Lebanese Premier League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2024-2025
Location
Lebanon
Abbreviation
LIB1

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

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Championship
1Al-Ahed SC 1311 -1-120-1436112575 -1-116146866 -0-01822517
2Safa Beirut SC 1310 -3-019-143352866 -0-0181931674 -3-01514212
3Al-Ansar SC 1210 -1-116-153182376 -1-0192031754 -0-1121156
4Sagesse SC 136 -4-314-81611541 -2-1523-195 -2-2171486
5Nejmeh SC 135 -3-510-81310383 -2-311108252 -1-27321
6Tadamon Sour SC 144 -2-87-71320-730 -0-3006-6114 -2-5141314-1
Relegation
1Shabab Al Sahel FC 135 -1-710-61724-784 -0-4121315-251 -1-3449-5
2Bourj FC 134 -1-810-31122-1183 -1-410814-651 -0-4338-5
3Racing Beirut 132 -6-58-4718-1181 -5-2837-451 -1-34411-7
4Al-Abbassieh 131 -6-65-4817-961 -2-3568-270 -4-3429-7
5Shabab Baalbeck SC 131 -4-85-2530-2591 -4-47413-940 -0-40117-16
6Shabab Ghazieh SC 131 -4-84-3721-1441 -0-3339-690 -4-54412-8
2025-2026 AFC Challenge League
Relegation to LIB2

1st Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Al-Ansar SC 1110 -1-031-3172476 -1-0192031744 -0-0121147
2Safa Beirut SC 119 -2-029-3042666 -0-0181931653 -2-01111110
3Al-Ahed SC 119 -1-128-34112353 -1-110126666 -0-01822517
4Nejmeh SC 115 -2-417-128473 -1-31097242 -1-17312
5Sagesse SC 114 -4-316-1211141 -2-1523-173 -2-2111082
6Tadamon Sour SC 114 -2-514-1314-100 -0-00000114 -2-5141314-1
7Shabab Al Sahel FC 114 -1-613-1421-773 -0-491014-441 -1-2447-3
8Racing Beirut 111 -6-49-414-1081 -5-2837-430 -1-2117-6
9Al-Abbassieh 111 -5-58-715-861 -2-3568-250 -3-2317-6
10Bourj FC 112 -1-87-721-1461 -1-44413-951 -0-4338-5
11Shabab Ghazieh SC 111 -3-76-518-1331 -0-2327-580 -3-53311-8
12Shabab Baalbeck SC 111 -2-85-429-2571 -2-45312-940 -0-40117-16
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Fixtures

Sun - 20 Apr 2025
 Sagesse SC   Al-Ansar SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Thu - 24 Apr 2025
 Tadamon Sour SC   Al-Ahed SCAbbas Naser Stadium
 Shabab Ghazieh SC   Bourj FCImam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium
 Sagesse SC   Safa Beirut SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Fri - 25 Apr 2025
 Al-Ansar SC   Nejmeh SCTripoli Municipal Stadium

Results

Sat - 19 Apr 2025
 Al-Ahed SC 10 Nejmeh SCAl Ahed Stadium
 Bourj FC 21 Al-AbbassiehAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Shabab Al Sahel FC 31 Racing BeirutAl Safa SC Stadium
Fri - 18 Apr 2025
 Shabab Baalbeck SC 11 Shabab Ghazieh SCBaalbek Municipal Stadium
 Tadamon Sour SC 02 Safa Beirut SCAbbas Naser Stadium
Sun - 13 Apr 2025
 Shabab Baalbeck SC 00 Al-AbbassiehAl Safa SC Stadium
 Bourj FC 20 Shabab Al Sahel FCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Nejmeh SC 11 Safa Beirut SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sat - 12 Apr 2025
 Tadamon Sour SC 02 Sagesse SCAbbas Naser Stadium
 Shabab Ghazieh SC 12 Racing BeirutImam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium
 Tadamon Sour SC 02 Sagesse SCAbbas Naser Stadium
 Al-Ahed SC 10 Al-Ansar SCAl Ahed Stadium
Sun - 30 Mar 2025
 Sagesse SC 00 Al-AbbassiehAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Shabab Al Sahel FC 18 Al-Ahed SCFouad Shehab Stadium
 Racing Beirut 00 Tadamon Sour SCAl Safa SC Stadium
Sat - 29 Mar 2025
 Bourj FC 10 Nejmeh SCFouad Shehab Stadium
 Shabab Ghazieh SC 02 Al-Ansar SCImam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium
 Safa Beirut SC 50 Shabab Baalbeck SCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
Sun - 16 Mar 2025
 Racing Beirut 11 Sagesse SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sat - 15 Mar 2025
 Shabab Al Sahel FC 02 Nejmeh SCFouad Shehab Stadium