2013–14 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Season	2013–14
Top goalscorer	Adnan Milhem (10 goals)
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The 2013–14 Lebanese Premier League is the 66th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Safa the defending champions. The season kicked off on 21 September 2013 and will finish around June 2014.

Teams

Shabab Al-Ghazieh and Salam Sour were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2012–13 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Al-Mabarrah, back after one campaign away after relegation in the 2011–12 league campaign. Salam Zgharta were also promoted and back for the first time since relegation in 2008–09.

Stadia and locations

Beirut

Tyre

Aley

Tripoli

Sidon

Zgharta

Locations of teams in the 2013–14 Lebanese Premier League

Club	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
Al Ahed	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500
Al Akhaa Al Ahli	Aley	Amin AbdelNour Stadium	3,500
Al Ansar	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500
Al Egtmaaey Tripoli	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	22,000
Al Mabarrah	Beirut	Municipal Stadium
Al Nejmeh	Beirut	Rafic El-Hariri Stadium	15,000
Racing Beirut	Beirut	Fouad Shehab Stadium	5,000
Safa	Beirut	Safa Stadium	4,000
Salam Zgharta	Zgharta	Zgharta Stadium
Shabab Al-Sahel	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500
Tadamon Sour	Tyre	Sour Stadium	6,500
Tripoli SC	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	22,000

Foreign players

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Non-Visa Foreign¹	Former Players²
Al Ahed	Boubacar Diallo	Marcelo Dias	Rodolfo Soares	David Střihavka	Mohamad Abu Ateeq	None
Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli	Tarek Omrati	Diego Santos	Joziel	None	Alexis Khazzaka	None
Al-Ansar	Tião	Fahd Aodi	Rodrigo Lopez	Prince Abedi	None	None
Al Egtmaaey Tripoli	Afrane Yeboah	Frank Boateng	None	None	Mohammad Ghannam	None
Al-Mabarrah	Alaa Baidoun	Mohammed Mansour	Mohammad Hamad	None	None	None
Al Nejmeh	Abd Al Naser Hasan	Ahmed Abdelaziz	Cheikha Sy	None	None	None
Racing Beirut	Admil Precious	Mba Derick Ebi	Lassana Zorro	Haitham Khadoj	Hagob Donabedian	None
Safa	Ibrahim Touré	Tamer Haj Mohamad	Georgian Tobă	None	None	None
Salam Zgharta	Khaled Naamani	Ahmad Haj Mohamad	Saleem Cissé	None	None	None
Shabab Al-Sahel	Wasim Abdelhady	Ali Ghalioum	Daniel Odafin	Ali Asaad	None	None
Tadamon Sour	Zadi Serg Didier	Dogi Jean	Kone Ladgi Tiezan	Konan Rishmond	None	None
Tripoli SC	Jehad Al Baour	Ammar Zakour	Abdulrahman Akkari	Ibrahim Swidan	None	None

^1 Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Lebanon Residency.
^2 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al Nejmeh !Al Nejmeh	22	12	8	2	48	24	+24	44	2015 AFC Cup Group stage
2	Safa !Safa	22	10	9	3	42	23	+19	39
3	Racing Beirut !Racing Beirut	22	11	5	6	38	31	+7	38
4	Al Ahed !Al Ahed	22	10	7	5	30	26	+4	37
5	Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley !Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley	22	7	10	5	36	26	+10	31
6	Tripoli SC !Tripoli SC	22	8	7	7	23	26	−3	31
7	Shabab Al-Sahel !Shabab Al-Sahel	22	6	12	4	40	26	+14	30
8	Al Ansar !Al Ansar	22	7	9	6	27	23	+4	30
9	Al-Tadamon Tyre !Al-Tadamon Tyre	22	5	7	10	22	31	−9	22
10	Salam Zgharta !Salam Zgharta	22	6	4	12	27	46	−19	22
11	Al-Mabarrah !Al-Mabarrah	22	5	3	14	21	50	−29	18
12	Al-Egtmaaey Tripoli !Al-Egtmaaey Tripoli	22	2	4	16	26	48	−22	10

Source: soccerway
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.

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

2013 in Asian Football (AFC)

« 2012 2014 »

Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '12–'13 '13–'14 Bahrain '12–'13 '13–'14 Bangladesh '12–'13 '13–'14 Bhutan National League '12–'13 National League '13 Brunei '12–'13 Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam '12–'13 '13–'14 Hong Kong '12–'13 '13–'14 India '12–'13 '13–'14 Indonesia IPL ISL Iran '12–'13 '13–'14 Iraq '12–'13 '13–'14 Japan Jordan '12–'13 '13–'14 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '12–'13 '13–'14 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '12–'13 '13–'14 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal '12–'13 '13–'14 Northern Mariana Islands '13 '13–'14 Oman '12–'13 '13–'14 Pakistan '12–13 '13–14 Palestine '12–'13 '13–'14 Philippines Qatar '12–'13 '13–'14 Saudi Arabia '12–'13 '13–'14 Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '12–'13 '13–'14 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '13 '13–'14

Domestic cups	Bahrain Kings Cup FA Cup Bangladesh Fed Cup Brunei Cambodia '12–'13 China Hong Kong Shield '12–'13 FA Cup '12–'13 Season Play-off Shield '13–'14 FA Cup '13–'14 India Shield Durand Cup Indonesia Iran '12–'13 '13–'14 Iraq '12–'13 '13–'14 Japan Emperor's Cup '12 (final) League Cup Emperor's Cup '13 Jordan FA Cup '12–'13 FA Cup '13–'14 Korea Republic Kuwait Crown Prince Cup '12–'13 Fed Cup '12–'13 Emir Cup '13 Crown Prince Cup '13–'14 Emir Cup '13–'14 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon FA Cup '12–'13 Elite Cup FA Cup '13–'14 Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives FA Cup President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Fed Cup '12–'13 Sultan Qaboos Cup '12–'13 League Cup Sultan Qaboos Cup '13–'14 Pakistan Palestine '13 '13–'14 Philippines PFF Championship '12–'13 UFL Cup PFF Championship '13 Qatar Stars Cup '12–'13 Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup QNB Cup '13–'14 Saudi Arabia King Cup of Champions CP Cup '12–'13 '13–'14 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE Emirates Cup '12–'13 President's Cup '12–'13 League Cup '13–'14 President's Cup '13–'14 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam

Regional club competitions	2012–13 GCC Champions League 2012–13 UAFA Cup

AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final AFC President's Cup

National team competitions	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup 2013 East Asian Games 2013 Southeast Asian Games 2014 WAFF Championship

National team results	Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan UAE Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

2014 in Asian Football (AFC)

« 2013 2015 »

Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '13–'14 '14–'15 Bahrain '13–'14 '14–'15 Bangladesh '13–'14 Bhutan A-Division National League Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei East Timor Guam '13–'14 '14–'15 Hong Kong '13–'14 '14–'15 India '13–'14 I-League '14 ISL '14–'15 I-League Indonesia Iran '13–'14 '14–'15 Iraq '13–'14 '14–'15 Japan Jordan '13–'14 '14–'15 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '13–'14 '14–'15 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '13–'14 '14–'15 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal '13–'14 Northern Mariana Islands '13–'14 '14–'15 Oman '13–'14 '14–'15 Pakistan '13–14 '14–15 Palestine '13–'14 '14–'15 Philippines Qatar '13–'14 '14–'15 Saudi Arabia '13–'14 '14–'15 Singapore Sri Lanka '14–'15 Syria '14 '14–'15 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '13–'14 '14–'15 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '13–'14 '14–'15

Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain Kings Cup FA Cup Bangladesh Independance Cup Brunei '14–'15 Cambodia China Hong Kong Shield '13–'14 FA Cup '13–'14 Season Play-off Shield '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 India Fed Cup '13–'14 Fed Cup '14–'15 Shield Durand Cup Indonesia Iran '13–'14 '14–'15 Iraq '13–'14 Japan Emperor's Cup '13 (final) League Cup Emperor's Cup '14 Jordan FA Cup '13–'14 Shield FA Cup '14–'15 Korea Republic Kuwait Crown Prince Cup '13–'14 Emir Cup '13–'14 Fed Cup Crown Prince Cup '14 Emir Cup '14–'15 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon FA Cup '13–'14 Elite Cup FA Cup '14–'15 Laos Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives FA Cup President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Sultan Qaboos Cup '13–'14 League Cup '14 Sultan Qaboos Cup '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 Pakistan Palestine '13–'14 '14–'15 Philippines UFL FA Cup UFL FA League Cup PFF Championship '14–'15 Qatar Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup QNB Cup '13–'14 Saudi Arabia King Cup CP Cup '13–'14 '14–'15 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE League Cup '13–'14 President's Cup '13–'14 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam Yemen

Regional club competitions	2014 GCC Champions League 2014 Mekong Club Championship

AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final AFC President's Cup

National team competitions	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2014 AFC Challenge Cup 2014 AFF Championship 2014 WAFF Championship 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations

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