2023-2024 Lebanese Premier League
|
Season |
2023-2024 |
|
Dates |
4 August 2023 – 30 June 2024 |
|
Champions |
Nejmeh |
|
AFC Challenge Cup |
Nejmeh |
|
Relegated |
AC Tripoli Al Ahly Nabatieh |
|
Matches played |
156 |
|
Goals scored |
369 (2.37 goals/match on average) |
|
Top goalscorer |
Elhadji Malick Tall (Ansar) – 20 goals |
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Biggest home win |
Al Ahed – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 5-0 (round 11, 7 December 2023) Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Tadamon Sour 5-0 (round 12 play-out, 3 May 2024) |
|
Biggest away win |
Shabab Sahel – Al Ahed 0-5 (round 5, 24 September 2023) Al Ahly Nabatieh – Shabab Sahel 0-5 (round 13 play-out, 9 May 2024) |
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Highest scoring |
Al Ahed – Racing 5-1 (round 1, 6 August 2023) AC Tripoli – Safa 2-4 (round 6, 1 October 2023) Nejmeh – Ansar 1-5 (round 11, 8 December 2023) Al Ahed – Racing 5-1 (round 10 of play-off, 16 May 2024) |
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Longest winning run |
Ansar – 6 matches (rounds 9-14 of play-off) |
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Longest unbeaten run |
Al Ahed – 14 matches (rounds 3-11 + rounds 1-5 of play-off) |
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Longest winless run |
Racing – 18 matches (rounds 9-11 + rounds 1-15 of play-off) |
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Longest losing run |
Tadamon Sour – 5 matches (rounds 7-11) |
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 2023-2024 has been the 62nd complete season since its establishment in 1934, or the 64th official season as counted by the Lebanese Football Association. This was the first season when VAR was introduced for certain matches in the play-off and play-out. The competition started earlier than usual, on 4 August 2023, due to the busy schedule of the Lebanon national team. Al Ahed were the defending champions, but lost any chance to defend their title in the third part of the play-off. Nejmeh became champions for the ninth time, winning 2-1 over Ansar in the decisive last match of the season.
The “split” competition format introduced in 2020-2021 was also kept for 2023-2024, involving two stages; however, the second stage was longer this season, as it involved three matches between the teams instead of two. 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 4 August 2023 and ended on 16 December 2023 with the postponed match between Nejmeh and Al Ahly Nabatieh. It involved several breaks, in the first half of September, throughout most of October and in the second half of November, due to the schedule of the Lebanon national team, and of the Lebanese teams qualified in continental competitions.
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 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 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 in February 2024 and ended on 30 June 2024.
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 Lebanese FA on their YouTube channel and/or 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 had the right to play in the AFC Challenge Cup in the next season (2024-2025). The second 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, 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. Nejmeh started very strong, with five wins in the first five matches, including one against Al Ahed. However, they lost to Ansar in the last round of the regular season. Al Ahed came back in the second part of the regular season, and the two teams, Nejmeh and Al Ahed finished the first stage on top of the table, with the same number of points. Ansar had the worst start of the three contenders, and finished the regular season in only fourth place, even below Bourj FC, to which they lost.
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. However, Shabab Sahel had a poor first stage and finished only seventh, outside the play-off. Bourj FC, on the other hand, came in third place at the end of the first stage, outrunning Ansar. Safa had their strongest season lately and succeeded to qualify to the play-off in fifth place, while Racing Beirut surprisingly took the sixth place at the end of the regular season, after a number of good results, including draws against Nejmeh, Bourj, Ansar, and Safa, the latter one in the last round of the regular season, allowing them to qualify to the play-off and to keep Shabab Sahel out of it.
In the first part of play-off, Ansar came back to the upper part of the table, after a series of 4 wins and one draw, lying next to Al Ahed on top of the table. Safa also performed well, challenging Nejmeh for the third place. Nejmeh and Bourj had unexpectedly poor results, dropping into third and fifth place respectively, while Racing remained in sixth. In the second part of the play-off, Al Ahed lost both to Ansar and Nejmeh and draw against Safa, so they dropped into third place, while Ansar won also over Nejmeh and climbed on top of the table, with Nejmeh in second position. Safa remained fourth, Bourj fifth, and Racing sixth. Further Al Ahed defeats to Ansar and Bourj meant that the title race remained open only for Ansar and Nejmeh, which won their first four games in the third part of the play-off. Therefore, the title was to be decided in the last round, when the two contenders, Ansar and Nejmeh, faced each other. Before this game, Ansar had 2 points above Nejmeh, meaning they would win the title either with a win or a draw, while Nejmeh needed to win to become champions. Nejmeh eventually won 2-1 with a late stoppage time goal and became champions for the ninth time, and winning their first title in ten years.
The other teams entered the play-out to avoid relegation. Newly-promoted Al Ahly Nabatieh, along with Hikma / Sagesse, Shabab Al-Ghazieh, Tadamon Sour and AC Tripoli were among those expected to be contenders in the fight to avoid relegation. After the first stage, only Shabab Sahel in seventh place seem safer, while the battle to avoid the bottom two places in the play-out would involve mainly Shabab Al-Ghazieh, Tadamon Sour, Al Ahly Nabatieh, AC Tripoli and Hikma / Sagesse. After the first part of the play-out, Hikma / Sagesse and Al Ahly Nabatieh were in relegation position, but all the others were very close: Shabab Al-Ghazieh and AC Tripoli only had one point more than them, while Tadamon Sour had two points more. Tadamon Sour had an excellent winning streak in the second part of the play-out, which led them away from relegation. With one round to go, four teams were still fighting to avoid relegation: AC Tripoli in last place, Hikma / Sagesse second to last, only one point above, Shabab Al-Ghazieh and Al Ahly Nabatieh, two points above Tripoli and just one point above Hikma / Sagesse. In the last round, these four teams played against each other: AC Tripoli faced Shabab Al-Ghazieh, while Hikma / Sagesse faced Al Ahly Nabatieh. Both matches were scheduled on neutral grounds. AC Tripoli and Hikma / Sagesse needed to win to stay in the Premier League, while Shabab Al-Ghazieh and Al Ahly Nabatieh both needed at least a draw to be sure to remain in the Premier League. Hikma / Sagesse won 1-0 over Al Ahly Nabatieh, which allowed them to remain in the Premier League, while Al Ahly Nabatieh were relegated after just one year in the top tier. In the other decisive match, despite their two previous wins which allowed them to hope until the last round, AC Tripoli failed to win once again, drawing 0-0 to Shabab Al-Ghazieh, and were therefore relegated, while Shabab Al-Ghazieh were saved from relegation.
Team changes from the 2022-2023
Promoted from the Second Division
Racing Beirut (1st in the Second Division)
Al Ahly Nabatieh (2nd in the Second Division)
Relegated from the Premier League
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley
Salam Zgharta
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 |
2022-2023 |
|
Al Ahed |
Bourj el-Barajneh (Ouzai) |
Al Ahed |
2,000 |
Champions |
|
Fouad Chehab |
5,000 |
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Nejmeh |
Beirut (Ras Beirut) |
Rafic El Hariri[1] |
5,000 |
Runners-up |
|
Tripoli Municipal |
10,000 |
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|
Al Ansar |
Beirut (Tariq el Jdideh) |
Ansar |
500 |
3rd |
|
Fouad Chehab |
5,000 |
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Shabab Sahel |
Haret Hreik |
Shabab Sahel[2] |
500 |
4th |
|
Safa |
4,000 |
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|
Bourj FC |
Bourj el-Barajneh |
Bourj el-Barajneh[3] |
1,500 |
5th |
|
Safa |
4,000 |
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|
Shabab Al-Ghazieh |
Al Ghazieh |
Al Ghazieh[4] |
N/A |
6th |
|
Al Ahed |
2,000 |
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|
Tadamon Sour |
Tyre / Sour |
Sour Municipal[5] |
6,500 |
7th |
|
Ansar |
500 |
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|
Abbas Naser |
N/A |
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AC Tripoli |
Tripoli |
Tripoli Municipal |
10,000 |
8th |
|
Mirdachiyyé |
5,000 |
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|
Hikma / Sagesse |
Beirut (Achrafieh) |
Sin El Fil[6] |
N/A |
9th |
|
Fouad Chehab |
5,000 |
|||
|
Safa SC |
Beirut (Wata el-Museitbeh) |
Safa |
4,000 |
10th |
|
Al Ahed |
2,000 |
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|
Racing Beirut |
Beirut (Achrafieh) |
Fouad Chehab |
5,000 |
Promoted |
|
Al Ahly |
Nabatieh |
Kfarjoz |
2,000 |
Promoted |
|
Amin Abdelnour |
3,500 |
List of stadiums used for matches in the Premier League
Only 9 stadiums are allowed to host Premier League matches in 2023-2024. Note that most teams may use two 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 |
Hikma / Sagesse, Racing, Ansar, Al Ahed |
|
Amin Abdelnour |
Aley (Bhamdoun) |
3,500 |
Al Ahly Nabatieh |
|
Al Ahed |
Bourj el-Barajneh (Ouzai) |
2,000 |
Al Ahed, Shabab Al-Ghazieh, Safa |
|
Safa |
Beirut (Wata el-Museitbeh) |
4,000 |
Safa, Shabab Sahel, Bourj FC |
|
Ansar |
Beirut (Tariq el Jdideh) |
500 |
Ansar, Tadamon Sour |
|
Tripoli Municipal |
Tripoli |
10,000 |
AC Tripoli, Nejmeh |
|
Mirdachiyyé |
Zgharta |
5,000 |
AC Tripoli |
|
Kfarjoz |
Nabatieh |
2,000 |
Al Ahly Nabatieh |
|
Abbas Naser |
Abbasiyah |
N/A |
Tadamon Sour |
Geographical distribution of teams
Most of the teams (8 out of 12) are from Beirut and the southern suburbs of Beirut. One team, AC Tripoli, is located in the North Governorate, another team, Al Ahly Nabatieh, is located in Nabatieh Governorate, while the other two teams, Tadamon Sour and Shabab Al-Ghazieh, are located in the South Governorate.
Location of the 2023-2024 Lebanese Premier League teams.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023-24_Lebanese_Premier_League
Location of the Beirut teams and of those in the southern suburbs of Beirut. 1-Al Ahed, 2-Ansar, 3-Bourj FC, 4-Nejmeh, 5-Racing, 6-Safa, 7-Hikma/Sagesse, 8-Shabab Sahel.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023-24_Lebanese_Premier_League
|
Part of Lebanon |
No. of teams |
Teams |
|
Beirut (proper) |
5 |
Ansar, Nejmeh, Safa, Hikma / Sagesse, Racing |
|
Southern suburbs of Beirut[7] |
3 |
Al Ahed, Bourj, Shabab Sahel |
|
North |
1 |
AC Tripoli |
|
South |
2 |
Tadamon Sour, Shabab Al-Ghazieh |
|
Nabatieh |
1 |
Al Ahly Nabatieh |
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 three young players, under 21 years of age, in the Premier League. There should be a minimum of 700 minutes played by one young player and 1000 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. At the end of the 2023-2024 season, Safa were deducted 3 points for this reason.
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 (4-6 August 2023)
Hikma / Sagesse – Shabab Sahel 1-3
Tadamon Sour – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-0
Nejmeh – Safa 3-0
AC Tripoli – Bourj 0-1
Al Ahed – Racing 5-1
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Ansar 2-2
Round 2 (11-13 August 2023)
Tadamon Sour – Racing 1-2
Hikma / Sagesse – Ansar 1-2
Bourj – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 4-0
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Safa 1-1
Al Ahed – Nejmeh 1-2
AC Tripoli – Shabab Sahel 0-0
Round 3 (18-20 August 2023)
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Al Ahed 0-4
Hikma / Sagesse – Safa 1-3
Tadamon Sour – Nejmeh 0-3
Bourj – Racing 1-1
AC Tripoli – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-1
Shabab Sahel – Ansar 1-1
Round 4 (25-27 August 2023)
Shabab Sahel – Safa 1-1
Hikma / Sagesse – Al Ahed 1-2
AC Tripoli – Ansar 1-2
Bourj – Nejmeh 1-3
Tadamon Sour – Al Ahly Nabatieh 1-1
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Racing 2-3
Round 5 (22-24 September 2023)
AC Tripoli – Racing 2-2
Bourj – Al Ahly Nabatieh 1-1
Hikma / Sagesse – Tadamon Sour 1-0
Ansar – Safa 2-2
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Nejmeh 0-4
Shabab Sahel – Al Ahed 0-5
Round 6 (28 September – 1 October 2023)
Racing – Nejmeh 1-1
Ansar – Al Ahed 1-1
Shabab Sahel – Tadamon Sour 0-0
Bourj – Hikma / Sagesse 3-1
AC Tripoli – Safa 2-4
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Al Ahly Nabatieh 0-0
Round 7 (27-29 October 2023)
Shabab Sahel – Bourj 1-2
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Hikma / Sagesse 1-0
Ansar – Tadamon Sour 1-0
AC Tripoli – Nejmeh 1-2
Racing – Al Ahly Nabatieh 3-0
Safa – Al Ahed 1-3
Round 8 (3-5 November 2023)
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Shabab Sahel 1-2
Racing – Hikma / Sagesse 1-1
AC Tripoli – Al Ahed 0-1
Safa – Tadamon Sour 4-1
Ansar – Bourj 0-2
Nejmeh – Al Ahly Nabatieh 1-0 – played on 16 December 2023
Round 9 (9-12 November 2023)
Al Ahed – Tadamon Sour 1-0
Ansar – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-0
Safa – Bourj 1-1
Nejmeh – Hikma / Sagesse 2-1
AC Tripoli – Al Ahly Nabatieh 1-0
Racing – Shabab Sahel 1-2
Round 10 (2-3 December 2023)
Safa – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 3-0
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Hikma / Sagesse 0-1
Nejmeh – Shabab Sahel 3-1
Racing – Ansar 2-2
AC Tripoli – Tadamon Sour 2-0
Al Ahed – Bourj 3-0
Round 11 (7-10 December 2023)
Al Ahed – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 5-0
Tadamon Sour – Bourj 0-1
Nejmeh – Ansar 1-5
AC Tripoli – Hikma / Sagesse 1-0
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Shabab Sahel 0-0
Safa – Racing 2-2
Final table of the regular season
|
1 |
Nejmeh |
11 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
25-11 |
28 |
[8]Qualified for the play-off |
|
2 |
Al Ahed |
11 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
31-6 |
28 |
[8]Qualified for the play-off |
|
3 |
Bourj |
11 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
17-11 |
21 |
Qualified for the play-off |
|
4 |
Ansar |
11 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
20-13 |
20 |
Qualified for the play-off |
|
5 |
Safa |
11 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
22-17 |
17 |
Qualified for the play-off |
|
6 |
Racing |
11 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
19-19 |
15 |
Qualified for the play-off |
|
7 |
Shabab Sahel |
11 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
11-15 |
14 |
Qualified for the play-out |
|
8 |
AC Tripoli |
11 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
11-13 |
12 |
Qualified for the play-out |
|
9 |
Hikma / Sagesse |
11 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
9-18 |
7 |
Qualified for the play-out |
|
10 |
Al Ahly Nabatieh |
11 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
5-15 |
6 |
Qualified for the play-out |
|
11 |
Tadamon Sour |
11 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
5-16 |
5 |
[9]Qualified for the play-out |
|
12 |
Shabab Al-Ghazieh |
11 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
5-26 |
5 |
[9]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 start 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 last classified in the first round and then with each better classified team, until they play the second classified in the fifth round. In the second part and third of the play-off, the order of matches remains unchanged, only the location is reversed.
Table at the start of the play-off
|
1 |
Nejmeh |
11 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
25-11 |
14 |
|
|
2 |
Al Ahed |
11 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
31-6 |
14 |
|
|
3 |
Bourj |
11 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
17-11 |
11 |
(+) |
|
4 |
Ansar |
11 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
20-13 |
10 |
|
|
5 |
Safa |
11 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
22-17 |
9 |
(+) |
|
6 |
Racing |
11 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
19-19 |
8 |
(+) |
(+) Points have been rounded up.
Round 1 (2-4 February 2024)
Al Ahed – Ansar 1-1
Bourj – Nejmeh 0-0
Racing – Safa 0-1
Round 2 (7-10 February 2024)
Al Ahed – Bourj 3-0
Ansar – Racing 4-1
Safa – Nejmeh 1-0
Round 3 (23-25 February 2024)
Nejmeh – Racing 1-0
Ansar – Bourj 4-0
Safa – Al Ahed 0-0
Round 4 (29 February – 2 March 2024)
Ansar – Safa 4-1
Nejmeh – Al Ahed 1-1
Racing – Bourj 1-1
Round 5 (7-8 March 2024)
Racing – Al Ahed 1-2
Bourj – Safa 0-2
Nejmeh – Ansar 1-2
Table after the first part of play-off
|
1 |
Al Ahed |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
38-9 |
23 |
|
|
2 |
Ansar |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
35-17 |
23 |
|
|
3 |
Nejmeh |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
28-15 |
19 |
|
|
4 |
Safa |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
27-21 |
19 |
(+) |
|
5 |
Bourj |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
18-21 |
13 |
(+) |
|
6 |
Racing |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
22-28 |
9 |
(+) |
(+) Points have been rounded up.
Round 6 (13-14 March 2024)
Ansar – Al Ahed 1-0
Safa – Racing 2-1
Nejmeh – Bourj 1-0
Round 7 (4-6 April 2024)
Nejmeh – Safa 2-1
Bourj – Al Ahed 0-1
Racing – Ansar 1-1
Round 8 (26-28 April 2024)
Racing – Nejmeh 0-3
Bourj – Ansar 2-1
Al Ahed – Safa 1-1
Round 9 (10-12 May 2024)
Bourj – Racing 0-0
Safa – Ansar 0-2
Al Ahed – Nejmeh 0-1
Round 10 (15-16 May 2024)
Safa – Bourj 1-1
Al Ahed – Racing 5-1
Ansar – Nejmeh 2-1
Table after the second part of play-off
|
1 |
Ansar |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
42-21 |
33 |
|
|
2 |
Nejmeh |
10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
36-18 |
31 |
|
|
3 |
Al Ahed |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
45-13 |
30 |
|
|
4 |
Safa |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
32-28 |
24 |
(+) |
|
5 |
Bourj |
10 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
21-25 |
18 |
(+) |
|
6 |
Racing |
10 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
25-39 |
11 |
(+) |
(+) Points have been rounded up.
Round 11 (20 May 2024)
Al Ahed – Ansar 0-3
Bourj – Nejmeh 0-1
Racing – Safa 1-1
Round 12 (26 May 2024)
Al Ahed – Bourj 2-3
Ansar – Racing 2-0
Safa – Nejmeh 0-2
Round 13 (15-16 June 2024)
Safa – Al Ahed 1-3
Nejmeh – Racing 2-1
Ansar – Bourj 3-0
Round 14 (20 June 2024)
Ansar – Safa 4-1
Nejmeh – Al Ahed 1-0
Racing – Bourj 1-2
Round 15 (24-30 June 2024)
Racing – Al Ahed 1-4
Bourj – Safa 0-0
Nejmeh – Ansar 2-1
Final table
|
1 |
Nejmeh (C) |
15 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
44-20 |
46 |
|
|
2 |
Ansar |
15 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
55-24 |
45 |
|
|
3 |
Al Ahed |
15 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
54-22 |
36 |
|
|
4 |
Bourj |
15 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
26-32 |
25 |
(+) |
|
5 |
Safa |
15 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
35-38 |
23 |
* (+) |
|
6 |
Racing |
15 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
29-50 |
12 |
(+) |
(C) – Champions
* Safa were deducted 3 points for not complying with the regulations regarding the minimal number of minutes to be played by footballers under 21 years of age.
(+) Points have been rounded up.
Play-out
The bottom six teams in the regular season start 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 last classified in the first round and then with each better classified team, until they 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 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
11-15 |
7 |
|
|
8 |
AC Tripoli |
11 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
11-13 |
6 |
|
|
9 |
Hikma / Sagesse |
11 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
9-18 |
4 |
(+) |
|
10 |
Al Ahly Nabatieh |
11 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
5-15 |
3 |
|
|
11 |
Tadamon Sour |
11 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
5-16 |
3 |
(+) |
|
12 |
Shabab Al-Ghazieh |
11 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
5-26 |
3 |
(+) |
(+) Points have been rounded up.
Round 1 (3-4 February 2024)
Hikma / Sagesse – AC Tripoli 0-2
Shabab Sahel – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 4-0
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Tadamon Sour 0-0
Round 2 (11 February 2024)
Hikma / Sagesse – Shabab Sahel 2-1
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Tadamon Sour 0-1
Al Ahly Nabatieh – AC Tripoli 1-0 – played on 20 February 2024
Round 3 (17-18 February 2024)
AC Tripoli – Tadamon Sour 1-1
Hikma / Sagesse – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-1
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Shabab Sahel 0-0 – played on 8 March 2024
Round 4 (24-25 February 2024)
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Al Ahly Nabatieh 2-1
Tadamon Sour – Hikma / Sagesse 2-1
AC Tripoli – Shabab Sahel 0-1
Round 5 (3 March 2024)
Shabab Sahel – Tadamon Sour 2-0
Hikma / Sagesse – Al Ahly Nabatieh 1-1
AC Tripoli – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 0-1
Table after the first part of play-out
|
7 |
Shabab Sahel |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
19-17 |
17 |
|
|
8 |
Tadamon Sour |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9-20 |
11 |
(+) |
|
9 |
AC Tripoli |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
14-16 |
10 |
|
|
10 |
Shabab Al-Ghazieh |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
9-33 |
10 |
(+) |
|
11 |
Al Ahly Nabatieh |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
8-18 |
9 |
|
|
12 |
Hikma / Sagesse |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
14-25 |
9 |
(+) |
(+) Points have been rounded up.
Round 6 (16-17 March 2024)
Tadamon Sour – Al Ahly Nabatieh 1-0
AC Tripoli – Hikma / Sagesse 1-0
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Shabab Sahel 0-0
Round 7 (22-24 March 2024)
Tadamon Sour – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-1
Shabab Sahel – Hikma / Sagesse 0-1
AC Tripoli – Al Ahly Nabatieh 1-2
Round 8 (29-30 March 2024)
Tadamon Sour – AC Tripoli 3-0
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Hikma / Sagesse 1-1
Shabab Sahel – Al Ahly Nabatieh 0-1
Round 9 (6-7 April 2024)
Hikma / Sagesse – Tadamon Sour 0-1
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 0-2
Shabab Sahel – AC Tripoli 3-2
Round 10 (13 April 2024)
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Hikma / Sagesse 2-0
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – AC Tripoli 0-0
Tadamon Sour – Shabab Sahel 0-0 – played on 21 April 2024
Table after the second part of play-out
|
7 |
Tadamon Sour |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
16-21 |
24 |
(+) |
|
8 |
Shabab Sahel |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
22-21 |
22 |
|
|
9 |
Al Ahly Nabatieh |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
13-22 |
18 |
|
|
10 |
Shabab Al-Ghazieh |
10 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
13-36 |
16 |
(+) |
|
11 |
AC Tripoli |
10 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
18-25 |
14 |
|
|
12 |
Hikma / Sagesse |
10 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
16-30 |
13 |
(+) |
(+) Points have been rounded up.
Round 11 (25-28 April 2024)
Hikma / Sagesse – AC Tripoli 1-0
Shabab Sahel – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-1
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Tadamon Sour 0-0
Round 12 (3-5 May 2024)
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Tadamon Sour 5-0
Hikma / Sagesse – Shabab Sahel 0-0
Al Ahly Nabatieh – AC Tripoli 3-1
Round 13 (9 May 2024)
AC Tripoli – Tadamon Sour 1-0
Hikma / Sagesse – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 3-0
Al Ahly Nabatieh – Shabab Sahel 0-5
Round 14 (17 May 2024)
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – Al Ahly Nabatieh 3-0
Tadamon Sour – Hikma / Sagesse 0-0
AC Tripoli – Shabab Sahel 1-0
Round 15 (22-23 May 2024)
Shabab Sahel – Tadamon Sour 1-0
Hikma / Sagesse – Al Ahly Nabatieh 1-0
AC Tripoli – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 0-0
Final play-out table
|
7 |
Shabab Sahel |
15 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
30-23 |
32 |
|
|
8 |
Tadamon Sour |
15 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
16-28 |
26 |
(+) |
|
9 |
Hikma / Sagesse |
15 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
21-30 |
24 |
(+) |
|
10 |
Shabab Al-Ghazieh |
15 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
22-41 |
23 |
(+) |
|
11 |
Al Ahly Nabatieh (R) |
15 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
16-32 |
22 |
Relegated to the Second Division |
|
12 |
AC Tripoli (R) |
15 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
21-29 |
21 |
Relegated to the Second Division |
R – Relegated
(+) Points have been rounded up.
[1] Rafic El Hariri Stadium in the Ras Beirut (Al Manara) area of Beirut is mainly used as a training ground for Nejmeh.
[2] This stadium is used only as a training ground for Shabab Sahel.
[3] The stadium in Bourj el-Barajneh is used only as a training ground for Bourj FC.
[4] The stadium in Al-Ghazieh is used only as a training ground for Shabab Al-Ghazieh.
[5] This stadium is mainly used as a training ground for Tadamon Sour.
[6] This stadium is used only as a training ground for Hikma / Sagesse.
[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.
[8] Nejmeh ahead of Al Ahed on head-to-head record: Al Ahed – Nejmeh 1-2.
[9] Tadamon Sour ahead of Shabab Al-Ghazieh on head-to-head record: Tadamon Sour – Shabab Al-Ghazieh 2-0.
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