2015–16 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League 2015–16 Safa HekmehShabab Al-Ghazieh AFC Champions League AFC Cup SafaNejmeh Lucas Galan (19 goals) Top goalscorers Ahed 9-1 Hekmeh Shabab Al-Ghazieh 1-7 Ansar Ahed 9-1 Hekmeh 132 376 Nejmeh vs. Ahed (10,000) 630 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League, officially known as the Alfa Lebanese Football League (ar دوري ألفا اللبناني لكرة القدم) for sponsorship reasons, was the 55th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams competed in the league, with Al Ahed the defending champions. Teams Tadamon Sour and Al Akhaa Al Ahli were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2014–15 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Hekmeh FC and Al Egtmaaey Tripoli who won promotion from the second tier. Six of the twelve member clubs play in the country's capital, Beirut. Stadia and locations Lebanon 250 right Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League Lebanon 33.886944 35.513056 Beirut Lebanon 34.433 35.85 Al Egtmaaey Tripoli top Lebanon 34.433 35.85 Tripoli SC left Lebanon 33.969722 35.615556 Hekmeh Lebanon 33.560556 35.398056 Shabab Al-Ghazieh left Lebanon 34.4 35.9 Salam Zgharta bottom Lebanon 33.833333 35.916667 Nabi Sheet Lebanon Beirut 250 right Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League within Beirut Lebanon Beirut 33.8740 35.4984 Al Ahed right Lebanon Beirut 33.8740 35.4984 Al Ansar bottom Lebanon Beirut 33.894444 35.469444 Al Nejmeh Lebanon Beirut 33.874722 35.491944 Safa left Lebanon Beirut 33.8740 35.4984 Shabab Al-Sahel top Lebanon Beirut 33.893611 35.540278 Racing Beirut Club Location Stadium Stadium capacity Coach Al Ahed Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 LIB Mohammad Hammoud Al Ansar Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 LIB Jamal Taha Al Egtmaaey Tripoli Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 22,000 LIB Fadi Al Omari Al Nejmeh Beirut Rafic El-Hariri Stadium 5,000 ROM Tita Valeriu Hekmeh Beirut Bourj Hammoud Stadium 8,000 LIB Fouad Hijazi Al Nabi Sheet Zahlé Al-Nabi Shayth Stadium 5,000 LIB Mohammed Al-Dekka Racing Beirut Beirut Bourj Hammoud Stadium 8,000 ROM Eugen Moldovan Safa Beirut Safa Stadium 4,000 LIB Emile Rustom Salam Zgharta Zgharta Zgharta Stadium 5,000 VEN Louay Salah Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 LIB Moussa Hojeij Shabab Al-Ghazieh Sidon Saida Municipal Stadium 22,600 LIB Malek Hassoun Tripoli SC Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 22,000 PLE Ismael Qurtam Table League table main football 21 May 2016 FIFA SAF AHE NEJ ANS SAH NAB TRI RAC EGT SAL GHA HEK FCP ACC FCP REL REL 16 4 2 46 18 16 3 3 54 14 12 6 4 37 20 6 5 11 29 43 13 6 3 35 19 1 6 15 17 62 9 2 11 31 30 7 5 10 19 27 4 4 14 25 44 10 5 7 37 27 0 10 12 18 41 7 6 9 28 31 Safa Al Ahed Al Ansar Al Egtmaaey Tripoli Al Nejmeh Hekmeh Tripoli SC Al Nabi Sheet Salam Zgharta Shabab Al-Sahel Shabab Al-Ghazieh Racing Beirut R R C 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored PQR green1 Qualification to 2017 AFC Cup group stage green2 Qualification to 2016–17 Arab Club Championship preliminary round 1 red1 Relegation to Lebanese Second Division Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1ARG Lucas GalánAl Ansar192NGA Kabiru MusaShabab Al-Sahel163SEN Mamado DrameAl Ahed114LBN Alaa al BabaSafa10URU Raúl TarragonaSalam Zgharta5LBN Hassan ChaitoAl Ahed8LBN Ahmad ZreikAl AhedLBN Ali BazziAl Nabi SheetROM Octavian DraghiciRacing BeirutGHA Aboko DavedAl Egtmaaey TripoliLBN Feiz ShamsinAl Egtmaaey Tripoli7LBN Mohammad QasasHekmeh7LBN Khaled TakajiAl Nejmeh6GHA Nicolas KofiAl Egtmaaey Tripoli6LBN Abbas Ali AtwiAl AhedPalestine Wasim AbdelhadyShabab Al-SahelLBN Ali Al SaadiSafaLBN Hasan HazimehSafaGHA Michael HelegbeTripoli SCLBN Hussain OtaAl Nabi Sheet References 2015–16 1 Lebanon