Lebanese Premier League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2024-2025
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 2024-2025 LIB1 season, the LIB1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2026 AFC Challenge League - Group Stage:
    • 1st place 2024-2025 LIB1 Championship Round team

Leagues Pyramid - Lebanon

Abbrev League # of Teams
LIB1 Lebanese Premier League 12
LIB2 Lebanese Second Divison 12
LIB3 Lebanese Third Divison 28
LIB3 Lebanese Fourth Divison -
LIB3 Lebanese Fifth Divison -

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

20 Sep 2024 - 26 May 2025  12: LIB1 (10), LIB2 (2)

Season Format

The LIB1 season consists of 2 phases. In the first phase, each LIB1 team plays matches with the other 11 LIB1 teams once for a total of 11 league matches per team. The second phase consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. In the Championship Round, the top six teams play each other twice (10 more matches) to determine final rankings for 2026 AFC Champions League and 2026 AFC Cup placements. In the Relegation Round, the bottom six teams play each other twice (10 more matches) to determine the relegation placements. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) total goal difference, (4) total goals scored, then (5) Fair-play points.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2024-2025 Regular season, the 5th and 6th place Relegation Round LIB1 teams will be relegated directly to the LIB2.


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1st Stage

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Al-Ansar SC 11 -0-03-40411 -0-0340400 -0-00000
2Safa Beirut SC 11 -0-03-41311 -0-0341300 -0-00000
3Nejmeh SC 11 -0-03-30311 -0-0330300 -0-00000
4Al-Ahed SC 11 -0-03-31200 -0-0000011 -0-03312
5Sagesse SC 11 -0-03-20200 -0-0000011 -0-03202
6Tadamon Sour SC 11 -0-03-21100 -0-0000011 -0-03211
7Al-Abbassieh 10 -0-10-12-110 -0-1012-100 -0-00000
8Bourj FC 10 -0-10-13-210 -0-1013-200 -0-00000
9Shabab Al Sahel FC 10 -0-10-02-210 -0-1002-200 -0-00000
10Racing Beirut 10 -0-10-14-300 -0-0000010 -0-1014-3
11Shabab Ghazieh SC 10 -0-10-03-300 -0-0000010 -0-1003-3
12Shabab Baalbeck SC 10 -0-10-04-400 -0-0000010 -0-1004-4
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Results

Sun - 29 Sep 2024
 Al-Ansar SC PSPD Racing BeirutFouad Shehab Stadium
Sat - 28 Sep 2024
 Nejmeh SC PSPD Al-Ahed SCFouad Shehab Stadium
 Safa Beirut SC PSPD Al-AbbassiehAl Ahed Stadium
Fri - 27 Sep 2024
 Shabab Baalbeck SC PSPD Shabab Ghazieh SCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
 Bourj FC PSPD Sagesse SCAl Safa SC Stadium
Sun - 22 Sep 2024
 Nejmeh SC 30 Shabab Ghazieh SCFouad Shehab Stadium
 Al-Ansar SC 40 Shabab Baalbeck SCAmin Abdelnour Stadium
Sat - 21 Sep 2024
 Safa Beirut SC 41 Racing BeirutFouad Shehab Stadium
 Bourj FC 13 Al-Ahed SCAl Ahed Stadium
Fri - 20 Sep 2024
 Al-Abbassieh 12 Tadamon Sour SCImam Musa Al-Sadr Stadium
 Shabab Al Sahel FC 02 Sagesse SCAl Safa SC Stadium