2015–16 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Season	2015–16
← 2014–15

The 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League will be the 68th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Al Ahed the defending champions.

Teams

Tadamon Sour and Al Akhaa Al Ahli were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2014–15 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Hekmeh FC and Al Egtmaaey Tripoli who won promotion from the second tier. Six of the twelve member clubs play in the country's capital, Beirut.

Stadia and locations

Beirut

Nabi Sheet

Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League

Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League within Beirut

Club	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity	Coach
Al Ahed	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Mohammad Hammoud
Al Ansar	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Jamal Taha
Al Egtmaaey Tripoli	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	22,000	Fadi Al Omari
Al Nejmeh	Beirut	Rafic El-Hariri Stadium	5,000	Tita Valeriu
Hekmeh	Beirut	Bourj Hammoud Stadium	8,000	Fouad Hijazi
Nabi Sheet	Zahlé	Nabi Shayth Stadium	1,000	Mohammed Al-Dekka
Racing Beirut	Beirut	Bourj Hammoud Stadium	8,000	Eugen Moldovan
Safa	Beirut	Safa Stadium	4,000	Emile Rustom
Salam Zgharta	Zgharta	Zgharta Stadium	5,000	Louay Salah
Shabab Al-Sahel	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Moussa Hojeij
Shabab Al-Ghazieh	Sidon	Saida International Stadium	22,600	Malek Hassoun
Tripoli SC	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	22,000	Ismael Qurtam

Table

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Safa	20	15	4	1	43	15	+28	49	Qualification to 2017 AFC Champions League preliminary round
2	Al Ahed	20	15	3	2	51	12	+39	48
3	Al Ansar	20	12	5	3	36	16	+20	41
4	Al Nejmeh	20	12	5	3	32	18	+14	41
5	Shabab Al-Sahel	20	9	5	6	33	23	+10	32
6	Nabi Sheet	20	8	2	10	28	27	+1	26
7	Tripoli SC	20	6	6	8	25	29	−4	24
8	Racing Beirut	20	6	4	10	17	26	−9	22
9	Al Egtmaaey Tripoli	20	6	4	10	25	37	−12	22
10	Salam Zgharta	20	2	4	14	18	40	−22	10
11	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	20	0	9	11	13	35	−22	9	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12	Hekmeh	20	1	5	14	14	57	−43	8	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Top scorers

As of matches played on 5 May 2016^[1]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lucas Galán	Al Ansar	19
2	Kabiru Musa	Shabab Al-Sahel	14
3	Alaa al Baba	Safa	10
3	Mamado Drame	Al Ahed	10
4	Hassan Chaito	Al Ahed	8
5	Aboko Daved	Al Egtmaaey Tripoli	7
5	Mohammad Kassas	Hekmeh	7
6	Khaled Takaji	Al Nejmeh	6
	Octavian Draghici	Racing Beirut
	Ali Bazzi	Nabi Sheet
	Nicolas Kofi	Al Egtmaaey Tripoli
	Hussien Aouta	Nabi Sheet
	Abbas Ali Atwi	Al Ahed
	Wasim abdel Hady	Shabab Al-Sahel
	Hassan Hazima	Safa

References

↑ "FIFA – Player Stats". FIFA.

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

2015 in Asian Football (AFC)

« 2014 2016 »

Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '14–'15 '15–'16 Bahrain '14–'15 '15–'16 Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei '15–'16 East Timor Guam '14–'15 '15–'16 Hong Kong '14–'15 '15–'16 India '14–'15 '15 ISL '15–'16 Indonesia Iran '14–'15 '15–'16 Iraq '14–'15 '15–'16 Japan Jordan '14–'15 '15–'16 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '14–'15 '15–'16 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '14–'15 '15–'16 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands '14–'15 '15–'16 Oman '14–'15 '15–'16 Pakistan '14–15 '15–16 Palestine '14–'15 '15–'16 Philippines Qatar '14–'15 '15–'16 Saudi Arabia '14–'15 '15–'16 Singapore Sri Lanka '14–'15 '15–'16 Syria '14–'15 '15–'16 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '14–'15 '15–'16 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '14–'15 '15–'16

Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain Kings Cup FA Cup Bangladesh Fed Cup Independance Cup Brunei '14–'15 Cambodia China Hong Kong Shield '14–'15 FA Cup '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 Season Play-off India Fed Cup'14–'15 Shield Durand Cup Indoneisa Piala Cup Iran '14–'15 Iraq '15–'16 Japan League Cup Emperor's Cup Jordan Shield FA Cup '14–'15 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Fed Cup Emir Cup '14–'15 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Elite Cup FA Cup '14–'15 Laos Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives ~~FA Cup~~ President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman League Cup '14–'15 Sultan Qaboos Cup '14–'15 Pakistan Palestine '14–'15 Philippines PFF Championship '14–'15 UFL Cup PFF Championship '15 Qatar Qatar Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup QNB Cup '14–'15 Saudi Arabia King Cup CP Cup '14–'15 '15–'16 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE League Cup '14–'15 President's Cup '14–'15 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam Yemen

Super Cups	China Japan Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam

Regional club competitions	2015 GCC Champions League 2015 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 2016 AFC Cup qualifying round

National team competitions	2015 AFC Asian Cup 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

2016 in Asian Football (AFC)

« 2015 2017 »

Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '15–'16 Bahrain '15–'16 Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei '15–'16 East Timor Guam '15–'16 Hong Kong '15–'16 India '15–'16 Indonesia Iran '15–'16 Iraq '15–'16 Japan Jordan '15–'16 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '15–'16 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '15–'16 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands '15–'16 Oman '15–'16 Pakistan '15–'16 Palestine '15–'16 Philippines Qatar '15–'16 Saudi Arabia '15–'16 Singapore Sri Lanka '15–'16 Syria '15–'16 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '15–'16 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '15–'16

Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain Kings Cup FA Cup Bangladesh Fed Cup Independance Cup Brunei '15–'16 Cambodia China Hong Kong Shield '15–'16 FA Cup '15–'16 League Cup '15–'16 Season Play-off India Fed Cup'15–'16 Shield Durand Cup Indonesia Piala Cup Iran '15–'16 Iraq '15–'16 Japan League Cup Emperor's Cup Jordan Shield FA Cup '15–'16 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Fed Cup Crown P Cup Emir Cup '15–'16 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Elite Cup FA Cup '15–'16 Laos Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives FA Cup President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman League Cup '15–'16 Sultan Qaboos Cup '15–'16 Pakistan Palestine '15–'16 Philippines PFF Championship '15–'16 UFL Cup PFF Championship '15 Qatar Qatar Cup Emir Cup Saudi Arabia King Cup CP Cup '15–'16 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE League Cup '15–'16 President's Cup '15–'16 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam Yemen

Super Cups	China Japan Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam

Regional club competitions	~~2016 GCC Champions League~~ 2016 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

National team competitions	2016 AFC U-23 Championship 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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