2009–10 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Season 2009-10
Champions Al Ahed
Relegated Al-Ahli
Hekmeh FC
AFC Cup

Al-Ahed

Al-Ansar SC
UAFA Cup Al Nejmeh
Top goalscorer Senegal Makhete Diop (23)

The 2009–10 Lebanese Premier League was the 62nd season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Al-Nejmeh the defending champions. The season began on 10 October 2009 and will concluded in May 2010.

Teams

League size was increased from eleven to twelve teams for this season. Salam Zgharta were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2008–09 season in last place. Promoted from the second level were Al Islah Bourg Shamaly and Al-Ahli Saida.

Stadia and locations

Beirut
Tyre
Sidon
Locations of teams in the 2009–10 Lebanese Premier League
Club Location Stadium
Al Ahed Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium
Al-Ahli Sidon Saida International Stadium
Al-Ansar Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium
Al-Hikma Beirut Fouad Shehab Stadium
Al Islah Tyre Sour Stadium
Al-Mabarrah Beirut Mabarra Stadium
Al-Nejmeh Beirut Rafic El-Hariri Stadium
Al-Tadamon Tyre Sour Stadium
Racing Beirut Fouad Shehab Stadium
Safa Beirut Safa Stadium
Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium
Shabab Al-Ghazieh Sidon Saida International Stadium

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al Nejmeh Lebanon Emile Rustom Resigned[1] Egypt Abdel Aziz Al Shafi

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahed 22 17 5 0 49 11+38 56 2011 AFC Cup qualification
2 Al Nejmeh 22 14 3 5 48 21+27 45
3 Safa 22 13 6 3 42 20+22 45
4 Al Ansar 22 12 8 2 33 14+19 44 2011 AFC Cup qualification1
5 Racing Beirut 22 7 8 7 21 210 29
6 Al-Mabarrah 22 8 5 9 33 37−4 29
7 Shabab Al-Sahel 22 6 7 9 20 35−15 25
8 Al-Tadamon Tyre 22 7 3 12 21 28−7 24
9 Al Islah Bourg Shamaly 22 5 5 12 23 37−14 20
10 Shabab Al-Ghazieh 22 4 6 12 20 37−17 18
11 Al-Ahli Sidon (R) 22 4 5 13 12 34−22 17 Relegated to Lebanese Second Division
12 Template:Fb team Hekmeh FC (R) 22 2 5 15 18 45−27 11

Updated to games played on 8 May 2010.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. As 2009–10 Lebanese FA Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

2009–10 Lebanese Premier League Winners
Al Ahed
2nd Title

Fixtures and results

Home ╲ Away[1] AHD Al-Ahli Sidon ANSAl-HikmaAMBNJMTADRCBSFAIBSSAGSAS
Al Ahed 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 7–1
Al-Ahli Sidon 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Al Ansar 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 5–1 3–3 2–0
Al-Hikma 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–5 0–1 0–0 0–4 1–2 1–0 0–1
Al-Mabarrah 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–0
Al Nejmeh 2–2 4–0 0–1 5–1 4–0 5–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 2–0
Al-Tadamon Tyre 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–0
Racing Beirut 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0
Safa 0–3 5–0 1–1 4–4 5–1 3–3 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
Al Islah Bourg Shamaly 0–2 0–2 0–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–1
Shabab Al-Ghazieh 0–3 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1
Shabab Al-Sahel 0–4 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 4–2 0–2

Updated to games played on 8 May 2010.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

  1. ↑ Al Nejmeh coach Rustom quits