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 |
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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
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-Ansar SC | 16 | 13 -1-2 | 40 | - | 37 | 8 | 29 | 10 | 8 -1-1 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 5 -0-1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
2 | Nejmeh SC | 16 | 10 -5-1 | 35 | - | 31 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 -4-1 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
3 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 16 | 8 -3-5 | 27 | - | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
4 | Al-Ahed SC | 16 | 6 -6-4 | 24 | - | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
5 | Safa Beirut SC | 16 | 7 -3-6 | 24 | - | 24 | 25 | -1 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 | 6 -1-3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
6 | Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | - | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Shabab El Bourj SC | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | - | 22 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
2 | Bourj FC | 16 | 5 -8-3 | 23 | - | 18 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
3 | AC Tripoli | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | - | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
4 | Tadamon Sour SC | 16 | 3 -7-6 | 16 | - | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 10 | 2 -5-3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
5 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | 16 | 3 -2-11 | 11 | - | 12 | 26 | -14 | 7 | 2 -0-5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 |
6 | Salam Zgharta FC | 16 | 0 -1-15 | 1 | - | 6 | 50 | -44 | 8 | 0 -1-7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 8 | 0 -0-8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | -29 |
2022 AFCCL 2022 AFCCUP 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 | 9 -0-2 | 27 | - | 28 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 5 -0-1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
2 | Nejmeh SC | 11 | 7 -4-0 | 25 | - | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 -3-0 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
3 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | - | 13 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | - | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
5 | Al-Ahed SC | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | - | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
6 | Safa Beirut SC | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | - | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 -0-3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
7 | Bourj FC | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | - | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
8 | AC Tripoli | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | - | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 | 1 -3-3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Shabab El Bourj SC | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | - | 13 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
10 | Tadamon Sour SC | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | - | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 7 | 1 -3-3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
11 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | 11 | 2 -0-9 | 6 | - | 6 | 21 | -15 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 6 | 1 -0-5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 |
12 | Salam Zgharta FC | 11 | 0 -1-10 | 1 | - | 3 | 35 | -32 | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 5 | 0 -0-5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | -19 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 02 | Al-Ahed SC | Saida International Stadium |
Shabab Al Sahel FC | 01 | Safa Beirut SC | Al Ahed Stadium |
Al-Ansar SC | 21 | Nejmeh SC | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Safa Beirut SC | 33 | Al-Ahed SC | Saida International Stadium |
Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 00 | Nejmeh SC | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Al-Ansar SC | 20 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Tadamon Sour SC | 11 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | Al Ansar Stadium |
Shabab El Bourj SC | 40 | Salam Zgharta FC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Bourj FC | 10 | AC Tripoli | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Chabab Ghazieh SC | 30 | Salam Zgharta FC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Tadamon Sour SC | 10 | AC Tripoli | Al Ahed Stadium |
Bourj FC | 11 | Shabab El Bourj SC | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Al-Ahed SC | 21 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Safa Beirut SC | 03 | Nejmeh SC | Saida International Stadium |
Al-Ansar SC | 20 | Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Bourj FC | 00 | Tadamon Sour SC | Saida International Stadium |
Chabab Ghazieh SC | 12 | Shabab El Bourj SC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Salam Zgharta FC | 23 | AC Tripoli | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Nejmeh SC | 30 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 01 | Safa Beirut SC | Saida International Stadium |