2007–08 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Season	2007–08
Champions	Al Ahed
Relegated	Al-Irshad Al-Ahli Sidon
Goals scored	324
Top goalscorer	Mohammed Ghaddar (22)
Biggest home win	Nejmeh 8-0 Al-Hikma (2008-05-27)
Biggest away win	Al-Hikma 1–8 Nejmeh (2008-12-16)
Highest scoring	Al-Hikma 1–8 Nejmeh (2008-12-16)
← 2006-07 2008-09 →

The Lebanese Premier League 2007/08 season is the 60th season in the Lebanese Premier League. The Championship was decided on the final matchday, when Al-Ansar and Nejmeh tied each other 1–1 while Al Ahed defeated Tadamon Sour 2–1 to win its first championship title. Striker Mohammed Ghaddar from Nejmeh won the top scorer award, having found the net 22 times.

Due to the 2008 unrest in Lebanon, the games where postponed for one month. Thus the league finished in June 2008 instead of May 2008 as scheduled.

Final Standing

Correct as of June 25, 2008.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts	Qualification/Relegation
1	Al Ahed	22	15	4	3	41	15	+26	49	2009 AFC Cup Group Stage
2	Al-Ansar	22	14	6	2	41	16	+25	48	2008–09 Arab Champions League
3	Nejmeh	22	15	3	4	49	18	+31	48
4	Al-Mabarrah	22	10	7	5	27	14	+13	37	2009 AFC Cup Group Stage (Lebanese Cup Winners)
5	Safa Beirut	22	10	5	7	31	29	+2	35	2009 AFC Cup Group Stage as 2008 AFC Cup runners-up
6	Al-Sahel	22	7	7	8	28	30	−2	28
7	Tripoli SC	22	6	5	11	26	40	−14	23
8	Tadamon Sour	22	5	6	11	25	35	−10	21
9	Racing Beirut	22	4	8	10	23	28	−5	20
10	Al-Hikma	22	4	8	10	20	42	−22	20
11	Al-Irshad	22	4	4	14	24	36	−12	16	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12	Al-Ahli Sidon	22	3	7	12	11	43	−32	16	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division

Relegation and Promotion

Relegated to 2008/09 Second Division:
- Al-Irshad
- Al-Ahli Sidon

Promoted from 2007/08 Second Division:
- Salam Zgharta (champions)
- Shabab Al-Ghazieh

Top Scorer

This is a list of top scorers of the 2007/2008 season.^[2] Mohammed Ghaddar is currently leading.

Rank	Name	Club	Goals
1	Mohammed Ghaddar	Nejmeh	22
2	Ghassan Shaweekh	Tadamon Sour	14
3	Salih Sadeer	Al-Ansar (Lebanon)	12
4	Errol McFarlane	Al-Mabarrah	9
5	Ahmad Jaradi	Shabab Al-Sahel	9
6	Abbas Ahmed Atwi	Nejmeh	9
7	Fadi Ghoson	Al-Ansar (Lebanon)	8
8	Issam Makka	Al-Irshad	7
9	Carniro Sandro	Al-Ahed	7
10	Moustafa Al-Kasaa'	Tripoli SC	7

References

↑ g.o.a.l.ZZ
↑ http://www.lebanese-football.com/lf/absolutenm/templates/terms.asp Top scorers

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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