Lebanese Premier League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2025-2026
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 2025-2026 LIB1 season, the LIB1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2027 AFC Challenge League - Group Stage:
    • 1st place 2025-2026 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
LIB4 Lebanese Fourth Divison -
LIB5 Lebanese Fifth Divison -

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

19 Sep 2025 - 19 Jul 2026  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 2027 AFC Champions League and 2027 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 2025-2026 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 Mabarra Club 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
2Al-Abbassieh 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
3Al-Ahed SC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
4Al-Ansar SC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
5Bourj FC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
6Jwaya SC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
7Nejmeh SC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
8Racing Beirut 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
9Safa Beirut SC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
10Sagesse SC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
11Shabab Al Sahel FC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
12Tadamon Sour SC 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Fixtures

Fri - 19 Sep 2025
 Bourj FC   Jwaya SCBourj el-Barajneh Stadium
Sat - 20 Sep 2025
 Al-Abbassieh   Al-Ahed SCAbbas Naser Stadium
 Racing Beirut   Sagesse SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sun - 21 Sep 2025
 Tadamon Sour SC   Safa Beirut SCSour Municipal Stadium
 Nejmeh SC   Al-Ansar SCRafic El-Hariri Stadium
Fri - 26 Sep 2025
 Al-Ahed SC   Racing BeirutAl Ahed Stadium
 Al-Abbassieh   Jwaya SCAbbas Naser Stadium
Sat - 27 Sep 2025
 Sagesse SC   Al-Ansar SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sun - 28 Sep 2025
 Bourj FC   Al Mabarra ClubBourj el-Barajneh Stadium
 Nejmeh SC   Safa Beirut SCRafic El-Hariri Stadium
Fri - 3 Oct 2025
 Al-Ansar SC   Racing BeirutAl Ansar Stadium
 Nejmeh SC   Shabab Al Sahel FCRafic El-Hariri Stadium
Sat - 4 Oct 2025
 Safa Beirut SC   Sagesse SCAl Safa SC Stadium
 Al-Ahed SC   Jwaya SCAl Ahed Stadium
Sun - 5 Oct 2025
 Bourj FC   Tadamon Sour SCBourj el-Barajneh Stadium
 Al Mabarra Club   Al-AbbassiehAl Mabarrah Stadium
Fri - 17 Oct 2025
 Tadamon Sour SC   Al-AbbassiehSour Municipal Stadium
 Al-Ahed SC   Al Mabarra ClubAl Ahed Stadium