2018–19 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Season	2018–19
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League is the 58th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Ahed defending the title.^[1]

Events

Following the 2017–18 season in the Lebanese Premier League, Al Shabab Al Arabi and Al Islah were relegated finishing 11th and 12th,^[1] while Shabab Al-Sahel and Shabab Al-Ghazieh were promoted coming respectively first and second in the Lebanese Second Division.^[2]

On 14 July 2018, Nabi Chit Sport Club changed its name to Bekaa Sport Club.^[3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Beirut

Locations of teams in the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League

Locations of teams in the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League within Beirut

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2017–18 season
Ahed	Beirut	Various		1st in the Lebanese Premier League
Akhaa Ahli	Aley	Amin AbdelNour Stadium	7003350000000000000♠3,500	5th in the Lebanese Premier League
Ansar	Beirut	Various		4th in the Lebanese Premier League
Bekaa Sports	Al-Nabi Shayth	Nabi Chit Stadium	7003500000000000000♠5,000	10th in the Lebanese Premier League
Nejmeh	Beirut	Various		2nd in the Lebanese Premier League
Racing	Beirut	Fouad Shehab Stadium	7003500000000000000♠5,000	9th in the Lebanese Premier League
Safa	Beirut	Various		3rd in the Lebanese Premier League
Salam Zgharta	Zgharta	Zgharta Stadium	7003350000000000000♠3,500	6th in the Lebanese Premier League
Shabab Al Ghazieh	Ghazieh	Kfarjoz Stadium		2nd in the Lebanese Second Division
Shabab Al Sahel	Beirut	Various		1st in the Lebanese Second Division
Tadamon Sour	Tyre	Sour Stadium	7003650000000000000♠6,500	7th in the Lebanese Premier League
Tripoli	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	7004220000000000000♠22,000	8th in the Lebanese Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Nejmeh	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	9	Qualification to 2020 AFC Cup group stage
2	Ahed	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7
3	Salam Zgharta	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
4	Bekaa	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
5	Ansar	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
6	Racing Beirut	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
7	Tadamon Sour	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4
8	Akhaa Ahli	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	4
9	Shabab Ghazieh	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
10	Shabab Sahel	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
11	Tripoli	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1	Relegation to 2019–20 Lebanese Second Division
12	Safa	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1	Relegation to 2019–20 Lebanese Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: FIFA Soccerway, Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers


Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[4]
1	Martin Toshev	Ahed	4
2	Houssem Louati	Ansar	3
2

Last updated: 7 October 2018

References

1 2 FIFA.com. "Live Scores - National League - Lebanese League - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
↑ "Lebanese League Second Division 2017/2018". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
↑ "Nabi Chit announce name change to Bekaa Club ahead of new Lebanese Football League Season". YOUR HOME OF NEWS. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
↑ "Lebanese League 2018/2019 Scorers". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 2018-10-06.

Lebanese Premier League seasons
Premier League Seasons	1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1960–61 1962–63 1964–65 1966–67 1968–69 1969–70 1972–73 1974–75 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Second Division Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Third Division Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Fourth Division Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Lower Divisions	Lebanese Governorates Division

2018 in Asian football (AFC)
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Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain '17–'18 '18–'19 Bangladesh Brunei '17–'18 '18 Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam Hong Kong '17–'18 '18–'19 India Indonesia Iran '17–'18 '18–'19 Iraq '18–'19 Japan '17 (final) '18 Jordan '17–'18 '18–'19 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '17–'18 '18–'19 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '17–'18 '18–'19 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman '17–'18 '18–'19 Pakistan Palestine '17–'18 '18–'19 Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka '18–'19 Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '17–'18 '18–'19 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
League cups	Bahrain '17–'18 '18–'19 Bangladesh Hong Kong Shield '17–'18 '18–'19 India Shield Durand Cup Indonesia Japan Kuwait Crown Prince Cup '17–'18 '18–'19 Fed Cup '17–'18 '18–'19 Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Oman '17–'18 '18–'19 Qatar Saudi Arabia '17–'18 '18–'19 Singapore Syria Thailand UAE '17–'18 '18–'19 Uzbekistan
Super Cups	Bahrain China Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Tajikistan Thailand UAE Uzbekistan Vietnam
Regional club competitions	2018 GCC Champions League 2018 Gulf Cup Winners' Cup 2018 Mekong Club Championship 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final
National team competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2018 AFC U-23 Championship 2018 AFC Futsal Championship 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Football at the 2018 Asian Games (Men - Women) 2018 AFC U-19 Championship 2018 AFC U-16 Championship 2018 AFF Championship 2018 CAFA Championship 2018 SAFF Championship 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup

2019 in Asian football (AFC)
« 2018 2020 »
Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '18–'19 '19–'20 Bahrain '18–'19 '19–'20 Bangladesh '18–'19 '19–'20 Bhutan Brunei '18–'19 '19–'20 Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam '18–'19 '19–'20 Hong Kong '18–'19 '19–'20 India I-League '18–'19 '19–'20 ISL '18–'19 '19–'20 Indonesia Iran '18–'19 '19–'20 Iraq '18–'19 '19–'20 Japan Jordan '18–'19 '19–'20 Korea DPR '18–'19 '19–'20 Korea Republic Kuwait '18–'19 '19–'20 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '18–'19 '19–'20 Macau Malaysia Maldives Malé League Minivan Championship Premier League Mongolia Myanmar Nepal '18–'19 '19–'20 Northern Mariana Islands Oman '18–'19 '19–'20 Pakistan '18–'19 '19–'20 Palestine West Bank '18–'19 '19–'20 Gaza Strip '18–'19 '19–'20 Philippines Qatar '18–'19 '19–'20 Saudi Arabia '18–'19 '19–'20 Singapore Sri Lanka '18–'19 '19–'20 Syria '18–'19 '19–'20 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '18–'19 '19–'20 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain '18–'19 '19–'20 Bangladesh Brunei '18–'19 '19–'20 Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam Hong Kong '18–'19 '19–'20 India Indonesia Iran '18–'19 '19–'20 Iraq '18–'19 '19–'20 Japan Jordan '18–'19 '19–'20 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '18–'19 '19–'20 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '18–'19 '19–'20 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman '18–'19 '19–'20 Palestine '18–'19 '19–'20 Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka '18–'19 '19–'20 Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '18–'19 '19–'20 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
League cups	Bahrain '18–'19 '19–'20 Bangladesh Hong Kong Shield '18–'19 '19–'20 India Shield Durand Cup Japan CP Kuwait '18–'19 '19–'20 Fed Cup '18–'19 '19–'20 Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Oman '18–'19 '19–'20 Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia '18–'19 '19–'20 Singapore Syria Thailand UAE '18–'19 '19–'20 Uzbekistan
Super Cups	Bahrain China Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Tajikistan Thailand UAE Uzbekistan Vietnam
Regional club competitions	2019 GCC Champions League 2019 Gulf Cup Winners' Cup 2019 Mekong Club Championship 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final
National team competitions	2019 AFC Asian Cup 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 24th Arabian Gulf Cup

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