The 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League is the 48th season of Lebanon's football league. The league kicked off on October 11, 2008, Safa SC defeated Salam Zgharta at the opener. In that game, Mohammad Kassas scored the first goal of the season for Safa.
Al Ahed is the defending champion. Salam Zgharta and Shahab Al-Ghazieh promoted from the second division.
Prior to the start, Tripoli SC announced its withdrawal due to several problems. Lebanese Football Federation confirmed the withdrawal on October 9, the league is going to resume with 11 teams.
Due to the restructuring of Asian competitions, Lebanese teams were entered into the AFC Cup. The Arab Champions League on the other hand would not be played.
Teams Al-Irshad and Al-Ahli Sidon were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2007–08 season in the bottom two places. Promoted from the second level were Salam Zgharta and Shabab Al-Ghazieh.
Stadia and Locations
Club City Stadium Al Ahed Beirut Municipal Stadium Al Ansar Beirut Sports City Nejmeh Beirut Sports City Al Mabarrah Beirut Municipal Stadium Safa Sporting Club Beirut Safa Stadium Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut Municipal Stadium Tripoli SC Tripoli Olympic Stadium Tadamon Sour Tyre Sour Stadium Racing Beirut Beirut Fouad Shehab Stadium Hekmeh FC Beirut Fouad Shehab Stadium Salam Zgharta Zgharta Zgharta Stadium Shabab Al-Ghazieh Sidon Saida Municipal Stadium
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Al Ansar Roy Thomas Sacked Jamal Taha
Final standings
Top scorers
RankNameClubGoals1 Salih Sadir Al-Ahed 272 Mohammad Kassas Safa 163 Ahmad Jaradi Shabab Al-Sahel 84 Ali Nasseredine Nejmeh 75 Akram Moghrabi Nejmeh 6 Tomi Jyakomilli Nejmeh 66 Zakaria Charara Nejmeh 5
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