Lebanese Premier League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2025-2026
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 2025-2026 LIB1 season, the LIB1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2027 AFC Challenge League - Group Stage:
    • 1st place 2025-2026 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
LIB4 Lebanese Fourth Divison -
LIB5 Lebanese Fifth Divison -

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

19 Sep 2025 - 19 Jul 2026  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 2027 AFC Champions League and 2027 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 2025-2026 Regular season, the 5th and 6th place Relegation Round LIB1 teams will be relegated directly to the LIB2.


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1st Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Al-Ansar SC 119 -1-128-2471765 -0-115124854 -1-0131239
2Nejmeh SC 118 -2-126-2361754 -0-112102864 -2-0141349
3Al-Ahed SC 118 -0-324-2113853 -0-2979-265 -0-11514410
4Jwaya SC 117 -1-322-1851353 -1-110112964 -0-212734
5Shabab Al Sahel FC 114 -4-316-118373 -3-11264241 -1-24541
6Safa Beirut SC 114 -2-514-128463 -1-21053251 -1-34752
7Sagesse SC 114 -2-514-1214-253 -0-2987161 -2-3547-3
8Tadamon Sour SC 112 -5-411-811-350 -3-2326-462 -2-28651
9Al Mabarra Club 112 -5-411-613-762 -3-1967-150 -2-3206-6
10Bourj FC 113 -1-710-820-1263 -1-21079-250 -0-50111-10
11Al-Abbassieh 112 -2-78-816-850 -1-4107-762 -1-3789-1
12Racing Beirut 110 -1-101-434-3050 -0-50318-1560 -1-51116-15
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Fixtures

Sat - 14 Mar 2026
 Tadamon Sour SC PSPD Racing BeirutSour Municipal Stadium
 Nejmeh SC PSPD Al Mabarra ClubRafic El-Hariri Stadium
Sun - 15 Mar 2026
 Al-Abbassieh   Safa Beirut SCAbbas Naser Stadium
Tue - 17 Mar 2026
 Al-Ansar SC   Al-Ahed SCAl Ansar Stadium
Fri - 3 Apr 2026
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
 Al-Ahed SC   Safa Beirut SCAl Ahed Stadium
 Sagesse SC   Al Mabarra ClubFouad Shehab Stadium
Mon - 6 Apr 2026
 Nejmeh SC   Tadamon Sour SCRafic El-Hariri Stadium
 Al-Ansar SC   Jwaya SCAl Ansar Stadium
Fri - 10 Apr 2026
 Al-Ahed SC   Shabab Al Sahel FCAl Ahed Stadium
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
 Nejmeh SC   Racing BeirutRafic El-Hariri Stadium
 Jwaya SC   Safa Beirut SCAbbas Naser Stadium
Sun - 12 Apr 2026
 Al Mabarra Club   Al-Ansar SCAl Mabarrah Stadium
Mon - 13 Apr 2026
 Sagesse SC   Tadamon Sour SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Fri - 17 Apr 2026
 Safa Beirut SC   Al Mabarra ClubAl Safa SC Stadium
 Jwaya SC   Shabab Al Sahel FCAbbas Naser Stadium
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
 Al-Abbassieh   Racing BeirutAbbas Naser Stadium
 Sagesse SC   Nejmeh SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sun - 19 Apr 2026
 Tadamon Sour SC   Al-Ansar SCSour Municipal Stadium

Results

Fri - 13 Mar 2026
 Sagesse SC PSPD Jwaya SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
 Jwaya SC PSPD Nejmeh SCAbbas Naser Stadium
 Tadamon Sour SC PSPD Al Mabarra ClubSour Municipal Stadium
Fri - 6 Mar 2026
 Al-Ahed SC PSPD Sagesse SCAl Ahed Stadium
Tue - 30 Dec 2025
 Safa Beirut SC 10 Shabab Al Sahel FCAl Safa SC Stadium
 Al-Ansar SC 41 Bourj FCAl Ansar Stadium
Sun - 28 Dec 2025
 Racing Beirut 13 Al-AbbassiehFouad Shehab Stadium
Sat - 27 Dec 2025
 Nejmeh SC 30 Sagesse SCRafic El-Hariri Stadium
Fri - 26 Dec 2025
 Al-Ansar SC 21 Tadamon Sour SCAl Ansar Stadium
 Shabab Al Sahel FC 20 Jwaya SCAl Ahed Stadium
Thu - 25 Dec 2025
 Bourj FC 14 Al-Ahed SCBourj el-Barajneh Stadium
 Al Mabarra Club 10 Safa Beirut SCAl Mabarrah Stadium
Sun - 21 Dec 2025
 Safa Beirut SC 01 Jwaya SCAl Safa SC Stadium
 Al-Ansar SC 20 Al Mabarra ClubAl Ansar Stadium
Sat - 20 Dec 2025
 Shabab Al Sahel FC 21 Al-Ahed SCAl Ahed Stadium
 Racing Beirut 14 Nejmeh SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Fri - 19 Dec 2025
 Tadamon Sour SC 00 Sagesse SCSour Municipal Stadium
 Bourj FC 10 Al-AbbassiehBourj el-Barajneh Stadium
Sun - 14 Dec 2025
 Jwaya SC 01 Al-Ansar SCAbbas Naser Stadium