2016–17 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Season	2016–17
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League is the 69th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Safa the defending champions.

Teams

Hekmeh FC and Shabab Al-Ghazieh were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2015–16 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Tadamon Sour and Al Akhaa Al Ahli who won promotion from the second tier.

Stadia and locations

Beirut

Al-Nabi Shayth

Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League

Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League within Beirut

Club	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity	Coach
Al Ahed	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Robert Jaspert^[1]
Al Akhaa Al Ahli	Aley	Amin AbdelNour Stadium	3,500	Hussein Afash^[2]
Al Ansar	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Zoran Pešić^[3]
Al Egtmaaey Tripoli	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	22,000	Iyad Abd Al Kareem^[4]
Al Nejmeh	Beirut	Rafic El-Hariri Stadium	5,000	Jamal Al Haj^[5]
Al-Nabi Shayth	Zahlé	Nabi Shayth Stadium	1,000	Mahmoud Hammoud^[6]
Racing Beirut	Beirut	Bourj Hammoud Stadium	8,000	Moussa Hojaij^[7]
Safa	Beirut	Safa Stadium	4,000	Emile Rustom
Salam Zgharta	Zgharta	Zgharta Stadium	5,000	Tareq Jaraya^[8]
Shabab Al-Sahel	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Samir Saad^[9]
Tadamon Sour	Tyre	Sour Stadium	6,500	Mohammed Zouheir
Tripoli SC	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	22,000	Fadi Al Omari^[10]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Al Ahed	5	4	1	0	12	2	+10	13	Qualification to 2018 AFC Champions League preliminary round 1
2	Salam Zgharta	6	4	0	2	13	13	0	12
3	Al Ansar	6	3	2	1	14	14	0	11
4	Safa	6	3	1	2	14	8	+6	10
5	Al-Nabi Shayth	6	3	1	2	5	4	+1	10
6	Al Nejmeh	6	2	2	2	10	7	+3	8
7	Tadamon Sour	6	2	1	3	11	12	−1	7
8	Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli	6	2	1	3	6	11	−5	7
9	Al Egtmaaey Tripoli	6	2	0	4	6	14	−8	6
10	Racing Beirut	6	1	2	3	7	9	−2	5
11	Tripoli SC	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2	5	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12	Shabab Al-Sahel	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	4	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2016. Source: http://us.soccerway.com/national/lebanon/premier-league/20162017/regular-season/r36066/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

References

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 2016–17

Second Division Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Third Division Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Fourth Division Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Lower Divisions	Lebanese Governorates Division

2016 in Asian football (AFC)

« 2015 2017 »

Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '15–'16 '16–'17 Bahrain '15–'16 '16–'17 Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei '15–'16 '16–'17 East Timor Guam '15–'16 '16–'17 Hong Kong '15–'16 '16–'17 India '15–'16 '16–'17 Indonesia Iran '15–'16 '16–'17 Iraq '15–'16 '16–'17 Japan Jordan '15–'16 '16–'17 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '15–'16 '16–'17 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '15–'16 '16–'17 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands '15–'16 '16–'17 Oman '15–'16 '16–'17 Pakistan Palestine '15–'16 '16–'17 Philippines Qatar '15–'16 '16–'17 Saudi Arabia '15–'16 '16–'17 Singapore Sri Lanka Syria '15–'16 '16–'17 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '15–'16 '16–'17 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '15–'16 '16–'17

Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Independence Cup Federation Cup Brunei '15–'16 '16–'17 Cambodia China East Timor Guam Hong Kong '15–'16 '16–'17 India '15–'16 '16–'17 Indonesia Iran '15–'16 '16–'17 Iraq '15–'16 '16–'17 Japan Jordan '15–'16 '16–'17 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '15–'16 '16–'17 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '15–'16 '16–'17 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman '15–'16 '16–'17 Pakistan Palestine '15–'16 '16–'17 Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '15–'16 '16–'17 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

League cups	Bahrain '15–'16 '16–'17 Hong Kong Shield '15–'16 '16–'17 League Cup '15–'16 '16–'17 India Shield Durand Cup Japan Kuwait KF Cup '15–'16 '16–'17 CP Cup '15–'16 '16–'17 Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Oman '15–'16 '16–'17 Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia '15–'16 '16–'17 Singapore Thailand UAE '15–'16 '16–'17 Uzbekistan

Super Cups	Bahrain East Timor China Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Lebanon Kuwait Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand UAE Uzbekistan Vietnam

Regional club competitions	2016 Mekong Club Championship 2016–17 Arab World Club Cup

AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final 2017 AFC Cup qualifying round

National team competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup 2016 AFC U-23 Championship 2016 AFC U-19 Championship 2016 AFC U-16 Championship 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification 2016 AFF Championship 2016 King's Cup 2016 Kirin Cup 2016 AYA Bank Cup

2017 in Asian football (AFC)

« 2016 2018 »

Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '16–'17 '17–'18 Bahrain '16–'17 '17–'18 Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei '16–'17 '17–'18 East Timor Guam '16–'17 '17–'18 Hong Kong '16–'17 '17–'18 India '16–'17 '17–'18 Indonesia Iran '16–'17 '17–'18 Iraq '16–'17 '17–'18 Japan Jordan '16–'17 '17–'18 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '16–'17 '17–'18 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '16–'17 '17–'18 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands '16–'17 '17–'18 Oman '16–'17 '17–'18 Pakistan '16–'17 '17–'18 Palestine '16–'17 '17–'18 Philippines Qatar '16–'17 '17–'18 Saudi Arabia '16–'17 '17–'18 Singapore Sri Lanka Syria '16–'17 '17–'18 Tajikistan Thailand Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '16–'17 '17–'18 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '16–'17 '17–'18

Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei '16–'17 '17–'18 Cambodia China Guam Hong Kong '16–'17 '17–'18 India '16–'17 '17–'18 Indonesia Iran '16–'17 '17–'18 Iraq '16–'17 '17–'18 Japan Jordan '16–'17 '17–'18 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '16–'17 '17–'18 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '16–'17 '17–'18 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman '16–'17 '17–'18 Pakistan Palestine '16–'17 '17–'18 Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '16–'17 '17–'18 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

League cups	Bahrain '16–'17 '17–'18 Bangladesh Hong Kong Shield '16–'17 '17–'18 League Cup '16–'17 '17–'18 India Shield Durand Cup Japan CP Kuwait '16–'17 '17–'18 Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Oman '16–'17 '17–'18 Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia '16–'17 '17–'18 Singapore Thailand UAE '16–'17 '17–'18 Uzbekistan

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

Regional club competitions	2017 GCC Champions League 2017 Gulf Cup Winners' Cup 2017 Mekong Club Championship 2016–17 Arab World Club Cup

AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final 2018 AFC Cup qualifying round

National team competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 2017 EAFF East Asian Cup 2017 SAFF Championship 2017 Gulf Cup of Nations

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