The Al-Manar Football Festival () was an event organised by the Al-Manar television station between the 1996–97 and 2018–19 seasons in order to award players, managers, referees and teams who were considered to have performed the best over the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Between the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, the referendum to decide the winners of the awards was held online.

Lebanese forward Hassan Maatouk was awarded the Best Player award a record four times. Salih Sadir from Iraq is the foreign player with the most Best Player awards, having won it three times in a row. Lebanese coach Adnan Al Sharqi holds the most Best Coach awards, with four.

Awards

Main categories SeasonCategoryBest Player Best Young PlayerTop ScorerBest Coach1996–97 Vardan Ghazaryan Bilal Fleifel Peter Prosper Rachid Mekhloufi Adnan Al Sharqi 1997–98 Laith Hussein Tarek Al Samad Abdul Latif Helou Adnan Al Sharqi 1998–99 Peter Prosper Nasrat Al Jamal Haitham Zein Adnan Al Sharqi 1999–2000 Moussa Hojeij Agop Donabidian Toninho Farouk El Sayed 2000–01 Roda Antar Dany Nahle Haitham Zein Akram Salman 2001–02 Moussa Hojeij Abbas Ali Atwi Haidar Mahmoud Theo Bücker 2002–03 Abbas Ali Atwi Ali El Atat Sílvio Mohammad Kwid 2003–04 Edílson Mohammad Kassas Mohammad Kwid 2004–05 Yehia Hachem Hassan Maatouk Mohammad Kassas Adnan Al Sharqi 2005–06 Abbas Ahmad Atwi Hassan Tahmaz Ali Nasseredine Adnan Hamad 2006–07 Salih Sadir Hassan El Mohamad Mohamad Ghaddar Abbas Ahmad Atwi Samir Saad 2007–08 Salih Sadir Ali Bazzi Mohamad Ghaddar Abbas Ali Atwi Samir Saad 2008–09 Salih Sadir Kassem Leila Salih Sadir Ahmad Zreik Emile Rustom 2009–10 Hassan Maatouk Ali Reda Alawieh Makhete Diop Abbas Ali Atwi Mahmoud Hammoud 2010–11 Hassan Maatouk Shadi Skaf Hassan Maatouk Abbas Ahmad Atwi Mahmoud Hammoud 2011–12 Bilal El Najjarine Alaa El Baba Mohamad Haidar Khodr Salame Moussa Hojeij 2012–13 Mohamad Haidar Philippe Paoli Imad Ghaddar Abbas Ahmad Atwi Akram Salman 2013–14 Abbas Ahmad Atwi Hassan Kourani Adnan Melhem Lassina Soro Abbas Ahmad Atwi Theo Bücker 2014–15 Haytham Faour Alex Boutros Lucas Galán Khaled Al Saleh 2015–16 Mohamad Haidar Mohamad Kdouh Lucas Galán Mohamad Haidar Emile Rustom 2016–17 Ahmad Zreik Hadi Khalil Abou Bakr Al-Mel Talla N'Diaye Bassem Marmar 2017–18 Hassan Maatouk Ali Al Haj Elhadji Malick Tall Hassan Maatouk Bassem Marmar 2018–19 Hassan Maatouk Karim Mekkaoui Elhadji Malick Tall Houssem Louati Bassem Marmar

Other categories SeasonCategoryBest GoalBest SaveBest Referee Fair Play Award1996–97 Ahmad Al Saksouk Ali Fakih 1997–98 Malek Hassoun Ahmad Sakr Nejmeh1998–99 Zaher Al Indari Ahmad Sakr Ansar1999–2000 Ghassan Choueikh Ahmad Khalife Homenetmen2000–01 Ali Cheikh Dib Ahmad Sakr Nejmeh2001–02 Abbas Ahmad Atwi Nejmeh2002–03 Moussa Hojeij Talaat Najm Haidar KleitAhed2003–04 Nabil Ayyad Haidar KleitNejmeh2004–05 Rabie El Kakhi Nejmeh2005–06 Talaat Najm Haidar Kleit2006–07 Abbas Ahmad Atwi Talaat Najm Haidar KleitSagesse2007–08 Talaat Najm Haidar KleitAhed2008–09 Talaat Najm Hussein IssaSalam Zgharta2009–10 Hassan Hammoud Ali Sabbagh Ahmad KawasSagesse2010–11 Mohamad Atwi Bashir Awasa Hadi KassarNejmeh2011–12 Hussein Awada Radwan Ghandour Hussein IssaAnsar2012–13 Eduardo Radwan Ghandour Mohamad RammalAhed2013–14 Abou Bakr Al-Mel Radwan Ghandour Bilal ZeinNejmeh2014–15 Ali Nasseredine Radwan Ghandour Ali Serhal2015–16 Mohamad Atwi Nabi Chit2016–17 Jad El Zein Ahed2017–18 Mahmoud Fathalla Ahed2018–19 Rabih Ataya Shabab Sahel

Special awards The following awards were awarded only in one or a few editions: CategorySeasonRecipientFan's Best Player1998–99 Moussa Hojeij 2000–01 Moussa Hojeij 2002–03 Moussa Hojeij Best Fans1998–99AhedBest Goalkeeper2006–07 Mohamad Hammoud 2007–08 Lary Mehanna 2008–09 Abbas Chit 2009–10 Bilal Kassab Player of the Week2007–08 Hassan Maatouk 2008–09 Salih Sadir 2009–10 Hassan Maatouk Most Appearances2009–10 Hamza Abboud 2010–11 Hassan Daher Best Foreign Player2014–15 Mohamed Aziz Msakni 2015–16 Musa Kabiru 2016–17 Dominique Mendy 2017–18 Issah Yakubu Best Futsal Player2017–18 Ahmed Khairuddin

Team of the Season SeasonCategoryGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards1996–97 Ali Fakih Ibrahim Hosni Gevorg Karapetyan Nabih Al Jurdi Gurgen Engibaryan Jamal Taha Babken Melikyan Raed Abou Al Naser Moussa Hojeij Wael Nazha Vardan Ghazaryan 1997–98 Ali Fakih Gevorg Karapetyan Gurgen Engibaryan Nabih Al Jurdi Munir Hussein Malek Hassoun Laith Hussein Chadi Karnib Moussa Hojeij Wael Nazha Tero Kehyeyan 1998–99 Wahid El Fattal Gevorg Karapetyan Sunday Okoh Nabih Al Jurdi Faisal Antar Jamal Taha Laith Hussein Chadi Karnib Moussa Hojeij Haitham Zein Peter Prosper 1999–2000 Wahid El Fattal Hussein Daher Sunday Okoh Mohamad Halawi Faisal Antar Ademola Ikudaissi Roda Antar Didier Tamboura Moussa Hojeij Rabih Osman Vardan Ghazaryan 2000–01 Ali Fakih Gurgen Engibaryan Hisham Shleikh Mohamad Halawi Marcílio Marcílio Sandra Roda Antar Faisal Antar Moussa Hojeij Errol McFarlane Tommy Giacomelli 2001–02 Ali Fakih Gurgen Engibaryan Imad Al Miri Faisal Antar Hamlet Mkhitaryan Nasrat Al Jamal Abbas Ahmad Atwi Moussa Hojeij Mohammad Kassas Darlington Chigoze Mahmood Majeed 2002–03 Ziad Al Samad Pierre Issa Youssef Mohamad Abbas Kenaan Nabil Baalbaki Khaled Hamieh Ali Attar Abbas Ali Atwi Moussa Hojeij Sílvio Ahmad Itani 2003–04 Ziad Al Samad Hussein Daher Youssef Mohamad Abbas Kenaan Khaled Hamieh Ali Attar Mohamad Halawi Edílson Moussa Hojeij Mohammad Kassas Ali Nasseredine 2004–05 Ziad Al Samad Fábio Mohamad Halawi Abbas Kenaan Imad Al Miri Faisal Antar Yehia Hachem Nasrat Al Jamal Moussa Hojeij Mohammad Kassas Armen Shahgeldyan 2005–06 Lary Mehanna Ahmad Sakr Fábio Ali Mteirek Ali Al Saadi Khaled Hamieh Faisal Antar Nabil Baalbaki Abbas Ali Atwi Abbas Ahmad Atwi Ali Nasseredine Hassan Maatouk 2006–07 Lary Mehanna Ali Al Saadi Hussein Hamdan Bassim Abbas Ossama Haidar Ali Mteirek Nabil Baalbaki Salih Sadir Abbas Ahmad Atwi Mohamad Ghaddar Mahmoud El Ali 2007–08 Hassan Bittar Kenneth Ikwugbado Ali Al Saadi Ramez Dayoub Mohamed Baker Younes Mohamad Korhani Nabil Baalbaki Salih Sadir Abbas Ali Atwi Mohamad Ghaddar Mahmoud El Ali 2008–09 Abbas Chit Hassan Daher Bilal El Najjarine Ali Al Saadi Ali Hamam Ahmad Zreik Mohamad Halawi Hassan Maatouk Zakaria Charara Salih Sadir Mohammad Kassas 2009–10 Mohamed Hammoud Fábio Bilal El Najjarine Abbas Kenaan Imad Al Miri Hussein Dakik Nabil Baalbaki Abbas Ahmad Atwi Abbas Ali Atwi Hassan Maatouk Makhete Diop 2010–11 Mohamed Hammoud Ramos Ali Al Saadi Abbas Kenaan Imad Al Miri Hussein Dakik Mouhamad Chamass Hassan Maatouk Abbas Ali Atwi Tarek El Ali Mahmoud El Ali 2011–12 Ziad Al Samad Bilal El Najjarine Ali Al Saadi Ali Hamam Hussein Dakik Ibrahim Al Haasy Haytham Faour Ahmad Zreik Mohamad Haidar Khodr Salame Mahmoud El Ali 2012–13 Ziad Al Samad Hassan Daher Tarek Al Omrati Ali Hamam Walid Ismail Haytham Faour Hassan El Mohamad Mohamad Haidar Abbas Ali Atwi Ulysse Diallo Hassan Chaito 2013–14 Mohamad Hammoud Nour Mansour Admil Precious Ali Hamam Walid Ismail Hamzeh Salameh Cheikha Sy Khaled Takaji Abbas Ahmad Atwi Adnan Melhem Hassan Chaito 2014–15 Mohamad Hammoud Abdallah Taleb Khalil Khamis Hussein Zein Mohamad Korhani Haytham Faour Khaled Takaji Cheikha Sy Abbas Ali Atwi Michael Helegbe Iheb Msakni 2015–16 Mehdi Khalil Ali Al Saadi Khalil Khamis Mohamad Zein Tahan Hussein Dakik Mohamad Haidar Ahmad Zreik Rabih Ataya Abbas Ali Atwi Ahmad Jalloul Lucas Galán 2016–17 Mostafa Matar Standly Echabe Nour Mansour Nassar Nassar Nader Matar Haytham Faour Hussein Monzer Mahdi Fahs Abou Bakr Al-Mel Ahmad Zreik Akram Moghrabi 2017–18 Mehdi Khalil Nour Mansour Ahmad Atwi Hussein Zein Mohamad Zein Tahan Haytham Faour Issah Yakubu Ahmad Zreik Hassan Maatouk Mohamad Haidar Elhadji Malick Tall 2018–19 Mehdi Khalil Khalil Khamis Kassem El Zein Hussein Dakik Hussein Zein Adnan Haidar Hassan Maatouk Houssem Louati Hussein Monzer Abbas Ali Atwi Elhadji Malick Tall

See also Football in Lebanon List of Lebanese Premier League top scorers by season

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References Information mainly taken from Ali Haroun's archives