2008–09 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Season	2008–09
Champions	Al Nejmeh
Relegated	Salam Zgharta Tripoli SC
Goals scored	288
Top goalscorer	Salih Sadir (27)
Biggest home win	Nejmeh 2–0 Shabab Al-Ghazieh
Biggest away win	Tadamon Sour 1–4 Al-Mabarrah
Highest scoring	Tadamon Sour 1–4 Al-Mabarrah
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League is the 61st season of Lebanon's premier football league. The league kicked-off on October 11, 2008, Safa SC defeated Salam Zgharta at the opener. In that game, Mohammad Kassas scored the first goal of the season for Safa.

Al Ahed is the defending champion. Salam Zgharta and Shahab Al-Ghazieh promoted from the second division.

Prior to the start, Tripoli SC announced its withdrawal due to several problems. Lebanese Football Federation confirmed the withdrawal on October 9, the league is going to resume with 11 teams.

Due to the restructuring of Asian competitions, Lebanese teams were entered into the AFC Cup. The Arab Champions League on the other hand would not be played.

Teams

Al-Irshad and Al-Ahli Sidon were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2007–08 season in the bottom two places. Promoted from the second level were Salam Zgharta and Shabab Al-Ghazieh.

Stadia and Locations

Beirut

Tyre

Tripoli

Sidon

Zgharta

Locations of teams in the 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League

Club	City	Stadium
Al Ahed	Beirut	Municipal Stadium
Al Ansar	Beirut	Sports City
Nejmeh	Beirut	Sports City
Al Mabarrah	Beirut	Municipal Stadium
Safa Sporting Club	Beirut	Safa Stadium
Shabab Al-Sahel	Beirut	Municipal Stadium
Tripoli SC	Tripoli	Olympic Stadium
Tadamon Sour	Tyre	Sour Stadium
Racing Beirut	Beirut	Fouad Shehab Stadium
Hekmeh FC	Beirut	Fouad Shehab Stadium
Salam Zgharta	Zgharta	Zgharta Stadium
Shabab Al-Ghazieh	Sidon	Saida International Stadium

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Replaced by
Al Ansar	Roy Thomas	Sacked^[1]	Jamal Taha

Final Standing

POS	NAME	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Points	Qualification/Relegation
1	Nejmeh	20	16	2	2	44	14	+30	50	2010 AFC Cup qualification
2	Al Ahed	20	15	4	1	45	22	+23	49	2010 AFC Cup qualification as cup winners
3	Safa SC	20	12	4	4	35	15	+20	40
4	Al-Ansar	20	10	6	4	25	17	+8	36
5	Shabab Al-Sahel	20	7	9	4	29	26	+3	30
6	Al-Mabarrah	20	6	8	6	24	21	+3	26
7	Racing Beirut	20	5	4	11	19	25	−6	19
8	Tadamon Sour	20	4	3	13	20	37	−17	15
9	Hekmeh FC	20	3	5	12	14	30	−16	14
10	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	20	4	2	14	19	37	−18	14
11	Salam Zgharta	20	2	5	13	14	44	−30	11	Relegation to the Lebanese Second Division
12	Tripoli SC *	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Relegation to the Lebanese Second Division

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored

Tripoli SC withdraw from the league. On October 14, 2008, the Lebanese Federation decided that Tripoli is going to relegate in the second league. Furthermore, the club was fined 15 million Lebanese Pounds for its withdrawal.

Top Scorer

Rank	Name	Club	Goals
1	Salih Sadir	Al-Ahed	27
2	Mohammad Kassas	Safa	16
3	Ahmad Jaradi	Shabab Al-Sahel	8
4	Ali Nasseredine	Nejmeh	7
5	Akram Moghrabi	Nejmeh	6
	Tomi Jyakomilli	Nejmeh	6
6	Zakaria Charara	Nejmeh	5

References

Lebanese Premier League · 2015–16 clubs

Al-Ahed Al-Ansar Al-Safa' Al Egtmaaey Hekmeh Nabi Sheet Nejmeh Racing Beirut Salam Zgharta Shabab Al-Sahel Shabab Al-Ghazieh Tripoli

Lebanese Football 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

Second Division Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Lower Divisions	Lebanese Third Division Lebanese Fourth Division

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