2017–18 Lebanese Premier League
Appearance
Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Al Ahed |
Relegated | Al Shabab Al Arabi, Al Islah |
AFC Cup | Al Ahed (Group Stage) Al Nejmeh (Playoff) |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 335 (2.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | El Hadji Malick Tall (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al Ahed 6-0 Al Islah |
Biggest away win | Al Islah 1-6 Al Ahed |
Highest scoring | Salam Zgharta 1-6 Al Nabi Sheet |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League is the 57th season of top-tier football in Lebanon.[1] A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Al Ahed the defending champions. After 21 rounds, Al Ahed have won the league for the 6th time in its history.
Teams
Shabab Al-Sahel and Al Egtmaaey Tripoli were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2017–18 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Al Shabab Al Arabi and Al Islah Al Bourj Al Shimaly who won promotion from the second tier.
Stadia and locations
Locations of teams in the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League
Locations of teams in the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League within Beirut
Club | Standort | Stadium | Stadium capacity | Coach |
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Al Ahed | Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium | 22,500 | ![]() |
Al Akhaa Al Ahli | Aley | Amin AbdelNour Stadium | 3,500 | ![]() |
Al Ansar | Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium | 22,500 | ![]() |
Al Islah Al Bourj Al Shimaly | Tyre | Sour Stadium | 22,000 | ![]() |
Al Nejmeh | Beirut | Rafic El-Hariri Stadium | 5,000 | ![]() |
Al Nabi Sheet | Al Nabi Sheet | Al-Nabi Shayth Stadium | 5,000 | ![]() |
Racing Beirut | Beirut | Bourj Hammoud Stadium | 8,000 | ![]() |
Safa | Beirut | Safa Stadium | 4,000 | ![]() |
Salam Zgharta | Zgharta | Zgharta Stadium | 5,000 | ![]() |
Shabab Al-Arabi | Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium | 22,500 | ![]() |
Tadamon Sour | Tyre | Sour Stadium | 6,500 | ![]() |
Tripoli SC | Tripoli | Tripoli Municipal Stadium | 22,000 | ![]() |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Al Ahed | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 54 | Qualification to 2019 AFC Cup group stage |
2 | Al Nejmeh | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 47 | |
3 | Safa | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 | |
4 | Al Ansar | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 33 | |
5 | Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 33 | |
6 | Salam Zgharta | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 32 | |
7 | Tadamon Sour | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 29 | |
8 | Tripoli SC | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 25 | |
9 | Racing Beirut | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 25 | |
10 | Al Nabi Sheet | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 20 | |
11 | Al Shabab Al Arabi | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 17 | Relegation to Lebanese Second Division |
12 | Al Islah | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 50 | −36 | 11 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
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Top assists
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References
- ^ Lebanese League 2017/2018
- ^ a b "Lebanese League 2017/2018". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-16.