Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Association	Federation of Libanaise de Football Association
First edition	1933
Teams	12
master	al Ahed (2019)
Record champions	Al-Ansar (13 wins)
Current season	2018/19
Qualification for	AFC Champions League AFC Cup
↓ Lebanese Second Division

The Lebanese Premier League ( French Championnat du Liban de Football ; Arabic الدوري اللبناني لكرة القدم) is the top football league in Lebanon . It was founded in 1933 and belongs to the AFC , the continental association of Asia. Twelve clubs take part in the league. Due to the civil war in Lebanon, there was no regular game operation from 1975 to 1987. After resuming the league, the club al-Ansar set a world record when it won eleven championships in a row from 1988 to 1999. With 13 titles, the club is also the country's record champions. Only Nejmeh Club interrupted the run of Al-Ansar in 2000. Current title holder 2019 is al Ahed .

mode

The league will be played with twelve teams in the round two, with each team competing against each other. The champions and the cup winners qualify for the AFC Cup . The last two clubs are relegated to the 2nd division.

Clubs of the 2018/19 season

• Al Ahed (M, P)
• al-Akhaa al-Ahli Aley
• al-Ansar
• al-Nabi sheet
• Nejmeh Club
• Racing Beirut
• Safa SC Beirut
• Salam Zgharta
• Shabab al-Ghazieh (N)
• Shabab al-Sahel (N)
• Tadamon Sur Club
• Tripoli SC

Previous title holder

1933/34 : al Nahda 1934/35 : American University of Beirut * 1935/36 : Sika Beirut 1936/37 : American University of Beirut * 1937/38 : American University of Beirut * 1938/39 : Sika Beirut 1939/40: did not take place 1940/41 : Sika Beirut 1941/42 : al Nahda 1942/43 : al Nahda 1943/44 : Homenetmen Beirut 1944/45 : Homenmen Beirut 1945/46 : Homenetmen Beirut 1946/47 : al Nahda 1947/48 : Homenetmen Beirut 1948/49 : al Nahda 1949/50: did not take place 1950/51 : Homenetmen Beirut 1951/52 - 1952/53: did not take place 1952/54 : Homenmen Beirut

1954/55 : Homenetmen Beirut 1955/56 : Racing Beirut 1956/57 : Homenmen Beirut 1957/58 - 1959/60: did not take place 1960/61 : Homenmen Beirut 1961/62: did not take place 1962/63 : Homenetmen Beirut 1963/64: did not take place 1964/65 : Racing Beirut 1965/66: did not take place 1966/67 : Al-Shabiba Mazraa 1967/68: did not take place 1968/69 : Homenetmen Beirut 1969/70 : Racing Beirut 1970/71 - 1971/72: did not take place 1972/73 : Nejmeh Club * 1973/74: did not take place 1974/75 : Nejmeh Club * 1975/76 - 1986/87: did not take place 1987/88 : Al Ansar Beirut

1988/89: did not take place 1989/90 : Al Ansar Beirut 1990/91 : Al Ansar Beirut 1991/92 : Al Ansar Beirut 1992/93 : Al Ansar Beirut 1993/94 : Al Ansar Beirut 1994/95 : Al Ansar Beirut 1995/96 : Al Ansar Beirut 1996/97 : Al Ansar Beirut 1997/98 : Al Ansar Beirut 1998/99 : Al Ansar Beirut 1999/2000 : Nejmeh Club 2000/01 : canceled 2001/02 : Nejmeh Club 2002/03 : Olympic Beirut 2003/04 : Nejmeh Club 2004/05 : Nejmeh Club 2005/06 : Al Ansar Beirut 2006/07 : Al Ansar Beirut 2007/08 : al Ahed

2008/09 : Nejmeh Club 2009/10 : al Ahed 2010/11 : al Ahed 2011/12 : Safa SC 2012/13 : Safa SC 2013/14 : Nejmeh Club 2014/15 : al Ahed 2015/16 : Safa SC 2016/17 : al Ahed 2017/18 : al Ahed 2018/19 : al Ahed

*: These titles are not official

Ranking list

rank	society	PL championships
1	al-Ansar	13
2	Nejmeh Club	8th
3	Homenetmen Beirut	7th
	al Ahed	7th
5	al Nahda	5
6th	Homenmen Beirut	4th
7th	American University of Beirut	3
	Racing Beirut	3
	Safa SC Beirut	3
	Sika Beirut	3
11	Al-Shabiba Mazraa	1
	Tripoli SC	1

See also

• List of the highest national soccer divisions
• Lebanese FA Cup
• Lebanese soccer supercup
• Lebanese Elite Cup