Summary
The Lebanese Premier League (LIB1) is the top football league in the Lebanese football system. At the end of the 2023-2024 LIB1 season, the LIB1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 AFC Challenge Cup:
- 1st place 2023-2024 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 | ||
3 Aug 2023 - 12 Mar 2024 | 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 2025 AFC Champions League and 2025 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) disciplinary points.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2023-2024 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 | 18 | 10 -7-1 | 27 | -10 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 -5-0 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
2 | Al-Ahed SC | 18 | 12 -4-2 | 26 | -14 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 5 -1-1 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 14 |
3 | Nejmeh SC | 18 | 12 -3-3 | 25 | -14 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 -1-2 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
4 | Safa Beirut SC | 18 | 8 -6-4 | 22 | -8 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
5 | Bourj FC | 18 | 6 -5-7 | 13 | -10 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 -2-4 | 14 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
6 | Racing Beirut | 18 | 3 -8-7 | 10 | -7 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 10 | 1 -5-4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -6 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tadamon Sour SC | 20 | 7 -4-9 | 23 | -2 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
2 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 20 | 7 -7-6 | 21 | -7 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
3 | Al Ahli Nabatiya | 21 | 4 -9-8 | 18 | -3 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 10 | 2 -5-3 | 11 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
4 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | 21 | 4 -6-11 | 16 | -2 | 13 | 36 | -23 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | -18 |
5 | AC Tripoli | 21 | 5 -5-11 | 14 | -6 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 16 | 4 -4-8 | 16 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
6 | Sagesse SC | 21 | 4 -4-13 | 13 | -3 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
2024-2025 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-Ahed SC | 11 | 9 -1-1 | 28 | - | 31 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 13 |
2 | Nejmeh SC | 11 | 9 -1-1 | 28 | - | 25 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
3 | Bourj FC | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | - | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
4 | Al-Ansar SC | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | - | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
5 | Safa Beirut SC | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | - | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
6 | Racing Beirut | 11 | 3 -6-2 | 15 | - | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
7 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | - | 11 | 15 | -4 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
8 | AC Tripoli | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | - | 11 | 13 | -2 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Sagesse SC | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | - | 9 | 18 | -9 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
10 | Al Ahli Nabatiya | 11 | 0 -6-5 | 6 | - | 5 | 15 | -10 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
11 | Tadamon Sour SC | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | - | 5 | 16 | -11 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -8 |
12 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | - | 5 | 26 | -21 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | -16 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
Bourj FC | PSPD | Al-Ansar SC | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
Tadamon Sour SC | PSPD | Shabab Al Sahel FC | Abbas Naser Stadium |
Racing Beirut | PSPD | Nejmeh SC | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
Chabab Ghazieh SC | 00 | AC Tripoli | Imam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium |
Al Ahli Nabatiya | 20 | Sagesse SC | Kafar El Jouz Stadium |
Al-Ahed SC | PSPD | Safa Beirut SC | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
Al Ahli Nabatiya | 02 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | Kafar El Jouz Stadium |
Shabab Al Sahel FC | 32 | AC Tripoli | Al Ahed Stadium |
Racing Beirut | 11 | Al-Ansar SC | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
Sagesse SC | 01 | Tadamon Sour SC | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
Bourj FC | 01 | Al-Ahed SC | Abbas Naser Stadium |
Nejmeh SC | 21 | Safa Beirut SC | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
Shabab Al Sahel FC | 01 | Al Ahli Nabatiya | Al Ahed Stadium |
Chabab Ghazieh SC | 11 | Sagesse SC (GHAZ) | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
Tadamon Sour SC | 30 | AC Tripoli | Imam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium |
AC Tripoli | 12 | Al Ahli Nabatiya | Tripoli International Olympic Stadium |
Shabab Al Sahel FC | 01 | Sagesse SC | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
Tadamon Sour SC | 21 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | Abbas Naser Stadium |
Chabab Ghazieh SC | 00 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | Imam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium |
AC Tripoli | 10 | Sagesse SC | Tripoli International Olympic Stadium |