Lebanese Third Division

Lebanese Third Division
Country	Lebanon
Confederation	AFC
Founded	1950 (1950)
Number of teams	23
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Lebanese Second Division
Relegation to	Lebanese Fourth Division
Domestic cup(s)	Lebanese FA Cup
Website	lebanese-goal.com
2015–16

The Lebanese Third Division (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني - الدرجة الثالثة‎) is the third division of Lebanese football. It is controlled by the Federation Libanaise de Football Association.The 23 teams are divided into 3 groups of 8 teams each. The first two teams of each group qualify to the playoffs and the first two teams of these playoffs qualify to the Lebanese Second Division and replace the relegated teams. On the other hand the last two teams will be submitted to the playoffs that will decide which two of these four teams will be relegated to the Lebanese Fourth Division. The teams play twice against each other once at home and the other away.

Teams

The 2015-2016 season includes the following teams:

Shabab Houmin Al Tahta
Jam'iyat Maaraka
Al-Oukhuwwa Kharayeb
Al-Shabab Al Arabi
Salam Sour
Barjalona
Chekka Al-Riaydi
Nejmet al-Sahraa'
Al-Riyadi Al-Hibasiyet
Bent Jbeil
Al-Sharq
Al-Khoyol
Homenmen Beirut
Al-Ahli Sarba FC
Al-Jalil Qana
Zamalek Beirut
Jamiyet Maarake
Al-Borj
Nasr Brasilia
Ittihad Haret Al Naime
Shabab Tripoli
Al Arabi Tripoli
Haref Ardet

External links

Football in Lebanon

Lebanon Football Association

National teams	Lebanon (Women's) U-23 U-20 (Women's U-20) U-17 (Women's U-17) U-14 (Women's U-14) Futsal (Women's Futsal) Beach soccer

League competitions	Premier League Second Division Third Division Fourth Division

Cup competitions	FA Cup Super Cup Elite Cup Federation Cup (defunct)

List of clubs List of venues

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam

Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

East Asia (EAFF)	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands¹

South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka

West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen

Defunct	North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen

Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)

¹ Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

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