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
1Nejmeh SC 55 -0-015-1111022 -0-0640433 -0-09716
2Jwaya SC 54 -1-013-1401432 -1-0790922 -0-06505
3Al-Ahed SC 54 -0-112-104632 -0-1654122 -0-06505
4Sagesse SC 54 -0-112-94543 -0-1974311 -0-03202
5Al-Ansar SC 32 -0-16-63321 -0-1322011 -0-03413
6Al Mabarra Club 60 -4-24-15-420 -2-0211040 -2-2204-4
7Bourj FC 51 -1-34-38-531 -1-1434-120 -0-2004-4
8Al-Abbassieh 61 -1-44-411-730 -0-3006-631 -1-1445-1
9Tadamon Sour SC 60 -3-33-39-630 -1-2126-430 -2-1213-2
10Shabab Al Sahel FC 30 -2-12-02-230 -2-1202-200 -0-00000
11Safa Beirut SC 30 -1-21-13-200 -0-0000030 -1-2113-2
12Racing Beirut 40 -1-31-012-1200 -0-0000040 -1-31012-12
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Fixtures

Fri - 7 Nov 2025
 Safa Beirut SC   Bourj FCAl Safa SC Stadium
 Al-Abbassieh   Al-Ansar SCAbbas Naser Stadium
 Sagesse SC   Al-Ahed SCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sat - 8 Nov 2025
 Racing Beirut   Shabab Al Sahel FCFouad Shehab Stadium
 Al Mabarra Club   Tadamon Sour SCAl Mabarrah Stadium
 Nejmeh SC   Jwaya SCRafic El-Hariri Stadium
Fri - 28 Nov 2025
 Racing Beirut   Tadamon Sour SCFouad Shehab Stadium
 Shabab Al Sahel FC   Bourj FCAl Ahed Stadium
Sat - 29 Nov 2025
 Jwaya SC   Sagesse SCAbbas Naser Stadium
 Al-Ahed SC   Al-Ansar SCAl Ahed Stadium
Sun - 30 Nov 2025
 Safa Beirut SC   Al-AbbassiehAl Safa SC Stadium
 Al Mabarra Club   Nejmeh SCAl Mabarrah Stadium

Results

Sun - 2 Nov 2025
 Jwaya SC 00 Tadamon Sour SCAbbas Naser Stadium
 Sagesse SC 30 Al-AbbassiehFouad Shehab Stadium
Sat - 1 Nov 2025
 Al-Ahed SC 04 Nejmeh SCAl Ahed Stadium
Fri - 31 Oct 2025
 Al Mabarra Club 00 Racing BeirutAl Mabarrah Stadium
Sun - 26 Oct 2025
 Al-Ansar SC PSPD Shabab Al Sahel FCAl Ansar Stadium
 Racing Beirut PSPD Safa Beirut SCFouad Shehab Stadium
 Al-Abbassieh 01 Nejmeh SCAbbas Naser Stadium
 Sagesse SC 10 Bourj FCFouad Shehab Stadium
Sat - 25 Oct 2025
 Jwaya SC 20 Al Mabarra ClubAbbas Naser Stadium
 Tadamon Sour SC 02 Al-Ahed SCSour Municipal Stadium
Sun - 19 Oct 2025
 Nejmeh SC 30 Bourj FCRafic El-Hariri Stadium
 Shabab Al Sahel FC 02 Sagesse SCAl Ahed Stadium
Sat - 18 Oct 2025
 Al-Ansar SC 10 Safa Beirut SCAl Ansar Stadium
 Jwaya SC 70 Racing BeirutAbbas Naser Stadium
Fri - 17 Oct 2025
 Al-Ahed SC 20 Al Mabarra ClubAl Ahed Stadium
 Tadamon Sour SC 13 Al-AbbassiehSour Municipal Stadium
Sun - 5 Oct 2025
 Al Mabarra Club 11 Al-AbbassiehAl Mabarrah Stadium
 Bourj FC 31 Tadamon Sour SCBourj el-Barajneh Stadium
Sat - 4 Oct 2025
 Al-Ahed SC PSPD Jwaya SCAl Ahed Stadium
 Safa Beirut SC PSPD Sagesse SCAl Safa SC Stadium