2013–14 Lebanese Premier League

The 2013–14 Lebanese Premier League is the 53rd season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Safa the defending champions. The season kicked off on 21 September 2013 and will finish around June 2014.

Lebanese Premier League
Season2013–14
Top goalscorerLebanon Adnan Milhem (10 goals)

Teams

Shabab Al-Ghazieh and Salam Sour were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2012–13 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Al-Mabarrah, back after one campaign away after relegation in the 2011–12 league campaign. Salam Zgharta were also promoted and back for the first time since relegation in 2008–09.

Stadia and locations

Beirut
Tyre
Aley
Tripoli
Sidon
Zgharta
Locations of teams in the 2013–14 Lebanese Premier League
ClubLocationStadiumStadium capacity
Al AhedBeirutBeirut Municipal Stadium22,500
Al Akhaa Al AhliAleyAmin AbdelNour Stadium3,500
Al AnsarBeirutBeirut Municipal Stadium22,500
Al Egtmaaey TripoliTripoliTripoli Municipal Stadium22,000
Al MabarrahBeirutMunicipal Stadium
Al NejmehBeirutRafic El-Hariri Stadium15,000
Racing BeirutBeirutFouad Shehab Stadium5,000
SafaBeirutSafa Stadium4,000
Salam ZghartaZghartaZgharta Stadium
Shabab Al-SahelBeirutBeirut Municipal Stadium22,500
Tadamon SourTyreSour Stadium6,500
Tripoli SCTripoliTripoli Municipal Stadium22,000

Foreign players

ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Visa 4Non-Visa Foreign1Former Players2
Al Ahed Boubacar Diallo Marcelo Dias Rodolfo Soares David Střihavka Mohamad Abu AteeqNone
Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Tarek Omrati Diego Santos JozielNone Alexis KhazzakaNone
Al-Ansar Tião Fahd Aodi Rodrigo López Prince AbediNoneNone
Al Egtmaaey Tripoli Afrane Yeboah Frank BoatengNoneNone Mohammad GhannamNone
Al-Mabarrah Alaa Baidoun Mohammed Mansour Mohammad HamadNoneNoneNone
Al Nejmeh Abd Al Naser Hasan Ahmed Abdelaziz Cheikha SyNoneNoneNone
Racing Beirut Admil Precious Mba Derick Ebi Lassana Zorro Haitham Khadoj Agop DonabidianNone
Safa Ibrahim Touré Tamer Haj Mohamad Georgian TobăNoneNoneNone
Salam Zgharta Khaled Naamani Ahmad Haj Mohamad Saleem CisséNoneNoneNone
Shabab Al-Sahel Wasim Abdelhady Ali Ghalioum Daniel Odafin Ali AsaadNoneNone
Tadamon Sour Zadi Serg Didier Dogi Jean Kone Ladgi Tiezan Konan RishmondNoneNone
Tripoli SC Jehad Al Baour Ammar Zakour Abdulrahman Akkari Ibrahim SwidanNoneNone
  • ^1 Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Lebanon Residency.
  • ^2 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al Nejmeh2212824824+24442015 AFC Cup Group stage
2Safa2210934223+1939
3Racing Beirut2211563831+738
4Al Ahed2210753026+437
5Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley2271053626+1031
6Tripoli SC228772326−331
7Shabab Al-Sahel2261244026+1430
8Al Ansar227962723+430
9Al-Tadamon Tyre2257102231−922
10Salam Zgharta2264122746−1922
11Al-Mabarrah2253142150−2918
12Al-Egtmaaey Tripoli2224162648−2210
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References