2014–15 Lebanese Premier League

The 2014–15 Lebanese Premier League was the 54th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Al Nejmeh the defending champions. The season kicked off on 26 September 2014 and will finish around June 2015.[1]

Lebanese Premier League
Season2014–15
ChampionsAl Ahed
RelegatedTadamon Sour
Al Akhaa Al Ahli

Al Ahed won the league, while Tadamon Sour and Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley were relegated to the second tier.

Teams edit

Al-Mabarrah and Al Egtmaaey Tripoli were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2013–14 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Nabi Sheet and Shabab Al-Ghazieh. Shabab Al-Ghazieh return after one season away whilst Nabi Sheet enter for the first time

Stadia and locations edit

 
 
Beirut
 
Tyre
 
Aley
 
Tripoli
 
Sidon
 
Zgharta
 
Zahlé
Locations of teams in the 2014–15 Lebanese Premier League
Club Location Stadium Stadium capacity Coach
Al Ahed Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500   Mohammad Hammoud
Al Akhaa Al Ahli Aley Amin AbdelNour Stadium 3,500   Hussein Afash
Al Ansar Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500   Richard Tardy
Al Nejmeh Beirut Rafic El-Hariri Stadium 5,000   Theo Bucker
Al Nabi Sheet Zahlé Al-Nabi Shayth Stadium 5,000   Mohammed Al-Dekka
Racing Beirut Beirut Bourj Hammoud Stadium 8,000   Moussa Hojeij
Safa Beirut Safa Stadium 4,000   Can Vanli
Salam Zgharta Zgharta Zgharta Stadium 5,000   Peter Meindertesma
Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500   Libor Pala
Shabab Al-Ghazieh Sidon Saida Municipal Stadium 22,600   Malek Hassoun
Tadamon Sour Tyre Sour Stadium 6,500   Zouheir Mohammed
Tripoli SC Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 22,000   Ismael Qurtam

Table edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahed (C) 22 16 3 3 42 10 +32 51 Qualification to 2016 AFC Champions League preliminary round
2 Al Ansar 22 13 4 5 31 19 +12 43
3 Al Nejmeh 22 11 6 5 26 18 +8 39
4 Tripoli SC 22 10 3 9 36 24 +12 33 Qualification to 2016 AFC Cup Play-off round
5 Safa 22 8 6 8 26 28 −2 30
6 Al Nabi Sheet 22 8 6 8 30 36 −6 30
7 Salam Zgharta 22 7 6 9 32 40 −8 27
8 Shabab Al-Sahel 22 7 3 12 25 28 −3 24
9 Shabab Al-Ghazieh 22 6 6 10 29 38 −9 24
10 Racing Beirut 22 6 5 11 18 30 −12 23
11 Tadamon Sour (R) 22 5 7 10 17 30 −13 22 Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12 Al Akhaa Al Ahli (R) 22 5 5 12 18 29 −11 20
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References edit

  1. ^ "Nejmeh red-hot favorites to retain title". Daily Star Beirut. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.