Lebanese Premier League
File:Lebanon League (logo).png | |
Founded | 1933 |
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Country | Lebanon |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Lebanese Second Division |
Domestic cup(s) | Lebanese Super Cup Lebanese Elite Cup |
League cup(s) | Lebanese FA Cup |
International cup(s) | AFC Cup |
Current champions | Ahed (6th title) (2017–18) |
Most championships | Ansar (13 titles) |
TV partners | MTV Lebanon Mycujoo |
Current: 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League |
The Lebanese Premier League (French: Championnat du Liban de Football; Arabic: الدوري اللبناني لكرة القدم) is the top division of the Lebanese Football Association league competitions; it was founded in 1933 and is part of the AFC confederation. There are 12 teams competing; the bottom two teams are relegated each season to the Lebanese Second Division and are replaced by the top two teams in the second division who are promoted to the Premier League.
Seasons run from September to April with most games played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekdays. The most successful club in the history of the league is Ansar, topping with 13 league titles while Nejmeh and Homenetmen have 7 titles. Al-Ansar FC|Ansar set a Guinness world record by winning 11 consecutive league titles between 1988 and 1999, a record that has since been surpassed by Skonto FC from Latvia.[1]
Overview
The Lebanese Premier League is based upon home and away fixtures. The points system is the international and most used system:
- Win: 3 points
- Draw: 1 point
- Loss: 0 points
- Entering Administration: 9 points deduction
Ranking structure
If teams are level on points, tie-breakers are applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head records (results and points)
- Goal difference of head-to-head games
- Goal difference overall
- Higher number of goals scored
- Draw
Media coverage
The Lebanese League broadcasting rights are distributed to MTV Lebanon. Live coverage of each game is broadcast 4 times a week, and weekly highlights of each match are produced once a week. Mycujoo broadcasts some league and futsal games.
- MTV Lebanon (Domestic Broadcasting) "www.mtv.com.lb"
- Mycujoo (Selected matches) "mycujoo.tv"[2]
Lebanese Premier League clubs
2018–19 members
Previous winners
Season | Club |
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1933–34 | Al Nahda |
1934–35 | AUB(Beirut) |
1935–36 | Sika Railways (Beirut) |
1936–37 | AUB (Beirut) |
1937–38 | AUB (Beirut) |
1938–39 | Sika Railways (Beirut) |
1939–40 | Not held |
1940–41 | Sika Railways (Beirut) |
1941–42 | Al Nahda |
1942–43 | Al Nahda |
1943–44 | Homenetmen |
1944–45 | Homenmen |
1945–46 | Homenetmen |
1946–47 | Al Nahda |
1947–48 | Homenetmen |
1948–49 | Al Nahda |
1949–50 | Not held |
1950–51 | Homenetmen |
1951–1953 | Not held |
1953–54 | Homenmen |
1954–55 | Homenetmen |
1955–56 | Racing Beirut |
1956–57 | Homenmen |
1957–1960 | Not held |
Season | Club |
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1960–61 | Homenmen |
1961–62 | Not held |
1962–63 | Homenetmen |
1963–64 | Not held |
1964–65 | Racing Beirut |
1965–66 | Not held |
1966–67 | Al-Shabiba Mazraa (Beirut) |
1967–68 | Not held |
1968–69 | Homenetmen |
1969–70 | Racing Beirut |
1970–1972 | Not held |
1972–73 | Nejmeh (Beirut) |
1973–74 | Not held |
1974–75 | Nejmeh (Beirut) |
1975–1987 | Not held |
1987–88 | Ansar (Beirut) |
1988–89 | Not held |
1989–90 | Ansar (Beirut) |
1990–91 | Ansar (Beirut) |
1991–92 | Ansar (Beirut) |
1992–93 | Ansar (Beirut) |
1993–94 | Ansar (Beirut) |
1994–95 | Ansar (Beirut) |
1995–96 | Ansar (Beirut) |
Season | Club |
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1996–97 | Ansar (Beirut) |
1997–98 | Ansar (Beirut) |
1998–99 | Ansar (Beirut) |
1999–00 | Nejmeh (Beirut) |
2000–01 | Abandoned |
2001–02 | Nejmeh (Beirut) |
2002–03 | Olympic Beirut |
2003–04 | Nejmeh (Beirut) |
2004–05 | Nejmeh (Beirut) |
2005–06 | Ansar (Beirut) |
2006–07 | Ansar (Beirut) |
2007–08 | Ahed (Beirut) |
2008–09 | Nejmeh (Beirut) |
2009–10 | Ahed (Beirut) |
2010–11 | Ahed (Beirut) |
2011–12 | Safa (Beirut) |
2012–13 | Safa (Beirut) |
2013–14 | Nejmeh (Beirut) |
2014–15 | Ahed (Beirut) |
2015–16 | Safa (Beirut) |
2016–17 | Ahed (Beirut) |
2017–18 | Ahed (Beirut) |
Champions
# | Clubs | Championships |
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1 | Ansar | 13 |
2 | Nejmeh | 8 |
3 | Homenetmen | 7 |
4 | Ahed | 6 |
5 | Al Nahda | 5 |
6 | Homenmen | 4 |
7 | Safa | 3 |
AUB | ||
Racing Beirut | ||
Sika Railways | ||
11 | Al-Shabiba Mazraa | 1 |
Tripoli (ex Olympic Beirut) |
Top Scorers
Lebanese diaspora players
By inviting new players from the other nations which had a large Lebanese community from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, (Germany), Colombia, Sweden, Norway, Australia, Ivory Coast, Egypt, France and others, they are hoping for a new beginning of Lebanon's football, since this was becoming popular in Lebanon. The appearance of so many Lebanese players in other countries; like Faryd Mondragon (Colombia), Miguel Layún and Miguel Sabah (Mexico); or legendary players and managers such as Pierre Issa (South Africa), Antonio Mohamed (Argentina) and Ahmad Elrich (Australia) are sending the inspiration to Lebanese people in football.
See also
References
- ^ "Season review: Latvia". UEFA. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
European-record run of 14 straight championships
- ^ mycujoo.tv. "mycujoo live football streaming: Watch Football Online". mycujoo.tv. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
External links
- Lebanese Premier League at FIFA website
- Lebanese Premier League – Hailoosport.com (Arabic)
- Lebanese Premier League – Hailoosport.com
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