2011–12 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Season 2011–12
Champions Safa
AFC Cup Safa
Al-Ansar
UAFA Cup Al Nejmeh
Matches played 264
Goals scored 343 (1.3 per match)
Top goalscorer Lebanon Mohamad Haidar (12)

The 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League was the 64th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams competed in the league, with Al Ahed the defending champions.

Teams

Shabab Al-Ghazieh and Al Islah were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2010–11 season in the bottom two places. Promoted from the second level were Al-Ahli Saida and Tripoli SC

Stadia and locations

Beirut
Tyre
Aley
Tripoli
Sidon
Locations of teams in the 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League
Club Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Al Ahed Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500
Al-Ansar Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500
Tripoli SC Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 22,000
Al-Mabarrah Beirut Mabarra Stadium 5,000
Al-Nejmeh Beirut Rafic El-Hariri Stadium 15,000
Al-Tadamon Tyre Sour Stadium 6,500
Racing Beirut Fouad Shehab Stadium 5,000
Safa Beirut Safa Stadium 4,000
Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500
Al-Ahli Saida Sidon Saida International Stadium 22,600
Al-Akhaa Aley Amin AbdelNour Stadium 3,500
Salam Sour Tyre Sour Stadium 6,500

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Al Ahed Lebanon Ousama Helbawi Morocco Mohamad Al Sahel Lebanon Abbas Kanaan Lotto Al-Manar
Al-Ansar Lebanon Karim Diab Lebanon Jamal Taha Lebanon Sami Al Shoum Lotto
Tripoli SC Lebanon Ibrahim Sweidan Lotto
Al-Mabarrah Lebanon Ahmad Fadallah Syria Assaf Lebanon Ismail Kassem Lotto Bahman Hospital
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon Mohammad Amin Daouk Lebanon Moussa Hojeij Lebanon Abbas Ahmed Atwi Joma Banque de la Méditerranée
Al-Tadamon Lebanon Nassir Basma Lebanon Mohammad Zheir Lebanon Bilal Hajjo Adidas Yasour.org
Racing Lebanon George Farah Trinidad and Tobago David Nakhid Lebanon Hassan Koleit Adidas
Safa Lebanon Issam Al-Sayegh Iraq Akram Ahmad Salman Lebanon Khodor Salameh Joma Net-Gaz
Shabab Al-Sahel LebanonSamir Dbooq Lebanon Hajj Hammoud Lebanon Ali Mtairik Adidas S.G.H
Al-Ahli Saida Lebanon Ahmad Harriri Lebanon Ahmad Atwi Adidas
Al-Akhaa Lebanon Ali Abdl Lateef Lebanon Samir Saad Lebanon Ahmad Diab Lotto
Salam Sour Lebanon Bilal Bittar Lebanon Foad Saad Lebanon Ousama Haidar Adidas

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Safa 22 17 4 1 50 15+35 55 2013 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Al Nejmeh 22 16 3 3 37 16+21 51
3 Al Ahed 22 14 6 2 40 17+23 48
4 Al Ansar 22 13 5 4 38 18+20 44 2013 AFC Cup Group stage 1
5 Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley 22 8 4 10 28 324 28
6 Shabab Al-Sahel 22 7 6 9 25 261 27
7 Tripoli SC 22 5 9 8 26 260 24
8 Racing Beirut 22 5 8 9 18 257 23
9 Salam Sour 22 5 6 11 28 3810 21
10 Al-Tadamon Tyre 22 3 11 8 14 2612 20
11 Al-Mabarrah (R) 22 3 4 15 21 4423 13 Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12 Al-Ahli Saida (R) 22 2 4 16 18 5335 10

Updated to games played on 4 May 2012.
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 via 2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup
(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.

Fixtures and results

Home ╲ Away AHD ALS AKAANSAMBNJMTADRCBSFASLSSASTSC
Al Ahed 30 22 11 31 11 11 31 10 22
Al-Ahli Saida 02 13 13 01 01 10 11 04 33 11 21
Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley 15 41 01 33 10 01 01 10 11 31
Al Ansar 10 42 12 32 00 01 10 31 23 20
Al-Mabarrah 12 40 22 01 24 02 14 13 32 02 13
Al Nejmeh 03 22 21 20 30 31 10 01 21 10
Al-Tadamon Tyre 12 10 10 00 11 11 13 11 11 00
Racing Beirut 02 20 01 02 10 03 11 22 00 11 11
Safa 20 21 20 01 51 00 31 30 21
Salam Sour 21 22 13 10 12 00 22 23 02 00
Shabab Al-Sahel 02 31 41 01 11 02 10 11 02 13 13
Tripoli SC 22 52 21 22 00 12 00 20 00 23 01

Updated to games played on 30 April 2012.
Source: FIFA
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

League Table

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