2005–06 Libyan Premier League

The Libyan Premier League 2005–06 was the 38th edition of the Libyan Premier League, the top flight of Libyan football organised by the Libyan Football Federation.

The Competition

There were 18 clubs in the league for this season, split into two groups of nine. The nine teams in each group played each other home and away, resulting in 16 games being played in each group. The top three teams from each group progressed to the next stage, the 'Championship Play-Off'. The champions, Al Ittihad, won their twelfth league title, and gained qualification to the CAF Champions League for the next season.

2005/2006 Team Summary

Group A

Club	City	Stadium
Al Ahly Tripoli	Tripoli, Libya	11 June Stadium
Al Charara	Sabha, Libya	Sabha Stadium
Al Dhahra	Tripoli, Libya	GMR Stadium
Al Hilal	Benghazi, Libya	28 March Stadium
Al Ittihad	Tripoli, Libya	11 June Stadium
Al Madina	Tripoli, Libya	11 June Stadium
Al Mustaqbal	Tripoli, Libya	Al Jameel Stadium
Al Tahaddy	Benghazi, Libya	28 March Stadium
Rafik Sorman	Sorman, Libya	Rafik Sorman Stadium

Group B

Club	City	Stadium
Al Ahly Benghazi	Benghazi, Libya	28 March Stadium
Al Akhdar	Bayda, Libya	Al Bayda Stadium
Al Majd	Tripoli, Libya	GMR Stadium
Al Olympic	Zawiya, Libya	Al-Olympic Stadium
Al Shat	Tripoli, Libya	GMR Stadium
Al Swihli	Misrata, Libya	July 9 Stadium
Al Urouba	Ajaylat, Libya	GMR Stadium
Wefaq Sabratha	Sabratha, Libya	Ajaylat Stadium
Al Wahda	Tripoli, Libya	GMR Stadium

Group Tables

Group A

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Notes
1.	Al Ahly Tripoli	16	12	3	1	28	6	+22	39	Progresses to Championship Stage
2.	Al Ittihad	16	11	3	2	28	8	+20	36	Progresses to Championship Stage
3.	Al Tahaddy	16	7	5	4	18	14	+4	26	Progresses to Championship Stage
4.	Rafik Sorman	16	6	4	6	17	18	-1	22	Relegation Play-Off
5.	Al Charara	16	5	5	6	8	15	-7	20	Relegation Play-Off
6.	Al Hilal	16	4	7	5	12	11	+1	19	Relegation Play-Off
7.	Al Madina	16	4	6	6	16	16	0	18	Relegation Play-Off
8.	Al Mustaqbal	16	1	5	10	9	25	-16	8	Relegation Play-Off
9.	Al Dhahra	16	1	4	11	4	27	-23	7	Relegated to Libyan Second Division 2006-07

Group B

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Notes
1.	Al Olympic	16	10	2	4	31	14	+17	32	Progresses to Championship Stage
2.	Al Akhdar	16	9	4	3	28	16	+12	31	Progresses to Championship Stage
3.	Al Ahly Benghazi	16	8	4	4	16	13	+3	28	Progresses to Championship Stage
4.	Al Urouba	16	6	4	6	21	20	+1	22	Relegation Play-Off
5.	Al Majd	16	4	6	6	12	17	-5	18	Relegation Play-Off
6.	Al Shat	16	4	6	6	19	23	-4	18	Relegation Play-Off
7.	Al Wahda	16	4	5	7	16	21	-5	17	Relegation Play-Off
8.	Al Swihli	16	4	4	8	14	25	-11	16	Relegation Play-Off
9.	Wefaq Sabratha	16	4	3	9	13	21	-8	15	Relegated to Libyan Second Division 2006-07

Championship Stage

In this stage, the six clubs (3 from each group) that qualified played each other home & away. The team with the most points after the 10 games would be crowned champions. The two teams that finished first in their group, Al Olympic and Al Ahly Tripoli, received three bonus points to take through to this stage, while the two teams that finished second, Al Akhdar and Al Ittihad, received one bonus point.

Final table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Bonus Points	Notes
1.	Al Ittihad	10	8	2	0	21	4	+17	27	1	CAF Champions League 2007 ; 12th League Title
2.	Al Ahly Tripoli	10	7	3	0	15	4	+11	27	3	CAF Confederation Cup 2007¹
3.	Al Akhdar	10	3	1	6	6	12	-6	10	1	Deducted 1 point for abandonment of match
4.	Al Tahaddy Benghazi	10	3	1	6	8	18	-10	10
5.	Al Olympic	10	1	4	5	3	6	-3	10	3
6.	Al Ahly Benghazi	10	2	1	7	7	16	-9	7

¹ Al Ahly Tripoli qualify for CAF Confederation Cup as cup winners

Relegation Play-Off

The 10 teams that finished 4th-8th in their respective groups: Rafik Sorman, Al Charara, Al Hilal, Al Madina, Al Mustaqbal, Al Urouba, Al Majd, Al Shat, Al Wahda and Al Swihli, along with the two teams that finished second in their respective groups in the Second Division this season, Al Harati and Al Soukour, altogether 12 teams, were split into two groups of 6 teams. The 6 teams in each group would play each other home & away, and the top three teams would play in the Libyan Premier League the next season. Premier League teams that finished fourth in their respective groups (Rafik Sorman and Al Urouba) received three bonus points, while teams that finished fifth in their respective groups (Al Majd and Al Charara) received one bonus point each.

Group Tables

Group A

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Bonus Points	Notes
1.	Rafik Sorman	10	5	2	3	13	12	+1	20	3	Libyan Premier League 2006/2007
2.	Al Soukour	10	6	1	3	9	7	+2	19		Libyan Premier League 2006/2007
3.	Al Hilal	10	5	3	2	16	7	+9	18		Libyan Premier League 2006/2007
4.	Al Wahda	10	5	3	2	15	10	+5	18		Libyan Second Division 2006-07
5.	Al Mustaqbal	10	3	2	5	12	11	1	11		Libyan Second Division 2006-07
6.	Al Majd	10	0	1	9	7	25	-18	2	1	Libyan Second Division 2006-07

Group B

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Bonus Points	Notes
1.	Al Charara	10	5	3	2	15	11	+4	19	1	Libyan Premier League 2006/2007
2.	Al Shat	10	5	2	3	15	12	+3	17		Libyan Premier League 2006/2007
3.	Al Madina	10	4	3	3	12	8	+4	15		Libyan Premier League 2006/2007
4.	Al Urouba	10	2	5	3	10	9	+1	14	3	Libyan Second Division 2006-07
5.	Al Swihli	10	3	5	2	12	12	0	14		Libyan Second Division 2006-07
6.	Al Harati	10	1	2	7	4	16	-12	5		Libyan Second Division 2006-07

Top goalscorers

18 goals

Samir Al Wahaj (Al Wahda)

15 goals

Omar Diop (Al Madina)

12 goals

Libyan Premier League

2013–14 teams	Al Ahly Al Ahly Al Akhdar Al Hilal Al Ittihad Al Madina Al Najma Al Nasr Al Olympique Al Shat Al Swihli Al Tahaddi Al Tirsana Al Wahda Darnes Khaleej Sirte

Former Teams	Al Jazeera Wefaq Sabratha Alamn Alaam Wahda Tripoli Nojom Ajdabiya Urouba Assuqoor Rafik Sorman Al Charara Al Dhahra Tripoli Majd Tripoli Mustaqbal Almahalla Tripoli Almurooj Al Sawa'ed Al Intilaaq Al Yarmouk Afriqi Darnes Sports Club Shabab Qurthabia Nahdha Alahly Sabha Attayaran

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