The 2006-07 Lebanese Second Division was the 73nd season of the Second Division league which featured 14 Clubs. 2 of these teams were eligible for promotion to the top league of Lebanese football, the Lebanese Premier League while 2 of the 14 teams had to face relegation to the Lebanese Third Division for the 2006-07 Season.
| Season | 2006–07 |
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| Champions | Shabab Al-Sahel |
| Promoted | Racing Beirut & Al-Irshad |
| Relegated | Racing Jounieh FC & Al-Tadamon Nabatieh |
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This season saw an increase of teams in the from last season, from 12 team to 14 teams in the competition. [1] However, 2 of the teams competing (Racing Jounieh FC & Al-Tadamon Nabatieh) decided to withdraw from the 2006-07 Season. The Lebanese Football Federation reacted swiftly by relegating both teams to the Lebanese Third Division automatically leading to both 2 relegation places being full even before the league had started. [1]
At the end of the season, it was a clear victory in Group 1 with Shabbab Al-Ghazieh finishing 1st by 12 Points ahead of Al-Irshad however they didn't get promotion to the Premier League. Group 2 was more of a tight-contest with the top being separated by just 3 Points. However, it was the late charge of Racing Beirut in the 2nd half of the season which sent them to the top of Group B and receiving a guaranteed promotion back to the Premier League after being relegated the in the previous Premier League Season.
As for the Group A Champions, Shabbab Al-Ghazieh, despite winning the Group and remaining undefeated, they were not promoted to the Premier League. This was due to ground issues. Instead, Al Irshard received the 2nd promotion place to the Premier League for the 2007-08 Premier League Season.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | F/A | Pts | Promotion/Relegation |
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| 1 | Shabbab Al-Ghazieh | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 21 | |
| 2 | Al-Irshad | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Promotion to Lebanese Premier League |
| 3 | Al-Islah | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Al-Ahli Nabatieh | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | Riyadi Al-Abbasieh | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 7 | |
| 6 | Al-Bourj FC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 | |
| 7 | Al-Tadamon Nabatieh | Withdrew¶[3] | Relegated to Lebanese Third Division | |||||||
¶: Originally deducted 12 points for not participating the Cup and then later withdrew from the competition all together just before the start of competition. They were automatically relegated by the Lebanese Football Federation once they withdrew from the league.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | F/A | Pts | Promotion/Relegation |
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| 1 | Racing Beirut | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 13 | Promotion to Lebanese Premier League |
| 2 | Mahabba Tripoli | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 11 | |
| 3 | Al-Mawadda Tripoli | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Homenetmen Beirut | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 8 | |
| 5 | Homenmen Beirut | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5† | |
| 6 | Al Akha'a Ahli Aley | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 4 | |
| 7 | Racing Jounieh FC | Withdrew‡[4] | Relegated to Lebanese Third Division | |||||||
†:Homenmen Beirut 3 points deducted as required by FIFA because of failure to pay Armenian player Ghakik Simoyan.
‡: Originally deducted 12 points for not participating the Cup and then later withdrew from the competition all together just before the start of competition. They were automatically relegated by the Lebanese Football Federation once they withdrew from the league.
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