Early history (1964–1989) Ahed were founded in 1964 as Al Ahed Al Jadeed () in
Dahieh, a southern suburb of
Beirut. Under the presidency of Muhieddine Anouti, the club initially competed in the
Lebanese Third Division. During the 1970s, Ahed played in Msaytbeh, an area of Beirut, under the name Al Huda Islamic Club (). However, the club ceased activities as a consequence of the
Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. In 1984, Anouti acquired a license under the name Nejmet Al Ahed Al Jadeed () but did not establish a club. After two seasons in the Premier League, Ahed were relegated to the Second Division, before they earned promotion back to the Premier League. Having won the 2004 FA Cup, Ahed first qualified for an
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competition, the
2005 AFC Cup. They made their continental debut on 9 May 2009, defeating Indian club
Dempo 1–0 at home. Ahed finished second in their group of three, which also included
Al-Hussein of Iraq, and qualified for the quarter-finals. Despite a 1–0 home victory against Hong Kong club
Sun Hei in the first leg, Ahed lost the second leg 3–1 and were eliminated. Ahed won their first league title in
2007–08. They went on a 44-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League from 2 November 2008 to 30 October 2010, winning the
2009–10 league without defeats as a consequence. In the
2010–11 season, Ahed won the league, the FA Cup, the Super Cup and the Elite Cup, becoming the first team in Lebanon to accomplish both a domestic
treble and
quadruple.
Tamim Sleiman presidency and domestic dominance (2014–2024) In 2014, Tamim Sleiman was appointed president of the club by unanimous decision. In his first year as president, Ahed secured the
2014–15 Premier League, the club's fourth in total. Their
2016–17 league victory marked the beginning of a historic streak for Ahed, as they went on to win the league in
2017–18 (their second unbeaten) and
2018–19, securing their seventh title overall and establishing themselves as three-time defending champions, a position previously held only by Ansar in 1992. Ahed reached the final of the
AFC Cup – the AFC's second-tier club competition – for the first time in
2019, joining
Nejmeh in 2005 and
Safa in
2008 as the only Lebanese teams to do so. On 4 November 2019, Ahed beat North Korean side
25 April with a 1–0 win in the
final, from a
header by
Issah Yakubu, thus becoming the first Lebanese team to win the competition. Throughout the tournament, Ahed conceded only three goals in 11 matches and achieved nine
clean sheets, including five consecutive ones in all five knockout matches, as they maintained an unbeaten record. In the
2021–22 season, Ahed cleaimed their third league title unbeaten, securing their eighth title overall. They continued their dominance by winning their ninth league title in
2022–23. The match between Ahed and
Racing Beirut on 6 August 2023, the first matchday of the
2023–24 league season, marked the inaugural use of
video assistant referee (VAR) technology in Lebanese football. On 5 May 2024, Ahed made it to the
final of the
2023–24 AFC Cup for the second time, finishing runners-up after losing 1–0 to Australian side
Central Coast Mariners. The game marked the conclusion of the AFC Cup, following changes made to the AFC's competition system.
Recent years (2024–present) Following Tamim Sleiman's 10-year presidency term at Ahed, lawyer Zein Khalife was elected as Ahed's president on 5 August 2024. ==Crest and colours==