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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2nd Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 15 | 12 -1-2 | 37 | - | 35 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 6 -0-2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 -1-0 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Nejmeh SC | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | - | 28 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 5 -0-1 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 -3-0 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Jwaya SC | 15 | 9 -1-5 | 28 | - | 24 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 -0-3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Al-Ahed SC | 14 | 9 -1-4 | 28 | - | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 | 6 -0-2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Safa Beirut SC | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | - | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | - | 13 | 14 | -1 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 7 | Sagesse SC | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | - | 15 | 17 | -2 | 7 | 4 -0-3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 8 | Tadamon Sour SC | 14 | 3 -7-4 | 16 | - | 10 | 12 | -2 | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Al Mabarra Club | 14 | 3 -6-5 | 15 | - | 7 | 15 | -8 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
| 10 | Al-Abbassieh | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | - | 11 | 22 | -11 | 7 | 0 -3-4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 11 | Racing Beirut | 14 | 0 -1-13 | 1 | - | 4 | 46 | -42 | 7 | 0 -0-7 | 0 | 3 | 28 | -25 | 7 | 0 -1-6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -17 |
2026-2027 AFC Challenge League Relegation to LIB2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 15 | 12 -1-2 | 37 | - | 35 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 6 -0-2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 -1-0 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Nejmeh SC | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | - | 28 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 5 -0-1 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 -3-0 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Jwaya SC | 15 | 9 -1-5 | 28 | - | 24 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 -0-3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Al-Ahed SC | 14 | 9 -1-4 | 28 | - | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 | 6 -0-2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Safa Beirut SC | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | - | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | - | 13 | 14 | -1 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 7 | Sagesse SC | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | - | 15 | 17 | -2 | 7 | 4 -0-3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 8 | Tadamon Sour SC | 14 | 3 -7-4 | 16 | - | 10 | 12 | -2 | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Al Mabarra Club | 14 | 3 -6-5 | 15 | - | 7 | 15 | -8 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
| 10 | Al-Abbassieh | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | - | 11 | 22 | -11 | 7 | 0 -3-4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 11 | Bourj FC | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | - | 8 | 20 | -12 | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 5 | 0 -0-5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -10 |
| 12 | Racing Beirut | 14 | 0 -1-13 | 1 | - | 4 | 46 | -42 | 7 | 0 -0-7 | 0 | 3 | 28 | -25 | 7 | 0 -1-6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -17 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FT | Safa Beirut SC | Al Ahed Stadium |
 | FT | Al Mabarra Club | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
 | Tadamon Sour SC | Rafic El-Hariri Stadium |
 | Jwaya SC | Al Ansar Stadium |
| Shabab Al Sahel FC | Al Ahed Stadium |
| Racing Beirut | Rafic El-Hariri Stadium |
| Safa Beirut SC | Abbas Naser Stadium |
| Al-Ansar SC | Al Mabarrah Stadium |
| Tadamon Sour SC | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
| Al Mabarra Club | Al Safa SC Stadium |
| Shabab Al Sahel FC | Abbas Naser Stadium |
 | Racing Beirut | Abbas Naser Stadium |
| Nejmeh SC | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
| Al-Ansar SC | Sour Municipal Stadium |
Results
| PSPD | Al-Abbassieh | Al Ahed Stadium |
| PSPD | Al-Ahed SC | Al Ansar Stadium |
| PSPD | Safa Beirut SC | Abbas Naser Stadium |
| PSPD | Al Mabarra Club | Rafic El-Hariri Stadium |
| PSPD | Racing Beirut | Sour Municipal Stadium |
| PSPD | Jwaya SC | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
| PSPD | Al Mabarra Club | Sour Municipal Stadium |
| PSPD | Racing Beirut | Al Ahed Stadium |
| PSPD | Sagesse SC | Al Ahed Stadium |
| PSPD | Al Mabarra Club | Fouad Shehab Stadium |
| PSPD | Sagesse SC | Abbas Naser Stadium |
| PSPD | Al-Ahed SC | Rafic El-Hariri Stadium |
| PSPD | Safa Beirut SC | Al Ahed Stadium |
| 10 | Jwaya SC | Sour Municipal Stadium |
| 30 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | Al Ansar Stadium |
| 40 | Al-Abbassieh | Rafic El-Hariri Stadium |
| 02 | Jwaya SC | Al Mabarrah Stadium |
| 00 | Tadamon Sour SC | Al Ahed Stadium |
| 20 | Racing Beirut | Al Safa SC Stadium |