The 2024–25 Lebanese Premier League was the 63rd season of the Lebanese Premier League, the top Lebanese league for football clubs since its establishment in 1934.
It was the fifth season to feature a "split" format, following its introduction in the 2020–21 season, in which the season was divided into two phases. Ansar won their 15th title, after defeating Tadamon Sour 2–0 in the penultimate matchday. Chabab Ghazieh and Shabab Baalbek were relegated to the Lebanese Second Division.
On 26 September 2024, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) suspended the season due to the escalation of the conflict in the south with Israel. Following the ceasefire agreement with Israel on 27 November 2024, the LFA announced that the season would resume on 25 January 2025.
Summary
Regulations Each club had to involve one player under the age of 21 for at least 750 minutes, and two players for 1,200 combined minutes. In case a club was not able to meet the required number of minutes at the end of the season, they would have had three points deducted from their total in the league.
Since the 2023–24 season, each club was able to have four foreign players under contract, an increase from the previous limit of three. Furthermore, video assistant referee (VAR), was introduced to the Lebanese Premier League in the second half of the 2023–24 season. It used technology and officials to assist the referee in making decisions on the pitch.
Format Following its introduction in the 2020–21 season, the 2024–25 season consisted of two phases: in the first phase, each team played against one another once. In the second phase, the 12 teams were divided into two groups based on their position in the first phase. As introduced in the 2022–23 season, teams only carried over half of their point tally from the first phase. After the first phase was completed, clubs could not move out of their own half in the league, even if they had achieved more or fewer points than a higher or lower ranked team, respectively.
The top six teams played against each other three times, with the champion automatically qualifying to the AFC Challenge League. The bottom six teams also played against each other three times, with the bottom two teams being relegated to the Lebanese Second Division.
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Lebanese Second Division. The promoted teams were Riyadi Abbasiyah, who played their first season in the Lebanese Premier League, and Shabab Baalbek, who returned to the top flight after an absence of five years. They replaced Tripoli and Ahly Nabatieh, who were relegated to the Lebanese Second Division after respective spells of 12 and one years in the top flight.
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. TeamLocationStadiumCapacityAhedBeirut Al Ahed StadiumAnsarBeirut Ansar StadiumBourjBeirut Bourj el-Barajneh StadiumChabab GhaziehGhaziehKfarjoz Municipal StadiumNejmehBeirut Rafic Hariri StadiumRacing BeirutBeirut Fouad Chehab StadiumRiyadi AbbasiyahAabbassiyehAbbass Kazem Nasser StadiumSafaBeirut Safa StadiumSagesseBeirut Sin El Fil StadiumShabab BaalbekBaalbekBaalbek Municipal StadiumShabab SahelBeirut Shabab Al Sahel StadiumTadamon SourTyreSour Municipal Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAhed Jamal Al Haj Hussein Dakik KelmeAnsar Youssef Al Jawhari Nassar Nassar KelmeGreen GloryBourj Fouad Hijazi Youssef Anbar KelmeRoyalChabab Ghazieh Rami Fakih Imad Ghaddar NikeEnergizerNejmeh Mahmoud Fathalla Kassem El Zein KelmeBetArabiaRacing Beirut Osama Sakr Ali Ayoub JomaLibano-Suisse InsuranceRiyadi Abbasiyah Mohamad Zheir Fadel Ajami KelmeLa FabricaSafa Bassem Marmar Khalil Khamis KelmeTawfeerShabab Sahel Fadi El Kakhi Haytham Faour JakoXglobal GroupSagesse Paul Rustom Hatem Eid Capelli SportOMT PayShabab Baalbek Hussein Mashour Hussein Outa JakoLa VieTadamon Sour Hussein Hassoun Hussein Mhaydle JakoGCB Exchange
Foreign players Lebanese clubs were permitted to have up to four foreign players registered in their squad at any given time. In addition, clubs were allowed to include an unlimited number of Palestinian players on their matchday squad; however, only one Palestinian player could be fielded among the eleven starting players during a match. For clubs participating in Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions, two additional foreign players could be registered exclusively for continental fixtures. This was in accordance with AFC regulations, which allow a maximum of six foreign players in a starting lineup – one of whom must hold citizenship from an AFC member nation.
Players in bold were registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players in italics left the club during the mid-season transfer window. TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Palestinian player(s)AFC player(s)Former player(s)Ahed Ito Ibrahim Abu El Yazeed Seyi Olawoyin Yann Makombo Mohammad Ayoub Andrew Ikefe Mamadou Niass Samer ZubaidaAnsar Rafik Mednini Hichem Houssam Eddine Ayoub Nanah Daniel Kamy Mohamad Hebous Elhadji Malick Tall Hamza HusseinBourj Ibrahim Abdulai Abdoulaye Fall Francis Yaghr Ibrahima Sene Qossay Battat Chris Calvin Nawatta Abbas ShahineChabab Ghazieh Philip Larbi Aboubacar Bemba Sangaré Abiodun Ayinde Adama Diaw Ayman Abou SahyounNejmeh Aboubacar Sidiki Touré Gozie Ugwu Ciel Ebengo Franklin Kuete Talla Mounas Abo Amsha Collins Opare Nyanteh Kwabena Darko Baba Abdulai MusahRacing Beirut Cheikh Tidiane Coly Eze Okeuhie Raphael Onwrebe Emmanuel Okorie Jehad Abou El Aynein Carter Ahiro David Molinga Julfin OndongoRiyadi Abbasiyah Ezra Amelinsa Edward Atadana Kwame Samuel Konney Shaibu Taufiq Zaher Al Samahi Masoabi Synous Nkoto Francis Amos Anointed Ali IssahSafa Rodney Michael Boban Đorđević Yasin Al Samya Inters Gui Islam Batran Guy Claude Eke Houssem Louati Jerome Etame Benson OmalaSagesse Papa Sidibe Papa Laye Dieng Alioune Faye Baffa Diop Hamza ZaakShabab Baalbek Isaac Mitima Kamel Koaeh Mohamad Asaad Manoumbé Wade Yazan Iwaiwi Sulaiman Abdulai Keita Ibrahima Sauma Ibrahim Sorie Kamara Collins AnigboShabab Sahel Samad Kadiri Reuben Gabriel Abbey Agbodzie Hadi DakwarTadamon Sour Baye Daour Badji Amissah Anfoh Assan Godfred Yeboah Mohammad Ismail Jihad Hallak Amin Idriss Guilherme League table
Season statistics Goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ansar172 Safa143 Riyadi Abbasiyah11 Ansar Tadamon Sour6 Shabab Sahel10 Ahed8 Sagesse9 Ahed
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date SagesseBourj3–1 AnsarRiyadi Abbasiyah5–0 SafaBourj4–0 Shabab SahelShabab Baalbek5–0 AhedTadamon Sour4–0 AnsarAhed4–2 4AhedShabab Sahel8–1 AhedTadamon Sour3–0 AnsarNejmeh6–1 Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals
See also 2024 Lebanese Super Cup
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