1965–66 Libyan Premier League

1965–66 Libyan Premier League 1964–65 1966–68 The 1965-66 Libyan Premier League was the third edition of the competition established by the Libyan Football Federation three years earlier. Using the system in the previous two seasons, the three winners of the regional or Provincial leagues were selected to represent their region at national level. The three sides that competed in this season's competition were: Ittihad (as Western Province winners; qualified by defeating Ahly Tripoli 3–2 in a play-off) Hilal Sebha (as Southern Province winners) Darnes Darnah (as Eastern Province winners) These three sides played each other home and away to decide the national champion. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. League table main WDL Q 2 y ITT Ittihad DRN Darnes HLL Hilal Sebha 2 2 0 16 2 2 2 0 10 2 0 0 4 0 22 green2 Play-off QP QP complete Results 1966-09-30 - Darnes 7–0 Hilal Sebha 1966-10-07 - Darnes 1–1 Ittihad 1966-10-21 - Ittihad 10–0 Hilal Sebha 1966-10-28 - Hilal Sebha 0–1 Darnes 1966-11-04 - Al Ittihad 1–1 Darnes 1966-11-11 - Hilal Sebha 0–4 Al Ittihad Play-off As Ittihad and Darnes were level on points, the Libyan Football Federation decided that a play-off match would be played. #eeeeee November 17, 1966kooora.com arNovember 18, 1966goalzz.com Al Ittihad Tripoli 2 – 0 Darnes Darnah Fathi al Soukny Rajab al Ahwal 7 October Stadium, Tripoli Al Ittihad won the play-off 2–0, and therefore became Libyan Premier League champions for the second time, becoming the first side to retain the championship. They also became the first Libyan club to represent Libya at continental level, as they participated in the 1967 African Cup of Champions Clubs, where they went on to the quarter-finals. References Category:Libyan Premier League seasons Libya Premier League