2016–17 Lebanese Premier League
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| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Ahed |
| Relegated | Shabab Al-Sahel, Al Egtmaaey Tripoli |
| Matches played | 131 |
| Goals scored | 365 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Abou Bakr Al-Mel (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Safa 6-0 Salam Zgharta |
| Biggest away win | Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli 1-6 Nejmeh SC |
| Highest scoring | Al Egtmaaey Tripoli 3-6 Tripoli SC |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League is the 56th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Safa the defending champions. After 21 rounds, Al Ahed have won the league for the 5th time in its history. At the 21st round, Al Ahed needed a win against rivals Nejmeh SC to win the League but Nejmeh SC had forfeited and Al Ahed automatically won the match and became the champions of the Lebanese Premier League.
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
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Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League
Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Lebanese Premier League within Beirut
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| Club | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahed | Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium | 22,500 | Germany Robert Jaspert[1] |
| Al Akhaa Al Ahli | Aley | Amin AbdelNour Stadium | 3,500 | Syria Hussein Afash[2] |
| Al Ansar | Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium | 22,500 | Serbia Zoran Pešić[3] |
| Al Egtmaaey Tripoli | Tripoli | Tripoli Municipal Stadium | 22,000 | Syria Iyad Abd Al Kareem[4] |
| Al Nejmeh | Beirut | Rafic El-Hariri Stadium | 5,000 | Lebanon Jamal Al Haj[5] |
| Al Nabi Sheet | Zahlé | Al-Nabi Shayth Stadium | 5,000 | Lebanon Mahmoud Hammoud[6] |
| Racing Beirut | Beirut | Bourj Hammoud Stadium | 8,000 | Lebanon Moussa Hojaij[7] |
| Safa | Beirut | Safa Stadium | 4,000 | Lebanon Emile Rustom |
| Salam Zgharta | Zgharta | Zgharta Stadium | 5,000 | Tunisia Tareq Jaraya[8] |
| Shabab Al-Sahel | Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium | 22,500 | Lebanon Samir Saad[9] |
| Tadamon Sour | Tyre | Sour Stadium | 6,500 | Lebanon Mohammed Zouheir |
| Tripoli SC | Tripoli | Tripoli Municipal Stadium | 22,000 | Lebanon Fadi Al Omari[10] |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahed | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 49 | Qualification to 2018 AFC Champions League preliminary round 1 |
| 2 | Salam Zgharta | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 40 | Qualification to Arab Champions League 2018 |
| 3 | Al Nejmeh[lower-alpha 1] | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 33 | |
| 4 | Al Ansar | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 32 | |
| 5 | Al Nabi Sheet | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 31 | |
| 6 | Tadamon Sour | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 30 | |
| 7 | Racing Beirut | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 30 | |
| 8 | Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 29 | |
| 9 | Tripoli SC | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Safa[lower-alpha 2] | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 28 | |
| 11 | Shabab Al-Sahel | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 25 | Relegation to Lebanese Second Division |
| 12 | Al Egtmaaey Tripoli | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 60 | −39 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2017. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon Abou Bakr Al-Mel | Tripoli SC | 16 | 20 |
| 2 | Lebanon Akram Moghrabi | Al Nejmeh | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Ghana Cofie Bekoe | Al Egtmaaey Tripoli | 11 | 20 |
| Portugal Élio Martins | Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli | |||
| 4 | Egypt Ahmed Hegazy | Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli | 9 | 21 |
| 5 | Mauritania Mamadou Niass | Salam Zgharta | 8 | 21 |
| 6 | Lebanon Mohamad Kdouh | Al Ahed | 7 | 17 |
| Lebanon Mohammad Jaafar | Racing Beirut | 18 | ||
| Lebanon Ali Al Saadi | Safa | 20 | ||
| Lebanon Feiz Shamsin | Tripoli SC | 21 | ||
| 10 | Lebanon Rabih Ataya | Al Ansar | 6 | 9 |
| Lebanon Roda Antar | Tadamon Sour | 16 | ||
| Senegal Lamine Fané | Tadamon Sour | 17 | ||
| Syria Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain | Al Nejmeh | 19 | ||
| Senegal Dominique Mendy | Safa | |||
| Ghana Michael Helegbe | Tadamon Sour | 20 | ||
| Lebanon Mohammad Salem | Shabab Al-Sahel | 22 |
References
- ↑ "Germany - R. Raspert". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Syria - Hussein Afash". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Serbia - Z. Pešić". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Syria - Iyad Abd Al Kareem". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lebanon - Jamal Al Haj". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lebanon - Mahmoud Hammoud". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lebanon - Mousa Hojaij". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Tunisia - T. Jaraya". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lebanon - Samir Saad". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lebanon - Fadi Al Omari". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.