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Lebanese Women's Football League
Organising bodyLebanese Football Association
Founded1 June 2008; 16 years ago (1 June 2008)
CountryLebanon
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs11
Domestic cup(s)
International cup(s)WAFF Women's Clubs Championship
Current championsBFA (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsSadaka
SAS
(7 titles each)
Top goalscorerSyntia Salha (132)
TV partnersFIFA+
Websitethe-lfa.com
Current: 2023–24 Lebanese Women's Football League

The Lebanese Women's Football League (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the only league of women's football in Lebanon.[1][2][3] It is run by the Lebanese Football Association and began in May 2008, with six teams participating in the debut season. As of the 2023–24 season, 11 teams participate in the league.

History

The first edition of the Lebanese Women's Football League was played in 2007–08.[4] The first matchday began on 1 June 2008 and six teams participated; Sadaka won the first edition.[5]

Clubs

Main article: List of women's football clubs in Lebanon

Champions

No. Season Champion
1 2007–08 Sadaka
2 2008–09 Sadaka
3 2009–10 Sadaka
4 2010–11 Sadaka
5 2011–12 Sadaka
6 2012–13 Sadaka
7 2013–14 Sadaka
8 2014–15 SAS
9 2015–16 SAS
No. Season Champion
10 2016–17 SAS
11 2017–18 Zouk Mosbeh
12 2018–19 SAS
13 2019–20 SAS
14 2020–21 Safa
15 2021–22 SAS
16 2022–23 SAS
17 2023–24 BFA

Wins by club

Club Wins Winning years
Sadaka 7 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
SAS 7 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
Zouk Mosbeh 1 2017–18
Safa 1 2020–21
BFA 1 2023–24

2023–24 season

The following 11 clubs are competing in the 2023–24 season.[6]

Club Home city First season League titles Last league title
Akhaa Ahli Aley Aley 2016–17 0 n/a
FC Beirut Beirut 2010–11 0 n/a
BFA Beirut 2016–17 0 n/a
EFP Zouk Mosbeh 2019–20 0 n/a
Helium Jounieh 2019–20 0 n/a
Montada Sour Sakafi Tyre 2018–19 0 n/a
No Limits Jdeideh 2023–24 0 n/a
ÓBerytus Beirut 2016–17 0 n/a
Salam Zgharta Zgharta 2015–16 0 n/a
SAS Aley 2013–14 7 2022–23
Super Girls Tyre 2019–20 0 n/a

Seasons in the Lebanese Women's Football League

There are 25 teams that have taken part in 17 Lebanese Women's Football League championships from the 2007–08 season until the 2023–24 season. The teams in bold compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League currently. The year in parentheses represents the most recent year of participation.

Players

Top scorers by season

Season Player(s) Nationality Club(s) Goals
2007–08[b] Sara Haidar  Lebanon Sadaka 18
2008–09 Sara Haidar
Gayane Kostanyan 		 Lebanon
 Armenia 		Sadaka
Homenmen 		13
2009–10 Sara Haidar  Lebanon Sadaka 16
2010–11 Sara Haidar  Lebanon Sadaka 22
2011–12 Sara Haidar  Lebanon Sadaka 25
2012–13 Diakiese Kaluzodi  DR Congo Sadaka 11
2013–14 Maysa Jbarah  Jordan SAS 25
2014–15 Sara Bakri  Lebanon SAS 7
2015–16 Nadia Assaf  Lebanon GFA 9
2016–17 Nancy Tchaylian  Lebanon Zouk Mosbeh 20
2017–18 Alice Kusi  Ghana Zouk Mosbeh 26[7]
2018–19 Mariam Camara  Ivory Coast SAS 18[8]
2019–20 Melanie Ghanime  Lebanon EFP 20[9]
2020–21 Syntia Salha  Lebanon Safa 13[10]
2021–22 Syntia Salha  Lebanon Safa 20[11]
2022–23 Syntia Salha  Lebanon BFA 29[12]
2023–24 Syntia Salha  Lebanon BFA 40[13]

All-time top scorers

Syntia Salha is the highest goalscorer in Lebanese Women's Football League history with 132 goals.
As of 11 August 2024[14]
Rank Name Goals
1 Lebanon Syntia Salha 132
2 Lebanon Sara Bakri 120
3 Lebanon Nancy Tchaylian 111
4 Lebanon Sara Haidar 103
5 Lebanon Reem Chalhoub 80
6 Lebanon Yara Bou Rada 76
7 Lebanon Christy Maalouf 69
8 Lebanon Sally Mjarkash 62
9 Lebanon Yara Srour 56
10 Lebanon Cybelle Al Ghoul 54
Lebanon Nathalie Matar
Lebanon Nadia Assaf

Bold denotes players still playing in the Lebanese Women's Football League.

Media coverage

In October 2022, the LFA and FIFA signed an agreement to broadcast all matches in the Lebanese Women's Football League, Lebanese Second Division and Lebanese Super Cup, and some Lebanese Premier League games, through the FIFA+ platform.[15][16]

Transfer regulations

Players may only be transferred during transfer windows that are set by the Lebanese Football Association. The two transfer windows run from 1 February to 16 March and from 5 to 25 May.[17]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Terdeba Stars in 2019, Southern Stars in 2020
  2. ^ Gayane Kostanyan could also be joint top scorer.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lebanese Women's Football League.
  1. ^ "Lebanon - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Lebanese league - women". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ "الدوري اللبناني - سيدات". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. ^ Toufaily, Assile. "A Record Seventh League Title For SAS In Lebanon". Forbes. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Lebanese Women's Football League 2007/2008". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Lebanese Women's Football League 2023/2024". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ Bebli, Anthony (18 January 2018). "Black Queens' Alice Kusi wins three trophies with Lebanese side Zouk Mosbeh FC | Starr Fm". Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. ^ "SAS Champions of the 2018-2019 Women's Football League". FA Lebanon. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. ^ "SAS champions the 2019-20 Lebanese Women's Football League!". FA Lebanon. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  10. ^ الصفاء يتوّج بلقب بطولة لبنان للسيدات. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  11. ^ نجوم الرياضة بطلا لدوري السيدات للمرة السادسة. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 31 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  12. ^ نجوم الرياضة بطل دوري السيدات للمرة السابعة. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  13. ^ https://www.al-akhbar.com/Sport_Women/385592/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1 [bare URL]
  14. ^ Lebanese Women's Football [@thelfawomen] (23 June 2024). هدّافة دوري السيدات التاريخية... سينتيا صالحة [Top scorer of the Lebanese Women's Football League... Syntia Salha] (in Arabic) – via Instagram.
  15. ^ Khaled, Nasser (26 October 2022). اتفاقية تعاون بين الفيفا والاتحاد اللبناني [A cooperation agreement between FIFA and the Lebanese Football Association]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  16. ^ الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم وFIFA+ يلتزمان بالنقل الحي للمباريات والمزيد من الفعاليات لجماهير كرة القدم حول العالم [The Lebanese Football Association and FIFA+ commit to live broadcasts of matches and more events for football fans around the world]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Worldwide registration periods calendar" (PDF). FIFA. 16 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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