Cusco FC still maintain chances to win the Apertura after snatching a win away at Comerciantes Unidos

Comerciantes Unidos - Cusco FC 1-2 (0-1)

Sandoval 66' - Callejo 45'+1' penalty, 90'+3'.

Saturday, 24 May 2025, 1 pm local time (6 pm UTC), Germán Contreras Jara Stadium, Cajabamba, Peru, 14th round of Apertura, Peruvian First Division (Liga 1).

Comerciantes Unidos (in yellow), Cusco FC (in black) and the referees before the start of the game, united against violence. Foto source: Comerciantes Unidos Facebook page

Cusco FC also won a year ago, 1-0, against Comerciantes Unidos, but the circumstances have been different this Saturday, with Cusco FC still involved in the fight for the Apertura and Comerciantes Unidos fighting at the other end of the table, to escape relegation. The tension was very visible in the game, and surfaced many times, especially towards the end of the game, also due to some edgy refereeing decisions.

Matías Sen (Comerciantes Unidos) and Marco Saravia (Cusco FC) expecting the ball for an aerial dispute. Foto source: Comerciantes Unidos Facebook page

Cusco FC clearly dominated the first half, but the home side defended well, and despite their much better ball possession, the visitors had few opportunities. Bigger chances emerged towards the end of the first half. An excellent action on the left side by Iván Colman ended with a decisive pass in the box to Carlo Diez, who was tackled by Francisco Duclós before taking a shot wide (42'). The referee initially considered that there was no foul, but changed his mind after being called by the VAR and seeing the replays. A penalty was awarded for Cusco FC and Facundo Callejo converted: 0-1 (45'+1').

Foto source: Comerciantes Unidos Facebook page

In the second half, Comerciantes Unidos took over the control of the game, in search for an equalizer. They attacked more consistently, and after a shot by Paredes which went slightly above the crossbar (61'), they succeeded to score. Héctor Campos, who just came in, crossed from the right and Ray Sandoval made the right move near the far post, being faster than the defender and sending the ball surprisingly towards the opposite side of the goal, to the surprise of the goalkeeper, who was caught on contrepied: 1-1 (66').

Ray Sandoval (facing the camera) scored the only goal for Comerciantes Unidos. Foto source: Comerciantes Unidos Facebook page

The final minutes were rather balanced. Comcerciantes Unidos wanted to continue their offensive, and still had some chances, but Cusco FC slowly regained control of the midfield and moved the pressure from their half of the field into the other half. A second striker, Tévez, was introduced along Callejo, to improve the attack.

As a result, Cusco FC scored the winner in stoppage time. Álvaro Ampuero crossed from the right to the far post, and Facundo Callejo was there to score from short range: 1-2 (90'+3'). 

However, this was not it. Just after the match resumed, former Cusco FC player Alexander Lecaros created an action on the right, entered the box and lost the ball to Álvaro Ampuero, who made a bold move to win the position in front of Lecaros (90'+5'). The referee awarded a penalty for Comerciantes Unidos, but was later convinced by the images showed by the VAR that there was no penalty and cancelled the initial decision. The match finished after more than 11 minutes of stoppage time.

Comerciantes Unidos: Villete - Paredes (Parodi 75'), Sosa, Tecilla, Duclós (Lecaros 66'), Alfaro - Marina (Vega 75'), Paico (Campos 66'), Sandoval - S. Gonzales (L. García 52'), Sen. Manager: Javier Arce.

Cusco FC: Díaz - Ruidías (Zevallos 73'), Fuentes, Saravia, Ampuero - Diez, Valenzuela - Colitto, Colman (Aquino 58'), Da Silva (Tévez 85') - Callejo. Manager: Miguel Rondelli.

Referee: Edwin Ordóñez.

Yellow cards: Marina 72, Sen 88' - Ruidías 63', Valenzuela 77', Saravia 84', Callejo 90'+3', Tévez 90'+11'.

Cusco FC had several excellent results, winning against champions Universitario de Deportes 2-0 at home and against local rivals Deportivo Garcilaso 3-1 away (practically on their home ground, because they share the same stadium), but had a disappointing 3-3 draw at home a week before at home against Los Chankas, which have certainly diminished their chances of getting to the top of the table. Now they are only three points away from the top team (Universitario de Deportes), but they are only sixth in the table, with as many as eight teams within four points, fighting to win the Apertura!

At the other end of the table, Comerciantes Unidos are second to last, as they only collected 8 points and a single win in 12 matches so far in 2025.

The next match for Cusco FC will be the heavily disputed local derby against their main city rivals, Cienciano, technically at home, but only on 14 June, after a large break caused by the matches of the national team. The next match for Comerciantes Unidos will be away at Alianza Atlético de Sullana, one of the surprising candidates for the Apertura.

2024-2025 Lebanese Premier League

 

2024-2025 Lebanese Premier League

 

Season	2024-2025
Dates	20 September 2024 – 19 July 2025
Champions	Ansar
AFC Challenge Cup	Ansar Safa
Relegated	Shabab Al-Ghazieh Shabab Baalbek
Matches played	156
Goals scored	430 (2.76 goals/match on average)
Top goalscorer	Hassan Maatouk (Ansar) – 17 goals
Biggest home win	Ansar – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 5-0 (round 3, 1 February 2025) Shabab Sahel – Shabab Baalbek 5-0 (round 5, 12 February 2025) Safa – Shabab Baalbek 5-0 (round 11, 29 March 2025)
Biggest away win	Shabab Sahel – Al Ahed 1-8 (round 11, 30 March 2025)
Highest scoring	Shabab Sahel – Al Ahed 1-8 (round 11, 30 March 2025)
Longest winning run	Ansar – 9 matches (rounds 1-9)
Longest unbeaten run	Safa – 15 matches (rounds 1-11 + rounds 1-4 in play-off)
Longest winless run	Shabab Al-Ghazieh – 14 matches (rounds 8-11 + 1-10 in play-out)
Longest losing run	Tadamon Sour – 9 matches (rounds 7-15 in 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 2024-2025 was the 63^rd complete season since its establishment in 1934, or the 65^th official season as counted by the Lebanese Football Association. This was the first season when VAR was introduced for all the matches. The competition started on 20 September 2024, but only one round was played, then the competition was suspended due to Israeli attacks. After the ceasefire at the end of November 2024, the Lebanese FA decided to resume the competition on 25 January 2025 with the matches of round 2. Nejmeh were the defending champions, but lost any chance to defend their title due to poor results in the regular season and throughout the first part of the play-off. Ansar became champions for the 15^th time, while Safa came in second place.

The “split” competition format introduced in 2020-2021 was also kept for 2024-2025, involving two stages; the second stage involved a triple round robin, just like in 2023-2024. In the first (regular) stage, the established format is a single round-robin championship, each team playing all other teams once, a total of 11 rounds. This stage started on 20 September 2024 and ended on 30 March 2025. It involved a large break from late September to late January due to Israeli attacks.

After the first stage, there was a short 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 in a triple round robin for the championship title in a play-off group, while the bottom 6 teams played each other in a triple round robin to avoid relegation, in a play-out group. Just like in the previous seasons, 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 12 April 2025 and ended on 19 July 2025.

Matches were played mostly during the week-ends, but also in mid-week, 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. All matches were broadcasted by the Lebanese FA on the FIFA Plus (FIFA +) website.

Matches in the first stage of the season were played according to a drawing of lots. Because of this system, some teams would have a higher number of matches on their home ground than others. However, almost all the matches in the first stage were played on neutral grounds in order to provide a more balanced and equal situation for all the teams.

In the second stage of the season, teams played each other according to the first stage table, 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 better classified team, until they played the second classified in the last round. Therefore, the potentially decisive matches were scheduled in the last round.

The champions and the second classified have the right to play in the AFC Challenge Cup in the next season (2025-2026). The third classified may qualify for the Arab Champions Cup. The Lebanese FA Cup winners are no longer considered to play in any continental or international competition. The last two teams in the classification were relegated to the Second Division.

The defending champions, Nejmeh, were among the main favourites for the title this year, together with Al Ahed, Ansar, and Safa. In recent years, Nejmeh, Al Ahed, and Ansar have been the usual contenders for the title, while Safa became a strong contender this season. However, defending champions Nejmeh had a very poor season and were out early from the title battle. Ansar finished the first stage on top of the table, with Safa second only a couple of points behind and Al Ahed third, also very close. Ansar and Safa finished the regular season unbeaten, while Al Ahed only lost to Ansar.

The other teams were likely to fight for the fifth place at best. Their realistic goal was to classify in the upper half of the table (positions 5 and 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, Racing, and Bourj FC, which qualified in the play-offs in the previous seasons, had a poorer season, and did not succeed to get to the play-offs. Hikma/Sagesse had their strongest season lately and succeeded to qualify to the play-off in fifth place, while Tadamon Sour surprisingly took the sixth place at the end of the regular season, after a number of good results, allowing them to qualify to the play-off and to keep Shabab Sahel once again out of it.

After the first part of the play-off, the order remained the same at the top, but the gaps increased, so Ansar were three points above Safa in second place and five points above Al Ahed in third. All three teams had some unexpected results, Ansar losing to Al Ahed and drawing with Tadamon Sour, Safa losing to Ansar and drawing to Al Ahed and Nejmeh, while Al Ahed lost to Tadamon Sour and Hikma / Sagesse. Nejmeh were challenged by Hikma/Sagesse for the fourth place, way behind the top three teams, while Tadamon Sour remained sixth, not far from the fourth and fifth place.

During the second part of the play-off, Safa took the lead temporarily, benefitting from Ansar losing to Al Ahed and drawing with Nejmeh. However, in the last round of the second part, Ansar won the head-to-head match against Safa and retook the lead, but only by one point. Al Ahed were already 6 points behind the leaders Ansar, meaning that they would not be able to compete for the title this year. Nejmeh climbed back into fourth place, while Hikma / Sagesse dropped into fifth and Tadamon Sour remained sixth.

In the third part of the play-off, the gap between Ansar and Safa steadily increased, because Ansar won four games in a row, while Safa drew against Nejmeh and Al Ahed. On 13 July 2025, Ansar became mathematically champions by winning 2-0 over Tadamon Sour, therefore increasing their lead to 5 points above Safa with one round to go. Safa defeated Ansar in the last round, but remained second, two points behind the champions, and Al Ahed third, despite the late recovery of Nejmeh, which only came fourth.

The other teams entered the play-out to avoid relegation. Newly-promoted Shabab Baalbek and Riyadi Al Abbasiyah FC, along with Shabab Al-Ghazieh, Racing and Bourj FC were among those expected to be contenders in the fight to avoid relegation. After the first stage, only Shabab Sahel in seventh place seemed safe, while the battle to avoid the bottom two places in the play-out would involve mainly Shabab Baalbek (bottom of the table), Shabab Al-Ghazieh (second to last), Bourj FC, and Riyadi Al Abbasiyah, all separated by only four points. After the first part of the play-out, Shabab Al-Ghazieh were last with only four points and looked too far from the others to avoid relegation, while Shabab Baalbek were second to last, with only eight points, also in relegation position. Riyadi Al Abbasiyah had three points more than Shabab Baalbek. Bourj FC had an excellent winning streak in the first three rounds of play-out, which led them away from relegation. Shabab Sahel in seventh place and Racing in eighth place seemed also safe after the first half of play-out.

During the second part of the play-out, it became obvious that the top three teams (Racing, Bourj, and Shabab Sahel) would not have to worry about the relegation, as the gap between them and the bottom three teams grew to at least 10 points. After the second part of the play-out, Shabab Al-Ghazieh continued to be last, three points away from Shabab Baalbek and seven points away from Riyadi Al Abbasiyah, the first team above the relegation line. Shabab Al-Ghazieh were mathematically relegated on 25 June, when Riyadi Al Abbasiyah won 2-0 away at Shabab Sahel, expanding the gap between them and Shabab Al-Ghazieh to 11 points, while Shabab Al Ghazieh had only three matches in hand. The second team to be relegated was therefore to be decided between Shabab Baalbek and Riyadi Al Abbasyiah, separated by 5 points with two rounds to go. Riyadi Al Abbasiyah only needed one point in the last two matches to be safe. In the second to last round, on 1 July, they won 4-1 away at Racing to secure their stay in the Premier League next season, while Shabab Baalbek lost 3-0 to Bourj and were relegated with one round to go.

 

Team changes from the 2023-2024

 

Promoted from the Second Division

 

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah (1^st in the Second Division)

Shabab Baalbek (2^nd in the Second Division)

 

Relegated from the Premier League

 

AC Tripoli

Al Ahly Nabatieh

 

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. Many matches are played on neutral grounds.

 

 

Team	Home town	Stadium	Capacity	2023-2024
Nejmeh	Beirut (Ras Beirut)	Rafic El Hariri[1]	5,000	Champions
		Fouad Chehab	5,000
		Rashid Karami	10,000
Al Ansar	Beirut (Tariq el Jdideh)	Imam Musa Al Sadr	500	Runners-up
		Fouad Chehab	5,000
		Camille Chamoun	49,500
Al Ahed	Bourj el-Barajneh (Ouzai)	Al Ahed	2,000	3rd
		Fouad Chehab	5,000
		Mirdachiyyé	5,000
Bourj FC	Bourj el-Barajneh	Bourj el-Barajneh[2]	1,500	4th
		Al Ahed	2,000
		Amin Abdelnour	3,500
Safa SC	Beirut (Wata el-Museitbeh)	Safa	4,000	5th
		Fouad Chehab	5,000
Racing Beirut	Beirut (Achrafieh)	Fouad Chehab	5,000	6th
		Safa	4,000
		Amin Abdelnour	3,500
Shabab Sahel	Haret Hreik	Shabab Sahel[3]	500	7th
		Amin Abdelnour	3,500
		Al Ahed	2,000
		Safa	4,000
Tadamon Sour	Tyre / Sour	Sour Municipal[4]	6,500	8th
		Abbass Nasser	500
		Imam Musa Al Sadr	500
Hikma / Sagesse	Beirut (Achrafieh)	Sin El Fil[5]	N/A	9th
		Safa	4,000
		Fouad Chehab	5,000
Shabab Al-Ghazieh	Al Ghazieh	Al Ghazieh[6]	N/A	10th
		Imam Musa Al Sadr	500
Riyadi Al Abbasiyah	Al Abbasiyah	Abbas Nasser	500	Promoted
		Imam Musa Al Sadr	500
Shabab Baalbek	Baalbek	Baalbek Municipal	8,500	Promoted
		Amin Abdelnour	3,500

 

List of stadiums used for matches in the Premier League

 

Only 10 stadiums are allowed to host Premier League matches in 2024-2025. Note that most teams may use two or even three stadiums as their home ground and many matches are played on neutral grounds.

 

Name of the stadium	City	Capacity	Teams
Fouad Chehab	Jounieh	5,000	Nejmeh, Hikma / Sagesse, Racing, Ansar, Al Ahed, Safa
Amin Abdelnour	Aley (Bhamdoun)	3,500	Shabab Sahel, Bourj FC, Shabab Baalbek, Racing
Al Ahed	Bourj el-Barajneh (Ouzai)	2,000	Al Ahed, Bourj FC, Shabab Sahel
Safa	Beirut (Wata el-Museitbeh)	4,000	Safa, Racing, Hikma / Sagesse, Shabab Sahel
Imam Musa Al Sadr	Beirut (Tariq el Jdideh)	500	Ansar, Tadamon Sour, Shabab Al-Ghazieh, Riyadi Al Abbasiyah
Abbas Nasser	Abbasiyah	500	Tadamon Sour, Riyadi Al Abbasiyah
Rashid Karami	Tripoli	10,000	Nejmeh
Mirdachiyyé	Zgharta	5,000	Al Ahed
Camille Chamoun	Beirut	49,500	Ansar
Baalbek Municipal	Baalbek	8,500	Shabab Baalbek

 

Geographical distribution of teams

 

Most of the teams (8 out of 12) are from Beirut and the southern suburbs of Beirut. Three teams, Tadamon Sour, Shabab Al-Ghazieh, and Riyadi Al Abbasiyah are located in the South Governorate. One team (Shabab Baalbek) is located in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.

 

Location of the 2024-2025 Lebanese Premier League teams.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024-25_Lebanese_Premier_League

 

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

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024-25_Lebanese_Premier_League

 

Part of Lebanon	No. of teams	Teams
Beirut (proper)	5	Nejmeh, Ansar, Safa, Racing, Hikma / Sagesse
Southern suburbs of Beirut[7]	3	Al Ahed, Bourj, Shabab Sahel
South	3	Tadamon Sour, Shabab Al-Ghazieh, Riyadi Al Abbasiyah
Baalbek-Hermel	1	Shabab Baalbek

 

Foreign players

 

There are four foreign players allowed in the squads, as well as a number of Lebanese-born Palestinian players.

 

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

 

All teams have to use at least two young players, under 21 years of age, in the Premier League. There should be a minimum of 750 minutes played by one young player and 1200 combined minutes played by two young players for each team.

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 (20-22 September 2024)

 

Shabab Sahel – Hikma / Sagesse 0-2

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Tadamon Sour 1-2

Bourj – Al Ahed 1-3

Safa – Racing 4-1

Ansar – Shabab Baalbek 4-0

Nejmeh – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 3-0

 

Round 2 (25-26 January 2025)

 

Shabab Baalbek – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-0

Bourj – Hikma / Sagesse 1-3

Ansar – Racing 3-0

Safa – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 2-1

Shabab Sahel – Tadamon Sour 0-2

Nejmeh – Al Ahed 1-2

 

Round 3 (31 January – 1 February 2025)

 

Shabab Baalbek – Racing 0-0

Safa – Shabab Sahel 2-0

Al Ahed – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 3-1

Ansar – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 5-0

Nejmeh – Hikma / Sagesse 0-0

Bourj – Tadamon Sour 0-2

 

Round 4 (6-7 February 2025)

 

Ansar – Shabab Sahel 3-1

Racing – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-1

Bourj – Safa 0-4

Shabab Baalbek – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 0-0

Nejmeh – Tadamon Sour 1-0

Al Ahed – Hikma / Sagesse 3-1

 

Round 5 (12-13 February 2025)

 

Racing – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 0-0

Shabab Sahel – Shabab Baalbek 5-0

Nejmeh – Safa 0-2

Al Ahed – Tadamon Sour 4-0

Hikma / Sagesse – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-0

Ansar – Bourj 1-0

 

Round 6 (18-19 February 2025)

 

Racing – Shabab Sahel 0-1

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 0-0

Al Ahed – Safa 0-0

Shabab Baalbek – Bourj 1-3

Hikma / Sagesse – Tadamon Sour 0-0

Nejmeh – Ansar 1-2

 

Round 7 (25-26 February 2025)

 

Safa – Hikma / Sagesse 3-0

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Shabab Sahel 2-2

Al Ahed – Ansar 2-4

Racing – Bourj 1-0

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Tadamon Sour 2-1

Nejmeh – Shabab Baalbek 3-1

 

Round 8 (2-3 March 2025)

 

Shabab Baalbek – Al Ahed 1-2

Shabab Sahel – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-0

Racing – Nejmeh 0-0

Safa – Tadamon Sour 3-1

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Bourj 2-0

Hikma / Sagesse – Ansar 1-3

 

Round 9 (8-9 March 2025)

 

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Safa 0-4

Shabab Sahel – Bourj 3-0

Racing – Al Ahed 0-4

Shabab Baalbek – Hikma / Sagesse 0-3

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Nejmeh 0-1

Ansar – Tadamon Sour 3-1

 

Round 10 (14-16 March 2025)

 

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Al Ahed 1-3

Ansar – Safa 1-1

Shabab Baalbek – Tadamon Sour 0-4

Bourj – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-1

Shabab Sahel – Nejmeh 0-2

Racing – Hikma / Sagesse 1-1

 

Round 11 (29-30 March 2025)

 

Safa – Shabab Baalbek 5-0

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Ansar 0-2

Bourj – Nejmeh 1-0

Racing – Tadamon Sour 0-0

Shabab Sahel – Al Ahed 1-8

Hikma / Sagesse – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 0-0

 

Final table of the regular season

 

1	Ansar	11	10	1	0	31-7	31	Qualified for the play-off
2	Safa	11	9	2	0	30-4	29	Qualified for the play-off
3	Al Ahed	11	9	1	1	34-11	28	Qualified for the play-off
4	Nejmeh	11	5	2	4	12-8	17	Qualified for the play-off
5	Hikma / Sagesse	11	4	4	3	12-11	16	Qualified for the play-off
6	Tadamon Sour	11	4	2	5	13-14	14	Qualified for the play-off
7	Shabab Sahel	11	4	1	6	14-21	13	Qualified for the play-out
8	Racing	11	1	6	4	4-14	9	Qualified for the play-out
9	Riyadi Al Abbasiyah	11	1	5	5	7-15	8	Qualified for the play-out
10	Bourj	11	2	1	8	7-21	7	Qualified for the play-out
11	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	11	1	3	7	5-18	6	Qualified for the play-out
12	Shabab Baalbek	11	1	2	8	4-29	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 is carried over in the second stage.

The order of the matches is such that the first classified will play the second classified in the fifth round. In the second and third part of the play-off, the order of matches remains unchanged, only the location is reversed.

 

Table at the start of the play-off

 

1	Ansar	11	10	1	0	31-7	16	(+)
2	Safa	11	9	2	0	30-4	15	(+)
3	Al Ahed	11	9	1	1	34-11	14
4	Nejmeh	11	5	2	4	12-8	9	(+)
5	Hikma / Sagesse	11	4	4	3	12-11	8
6	Tadamon Sour	11	4	2	5	13-14	7

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Round 1 (12-13 April 2025)

 

Al Ahed – Ansar 1-0

Tadamon Sour – Hikma / Sagesse 0-2

Nejmeh – Safa 1-1

 

Round 2 (18-20 April 2025)

 

Tadamon Sour – Safa 0-2

Al Ahed – Nejmeh 1-0

Ansar – Hikma / Sagesse 2-0

 

Round 3 (24-25 April 2025)

 

Hikma / Sagesse – Safa 1-2

Tadamon Sour – Al Ahed 1-0

Ansar – Nejmeh 1-0

 

Round 4 (30 April – 2 May 2025)

 

Tadamon Sour – Ansar 0-0

Safa – Al Ahed 0-0

Nejmeh – Hikma / Sagesse 1-0

 

Round 5 (7 May 2025)

 

Tadamon Sour – Nejmeh 1-1

Al Ahed – Hikma / Sagesse 1-2

Ansar – Safa 1-0

 

    Table after the first part of play-off

 

1	Ansar	5	3	1	1	35-8	26	(+)
2	Safa	5	2	2	1	35-7	23	(+)
3	Al Ahed	5	2	1	2	37-14	21
4	Hikma / Sagesse	5	2	0	3	17-17	14
5	Nejmeh	5	1	2	2	15-12	14	(+)
6	Tadamon Sour	5	1	2	2	15-19	12

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Round 6 (12-13 May 2025)

 

Ansar – Al Ahed 0-2

Hikma / Sagesse – Tadamon Sour 0-0

Safa – Nejmeh 2-1

 

Round 7 (17-18 May 2025)

 

Hikma / Sagesse – Ansar 0-2

Safa – Tadamon Sour 3-0

Nejmeh – Al Ahed 1-1

 

Round 8 (23-24 May 2025)

 

Nejmeh – Ansar 1-1

Safa – Hikma / Sagesse 4-0

Al Ahed – Tadamon Sour 3-0

 

Round 9 (14-15 June 2025)

 

Hikma / Sagesse – Nejmeh 0-3

Ansar – Tadamon Sour 3-0

Al Ahed – Safa 1-2

 

Round 10 (20-21 June 2025)

 

Hikma / Sagesse – Al Ahed 2-2

Nejmeh – Tadamon Sour 5-1

Safa – Ansar 0-2

 

    Table after the second part of play-off

 

1	Ansar	10	6	2	2	43-11	36	(+)
2	Safa	10	6	2	2	46-11	35	(+)
3	Al Ahed	10	4	3	3	46-19	29
4	Nejmeh	10	3	4	3	26-17	22	(+)
5	Hikma / Sagesse	10	2	2	6	19-28	16
6	Tadamon Sour	10	1	3	6	16-33	13

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Round 11 (26-27 June 2025)

 

Hikma / Sagesse – Tadamon Sour 3-1

Safa – Nejmeh 3-3

Ansar – Al Ahed 4-1

 

Round 12 (2-3 July 2025)

 

Safa – Tadamon Sour 5-2

Hikma / Sagesse – Ansar 0-2

Nejmeh – Al Ahed 4-1

 

Round 13 (7-8 July 2025)

 

Safa – Hikma / Sagesse 2-1

Al Ahed – Tadamon Sour 5-3

Nejmeh – Ansar 1-6

 

Round 14 (12-13 July 2025)

 

Hikma / Sagesse – Nejmeh 2-3

Al Ahed – Safa 1-1

Ansar – Tadamon Sour 2-0

 

Round 15 (16-19 July 2025)

 

Hikma / Sagesse – Al Ahed 3-1

Nejmeh – Tadamon Sour 4-1

Safa – Ansar 2-1

 

                                                         Final table

 

1	Ansar (C)	15	10	2	3	58-15	48	(+)	Qualified for AFC Challenge Cup
2	Safa	15	9	4	2	59-19	46	(+)	Qualified for AFC Challenge Cup
3	Al Ahed	15	5	4	6	55-34	33
4	Nejmeh	15	6	5	4	41-30	32	(+)
5	Hikma / Sagesse	15	4	2	9	28-37	22
6	Tadamon Sour	15	1	3	11	23-52	13

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

C – champions

 

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 is carried over in the second stage.

The order of the matches is such that the first classified will play the second classified in the fifth round. In the second and third part of the play-out, the order of matches remains unchanged, only the location is reversed.

 

Table at the start of the play-out

 

7	Shabab Sahel	11	4	1	6	14-21	7	(+)
8	Racing	11	1	6	4	4-14	5	(+)
9	Riyadi Al Abbasiyah	11	1	5	5	7-15	4
10	Bourj	11	2	1	8	7-21	4	(+)
11	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	11	1	3	7	5-18	3
12	Shabab Baalbek	11	1	2	8	4-29	3	(+)

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Round 1 (12-13 April 2025)

 

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Racing 1-2

Shabab Baalbek – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 0-0

Bourj – Shabab Sahel 2-0

 

Round 2 (18-19 April 2025)

 

Shabab Baalbek – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-1

Shabab Sahel – Racing 3-1

Bourj – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 2-1

 

Round 3 (24-25 April 2025)

 

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Bourj 1-4

Racing – Shabab Baalbek 2-0

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Shabab Sahel 5-1

 

Round 4 (30 April – 1 May 2025)

 

Shabab Sahel – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 4-0

Bourj – Shabab Baalbek 0-2

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Racing 0-2

 

Round 5 (6-8 May 2025)

 

Shabab Sahel – Shabab Baalbek 3-1

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 3-0

Racing – Bourj 1-1

 

               Table after the first part of play-out

 

7	Shabab Sahel	5	3	0	2	25-30	16	(+)
8	Racing	5	3	1	1	12-19	15	(+)
9	Bourj	5	3	1	1	16-26	14	(+)
10	Riyadi Al Abbasiyah	5	2	1	2	16-20	11
11	Shabab Baalbek	5	1	2	2	8-35	8	(+)
12	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	5	0	1	4	8-32	4

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Round 6 (13-14 May 2025)

 

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Shabab Baalbek 1-1

Racing – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-1

Shabab Sahel – Bourj 0-2

 

Round 7 (19-20 May 2025)

 

Racing – Shabab Sahel 1-4

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Shabab Baalbek 2-2

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Bourj 0-1

 

Round 8 (24-27 May 2025)

 

Shabab Baalbek – Racing 1-2

Shabab Sahel – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 1-1

Bourj – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-1

 

Round 9 (31 May – 2 June 2025)

 

Racing – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 2-1

Shabab Baalbek – Bourj 0-1

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Shabab Sahel 1-1

 

Round 10 (7-8 June 2025)

 

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 0-0

Bourj – Racing 0-3

Shabab Baalbek – Shabab Sahel 1-2

 

Table after the second part of play-out

 

7	Racing	10	7	1	2	22-26	27	(+)
8	Bourj	10	7	1	2	22-30	26	(+)
9	Shabab Sahel	10	5	2	3	33-36	24	(+)
10	Riyadi Al Abbasiyah	10	2	4	4	19-25	14
11	Shabab Baalbek	10	1	4	5	13-43	10	(+)
12	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	10	0	4	6	13-39	7

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

 

Round 11 (13-14 June 2025)

 

Shabab Sahel – Bourj 1-2

Racing – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 0-4

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Shabab Baalbek 3-0

 

Round 12 (19-20 June 2025)

 

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Shabab Baalbek 1-2

Riyadi Al Abbasiyah – Bourj 0-0

Racing – Shabab Sahel 0-2

 

Round 13 (25-26 June 2025)

 

Shabab Baalbek – Racing 1-0

Shabab Sahel – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 0-2

Bourj – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-0

 

Round 14 (30 June – 1 July 2025)

 

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Shabab Sahel 0-3

Shabab Baalbek – Bourj 0-3

Racing – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 1-4

 

Round 15 (5 July 2025)

 

Bourj – Racing 2-1

Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Riyadi Al Abbasiyah 1-4

Shabab Baalbek – Shabab Sahel 1-5

 

Final table

 

7	Bourj	15	11	2	2	30-32	39	(+)
8	Shabab Sahel	15	8	2	5	44-41	33	(+)
9	Riyadi Al Abbasiyah	15	6	5	4	32-27	27
10	Racing	15	7	1	7	24-39	27	(+)
11	Shabab Baalbek (R)	15	3	4	8	17-55	16	(+)
12	Shabab Al-Ghazieh (R)	15	1	4	10	19-49	10

 

(+) Points have been rounded up.

R – relegated

 

 

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

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

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

[4] This stadium is mainly used as a training ground for Tadamon Sour.

[5] This stadium is used only as a training ground for Hikma / Sagesse.

[6] The stadium in Al-Ghazieh is used only as a training ground for Shabab Al-Ghazieh.

[7] 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.