The Lebanese Second Division (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثانية) is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association.[1] The 12 teams that participate in the league play each other twice, once at home and once away, with the champions and the second placed team qualifying to the Lebanese Premier League to replace the bottom two teams.
Organising body | Lebanese Football Association (LFA) |
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Founded | 1933 |
Country | Lebanon |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Lebanese Premier League |
Relegation to | Lebanese Third Division |
Domestic cup(s) | Lebanese FA Cup |
Current champions | Chabab Ghazieh (2021–22) |
TV partners | FIFA+ |
Website | the-lfa |
Current: 2022–23 Lebanese Second Division |
HistoryEdit
Salam Achrafieh won the inaugural edition of the Second Division, in 1933–34, after beating Ararad 2–0 in the final.[2] There was no promotion or relegation system at the time, so Salam Achrafieh remained in the Second Division.[2] In April 1935, Second Division clubs requested a promotion system to be implemented.[3] It was proposed that, at the end of the season, every Second Division team that wanted to be promoted to the First Division had to play against three teams from the First Division, one match each, winning all three.[3] The teams from the First Division had to have at least seven players from their previous season's squad.[3]
ClubsEdit
ChampionsEdit
The following is a list of Lebanese Second Division champions.[3][4]
2020–21 seasonEdit
The following 12 clubs are competing in the Lebanese Second Division during the current 2021–22 season.[5]
Team | Home city | 2020–21 season |
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Ahli Nabatieh | Nabatieh | 3rd in the Second Division |
Ahli Saida | Sidon | 5th in the Second Division |
Chabab Ghazieh | Ghazieh | 11th in the Premier League |
Egtmaaey | Tripoli | 8th in the Second Division |
Islah Borj Shmali | Tyre | 4th in the Second Division |
Mabarra | Beirut | 10th in the Second Division |
Nabi Chit | Al-Nabi Shayth | 9th in the Second Division |
Nahda Barelias | Barelias | 6th in the Second Division |
Racing Beirut | Beirut | 7th in the Second Division |
Salam Zgharta | Zgharta | 12th in the Premier League |
Shabab Majdal Anjar | Majdal Anjar | 2nd in the Third Division |
Sporting Qlaileh | Qlaileh | 1st in the Third Division |
Media coverageEdit
In 2019, Mycujoo stream a selection of Lebanese Second Division games weekly.[6] In October 2022, the LFA and FIFA signed an agreement to broadcast all matches in the Lebanese Second Division, Lebanese Super Cup and Lebanese Women's Football League through the FIFA+ platform, and some Lebanese Premier League games.[7][8]
NotesEdit
- ^ Mount Lebanon: Nejmet Sahra
Beirut: unknown
South: unknown
North: unknown - ^ Mount Lebanon: Chark
Beirut: Safa
South: Tadamon Sour
North: Amal - ^ Mount Lebanon: Nejmet Sahra
Beirut: unknown
South: unknown
North: unknown - ^ Group A: Salam Zgharta
Group B: Mabarra - ^ Group A: Chabab Ghazieh
Group B: Nabi Chit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Henshaw 1979, p. 420.
- ^ a b Sakr 1992, p. 21.
- ^ a b c d Sakr 1992, p. 25.
- ^ Nehme, Ale. "Lebanon – List of Second Level Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Lebanese Second Division 2021/2022 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "mycujoo live football streaming: Watch Football Online". mycujoo.tv. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Khaled, Nasser (26 October 2022). اتفاقية تعاون بين الفيفا والاتحاد اللبناني [A cooperation agreement between FIFA and the Lebanese Football Association]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم وFIFA+ يلتزمان بالنقل الحي للمباريات والمزيد من الفعاليات لجماهير كرة القدم حول العالم [The Lebanese Football Association and FIFA+ commit to live broadcasts of matches and more events for football fans around the world]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
BibliographyEdit
- Henshaw, Richard (1979). The Encyclopedia of World Soccer. Washington, D.C.: New Republic Books. ISBN 0915220342.
- Sakr, Ali Hamidi (1992). موسوعة كرة القدم اللبنانية 1991–1992 [1991–1992 Lebanese Football Encyclopedia] (PDF) (in Arabic). مؤسسة نوفل للتوزيع. ISBN 0000281247.
External linksEdit
- Lebanese Second Division at Goalzz.com