 |
| Most wins | League matches: Ansar (28) Cup matches: Ansar (16) Total matches: Ansar (44) |
| Top scorer | Elhadji Malick Tall (18) |
| Largest victory | Nejmeh 1–6 Ansar Lebanese Premier League (8 July 2025) |
The Beirut derby (Arabic: ديربي بيروت) is the name given in football to any match between cross-city rivals Ansar and Nejmeh.
The derby has historically been the most anticipated game in Lebanon: both located in Beirut, Nejmeh and Ansar have shared the majority of Lebanese Premier League titles. Ansar holds 15 league titles, the most in the country, and Nejmeh have won nine, the second most. Ansar leads the head-to-head results in competitive matches with 44 wins to Nejmeh's 39.