2016–17 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Season	2016–17
Champions	Al Ahed
Relegated	Shabab Al-Sahel, Al Egtmaaey Tripoli
Matches played	131
Goals scored	365 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer	Abou Bakr Al-Mel (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Al-Safa 6-0 Salam Zgharta
Biggest away win	Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli 1-6 Nejmeh SC
Highest scoring	Al Egtmaaey Tripoli 3-6 Tripoli SC
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League is the 56th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Safa the defending champions. After 21 rounds, Al Ahed have won the league for the 5th time in its history. At the 21st round, Al Ahed needed a win against rivals Nejmeh SC to win the League but Nejmeh SC had forfeited and Al Ahed automatically won the match and became the champions of the Lebanese Premier League.

Teams

Hekmeh FC and Shabab Al-Ghazieh were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2015–16 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Tadamon Sour and Al Akhaa Al Ahli who won promotion from the second tier.

Stadia and locations

Beirut

Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League

Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League within Beirut

Club	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity	Coach
Al Ahed	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Robert Jaspert^[1]
Al Akhaa Al Ahli	Aley	Amin AbdelNour Stadium	3,500	Hussein Afash^[2]
Al Ansar	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Zoran Pešić^[3]
Al Egtmaaey Tripoli	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	22,000	Iyad Abd Al Kareem^[4]
Al Nejmeh	Beirut	Rafic El-Hariri Stadium	5,000	Jamal Al Haj^[5]
Al Nabi Sheet	Zahlé	Al-Nabi Shayth Stadium	5,000	Mahmoud Hammoud^[6]
Racing Beirut	Beirut	Bourj Hammoud Stadium	8,000	Moussa Hojaij^[7]
Safa	Beirut	Safa Stadium	4,000	Emile Rustom
Salam Zgharta	Zgharta	Zgharta Stadium	5,000	Tareq Jaraya^[8]
Shabab Al-Sahel	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Samir Saad^[9]
Tadamon Sour	Tyre	Sour Stadium	6,500	Mohammed Zouheir
Tripoli SC	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	22,000	Fadi Al Omari^[10]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Al Ahed	22	15	4	3	41	14	+27	49	Qualification to 2018 AFC Champions League preliminary round 1
2	Salam Zgharta	22	12	4	6	35	29	+6	40	Qualification to Arab Champions League 2018
3	Al Nejmeh^{[lower-alpha 1]}	22	11	6	5	36	22	+14	33
4	Al Ansar	22	9	5	8	35	40	−5	32
5	Al Nabi Sheet	22	9	4	9	26	24	+2	31
6	Tadamon Sour	22	9	3	10	25	25	0	30
7	Racing Beirut	22	8	6	8	26	30	−4	30
8	Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli	22	9	2	11	34	36	−2	29
9	Tripoli SC	22	8	4	10	34	31	+3	28
10	Safa^{[lower-alpha 2]}	22	8	7	7	32	32	0	28
11	Shabab Al-Sahel	22	7	4	11	20	22	−2	25	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12	Al Egtmaaey Tripoli	22	2	2	18	21	60	−39	8	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2017. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

↑ Nejmeh SC had forfeited in the round of 21 and lost 6 other points.
↑ Had 3 points deducted

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals	Games Played
1	Abou Bakr Al-Mel	Tripoli SC	16	20
2	Akram Moghrabi	Al Nejmeh	12	21
3	Cofie Bekoe	Al Egtmaaey Tripoli	11	20
3	Élio Martins	Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli	11	20
4	Ahmed Hegazy	Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli	9	21
5	Mamadou Niass	Salam Zgharta	8	21
6	Mohamed Kadouh	Al Ahed	7	17
	Mohammad Jaafar	Racing Beirut		18
	Ali Al Saadi	Safa		20
	Feiz Shamsin	Tripoli SC		21
10	Rabih Ataya	Al Ansar	6	9
	Roda Antar	Tadamon Sour		16
	Lamine Fané	Tadamon Sour		17
	Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain	Al Nejmeh		19
	Dominique Mendy	Safa		19
	Michael Helegbe	Tadamon Sour		20
	Mohammad Salem	Shabab Al-Sahel		22

References

↑ "Germany - R. Raspert". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
↑ "Syria - Hussein Afash". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
↑ "Serbia - Z. Pešić". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
↑ "Syria - Iyad Abd Al Kareem". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
↑ "Lebanon - Jamal Al Haj". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
↑ "Lebanon - Mahmoud Hammoud". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
↑ "Lebanon - Mousa Hojaij". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
↑ "Tunisia - T. Jaraya". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
↑ "Lebanon - Samir Saad". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
↑ "Lebanon - Fadi Al Omari". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

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[table_note_NEJ0.12632931914475-11] Nejmeh SC had forfeited in the round of 21 and lost 6 other points.

[table_note_SAF0.12632931914475-12] Had 3 points deducted

[1] "Germany - R. Raspert". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

[2] "Syria - Hussein Afash". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

[3] "Serbia - Z. Pešić". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

[4] "Syria - Iyad Abd Al Kareem". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

[5] "Lebanon - Jamal Al Haj". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

[6] "Lebanon - Mahmoud Hammoud". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

[7] "Lebanon - Mousa Hojaij". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

[8] "Tunisia - T. Jaraya". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

[9] "Lebanon - Samir Saad". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

[10] "Lebanon - Fadi Al Omari". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.

Lebanese Premier League seasons
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