Libyan Trophy 2008–09
The 2008-09 Libyan Trophy, known as the Libyana Cup for sponsorship reasons, will be contested between the sixteen sides currently playing the 2008-09 Libyan Premier League. It is the second edition of the competition.
Rules
[1] This is a competition aimed at under-21 players. However, each club is permitted to enter three members of its senior side, as long as they are not foreign players. The 16 clubs will be split into three groups, depending on their geographic location. The sides in each group will play each other once. The winner of each group will enter a Championship Group. The three sides in this group will play each other home and away to determine the title.
Prizes
- Winner - LYD 100,000
- 2nd Place - LYD 50,000
- 3rd Place- LYD 25,000
Draw
The draw was made by the Libyan Football Federation on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in Benghazi.[2] The 16 sides in the Libyan Premier League for the 2008-09 season were drawn into three groups, two of 5 and one group of 6. They were sorted according to geographic location.
Group A (Eastern Section)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaleej Sirte | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Al Hilal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| Al Akhdar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Al Ahly Benghazi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Nasr | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
Fixtures
Week 1
March 9, 2009 15:30 |
| Al Ahly Benghazi | 1 – 1 | Al Akhdar |
|---|---|---|
al Houta  55' |
Boukteaf 62' |
First Statement Stadium Referee: Mohammad Shuaib |
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Group B (Western Section A)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Madina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Al Tersana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Al Jazeera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Ittihad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wefaq Sabratha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Wahda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
Fixtures
Week 1
March 6, 2009 15:30 |
| Wefaq Sabratha | 1 – 2 | Al Tersana |
|---|---|---|
| 2H' |
al Bhairy Mohamed Ar'arah |
Sabratha Stadium Referee: Hassan al Mounir |
March 6, 2009 18:00 |
| Al Madina | 4 – 2 | Al Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| al Amary 1H' al Swea'y 1H' 48'bin Dallah 79' |
Abu Shnaaf 51' 73' |
GMR Stadium Referee: Abdallah al Jerbi |
March 9, 2009 16:00 |
| Al Ittihad | 5 - 1 | Al Jazeera |
|---|---|---|
| Amer 15' al Haasy 35' (pen.) 57' (pen.)Araiby 69'Krawa'a 86' |
43' |
GMR Stadium Referee: Khalid Abu Sitta |
Week 2
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Week 3
March 23, 2009 15:30 |
| – | ||
|---|---|---|
Tersana vs. Madina
Ittihad vs. Wefaq
Week 4
Jazeera vs. Madina
Wahda vs. Wefaq
Tersana vs. Ittihad
Week 5
Jazeera vs. Wefaq
Madina vs. Ittihad
Wahda vs. Tersana
Group C (Western Section B)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sweahly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Al Olomby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Ahly Tripoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aman al Aam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Shat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Week 1
March 9, 2009 15:30 |
| Al Olomby | 1 – 2 | Al Ahly Tripoli |
|---|---|---|
| Khalifa Qarira 71' |
Mohammad Salah-al-Din 83' 88' |
Zaawia Stadium Referee: Abdelrahman al Hraizy |
Week 2
Aman al Aam vs. Ahly Tripoli
Sweahly vs. Olomby
Week 3
Shat vs. Olomby
Aman al Aam vs. Sweahly
Week 4
Ahly Tripoli vs. Sweahly
Shat vs. Aman al Aam
Week 5
Olomby vs. Aman al Aam
Ahly Tripoli vs. Shat
Final stage
Khaleej Sirte, Aman al Aam and Ittihad Tripoli qualified from the groups[3]
Fixtures & Results
- 13-07-09 : Ittihad 3 - 1 Khaleej Sirte
- 16-07-09 : Khaleej Sirte 1 - 3 Aman al Aam
- 19-07-09 : Aman al Aam 0 - 1 Ittihad
- 23-07-09 : Khaleej Sirte 3 - 2 Ittihad
- 26-07-09 : Aman al Aam 2 - 0 Khaleej Sirte
- 29-07-09 : Ittihad 5 - 0 Aman al Aam
1.Ittihad 4 3 0 1 11 - 4 9 Champions 2.Aman al Aam 4 2 0 2 5 - 7 6 3.Khaleej Strt 4 1 0 3 5 - 10 3
References
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