Summary
The Lebanese Premier League (LIB1) is the top football league in the Lebanese football system. At the end of the 2021-2022 LIB1 season, the LIB1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2023 AFC Champions League - Qualifying Playoffs:
- 1st place 2021-2022 LIB1 Championship Round team
- 2023 AFC Cup - Group Stage:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2021-2022 LIB1 Championship Round teams
The winner of the 2022 Lebanese FA Cup, typically an LIB1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2023 AFC Cup.
Leagues Pyramid - Lebanon
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
---|---|---|
LIB1 | Lebanese Premier League | 12 |
LIB2 | Lebanese Second Divison | 12 |
LIB3 | Lebanese Third Divison | 24 |
LIB3 | Lebanese Fourth Divison | - |
LIB3 | Lebanese Fifth Divison | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
11 Sep 2021 - 1 May 2022 | 12: LIB1 (10), LIB2 (2) |
Season Format
The LIB1 season consists of 2 phases. In the first phase, each LIB1 team plays matches with the other 11 LIB1 teams once for a total of 11 league matches per team. The second phase consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. In the Championship Round, the top six teams play each other twice (10 more matches) to determine final rankings for 2023 AFC Champions League and 2023 AFC Cup placements. In the Relegation Round, the bottom six teams play each other twice (10 more matches) to determine the relegation placements. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) total goal difference, (4) total goals scored, then (5) a drawing.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2021-2022 Regular season, the 6th place Relegation Round LIB1 team will be relegated directly to the LIB2. The 5th place Championship Round LIB1 team withdrew from LIB1, so only one team was relegated.
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2nd Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Al-Ahed SC | 21 | 16 -5-0 | 53 | - | 46 | 6 | 40 | 9 | 7 -2-0 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 9 -3-0 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 21 |
2 | Bourj FC | 21 | 10 -7-4 | 37 | - | 23 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
3 | Al-Ansar SC | 20 | 10 -6-4 | 36 | - | 36 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 13 |
4 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 21 | 9 -3-9 | 30 | - | 33 | 35 | -2 | 12 | 5 -3-4 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 4 -0-5 | 12 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
5 | Shabab El Bourj SC | 20 | 6 -4-10 | 22 | - | 23 | 38 | -15 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | -20 |
6 | Tadamon Sour SC | 21 | 4 -6-11 | 18 | - | 19 | 30 | -11 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 | 1 -3-6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Nejmeh SC | 21 | 9 -9-3 | 30 | - | 29 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5 -6-1 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
2 | AC Tripoli | 21 | 8 -5-8 | 29 | - | 23 | 24 | -1 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
3 | Sagesse SC | 21 | 8 -3-10 | 27 | - | 17 | 32 | -15 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 10 | 5 -1-4 | 16 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
4 | Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 21 | 7 -4-10 | 25 | - | 18 | 24 | -6 | 12 | 4 -2-6 | 14 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
5 | Safa Beirut SC | 21 | 6 -4-11 | 22 | - | 19 | 29 | -10 | 7 | 3 -2-2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 -2-9 | 11 | 10 | 24 | -14 |
6 | AC Sporting Beirut | 21 | 3 -2-16 | 11 | - | 16 | 36 | -20 | 11 | 3 -0-8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 10 | 0 -2-8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | -14 |
2023 AFCCL 2023 AFCCUP Withdrew from LIB1 Relegation to LIB2 |
1st Stage
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Al-Ahed SC | 11 | 9 -2-0 | 29 | - | 20 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 -2-0 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
2 | Bourj FC | 11 | 6 -5-0 | 23 | - | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 -2-0 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 -3-0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
3 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | - | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
4 | Al-Ansar SC | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | - | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
5 | Tadamon Sour SC | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | - | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
6 | Shabab El Bourj SC | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | - | 15 | 17 | -2 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 |
7 | AC Tripoli | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | - | 13 | 15 | -2 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
8 | Nejmeh SC | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 11 | -6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
9 | Sagesse SC | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | - | 7 | 23 | -16 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
10 | Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | - | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
11 | Safa Beirut SC | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | - | 5 | 17 | -12 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -12 |
12 | AC Sporting Beirut | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | - | 9 | 18 | -9 | 6 | 2 -0-4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
AC Tripoli | 11 | Nejmeh SC | Tripoli Municipal Stadium |
Shabab El Bourj SC | CANC | Al-Ansar SC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Bourj FC | 02 | Al-Ahed SC | Saida International Stadium |
Tadamon Sour SC | 14 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | Sour Municipal Stadium |
Sagesse SC | 10 | Safa Beirut SC | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 40 | AC Sporting Beirut | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Safa Beirut SC | 31 | AC Sporting Beirut | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Sagesse SC | 02 | Nejmeh SC | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 20 | AC Tripoli | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Al-Ansar SC | 11 | Al-Ahed SC | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Shabab El Bourj SC | 22 | Tadamon Sour SC | Al Ahed Stadium |
Shabab Al Sahel FC | 11 | Bourj FC | Saida International Stadium |
AC Sporting Beirut | 23 | Nejmeh SC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Safa Beirut SC | 40 | Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | Saida International Stadium |
Sagesse SC | 11 | AC Tripoli | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Shabab El Bourj SC | 10 | Bourj FC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Shabab Al Sahel FC | 03 | Al-Ahed SC | Saida International Stadium |
Tadamon Sour SC | 12 | Al-Ansar SC | Sour Municipal Stadium |
AC Sporting Beirut | 12 | Sagesse SC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 00 | Nejmeh SC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |