[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":189},["ShallowReactive",2],{"country-en-lebanon":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"country_code":175,"description":176,"extension":177,"federation":178,"flag":180,"lastUpdated":181,"meta":182,"navigation":183,"path":184,"region":185,"seo":186,"stem":187,"__hash__":188},"countries\u002Fcountries\u002Fen\u002Flebanon.md","Pétanque in Lebanon",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":166},"minimark",[9,13,22,27,33,44,48,71,75,94,98,114,118],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"pétanque-in-lebanon",[14,15,16,17,21],"p",{},"Pétanque in Lebanon is organized under the ",[18,19,20],"strong",{},"Fédération Libanaise de Pétanque (FLP)",", a national governing body whose formation in the mid-2010s brought Lebanese pétanque onto the international stage for the first time. Branding itself with the slogan \"C'est Facile La Pétanque\" (\"Pétanque is Easy\"), the federation has grown a domestic club network centered on the hills above Beirut and hosted Lebanon's first-ever FIPJP-supervised international tournament.",[23,24,26],"h2",{"id":25},"history","History",[14,28,29,30,32],{},"Organized efforts to formalize pétanque in Lebanon date to at least April 2016, when a tournament in Zrarieh was reported in the local press as part of a push toward establishing a national federation. That effort led to the founding of the ",[18,31,20],{},", which brought Lebanon into international pétanque competition for the first time, according to Lebanese press coverage - though the federation's own site does not display an official founding date, so this year should be treated as reported rather than independently confirmed against a primary federation source.",[14,34,35,36,39,40,43],{},"The federation's breakthrough moment came in ",[18,37,38],{},"October 2019",", when it staged Lebanon's first-ever international pétanque tournament at the Sin El Fil stadiums outside Beirut, held under the supervision of the ",[18,41,42],{},"FIPJP"," itself. Held 4-6 October 2019, the tournament drew 13 national delegations - France, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, Tunisia, Corsica, Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, Spain, the Czech Republic, Belgium, and Germany - alongside Lebanese clubs, with an expected 350 players competing across triples (capped at 128 teams), doubles (96 teams), and precision shooting on 3,500 square meters of playing area. The event carried the patronage of Lebanon's Minister of Youth and Sports, Mohamed Fneish, and was attended by FIPJP figures including then-president Claude Azéma and International Arbitration Committee president Patrick Grignon; live coverage of the semifinals and finals aired on MTV Lebanon.",[23,45,47],{"id":46},"federation","Federation",[14,49,50,51,54,55,58,59,62,63,66,67,70],{},"The FLP is led by president ",[18,52,53],{},"George Gebrael",", with ",[18,56,57],{},"Dory Chamoun"," serving as honorary president. The federation's executive committee includes ",[18,60,61],{},"Serge Tabet"," as vice president and director of support committees, ",[18,64,65],{},"Hamid Haddad"," as general secretary, and ",[18,68,69],{},"Khodor Atwi"," as treasurer, alongside board members Ouday Hijazi, Chaaya Atallah, Fadi Azar, Zakhia Farhat, Fawzi Merhi, Samir Kaafarani, and Roger Safi. The federation's stated priorities include expanding pétanque into Lebanese schools and universities, building a national league, and establishing new clubs across Lebanese villages and towns.",[23,72,74],{"id":73},"federation-contact","Federation Contact",[14,76,77,78,81,82,85,86,93],{},"The FLP is headquartered in ",[18,79,80],{},"Beit Chabab",", roughly 20 kilometers (about a 45-minute drive) from Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport. The federation can be reached by phone at ",[18,83,84],{},"009611-286453"," or by email at ",[18,87,88],{},[89,90,92],"a",{"href":91},"mailto:info@lfldp.com","info@lfldp.com",".",[23,95,97],{"id":96},"major-tournaments","Major Tournaments",[99,100,101,108],"ul",{},[102,103,104,107],"li",{},[18,105,106],{},"Lebanon Championship:"," The FLP's domestic national championship, contested annually across multiple formats. The 2022 edition ran across two dates - Qana (25 June) and Dbayeh (24 July) - and drew 12 participating clubs. That year's titles went to Nejmet El Sahra of Sin El Fil (Triplettes), Fadi Azar (individual Precision Shooting), and Harouf Pétanque Gathering (Doubles).",[102,109,110,113],{},[18,111,112],{},"International Tournament of Lebanon:"," Lebanon's first FIPJP-supervised international event, held 4-6 October 2019 at Sin El Fil, drawing 13 national teams and roughly 350 players - the country's breakthrough moment on the world pétanque stage.",[23,115,117],{"id":116},"clubs","Clubs",[14,119,120,121,124,125,128,129,128,132,135,136,139,140,143,144,135,147,150,151,139,154,157,158,161,162,165],{},"The FLP counts 12 affiliated clubs as of its own current roster: ",[18,122,123],{},"Club Sportif Aintoura"," (Metn), ",[18,126,127],{},"Club Qana El Jalil"," (Tyre), ",[18,130,131],{},"Club Sportif Abbassieh",[18,133,134],{},"Club Satellity 2"," (Feytroun), ",[18,137,138],{},"Club Nejmet Al Sahra"," (Sin El Fil), ",[18,141,142],{},"Club Deir El Qamar"," (Chouf), ",[18,145,146],{},"Club Sportif Satellity",[18,148,149],{},"Club JORACH"," (Dbayeh), ",[18,152,153],{},"Club Les Boules de Beyrouth",[18,155,156],{},"Harouf Pétanque Gathering"," (Harouf), ",[18,159,160],{},"Club Boules de Beit Chabeb"," (Beit Chabeb), and ",[18,163,164],{},"Club Cornet Chahwan"," (Cornet Chahwan).",{"title":167,"searchDepth":168,"depth":168,"links":169},"",2,[170,171,172,173,174],{"id":25,"depth":168,"text":26},{"id":46,"depth":168,"text":47},{"id":73,"depth":168,"text":74},{"id":96,"depth":168,"text":97},{"id":116,"depth":168,"text":117},"LB","Explore pétanque in Lebanon - the Fédération Libanaise de Pétanque (FLP), founded 2016, its Beit Chabab headquarters, and the 2019 tournament that put it on the map.","md",{"name":20,"url":179},"https:\u002F\u002Flfldp.com\u002F","🇱🇧","2026-09-07",{},true,"\u002Fcountries\u002Fen\u002Flebanon",null,{"title":5,"description":176},"countries\u002Fen\u002Flebanon","XRd76GTWuovXeSlm5GBqUIzrORDidrH1yjsd9Ky0S4A",1790080174541]