The 2005–06 season of the Lebanese Premier League was the 45th season of Top-Flight League association football in Lebanon. This season featured ten clubs once more from across the nation. Three of these teams were eligible for competing in international competitions(AFC Cup for first Position and FA Cup Winners while second and third enter the Arab Champions League with a fourth spot reserved for the winner of the 2005–06 Lebanese Cup) while the bottom team at the end of the season would be relegated to make way for third teams from the 2005–06 Second Division for the expanded 12-team Football League in the 2006–07 Season.
Final table
Top scorers
Correct as of 13 May 2006.
Rank Name Club Goals 1 Ali Nasseredine Nejmeh 17 2 Abbas Ahmed Atwi Nejmeh 14 3 Fadi Ghosin Al-Ansar (Lebanon) 11 =3 Esteban Gabreyel Al-Mabarrah 11 5 Fabio Santos da Silva Shabab Al-Sahel 8 6 Unknown Unknown 7 =6 Victor Hugo Al-Mabarrah 7 8 Mohammed Ghaddar Al-Nejmeh 6 =8 Hawar Mulla Mohammed Ansar 6 10 Salih Sadeer Ansar 5
Qualification, relegation and promotion
Qualification
2007 AFC Cup
Al-Ansar Al-Hikma (Lebanese FA Cup 2006 runners-up)
Arab Champions League
Al-Nejmeh (second in 2005–06 season) Al-Safa (third in 2005–06 season)
Promotion
To Football League
Shabab Al-Sahel (Champions in 2005–06 season) Al-Hikma (second in 2005–06 season) Saida (third in 2005–06 season)
Relegation
To second division
Racing Beirut (Last in 2005–06 season)
References
External links Goalzz.com Rec.Sports.Soccer.Statistics.Foundation