2021-2022 Lebanese Premier League
|
Season |
2021-2022 |
|
Dates |
11 September 2021 – 4 June 2022 |
|
Champions |
Al Ahed |
|
AFC Cup |
Al Ahed |
|
Relegated |
AC Sporting Beirut Shabab El Bourj |
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Matches played |
114 |
|
Goals scored |
273 (2.39 / match on average) |
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Top goalscorer |
Mahmoud Siblini (Nejmeh) and Fadel Antar (Shabab Sahel) – 10 goals |
|
Biggest home win |
Shabab El Bourj – Hikma / Sagesse 6-0 (round 9, 9 January 2022) |
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Biggest away win |
Shabab Sahel – Ansar 0-6 (round 1 of play-off, 10 March 2022) |
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Highest scoring |
Shabab El Bourj – Hikma / Sagesse 6-0 (round 9, 9 January 2022) Shabab Sahel – Ansar 0-6 (round 1 of play-off, 10 March 2022) |
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Longest winning run |
Bourj FC – 8 matches (rounds 7-11 + rounds 1-3 in play-off) |
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Longest unbeaten run |
Al Ahed – 19 matches (unbeaten throughout the whole season) |
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Longest winless run |
AC Sporting Beirut – 8 matches (rounds 3-10 in play-out) |
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Longest losing run |
AC Sporting Beirut – 7 matches (rounds 4-10 in play-out) |
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 the 2021-2022 season was the 60th completed one since its establishment in 1934. Ansar were the defending champions, but had a rather poor start of the season, barely qualifying for the championship play-off. Their performance improved in the play-off, but they remained much behind Al Ahed. Al Ahed finished undefeated and became champions, winning their 8th title.
The competition started on 11 September 2021 under strict conditions due to COVID-19 pandemic, similar to those of the 2020-2021 season. The same health-related rules were implemented and had to be respected by the teams, including staff and players, while spectators were not allowed in the stands until the second stage, when only a limited number of fans (who had to respect health protocols) of each team were allowed. Foreign players were not allowed in the squads in the first stage, except for Lebanese-born Palestinians. In the second stage, teams could include one foreign player.
The competition format of the 2020-2021 season was also partly kept for 2021-2022, involving two stages, but changing the format of the second stage. 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 11 September 2021 and was scheduled to end on 16 January 2022, but only ended on 20 February 2022 with the last of the postponed matches. However, most of the teams finished the first stage on 22 January 2022. This stage involved several breaks, in the beginning of October, the end of November and the first half of December, due to the schedule of the Lebanon national team.
After the first stage, there was a winter break, initially scheduled in the second half of January. This break also represented a transfer window period. However, due to the juridical conflict between Al Ahed and Nejmeh regarding their head-to-head match, and the associated trial at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the winter break extended for the entire month of February and in the first days of March 2022.
For the second stage, teams were divided into two groups: the top 6 teams played each other twice (instead of once, as it had been in 2020-2021) in a double round robin championship for the title in a play-off group, while the bottom 6 teams played each other also twice in a double round robin championship to avoid relegation, in a play-out group. Points earned in the first stage were carried over in the second stage. The second stage started on 9 March 2022 and was initially scheduled to end on 6 May 2022, but it ended only on 4 June 2022 due to the general elections and the participation of Ansar and Nejmeh in the AFC Cup in May. It also involved a break in the second half of March due to the schedule of the national team of Lebanon.
Matches were usually played on Saturdays and Sundays, and rarely on Fridays or Mondays. Some of the matches were also played mid-week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, 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.
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 couple of 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.
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 (2022-2023) if they meet the criteria set by the AFC. If so, the runners-up and the Lebanese FA Cup winners will have the right to participate in the next year AFC Cup. If the FA Cup winners are classified first or second, then the third classified are allowed to play in the 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 Lebanese FA Cup winners. The teams classified in the upper half of the table (position 1 through 6) will play the Elite Cup in summer 2022, while the teams classified in the lower half of the table (position 7 through 10), except the relegated ones (classified 11th and 12th), will play in the Challenge Cup in summer 2022, together with the two teams promoted from the Second Division at the end of the 2021-2022 season. The last two teams in the classification will be relegated to the Second Division.
The defending champions, Ansar, were among the main favourites for the title this year, together with Nejmeh and Al Ahed. In recent years, these three teams have been the usual contenders for the title. However, in this year, only Al Ahed had a really good season, while Ansar had a very poor start and had issues in qualifying for the championship play-off. On the other hand, Nejmeh seemed to be the only team capable of challenging Al Ahed for the title, but they did not show up in the head-to-head match against Al Ahed in round 9, protesting for refereeing decisions in their previous matches. Initially, the Lebanese FA awarded the match 3-0 to Al Ahed and gave a 6-point penalty and a fine to Nejmeh for no show, but the decision was contested and the Lebanese Board of Appeal overturned the decision in favour of Nejmeh. Al Ahed addressed the issue to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS / TAS) in Lausanne, and the league was interrupted for about a month in February and the beginning of March 2022, waiting for the CAS decision, which eventually maintained the initial decision of the Lebanese FA. Because of the 6-point penalty, Nejmeh also failed to qualify for the play-off. As a result, Al Ahed became big favorites to win the title once again, although they were surprisingly challenged by Bourj FC, which had a winning streak of 8 matches. However, in the fourth round of play-off, Bourj FC lost their first match of the season, 3-0 to Ansar, while Al Ahed won 4-1 over Shabab Sahel, and the gap between the leaders, Al Ahed, and the second classified, Bourj FC, increased to 7 points. In the seventh round of the play-off, Bourj lost again to Ansar, 2-0, while Al Ahed won 4-0 over Tadamon Sour, increasing the gap to 10 points. As a result, Al Ahed mathematically became champions with three rounds to go on 18 April 2022.
Ansar eventually clinched the second place because Bourj FC failed to win any of their last four matches, finishing third. Shabab Sahel came in fourth position. On the other hand, Shabab El Bourj and Tadamon Sour were quite happy to qualify for the play-off and finished fifth and sixth, respectively. Tadamon Sour and Shabab El Bourj were the only teams in the Lebanese Premier League which did not contract a foreign player for the second stage of the season, because their target had been already met.
The realistic goal for most teams was in fact to classify in the upper half of the table at the end of the first stage, in order to play the championship play-off and the Elite Cup next summer and to stay away from relegation as much as possible. AC Tripoli and Nejmeh (due to the 6-point penalty) missed the play-off for a small margin and had to play in the play-out, in which they had no problems regarding relegation and they fought for the seventh place.
All the other teams were involved in the fight to avoid relegation. Newly-promoted teams AC Sporting Beirut and Hikma / Sagesse were among those expected to be contenders in the fight to avoid relegation, and they were joined by Safa and Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley, which both had a poor season. After five consecutive defeats, AC Sporting Beirut were mathematically relegated after round 8 of play-out, on 24 April 2022, when they lost 3-2 to Nejmeh, and therefore the 8-point gap between them and the tenth place (the first team above the relegation line), with two rounds to go, became impossible to cover. The second relegated team was only decided in the last round, on 17 May 2022. Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley won 4-0 over already relegated AC Sporting and were saved. The decisive match was therefore played between Hikma / Sagesse and Safa. Hikma / Sagesse, which only needed a draw to avoid relegation, won 1-0, and therefore Safa were relegated.
However, this soon changed unexpectedly. The match between Shabab El Bourj and Ansar, initially scheduled to be played in the last round of the play-off on 20 May 2022, had to be postponed for 4 June, because Ansar played in the AFC Cup. In the meantime, Shabab El Bourj surprisingly announced that they withdrew from the league, as they were under pressure from FIFA to compensate their former Ivorian player Christ Remi, who had issued a complaint against them some time ago. On 30 May 2022, the Lebanese FA announced that Shabab El Bourj were relegated to the Second League, they were fined 12.5 million Lebanese pounds and all their results in the championship play-off were cancelled. This also effectively changed the final table of the championship play-off, because Ansar came in second place in front of Bourj FC without playing their final match of the season (under normal circumstances, Ansar needed at least a draw against Shabab El Bourj to climb on the second place). The highest impact of this decision was nonetheless concerning relegation, as Safa¸ though initially relegated, were received back in the Premier League, while Shabab El Bourj were instead relegated to the Second Division (and later disbanded). Rumour had it Safa were looking anyway for a merger with Shabab El Bourj to escape relegation. The merger did not officially take place, although most players and staff from Shabab El Bourj moved to Safa for the following season, while Shabab El Bourj failed to enroll even in the Second Division and disbanded.
Team changes from the 2020-2021
Promoted from the Second Division
AC Sporting Beirut (1st in the Second Division)
Hikma / Sagesse (2nd in the Second Division)
Relegated from the Premier League
Salam Zgharta
Shabab Al Ghazieh
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. Most of the stadiums in Beirut are no longer available for league matches. Some matches are played on neutral grounds. Only 6 stadiums are allowed to host Premier League matches, 3 of them in the surroundings of Beirut which are home grounds for 10 teams.
|
Team |
Home town |
Stadium |
Capacity |
2020-2021 |
|
Ansar |
Beirut (Tariq el Jdideh) |
Ansar[1] |
500 |
Champions |
|
Fouad Chehab |
5,000 |
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|
Saida International |
22,600 |
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Nejmeh |
Beirut (Ras Beirut) |
Rafic El Hariri[2] |
5,000 |
Runners-up |
|
Fouad Chehab |
5,000 |
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|
Saida International |
22,600 |
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|
Shabab Sahel |
Haret Hreik |
Shabab Sahel[3] |
500 |
3rd |
|
Al Ahed |
2,000 |
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|
Al Ahed |
Bourj el-Barajneh (Ouzai) |
Al Ahed |
2,000 |
4th |
|
Fouad Chehab |
5,000 |
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|
Safa SC |
Beirut (Wata el-Museitbeh) |
Safa[4] |
4,000 |
5th |
|
Fouad Chehab |
5,000 |
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|
Amin Abdelnour |
3,500 |
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Saida International |
22,600 |
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Al Akhaa Al Ahly |
Aley |
Amin Abdelnour |
3,500 |
6th |
|
Bourj FC |
Bourj el-Barajneh |
Bourj el-Barajneh[5] |
1,500 |
7th |
|
Amin Abdelnour |
3,500 |
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Shabab El Bourj |
Bourj el-Barajneh |
Bourj el-Barajneh[5] |
1,500 |
8th |
|
Al Ahed |
2,000 |
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AC Tripoli |
Tripoli |
Tripoli Municipal |
10,000 |
9th |
|
Tadamon Sour |
Tyre / Sour |
Sour Municipal |
6,500 |
10th |
|
AC Sporting |
Beirut |
Rafic El Hariri[2] |
5,000 |
Promoted |
|
Amin Abdelnour |
3,500 |
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Al Ahed |
2,000 |
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Hikma / Sagesse |
Beirut (Achrafieh) |
Fouad Chehab |
5,000 |
Promoted |
List of stadiums used for matches in the Premier League
The number of stadiums used for matches in the Premier League has decreased dramatically in recent years, and only 6 stadiums were allowed to host Premier League matches in 2021-2022. Three of these stadiums are located in the surroundings of Beirut and are home grounds for no less than 10 teams. Note that some of these 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, Safa, AC Sporting |
|
Al Ahed |
Bourj el-Barajneh (Ouzai) |
2,000 |
Al Ahed, Shabab Sahel, Shabab El Bourj, AC Sporting |
|
Saida International |
Sidon / Saida |
22,600 |
Ansar, Nejmeh, Safa |
|
Tripoli Municipal |
Tripoli |
10,000 |
AC Tripoli |
|
Sour Municipal |
Tyre / Sour |
6,500 |
Tadamon Sour |
Geographical distribution of teams
Most of the teams (9 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. One team, AC Tripoli, is located in the North Governorate, while another team, Tadamon Sour, is located in the South Governorate.
Location of the 2021-2022 Lebanese Premier League teams.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021-22_Lebanese_Premier_League
Location of the Beirut teams and of those in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021-22_Lebanese_Premier_League
|
Part of Lebanon |
No. of teams |
Teams |
|
Beirut (proper) |
5 |
Ansar, Nejmeh, Safa, Hikma / Sagesse, Sporting |
|
Southern suburbs of Beirut[6] |
4 |
Al Ahed, Bourj, Shabab El Bourj, Shabab Sahel |
|
North |
1 |
AC Tripoli |
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Mount Lebanon[7] |
1 |
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley |
|
South |
1 |
Tadamon Sour |
Foreign players
In the first stage, foreign players were not allowed in the squads, except for Lebanese-born Palestinian players. The reasons were mainly economic ones, as the Lebanese economy was in a very poor state, and health-related ones, due to COVID-19 pandemic.
In the second stage, each team was allowed to have one foreign player in the squad.
Foreign players used by the Lebanese Premier League teams in 2021-2022 season
|
Team |
Foreign player |
|
Ansar |
Ichaka Diarra (MLI) |
|
Nejmeh |
Pedro Kadri (BRA) |
|
Shabab Sahel |
Christian Obiozor (NGA) |
|
Al Ahed |
Ahmed Akaïchi (TUN) |
|
Safa SC |
Nicholas Cofie (GHA) |
|
Al Akhaa Al Ahly |
Dennis Tetteh (GHA) |
|
Bourj FC |
Bersyl Obassi (CGO) |
|
Shabab El Bourj |
- |
|
AC Tripoli |
Joseph Ansah (GHA) |
|
Tadamon Sour |
- |
|
AC Sporting |
Junior Mala (CMR) |
|
Hikma / Sagesse |
Boucounta Sarr (SEN) |
Compulsory use of young players
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 600 aggregate minutes played by one such player, a minimum of 800 combined minutes played by two young players and a minimum of 1200 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 were allowed in a roster, and only five of them could be used simultaneously in the field.
First stage
Round 1 (11-13 September 2021)
AC Sporting – Hikma / Sagesse 1-3
Shabab El Bourj – Tadamon Sour 0-0
Shabab Sahel – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 1-1
Bourj – Ansar 1-0
Nejmeh – Safa 0-0
AC Tripoli – Al Ahed 0-1
Round 2 (17-19 September 2021)
AC Sporting – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 0-1
Shabab Sahel – Safa 5-0
Hikma / Sagesse – Ansar 0-3
Bourj – Tadamon Sour 1-1
AC Tripoli – Nejmeh 0-0
Al Ahed – Shabab El Bourj 2-1 – played on 30 September 2021
Round 3 (25-26 September 2021)
Shabab Sahel – AC Tripoli 4-1
Bourj – Al Ahed 1-1
Tadamon Sour – Hikma / Sagesse 0-1
Ansar – AC Sporting 0-0
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Safa 0-1
Nejmeh – Shabab El Bourj 5-0
Round 4 (16-18 October 2021)
Hikma / Sagesse – Al Ahed 0-3
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Ansar 0-2
Shabab El Bourj – Shabab Sahel 0-1
Nejmeh – Bourj 2-2
Tadamon Sour – AC Sporting 4-1
Safa – AC Tripoli 1-2
Round 5 (6 November 2021)
Hikma / Sagesse – Nejmeh 0-2
Tadamon Sour – Ansar 2-2
AC Sporting – Al Ahed 0-2
AC Tripoli – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 2-1
Shabab El Bourj – Safa 1-1
Shabab Sahel – Bourj 0-0
Round 6 (19-21 November 2021)
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Tadamon Sour 2-1
AC Tripoli – Shabab El Bourj 0-3
Safa – Bourj 0-0
Nejmeh – AC Sporting 1-0
Shabab Sahel – Hikma / Sagesse 3-1
Ansar – Al Ahed 0-2
Round 7 (27-28 December 2021)
Tadamon Sour – Al Ahed 0-0
AC Sporting – Shabab Sahel 2-0
Ansar – Nejmeh 0-1
AC Tripoli – Bourj 0-2
Shabab El Bourj – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 2-1
Hikma / Sagesse – Safa 2-0
Round 8 (2-3 January 2022)
Tadamon Sour – Nejmeh 1-1
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Al Ahed 0-1
Hikma / Sagesse – AC Tripoli 0-3
Bourj – Shabab El Bourj 2-0
AC Sporting – Safa 3-0
Ansar – Shabab Sahel 2-3
Round 9 (8-9 January 2022)
Shabab Sahel – Tadamon Sour 1-2
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Bourj 1-2
Shabab El Bourj – Hikma / Sagesse 6-0
AC Sporting – AC Tripoli 0-3
Ansar – Safa 2-0
Al Ahed – Nejmeh 3-0 (awarded, Nejmeh did not attend the game)
Round 10 (14-15 January 2022)
AC Tripoli – Ansar 2-2
Shabab El Bourj – AC Sporting 2-1
Safa – Tadamon Sour 1-0
Al Ahed – Shabab Sahel 3-0
Bourj – Hikma / Sagesse 2-0
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Nejmeh 0-0 – played on 20 February 2022
Round 11 (21-22 January 2022)
Bourj – AC Sporting 2-1
Tadamon Sour – AC Tripoli 1-0
Nejmeh – Shabab Sahel 1-2
Al Ahed – Safa 2-1
Hikma / Sagesse – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 0-0
Ansar – Shabab El Bourj 4-0 – played on 19 February 2022
Final table of the first stage (regular season)
|
1 |
Al Ahed |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
20-3 |
29 |
|
|
2 |
Bourj |
11 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
15-6 |
23 |
|
|
3 |
Shabab Sahel |
11 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
20-13 |
20 |
|
|
4 |
Ansar |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
17-11 |
15 |
|
|
5 |
Shabab El Bourj |
11 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
15-17 |
14 |
|
|
6 |
Tadamon Sour |
11 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
12-10 |
14 |
|
|
7 |
AC Tripoli |
11 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
13-15 |
14 |
|
|
8 |
Nejmeh |
11 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
13-8 |
11 |
|
|
9 |
Hikma / Sagesse |
11 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
7-23 |
10 |
|
|
10 |
Safa |
11 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
5-17 |
9 |
|
|
11 |
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley |
11 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
7-12 |
9 |
|
|
12 |
AC Sporting |
11 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
9-18 |
7 |
|
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
Round 1 (9-10 March 2022)
Bourj – Shabab El Bourj cancelled (initially 1-0 on the field)
Al Ahed – Tadamon Sour 2-0
Shabab Sahel – Ansar 0-6
Round 2 (14-15 March 2022)
Shabab El Bourj – Al Ahed cancelled (initially 0-3 on the field)
Ansar – Tadamon Sour 1-0
Bourj – Shabab Sahel 2-0
Round 3 (18-19 March 2022)
Al Ahed – Ansar 0-0
Tadamon Sour – Bourj 0-1
Shabab Sahel – Shabab El Bourj cancelled (initially 4-1 on the field)
Round 4 (1-3 April 2022)
Tadamon Sour – Shabab El Bourj cancelled (initially 2-0 on the field)
Ansar – Bourj 3-0
Al Ahed – Shabab Sahel 4-1
Round 5 (8-9 April 2022)
Shabab Sahel – Tadamon Sour 2-0
Ansar – Shabab El Bourj cancelled (initially 2-2 on the field)
Ahed – Bourj 1-1
Table after the first half of play-off
|
1 |
Al Ahed |
16 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
30-5 |
40 |
|
|
2 |
Bourj |
16 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
20-10 |
33 |
|
|
3 |
Ansar |
16 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
29-13 |
26 |
|
|
4 |
Shabab Sahel |
16 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
27-26 |
26 |
|
|
5 |
Tadamon Sour |
16 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
14-16 |
17 |
|
|
6 |
Shabab El Bourj |
16 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
18-29 |
15 |
|
This table was made according to the results in the field at that time, without taking into account the later cancellation of Shabab El Bourj results.
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.
Round 6 (13-14 April 2022)
Bourj – Tadamon Sour 2-1
Ansar – Shabab Sahel 2-0
Al Ahed – Shabab El Bourj cancelled (initially 6-0 on the field)
Round 7 (18 April 2022)
Tadamon Sour – Al Ahed 0-4
Shabab Sahel – Shabab El Bourj cancelled (initially 1-2 on the field)
Bourj – Ansar 0-2
Round 8 (23 April 2022)
Shabab Sahel – Al Ahed 0-3
Shabab El Bourj – Bourj cancelled (initially 1-0 on the field)
Tadamon Sour – Ansar 1-2
Round 9 (29 April 2022)
Shabab Sahel – Bourj 1-1
Shabab El Bourj – Tadamon Sour cancelled (initially 2-2 on the field)
Ansar – Al Ahed 1-1
Round 10 (20 May 2022)
Bourj – Al Ahed 0-2
Tadamon Sour – Shabab Sahel 1-4
Shabab El Bourj – Ansar cancelled (scheduled to be played on 4 June 2022, but Shabab El Bourj withdrew from the league on 30 May, all their results in the play-off were cancelled and they were relegated to the Second Division)
Table
|
1 |
Al Ahed (C) |
19 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
37-6 |
47 |
Qualified for the AFC Cup |
|
2 |
Ansar |
19 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
34-13 |
35 |
|
|
3 |
Bourj |
19 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
22-16 |
34 |
|
|
4 |
Shabab Sahel |
19 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
28-32 |
27 |
|
|
5 |
Shabab El Bourj (R) |
11 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
15-17 |
14 |
[11] Relegated to the Second Division |
|
6 |
Tadamon Sour |
19 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
15-28 |
14 |
C – Champions
R – Relegated
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.
Play-out
Round 1 (10-12 March 2022)
AC Sporting – AC Tripoli 0-1
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Nejmeh 0-3
Safa – Hikma / Sagesse 0-0
Round 2 (15 March 2022)
AC Tripoli – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 2-1
AC Sporting – Safa 1-0
Nejmeh – Hikma / Sagesse 2-0
Round 3 (19-20 March 2022)
Nejmeh – AC Sporting 1-1
Safa – AC Tripoli 0-2
Hikma / Sagesse – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 0-1
Round 4 (1-3 April 2022)
AC Tripoli – Hikma / Sagesse 0-1
AC Sporting – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 0-1
Nejmeh – Safa 1-2
Round 5 (8-10 April 2022)
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Safa 2-1
Hikma / Sagesse – AC Sporting 2-1
AC Tripoli – Nejmeh 0-0
Table after the first half of play-out
|
7 |
AC Tripoli |
16 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
18-17 |
24 |
|
|
8 |
Nejmeh |
16 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
20-11 |
19 |
|
|
9 |
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley |
16 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
12-18 |
18 |
|
|
10 |
Hikma / Sagesse |
16 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
10-27 |
17 |
|
|
11 |
Safa |
16 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
8-23 |
13 |
|
|
12 |
AC Sporting |
16 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
12-23 |
11 |
|
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.
Round 6 (14 April 2022)
AC Tripoli – AC Sporting 1-0
Nejmeh – Safa 3-2
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Hikma / Sagesse 0-2
Round 7 (19 April 2022)
AC Tripoli – Safa 1-2
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Nejmeh 0-0
AC Sporting – Hikma / Sagesse 1-2
Round 8 (24 April 2022)
Hikma / Sagesse – AC Tripoli 1-1
AC Sporting – Nejmeh 2-3
Safa – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 4-0
Round 9 (30 April 2022)
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – AC Tripoli 2-0
Hikma / Sagesse – Nejmeh 0-2
Safa – AC Sporting 3-1
Round 10 (17 May 2022)
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – AC Sporting 4-0
Hikma / Sagesse – Safa 1-0
AC Tripoli – Nejmeh 1-1 (played on 4 June 2022)
Table
|
7 |
Nejmeh |
21 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
29-16 |
30 |
|
|
8 |
AC Tripoli |
21 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
22-23 |
29 |
|
|
9 |
Hikma / Sagesse |
21 |
8 |
3 |
10 |
16-31 |
27 |
|
|
10 |
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley |
21 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
18-24 |
25 |
|
|
11 |
Safa |
21 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
19-29 |
22 |
|
|
12 |
AC Sporting (R) |
21 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
16-36 |
11 |
Relegated to the Second Division |
R – Relegated
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.
[1] This stadium is mainly used as a training ground for Ansar.
[2] Rafic El Hariri Stadium in the Ras Beirut (Al Manara) area of Beirut is mainly used as a training ground for Nejmeh and AC Sporting.
[3] This stadium is used only as a training ground for Shabab Sahel.
[4] Safa Stadium in Beirut is mainly used as a training ground for Safa.
[5] The stadium in Bourj el-Barajneh is used only as a training ground for Bourj FC and Shabab El Bourj.
[6] 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.
[7] Except for the area of the southern suburbs of Beirut.
[8] Head-to-head points and goal difference: Shabab El Bourj 4 points (3-0), Tadamon Sour 4 points (1-0), AC Tripoli 0 points.
[9] Nejmeh were deducted 6 points for not attending the game against Al Ahed in round 9.
[10] Safa ahead of Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley in head-to-head match: Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley – Safa 0-1.
[11] Head-to-head match: Shabab El Bourj – Tadamon Sour 0-0. Shabab El Bourj ahead of Tadamon Sour due to goal difference. Despite finishing fifth, Shabab El Bourj were relegated to the Second Division because they had withdrawn from the league before the last round.
[12] Nejmeh were deducted 6 points for not attending the game against Al Ahed in round 9.
[13] Nejmeh were deducted 6 points for not attending the game against Al Ahed in round 9.
[14] Safa had been initially relegated, but they were received back in the Premier League when Shabab El Bourj withdrew from the league and were consequently relegated.
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