Lebanese Premier League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2020-2021
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 2020-2021 LIB1 season, the LIB1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2022 AFC Champions League - Qualifying Playoffs:
    • 1st place 2020-2021 LIB1 Championship Round team
  • 2022 AFC Cup - Group Stage:
    • 2nd place 2020-2021 LIB1 Championship Round team

The winner of the 2021 Lebanese FA Cup, typically an LIB1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2022 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

3 Oct 2020 - 24 Apr 2021  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 once (5 more matches) to determine final rankings for 2022 AFC Champions League and 2022 AFC Cup placements. In the Relegation Round, the bottom six teams play each other once (5 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 draw.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2020-2021 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-Ansar SC 1613 -1-240-37829108 -1-1252762165 -0-1151028
2Nejmeh SC 1610 -5-135-31102165 -1-0161129105 -4-11920812
3Shabab Al Sahel FC 168 -3-527-1511485 -1-21693683 -2-31168-2
4Al-Ahed SC 166 -6-424-2016473 -3-11295493 -3-31211110
5Safa Beirut SC 167 -3-624-2425-161 -2-351013-3106 -1-31914122
6Akhaa Ahli Aley FC 165 -5-620-812-472 -2-3836-393 -3-31256-1
Relegation
1Shabab El Bourj SC 166 -5-523-22148123 -4-5131411343 -1-010835
2Bourj FC 165 -8-323-18135103 -5-214118362 -3-19752
3AC Tripoli 165 -4-719-1115-492 -3-49410-673 -1-310752
4Tadamon Sour SC 163 -7-616-711-461 -2-3525-3102 -5-31156-1
5Chabab Ghazieh SC 163 -2-1111-1226-1472 -0-56710-391 -2-65516-11
6Salam Zgharta FC 160 -1-151-650-4480 -1-71520-1580 -0-80130-29
2022 AFCCL
2022 AFCCUP
Relegation to LIB2

1st Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Al-Ansar SC 119 -0-227-2852354 -0-1121831565 -0-1151028
2Nejmeh SC 117 -4-025-2381543 -1-01072574 -3-01516610
3Shabab Al Sahel FC 117 -3-124-1331064 -1-11382653 -2-011514
4Akhaa Ahli Aley FC 115 -4-219-86242 -1-1733073 -3-112532
5Al-Ahed SC 114 -5-217-1310362 -3-1974352 -2-18660
6Safa Beirut SC 115 -1-516-1717041 -1-2477074 -0-31210100
7Bourj FC 113 -5-314-1211151 -2-2556-162 -3-19752
8AC Tripoli 113 -4-413-69-371 -3-3628-642 -1-17413
9Shabab El Bourj SC 113 -3-512-13112102 -3-591011-111 -0-03303
10Tadamon Sour SC 111 -4-67-39-640 -1-3104-471 -3-3635-2
11Chabab Ghazieh SC 112 -0-96-621-1551 -0-4338-561 -0-53313-10
12Salam Zgharta FC 110 -1-101-335-3260 -1-51215-1350 -0-50120-19
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Results

Sat - 24 Apr 2021
 Akhaa Ahli Aley FC 02 Al-Ahed SCSaida International Stadium
 Al-Ansar SC 21 Nejmeh SCFouad Chehab Stadium
Sun - 18 Apr 2021
 Safa Beirut SC 33 Al-Ahed SCSaida International Stadium
 Akhaa Ahli Aley FC 00 Nejmeh SCFouad Chehab Stadium
 Al-Ansar SC 20 Shabab Al Sahel FCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
Sat - 17 Apr 2021
 Shabab El Bourj SC 40 Salam Zgharta FCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Bourj FC 10 AC TripoliFouad Chehab Stadium
Sun - 11 Apr 2021
 Chabab Ghazieh SC 30 Salam Zgharta FCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Tadamon Sour SC 10 AC TripoliAl Ahed Stadium
 Bourj FC 11 Shabab El Bourj SCFouad Chehab Stadium
Sat - 10 Apr 2021
 Al-Ahed SC 21 Shabab Al Sahel FCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Safa Beirut SC 03 Nejmeh SCSaida International Stadium
 Al-Ansar SC 20 Akhaa Ahli Aley FCFouad Chehab Stadium
Wed - 7 Apr 2021
 Bourj FC 00 Tadamon Sour SCSaida International Stadium
 Chabab Ghazieh SC 12 Shabab El Bourj SCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Salam Zgharta FC 23 AC TripoliFouad Chehab Stadium
Sun - 4 Apr 2021
 Nejmeh SC 30 Shabab Al Sahel FCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Akhaa Ahli Aley FC 01 Safa Beirut SCSaida International Stadium