Lebanese Premier League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2018-2019
Location
Lebanon
Abbreviation
LIB1
Summary
The Lebanese Premier League (LIB1) is the top football league in the Lebanese football system. At the end of the 2018-2019 LIB1 season, the LIB1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020 AFC Champions League - Preliminary Round:
- 1st place 2018-2019 LIB1 team
- 2020 AFC Cup - Group Stage:
- 2nd place 2018-2019 LIB1 team
The winner of the 2019 Lebanese FA Cup, typically an LIB1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2020 AFC Cup.
Leagues Pyramid - Lebanon
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| LIB1 | Lebanese Premier League | 12 |
| LIB2 | Lebanese Second Divison | 12 |
| LIB3 | Lebanese Third Divison | 24 |
| LIB3 | Lebanese Fourth Divison | - |
| LIB3 | Lebanese Fifth Divison | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 21 Sep 2018 - 21 Apr 2019 | 12: LIB1 (10), LIB2 (2) | ||
Season Format
Each LIB1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 LIB1 teams for a total of 22 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) total goal difference, (5) total goals scored, then (6) a draw.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 Regular season, the 11th and 12th place LIB1 teams will be relegated directly to the LIB2.
More Info...
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Al-Ahed SC | 22 | 19 -2-1 | 59 | - | 40 | 9 | 31 | 10 | 9 -0-1 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 -2-0 | 32 | 25 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | Al-Ansar SC | 22 | 15 -4-3 | 49 | - | 53 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 9 -1-1 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Nejmeh SC | 22 | 15 -3-4 | 48 | - | 36 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | 22 | 10 -3-9 | 33 | - | 28 | 32 | -4 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Shabab Al Sahel FC | 22 | 8 -4-10 | 28 | - | 32 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | 22 | 6 -6-10 | 24 | - | 24 | 31 | -7 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 7 | Tadamon Sour SC | 22 | 5 -8-9 | 23 | - | 16 | 21 | -5 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
| 8 | AC Tripoli | 22 | 5 -8-9 | 23 | - | 14 | 26 | -12 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 9 | Safa Beirut SC | 22 | 5 -7-10 | 22 | - | 16 | 29 | -13 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| 10 | Salam Zgharta FC | 22 | 5 -7-10 | 22 | - | 15 | 30 | -15 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -12 |
| 11 | Racing Beirut | 22 | 5 -6-11 | 21 | - | 22 | 32 | -10 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
| 12 | Bekaa SC | 22 | 3 -4-15 | 13 | - | 19 | 38 | -19 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 11 | 0 -3-8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | -14 |
AFCCUP Relegation to LIB2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Sun - 21 Apr 2019
 | 21 | Nejmeh SC | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium |
Sat - 20 Apr 2019
 | 02 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
 | 02 | Safa Beirut SC | Nabi Chit Stadium |
 | 20 | Tadamon Sour SC | Beirut Municipal Stadium |
 | 20 | Salam Zgharta FC | Al Ahed Stadium |
 | 01 | AC Tripoli | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
Sat - 13 Apr 2019
| 53 | Bekaa SC | Al Ahed Stadium |
| 11 | Racing Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium |
| 00 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium |
| 03 | Salam Zgharta FC | Tripoli Municipal Stadium |
| 20 | Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | Sour Municipal Stadium |
Thu - 11 Apr 2019
| 03 | Al-Ansar SC | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium |
Sun - 7 Apr 2019
| 20 | Chabab Ghazieh SC | Sour Municipal Stadium |
| 01 | AC Tripoli | Al Ahed Stadium |
| 31 | Bekaa SC | Fouad Chehab Stadium |
| 01 | Salam Zgharta FC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
Sat - 6 Apr 2019
| 16 | Al-Ahed SC | Amin Abdelnour Stadium |
| 01 | Nejmeh SC | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium |
Sun - 17 Mar 2019
| 00 | Al-Ahed SC | Sour Municipal Stadium |
Sat - 16 Mar 2019
| 14 | Akhaa Ahli Aley FC | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium |