
Summary
The Lebanese Premier League (LIB1) is the top football league in the Lebanese football system. At the end of the 2024-2025 LIB1 season, the LIB1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026 AFC Challenge League - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2024-2025 LIB1 Championship Round team
Leagues Pyramid - Lebanon
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
---|---|---|
LIB1 | Lebanese Premier League | 12 |
LIB2 | Lebanese Second Divison | 12 |
LIB3 | Lebanese Third Divison | 28 |
LIB3 | Lebanese Fourth Divison | - |
LIB3 | Lebanese Fifth Divison | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
20 Sep 2024 - 27 May 2025 | 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 2026 AFC Champions League and 2026 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) Fair-play points.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024-2025 Regular season, the 5th and 6th place Relegation Round LIB1 teams will be relegated directly to the LIB2.
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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 | 13 | 11 -1-1 | 20 | -14 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 5 -1-1 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 -0-0 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 17 |
2 | Safa Beirut SC | 13 | 10 -3-0 | 19 | -14 | 33 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 6 -0-0 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 4 -3-0 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
3 | Al-Ansar SC | 12 | 10 -1-1 | 16 | -15 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 6 -1-0 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
4 | Sagesse SC | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 14 | -8 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
5 | Nejmeh SC | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 10 | -8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
6 | Tadamon Sour SC | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 7 | -7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 13 | 5 -1-7 | 10 | -6 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 8 | 4 -0-4 | 12 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
2 | Bourj FC | 13 | 4 -1-8 | 10 | -3 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
3 | Racing Beirut | 13 | 2 -6-5 | 8 | -4 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 8 | 1 -5-2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 |
4 | Al-Abbassieh | 13 | 1 -6-6 | 5 | -4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 | 0 -4-3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
5 | Shabab Baalbeck SC | 13 | 1 -4-8 | 5 | -2 | 5 | 30 | -25 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | -16 |
6 | Shabab Ghazieh SC | 13 | 1 -4-8 | 4 | -3 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 9 | 0 -4-5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
2025-2026 AFC Challenge League 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-Ansar SC | 11 | 10 -1-0 | 31 | - | 31 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 6 -1-0 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
2 | Safa Beirut SC | 11 | 9 -2-0 | 29 | - | 30 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 6 -0-0 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
3 | Al-Ahed SC | 11 | 9 -1-1 | 28 | - | 34 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 -0-0 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 17 |
4 | Nejmeh SC | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | - | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Sagesse SC | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | - | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 | 3 -2-2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
6 | Tadamon Sour SC | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | - | 13 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
7 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | - | 14 | 21 | -7 | 7 | 3 -0-4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
8 | Racing Beirut | 11 | 1 -6-4 | 9 | - | 4 | 14 | -10 | 8 | 1 -5-2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
9 | Al-Abbassieh | 11 | 1 -5-5 | 8 | - | 7 | 15 | -8 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
10 | Bourj FC | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | - | 7 | 21 | -14 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
11 | Shabab Ghazieh SC | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | - | 5 | 18 | -13 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 | 0 -3-5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
12 | Shabab Baalbeck SC | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | - | 4 | 29 | -25 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | -16 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Fixtures
![]() | Al-Ansar SC![]() | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
![]() | Al-Ahed SC![]() | Abbas Naser Stadium |
![]() | Bourj FC![]() | Imam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium |
![]() | Safa Beirut SC![]() | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
![]() | Nejmeh SC![]() | Tripoli Municipal Stadium |
Results
![]() | 10 | Nejmeh SC![]() | Al Ahed Stadium |
![]() | 21 | Al-Abbassieh![]() | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
![]() | 31 | Racing Beirut![]() | Al Safa SC Stadium |
![]() | 11 | Shabab Ghazieh SC![]() | Baalbek Municipal Stadium |
![]() | 02 | Safa Beirut SC![]() | Abbas Naser Stadium |
![]() | 00 | Al-Abbassieh![]() | Al Safa SC Stadium |
![]() | 20 | Shabab Al Sahel FC![]() | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
![]() | 11 | Safa Beirut SC![]() | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
![]() | 02 | Sagesse SC![]() | Abbas Naser Stadium |
![]() | 12 | Racing Beirut![]() | Imam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium |
![]() | 02 | Sagesse SC![]() | Abbas Naser Stadium |
![]() | 10 | Al-Ansar SC![]() | Al Ahed Stadium |
![]() | 00 | Al-Abbassieh![]() | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
![]() | 18 | Al-Ahed SC![]() | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
![]() | 00 | Tadamon Sour SC![]() | Al Safa SC Stadium |
![]() | 02 | Al-Ansar SC![]() | Imam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium |
![]() | 50 | Shabab Baalbeck SC![]() | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
![]() | 11 | Sagesse SC![]() | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
![]() | 02 | Nejmeh SC![]() | Fouad Shehab Stadium |