Libyan Second Division 2007–08
The 2007–08 Libyan Second Division championship took place between November 2007 and July 2008. The first round of matches were played between November 3 and November 5, 2007. The final round of games were played in July 2008.
Competition
43 sides competed in this edition of the competition, split into three groups. Groups A and B contained 27 sides from the surrounding areas of Tripoli, Zawiya, Misrata and Sabha. These were split into two groups, Group A with 14 sides, Group B with 13 sides. Group C contained 16 teams from the surrounding areas of Butnan, Benghazi, Jabal al Akhdar and Sirte.
Every side in each group played each other home and away; therefore, each team in Group A played 26 games, Group B 24 games, and Group C 32 games.
Promotion & Relegation
The team that finished top of each of the three groups won direct promotion to the Libyan Premier League, and would enter a mini-league at the end of the season to decide the winner of the competition. The team that finished second in each of the three groups entered a Relegation Promotion Play-Off League, along with the 13th-placed side in the 2007-08 edition of the Libyan Premier League.
The bottom three sides in each of Group A and Group B, along with the bottom four sides in Group C were relegated to the Libyan Third Division.[1]
Teams
Group A
League Tables
Group A
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
| Qualification or relegation
| Head-to-head
|
1 |
Sweahly (P) |
25 |
18 |
3 |
4 |
62 |
21 |
+41 |
57 |
Promotion to Libyan Premier League |
2 |
Wefaq Sabratha (Q) |
25 |
16 |
6 |
3 |
46 |
23 |
+23 |
54 |
Qualification to Promotion/Relegation Playoffs |
3 |
Abu Moliyana |
25 |
14 |
6 |
5 |
35 |
23 |
+12 |
48 | |
4 |
Rafiq Sorman |
25 |
13 |
8 |
4 |
47 |
25 |
+22 |
47 |
5 |
Shmoo'e |
25 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
39 |
28 |
+11 |
36 |
6 |
Yarmouk |
25 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
31 |
30 |
+1 |
035* |
7 |
Jamarek |
25 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
30 |
26 |
+4 |
34 |
8 |
Tala'e |
25 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
40 |
26 |
+14 |
33 |
9 |
Majd |
25 |
6 |
14 |
5 |
27 |
25 |
+2 |
32 |
10 |
Harati |
25 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
22 |
28 |
−6 |
27 |
11 |
Faaluja |
25 |
2 |
11 |
12 |
27 |
52 |
−25 |
17 |
12 |
Tahaddy Tumeanah (R) |
25 |
0 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
56 |
−36 |
10 |
Relegation to the Libyan Third Division |
13 |
Ikhaa (R) |
25 |
0 |
7 |
18 |
17 |
61 |
−44 |
7 |
14 |
Ghawt al Sha'al (R) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
00** |
Source: kooora.com Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored * Al Yarmouk deducted 2 points ** Ghawt al Sha'al withdrew from the league, and therefore all matches played against them in the second half of the season were deemed void matches (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.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Group B
Source: kooora.com Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored * Al Manshea deducted 2 points (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.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Group C
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
| Qualification or relegation
| Head-to-head
|
1 |
Hilal (P) |
29 |
23 |
4 |
2 |
78 |
12 |
+66 |
73 |
Promotion to Libyan Premier League |
2 |
Sawa'ed (Q) |
29 |
21 |
5 |
3 |
65 |
21 |
+44 |
68 |
Qualification to Promotion/Relegation Playoffs |
3 |
Darnes |
29 |
17 |
9 |
3 |
61 |
20 |
+41 |
60 | |
4 |
Najma |
29 |
18 |
4 |
7 |
58 |
28 |
+30 |
58 |
5 |
Baranes |
29 |
15 |
6 |
8 |
52 |
33 |
+19 |
51 |
6 |
Murooj |
29 |
13 |
8 |
8 |
66 |
37 |
+29 |
47 |
7 |
Andalus |
29 |
13 |
7 |
9 |
51 |
38 |
+13 |
46 |
8 |
Benghazi al Jadeeda |
29 |
13 |
4 |
12 |
46 |
33 |
+13 |
43 |
9 |
Afriqi |
29 |
12 |
4 |
13 |
35 |
42 |
−7 |
40 |
10 |
Wahda Benghazi |
29 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
42 |
43 |
−1 |
38 |
11 |
Ta'awon |
29 |
9 |
5 |
15 |
34 |
47 |
−13 |
32 |
12 |
Mukhtar Tobruk |
29 |
6 |
4 |
19 |
23 |
61 |
−38 |
22 |
13 |
Tayaraan (R) |
29 |
5 |
4 |
20 |
28 |
56 |
−28 |
19 |
Relegation to the Libyan Third Division |
14 |
Buraaq (R) |
29 |
5 |
3 |
21 |
21 |
68 |
−47 |
18 |
15 |
Shalaal (R) |
29 |
2 |
0 |
27 |
19 |
116 |
−97 |
6 |
16 |
Mukhtar Benghazi (R) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
00* |
Source: kooora.com Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored * Al Mukhtar Benghazi withdrew from the league, and therefore all matches played against them in the second half of the season were considered void. (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.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Relegation/Promotion Playoff
Championship Stage
This contained the three sides that topped each group. They had already won promotion to the Libyan Premier League.
Table
Fixtures & Results
2007-08 Libyan Second Division Winners |
Hilal First title |
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