2022-2023 Lebanese Premier League

 

2022-2023 Lebanese Premier League

 

Season	2022-2023
Dates	2 September 2022 – 12 March 2023
Champions	Al Ahed
AFC Cup	Al Ahed Nejmeh
Relegated	Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley Salam Zgharta
Matches played	126
Goals scored	307 (2.44 goals/match on average)
Top goalscorer	Elhadji Malick Tall (Ansar) – 22 goals
Biggest home win	Shabab Sahel – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 4-0 (round 8, 28 October 2022) Ansar – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 4-0 (round 1 in play-off, 7 January 2023) Al Akhaa Al Ahly – AC Tripoli 4-0 (round 6 in play-out, 12 Feb 2023)
Biggest away win	AC Tripoli – Ansar 0-6 (round 3, 18 September 2022)
Highest scoring	Tadamon Sour – Al Akhaa Al Ahly 5-2 (round 4, 2 October 2022)
Longest winning run	Bourj FC – 6 matches (rounds 1 to 6)
Longest unbeaten run	Ansar – 19 matches (round 1 – round 8 of the play-off)
Longest winless run	Salam Zgharta – 12 matches (round 4 – round 4 of the play-out)
Longest losing run	Shabab Al-Ghazieh – 10 matches (rounds 1 to 10 of the play-off)

 

Competition details and format

 

The Lebanese Premier League, or simply the Lebanese League, represents the top tier of the football system in Lebanon. It is organised by the Lebanese Football Association and 2022-2023 was the 61^st complete season since its establishment in 1934, or the 63^rd official season as counted by the Lebanese Football Association. The competition started on 2 September 2022. Al Ahed successfully defended their title by winning over Ansar in the last match of the season, and therefore winning their ninth title overall.

The “split” competition format of the previous season was also kept for 2022-2023, involving two stages. In the first (regular) stage, the established format was a single round-robin championship, each team playing all other teams once, a total of 11 rounds. This stage started on 2 September 2022 and ended on 12 December 2022. It involved a small break at the end of September and a larger break throughout most of November due to the schedule of the Lebanon national team.

After the first stage, there was a winter break which was also a transfer window period.

For the second stage, teams were divided into two groups: the top 6 teams played each other twice for the championship title in a play-off group, while the bottom 6 teams played each other twice to avoid relegation, in a play-out group. Contrary to the previous season, only half of the points earned in the first stage were carried over in the second stage. The points were halved, and then rounded up if necessary. However, the goal difference record was carried over entirely in the second stage. The second stage started on 6 January 2023 and ended on 12 March 2023.

Matches were usually played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and rarely in other days. Some of the matches were also played mid-week, on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, for various reasons. The usual kick-off time was in the afternoon. MTV Lebanon had the broadcasting rights for all the matches of the Lebanese Premier League but they broadcasted only some of the matches, through MTV Sports, on different media outlets, including their TV channel, YouTube channel and Facebook. The other matches were broadcasted by the Lebanon FA on their YouTube channel, and in the second stage on the FIFA Plus channel.

Matches in the first stage of the season were played according to a drawing of lots. Because of this system, some teams had a higher number of matches on their home ground than others. However, the location of some of the matches was changed in order to provide a more balanced and equal situation for all the teams, and therefore some of the matches were played on neutral grounds. In fact, only a few teams used their own ground for their home matches, and most of the teams (especially those in Beirut) could not use their home grounds and instead played their home matches at designated stadiums in and around Beirut. Most of the matches involving top teams, especially in the second stage of the season, were played at Fouad Chehab Stadium in Jounieh.

In the second stage of the season, teams played each other according to the table after the first stage, in two groups: the top 6 teams were involved in the play-off (championship) group, while the bottom 6 teams were included in the play-out group. Matches in the second stage were scheduled in such a way that the first classified played the last classified in the first round and then with each team upper classified in the table, until they played the second classified in the last round. Therefore, the potentially decisive matches were scheduled in the last round.

The champions have the right to play in the AFC Champions League in the next season (2023-2024) if they meet the criteria set by the AFC. If so, the runners-up and the third classified will have the right to participate in the next year AFC Cup. However, due to the ongoing economic problems in Lebanon, it is most likely that the champions will only play in the AFC Cup, along with the runners-up. The Lebanese FA Cup winners are no longer considered to play in the AFC Cup. The last two teams in the classification will be relegated to the Second Division.

The defending champions, Al Ahed, were among the main favourites for the title this year, together with Nejmeh and Ansar. In recent years, these three teams have been the usual contenders for the title.

The other teams were likely to fight for the fourth place at best. Their realistic goal was to classify in the upper half of the table (positions 4 through 6) at the end of the first stage, in order to play the championship play-off and to stay away from relegation as much as possible. Shabab Sahel and Bourj FC were credited with most chances to get a place in the upper half, and even in the top three.

At the end of the regular season, Ansar were in lead with only two points above Shabab Sahel and three points above Al Ahed. Nejmeh and Bourj were also very close, only four points away from the leaders. Newly-promoted Shabab Al-Ghazieh were the surprising sixth team to make it to the play-offs, with a 3-0 win in the last round of the regular season over Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley, to outrun both Safa and Tadamon Sour, which were held to unexpected draws on their home grounds.

The other six teams entered the play-out to avoid relegation. At the end of the regular season, AC Tripoli were in last place, failing to win a single match in the first stage (but this changed in the play-out). Only two points above them, Hikma / Sagesse, Salam Zgharta, and Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley were among those expected to be contenders in the fight to avoid relegation. Tadamon Sour and Safa were considered to be the stronger teams in the play-out, but they could be easily dragged down to relegation places by a few poorer results (which in fact happened to Safa).

After the first half of the play-off, Ansar retained their two-point gap over the second classified, Al Ahed, and they were four points ahead of Nejmeh. Shabab Sahel and Bourj were already far behind, fighting for the fourth place. In the second to last round, Ansar lost their first match of the season, 3-2 to Nejmeh, and Al Ahed took the lead in the table, with one point above Ansar before the final round in which the two top teams faced each other in the decisive match for the title. Al Ahed only needed a draw to defend their title, while Ansar needed to win. The play was suspended in stoppage time, when Al Ahed was leading 3-2 and were virtual champions, due to incidents caused by some Ansar fans. The match was not resumed, and the Lebanese FA awarded the match 3-0 to Al Ahed, which therefore won back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023. Nejmeh finished second and Ansar third.

In the play-out, AC Tripoli and Tadamon Sour had excellent results, departing from the dangerous area after the first half of the play-out. At the opposite end, Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley and Salam Zgharta were classified on the last two places, four points behind Hikma / Sagesse and Safa. However, the gap became smaller and before the decisive last round of the season, the four teams were all within two points. Hikma / Sagesse and Safa, playing at home, only needed a draw to remain in the Premier League, while their opponents, Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley and Salam Zgharta, needed to win to avoid relegation. However, neither Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley, nor Salam Zgharta succeeded to win their last match and were therefore relegated to the Second Division, while Hikma / Sagesse and Safa remained in the Premier League for the 2023-2024 season.

 

Team changes from the 2021-2022

 

Promoted from the Second Division

 

Shabab Al-Ghazieh (1^st in the Second Division)

Salam Zgharta (2^nd in the Second Division)

 

Relegated from the Premier League

 

AC Sporting Beirut

Shabab El Bourj

 

Teams

 

Please note that teams in Beirut and the southern suburbs of Beirut usually play their home matches on different grounds than their own, while their own stadium is used only as a training ground. Some matches are played on neutral grounds.

 

Team	Home town	Stadium	Capacity	2021-2022
Al Ahed	Bourj el-Barajneh (Ouzai)	Al Ahed	2,000	Champions
		Fouad Chehab	5,000
Al Ansar	Beirut (Tariq el Jdideh)	Ansar	500	Runners-up
		Fouad Chehab	5,000
		Amin Abdelnour	3,500
Bourj FC	Bourj el-Barajneh	Bourj el-Barajneh[1]	1,500	3rd
		Amin Abdelnour	3,500
Shabab Sahel	Haret Hreik	Shabab Sahel[2]	500	4th
		Al Ahed	2,000
Tadamon Sour	Tyre / Sour	Sour Municipal	6,500	6th
Nejmeh	Beirut (Ras Beirut)	Rafic El Hariri[3]	5,000	7th
		Fouad Chehab	5,000
AC Tripoli	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal	10,000	8th
Hikma / Sagesse	Beirut (Achrafieh)	Fouad Chehab	5,000	9th
		Amin Abdelnour	3,500
Al Akhaa Al Ahly	Aley	Amin Abdelnour	3,500	10th
Safa SC	Beirut (Wata el-Museitbeh)	Safa	4,000	11th
		Fouad Chehab	5,000
Shabab Al-Ghazieh	Al Ghazieh	Al Ghazieh[4]	N/A	Promoted
		Ansar	500
Salam Zgharta	Zgharta	Mirdachiyyé	5,000	Promoted

 

List of stadiums used for matches in the Premier League

 

Only 8 stadiums are allowed to host Premier League matches in 2022-2023. Note that some of the teams may use two stadiums as their home ground.

 

Name of the stadium	City	Capacity	Teams
Fouad Chehab	Jounieh	5,000	Hikma / Sagesse, Ansar, Nejmeh, Safa, Al Ahed
Amin Abdelnour	Aley (Bhamdoun)	3,500	Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley, Bourj, Ansar, Hikma / Sagesse
Al Ahed	Bourj el-Barajneh (Ouzai)	2,000	Al Ahed, Shabab Sahel
Safa	Beirut (Wata el-Museitbeh)	4,000	Safa
Ansar	Beirut (Tariq el Jdideh)	500	Ansar, Shabab Al-Ghazieh
Tripoli Municipal	Tripoli	10,000	AC Tripoli
Sour Municipal	Tyre / Sour	6,500	Tadamon Sour
Mirdachiyyé	Zgharta	5,000	Salam Zgharta

 

Geographical distribution of teams

 

Most of the teams (7 out of 12) are from Beirut and the southern suburbs of Beirut. Another team, Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley, is located in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, also not far from Beirut. Two teams, AC Tripoli and Salam Zgharta, are located in the North Governorate, while other two teams, Tadamon Sour and Shabab Al-Ghazieh, are located in the South Governorate.

 

Location of the 2022-2023 Lebanese Premier League teams.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022-23_Lebanese_Premier_League

 

Location of the Beirut teams and of those in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022-23_Lebanese_Premier_League

 

Part of Lebanon	No. of teams	Teams
Beirut (proper)	4	Ansar, Nejmeh, Safa, Hikma / Sagesse
Southern suburbs of Beirut[5]	3	Al Ahed, Bourj, Shabab Sahel
North	2	AC Tripoli, Salam Zgharta
South	2	Tadamon Sour, Shabab Al-Ghazieh
Mount Lebanon[6]	1	Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley

 

Foreign players

 

There are three foreign players allowed in the squads, as well as one Lebanese-born Palestinian player.

 

Compulsory use of young players and limits to the use of players aged 30+

 

All teams have to use at least three young players, under 22 years of age, in the Premier League. There should be a minimum of 2000 combined minutes played by two young players and a minimum of 3000 combined minutes for three or more young players.

If teams fail to comply, points would be deducted at the end of the season.

Also, only eight players above the age of 30 are allowed in a roster, and only five of them can be used simultaneously in the field.

 

First stage

 

Round 1 (2-4 September 2022)

 

Safa – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-1

Bourj – Salam Zgharta 2-1

Ansar – Shabab Sahel 2-2

Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Al Ahed 1-2

Tadamon Sour – AC Tripoli 0-0

Hikma / Sagesse – Nejmeh 0-2

 

Round 2 (9-11 September 2022)

 

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Tadamon Sour 2-2

Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Safa 1-3

Bourj – AC Tripoli 4-1

Shabab Sahel – Hikma / Sagesse 0-0

Salam Zgharta – Ansar 0-3

Al Ahed – Nejmeh 1-1

 

Round 3 (17-18 September 2022)

 

Al Ahed – Shabab Sahel 0-1

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Bourj 0-2

Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Nejmeh 0-2

Safa – Tadamon Sour 1-0

AC Tripoli – Ansar 0-6

Hikma / Sagesse – Salam Zgharta 0-1

 

Round 4 (30 September – 2 October 2022)

 

Ansar – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-1

AC Tripoli – Hikma / Sagesse 0-2

Nejmeh – Shabab Sahel 1-2

Safa – Bourj 1-2

Tadamon Sour – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 5-2

Salam Zgharta – Al Ahed 1-2

 

Round 5 (7-9 October 2022)

 

Shabab Sahel – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 3-1

AC Tripoli – Al Ahed 0-4

Safa – Ansar 1-1

Hikma / Sagesse – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 0-2

Salam Zgharta – Nejmeh 1-2

Tadamon Sour – Bourj FC 0-1

 

Round 6 (14-16 October 2022)

 

Safa – Hikma / Sagesse 1-3

Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Bourj 0-2

Nejmeh – AC Tripoli 2-0

Shabab Sahel – Salam Zgharta 1-0

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Al Ahed 1-2

Tadamon Sour – Ansar 0-4

 

Round 7 (20-23 October 2022)

 

Safa – Al Ahed 0-4

Nejmeh – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-0

Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Salam Zgharta 2-0

Bourj – Ansar 1-3

AC Tripoli – Shabab Sahel 0-0

Tadamon Sour – Hikma / Sagesse 2-1

 

Round 8 (28-30 October 2022)

 

Shabab Sahel – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 4-0

Bourj – Hikma / Sagesse 2-1

Tadamon Sour – Al Ahed 0-1

Nejmeh – Safa 1-0

Ansar – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 3-0

AC Tripoli – Salam Zgharta 1-1

 

Round 9 (25-27 November 2022)

 

AC Tripoli – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 2-2

Safa – Shabab Sahel 0-2

Salam Zgharta – Shabab Al Ghazieh 1-1

Bourj – Al Ahed 0-0

Ansar – Hikma / Sagesse 1-0

Tadamon Sour – Nejmeh 0-0

 

Round 10 (2-4 December 2022)

 

Bourj – Nejmeh 1-4

Tadamon Sour – Shabab Sahel 1-2

Hikma / Sagesse – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 0-1

Salam Zgharta – Safa 0-0

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – AC Tripoli 1-0

Ansar – Al Ahed 1-1

 

Round 11 (9-12 December 2022)

 

Hikma / Sagesse – Al Ahed 2-3

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 3-0

Tadamon Sour – Salam Zgharta 1-1

Safa – AC Tripoli 0-0

Bourj – Shabab Sahel 0-0

Ansar – Nejmeh 2-1

 

Final table of the regular season

 

1	Ansar	11	8	3	0	28-7	27	Qualified for the play-off
2	Shabab Sahel	11	7	4	0	17-5	25	Qualified for the play-off
3	Al Ahed	11	7	3	1	20-8	24	Qualified for the play-off
4	Nejmeh	11	7	2	2	18-7	23	[7]Qualified for the play-off
5	Bourj	11	7	2	2	17-11	23	[7]Qualified for the play-off
6	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	11	3	3	5	12-16	12	Qualified for the play-off
7	Safa	11	2	4	5	8-15	10	[8]Qualified for the play-out
8	Tadamon Sour	11	2	4	5	11-15	10	[8]Qualified for the play-out
9	Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley	11	2	1	8	10-25	7	[9]Qualified for the play-out
10	Salam Zgharta	11	1	4	6	7-15	7	[9]Qualified for the play-out
11	Hikma / Sagesse	11	2	1	8	9-15	7	[9]Qualified for the play-out
12	AC Tripoli	11	0	5	6	4-22	5	Qualified for the play-out

 

If two or more teams have the same number of points, the results of head-to-head matches between them are the main ranking criteria.

 

Second stage

 

Play-off

 

The top six teams in the regular season started the play-off with their first stage points halved and rounded up, if necessary. If two or more teams have the same number of points, the teams that had their points rounded up will be classified below those which had their points halved neatly, as the main ranking criterion, followed by the head-to-head results, the goal difference, and the number of goals scored. The goal record from the first stage was carried over in the second stage.

The order of the matches was such that the first classified will play the last classified in the first round and then will play against each upper classified team, until they play the second classified in the fifth round. The same was true for the second half of the play-off, when the schedule was once again changed to have the toughest matches in the last round.

 

Table at the start of the play-off

 

1	Ansar	11	8	3	0	28-7	14	(+)
2	Shabab Sahel	11	7	4	0	17-5	13	(+)
3	Al Ahed	11	7	3	1	20-8	12
4	Nejmeh	11	7	2	2	18-7	12	(+)
5	Bourj	11	7	2	2	17-11	12	(+)
6	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	11	3	3	5	12-16	6

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Round 1 (6-8 January 2023)

 

Shabab Sahel – Bourj 1-1

Ansar – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 4-0

Al Ahed – Nejmeh 0-0

 

Round 2 (13-14 January 2023)

 

Shabab Sahel – Al Ahed 1-2

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Nejmeh 0-1

Bourj – Ansar 0-2

 

Round 3 (21-22 January 2023)

 

Bourj – Al Ahed 1-5

Shabab Sahel – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-1

Ansar – Nejmeh 1-1

 

Round 4 (28-29 January 2023)

 

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Bourj 0-1

Nejmeh – Shabab Sahel 2-0

Al Ahed – Ansar 0-0

 

Round 5 (4-6 February 2023)

 

Ansar – Shabab Sahel 3-1

Al Ahed – Shabab Al Ghazieh 2-0

Nejmeh – Bourj 1-1

 

Table after the first half of the play-off

 

1	Ansar	5	3	2	0	38-9	25	(+)
2	Al Ahed	5	3	2	0	29-10	23
3	Nejmeh	5	2	3	0	23-9	21	(+)
4	Shabab Sahel	5	1	1	3	22-14	17	(+)
5	Bourj	5	1	2	2	21-20	17	(+)
6	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	5	0	0	5	13-26	6

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Round 6 (11-12 February 2023)

 

Shabab Sahel – Nejmeh 1-4

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Ansar 0-3

Al Ahed – Bourj 1-0

 

Round 7 (18-19 February 2023)

 

Ansar – Bourj 0-0

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Shabab Sahel 0-2

Nejmeh – Al Ahed 1-1

 

Round 8 (25-26 February 2023)

 

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Al Ahed 0-3

Bourj – Nejmeh 0-1

Shabab Sahel – Ansar 1-2

 

Round 9 (4-5 March 2023)

 

Al Ahed – Shabab Sahel 2-0

Bourj – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 3-2

Nejmeh – Ansar 3-2

 

Round 10 (11-12 March 2023)

 

Bourj – Shabab Sahel 1-2

Nejmeh – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-1

Ansar – Al Ahed 0-3 (awarded, play suspended in stoppage time at 2-3)

 

Final table

 

1	Al Ahed (C)	10	7	3	0	39-11	36	Qualified to the AFC Champions League
2	Nejmeh	10	6	4	0	34-14	34	(+) Qualified to the AFC Cup
3	Ansar *	10	5	3	2	45-16	29	* (+)
4	Shabab Sahel	10	3	1	6	28-23	23	(+)
5	Bourj	10	2	3	5	25-26	21	(+)
6	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	10	0	0	10	16-39	6

 

* Ansar deducted 3 points due to incidents in the last match of the season against Al Ahed.

(C) – Champions

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Play-out

 

The bottom six teams in the regular season started the play-out with their first stage points halved and rounded up, if necessary. If two or more teams have the same number of points, the teams that had their points rounded up will be classified below those which had their points halved neatly, as the main ranking criterion, followed by the head-to-head results, the goal difference, and the number of goals scored. The goal record from the first stage was carried over in the second stage.

The order of the matches is such that the first classified will play the last classified in the first round and then will play against each upper classified team, until they play the second classified in the fifth round. The same was true for the second half of the play-out, when the schedule was once again changed to have the toughest matches in the last round.

 

Table at the start of the play-out

 

7	Safa	11	2	4	5	8-15	5
8	Tadamon Sour	11	2	4	5	11-15	5
9	Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley	11	2	1	8	10-25	4	(+)
10	Salam Zgharta	11	1	4	6	7-15	4	(+)
11	Hikma / Sagesse	11	2	1	8	9-15	4	(+)
12	AC Tripoli	11	0	5	6	4-22	3	(+)

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Round 1 (8 January 2023)

 

Safa – AC Tripoli 1-2

Tadamon Sour – Hikma / Sagesse 2-0

Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Salam Zgharta 2-1

 

Round 2 (15 January 2023)

 

Hikma / Sagesse – Safa 2-1

AC Tripoli – Salam Zgharta 1-0

Tadamon Sour – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 2-0

 

Round 3 (21-22 January 2023)

 

Salam Zgharta – Safa 0-1

Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Hikma / Sagesse 0-1

AC Tripoli – Tadamon Sour 3-2

 

Round 4 (27 January 2023)

 

Safa – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 1-0

Salam Zgharta – Tadamon Sour 0-2

Hikma / Sagesse – AC Tripoli 0-0

 

Round 5 (3-4 February 2023)

 

Hikma / Sagesse – Salam Zgharta 1-2

AC Tripoli – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 3-1

Tadamon Sour – Safa 4-1

 

Table after the first half of play-out

 

7	Tadamon Sour	5	4	0	1	23-19	17
8	AC Tripoli	5	4	1	0	13-26	16	(+)
9	Safa	5	2	0	3	13-23	11
10	Hikma / Sagesse	5	2	1	2	13-20	11	(+)
11	Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley	5	1	0	4	13-33	7	(+)
12	Salam Zgharta	5	1	0	4	10-22	7	(+)

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Round 6 (11-12 February 2023)

 

Tadamon Sour – Salam Zgharta 1-0

Safa – Hikma / Sagesse 0-0

Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – AC Tripoli 4-0

 

Round 7 (19 February 2023)

 

Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Tadamon Sour 0-0

Salam Zgharta – Hikma / Sagesse 2-1

AC Tripoli – Safa 1-1

 

Round 8 (24 February 2023)

 

Salam Zgharta – AC Tripoli 2-1

Hikma / Sagesse – Tadamon Sour 2-1

Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Safa 2-2

 

Round 9 (4 March 2023)

 

AC Tripoli – Hikma / Sagesse 2-0

Safa – Tadamon Sour 1-3

Salam Zgharta – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 0-0

 

Round 10 (10 March 2023)

 

Tadamon Sour – AC Tripoli 2-2

Safa – Salam Zgharta 1-1

Hikma / Sagesse – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 2-1

 

Final table

 

7	Tadamon Sour	10	6	2	2	30-24	25
8	AC Tripoli	10	5	3	2	19-35	21	(+)
9	Hikma / Sagesse	10	4	2	4	18-26	18	(+)
10	Safa	10	2	4	4	18-30	15	*
11	Salam Zgharta (R)	10	3	2	5	15-26	15	* (+) Relegated
12	Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley (R)	10	2	3	5	20-37	13	(+) Relegated

 

* Safa ahead of Salam Zgharta on head-to-head matches: Safa 5 points, Salam Zgharta 2 points (out of 3 matches).

(R) - Relegated

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

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[1] The stadium in Bourj el-Barajneh is used only as a training ground for Bourj FC.

[2] This stadium is used only as a training ground for Shabab Sahel.

[3] Rafic El Hariri Stadium in the Ras Beirut (Al Manara) area of Beirut is mainly used as a training ground for Nejmeh.

[4] Shabab Al-Ghazieh play most of their home matches at Ansar Stadium in Beirut because their stadium in Al-Ghazieh does not meet the criteria to hold Premier League matches and is used only as a training ground.

[5] Officially, the southern suburbs of Beirut, also known as Dahieh, are administratively included in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. However, they have very strong ties to the city of Beirut.

[6] Except for the area of the southern suburbs of Beirut.

[7] Nejmeh ahead of Bourj on head-to-head record: Bourj – Nejmeh 1-4.

[8] Safa ahead of Tadamon Sour on head-to-head record: Safa – Tadamon Sour 1-0.

[9] Head-to-head points: Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 6 points, Salam Zgharta 3 points, Hikma / Sagesse 0 points.