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 - 19 Jul 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-Ansar SC 2620 -3-348-155815431412 -1-13733627128 -2-22625916
2Safa Beirut SC 2618 -6-246-145919401512 -2-138401327116 -4-12219613
3Al-Ahed SC 2614 -5-733-14553421127 -2-323251411147 -3-424302010
4Nejmeh SC 2611 -7-832-8413011157 -4-42527198114 -3-41514113
5Sagesse SC 268 -6-1222-82837-9133 -4-6131319-6135 -2-6171518-3
6Tadamon Sour SC 265 -5-1613-72352-2951 -2-2525-3214 -3-14152147-26
Relegation
1Bourj FC 2613 -3-1039-33032-2136 -1-6191321-8137 -2-42317116
2Shabab Al Sahel FC 2612 -3-1133-644413157 -1-72227243115 -2-41717170
3Al-Abbassieh 267 -10-927-432275134 -4-51618135133 -6-41514140
4Racing Beirut 268 -7-1127-42439-15164 -6-6181224-12104 -1-5131215-3
5Shabab Baalbeck SC 264 -6-1616-21755-38142 -4-810721-14122 -2-881034-24
6Shabab Ghazieh SC 262 -7-1710-31949-30111 -3-76925-16151 -4-1071024-14
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

Results

Sat - 19 Jul 2025
 Safa Beirut SC 21 Al-Ansar SCCamille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
Thu - 17 Jul 2025
 Nejmeh SC 41 Tadamon Sour SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Wed - 16 Jul 2025
 Sagesse SC 31 Al-Ahed SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sun - 13 Jul 2025
 Al-Ansar SC 20 Tadamon Sour SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sat - 12 Jul 2025
 Al-Ahed SC 11 Safa Beirut SCCamille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
 Sagesse SC 23 Nejmeh SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Tue - 8 Jul 2025
 Nejmeh SC 16 Al-Ansar SCCamille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
 Al-Ahed SC 53 Tadamon Sour SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Mon - 7 Jul 2025
 Safa Beirut SC 21 Sagesse SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sat - 5 Jul 2025
 Shabab Al Sahel FC 51 Shabab Baalbeck SCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Shabab Ghazieh SC 14 Al-AbbassiehImam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium
 Bourj FC 21 Racing BeirutBourj el-Barajneh Stadium
Thu - 3 Jul 2025
 Nejmeh SC 41 Al-Ahed SCCamille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
Wed - 2 Jul 2025
 Sagesse SC 02 Al-Ansar SCFouad Shehab Stadium
 Safa Beirut SC 52 Tadamon Sour SCImam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium
Tue - 1 Jul 2025
 Shabab Baalbeck SC 03 Bourj FCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Racing Beirut 14 Al-AbbassiehAmin Abdelnour Stadium
Mon - 30 Jun 2025
Fri - 27 Jun 2025
 Al-Ansar SC 41 Al-Ahed SCBeirut Municipal Stadium
Thu - 26 Jun 2025
 Safa Beirut SC 33 Nejmeh SCCamille Chamoun Sports City Stadium