2013–14 Lebanese Premier League

January 2014 Lebanese Premier League 2013–14 LBN Adnan Milhem (10 goals) 2012–13 2014–15 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. 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 Lebanon 250 right Locations of teams in the 2013–14 Lebanese Premier League Lebanon 33.886944 35.513056 Beirut Lebanon 33.268889 35.216389 Tyre Lebanon 33.8 35.6 Aley Lebanon 34.433 35.85 Tripoli Lebanon 33.560556 35.398056 Sidon left Lebanon 34.4 35.9 Zgharta Club Location Stadium Stadium capacity Al Ahed Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 Al Akhaa Al Ahli Aley Amin Abdelnour Stadium 3,500 Al Ansar Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 Al Egtmaaey Tripoli Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 22,000 Al Mabarrah Beirut Municipal Stadium Al Nejmeh Beirut Rafic El-Hariri Stadium 15,000 Racing Beirut Beirut Fouad Shehab Stadium 5,000 Safa Beirut Safa Stadium 4,000 Salam Zgharta Zgharta Zgharta Stadium Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 Tadamon Sour Tyre Sour Stadium 6,500 Tripoli SC Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 22,000 Foreign players Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa Foreign1 1 Former Players2 2 Al Ahed Guinea Boubacar Diallo Brazil Marcelo Dias Brazil Rodolfo Soares Czech Republic David Střihavka Palestine Mohamad Abu Ateeq None Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Morocco Tarek Omrati Brazil Diego Santos Brazil Joziel None Chile Alexis Khazzaka None Al-Ansar Brazil Tião Syria Fahd Aodi Brazil Rodrigo López Nigeria Prince Abedi None None Al Egtmaaey Tripoli Ghana Afrane Yeboah Ghana Frank Boateng None None Palestine Mohammad Ghannam None Al-Mabarrah Syria Alaa Baidoun Syria Mohammed Mansour Palestine Mohammad Hamad None None None Al Nejmeh Syria Abd Al Naser Hasan Egypt Ahmed Abdelaziz Senegal Cheikha Sy None None None Racing Beirut Nigeria Admil Precious Nigeria Mba Derick Ebi Ivory Coast Lassana Zorro Palestine Haitham Khadoj Armenia Agop Donabidian None Safa Ivory Coast Ibrahim Touré Syria Tamer Haj Mohamad Romania Georgian Tobă None None None Salam Zgharta Palestine Khaled Naamani Syria Ahmad Haj Mohamad Senegal Saleem Cissé None None None Shabab Al-Sahel Palestine Wasim Abdelhady Syria Ali Ghalioum Nigeria Daniel Odafin Jordan Ali Asaad None None Tadamon Sour Ivory Coast Zadi Serg Didier Ivory Coast Dogi Jean Ivory Coast Kone Ladgi Tiezan Ivory Coast Konan Rishmond None None Tripoli SC Syria Jehad Al Baour Syria Ammar Zakour Syria Abdulrahman Akkari Palestine Ibrahim Swidan None None 1 1 Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Lebanon Residency. 2 2 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season. League table main WDL QR AN Al Nejmeh SAF Safa RB Racing Beirut AHE Al Ahed AAA Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley TSC Tripoli SC SAS Shabab Al-Sahel ANS Al Ansar ATT Al-Tadamon Tyre SZ Salam Zgharta AM Al-Mabarrah AET Al-Egtmaaey Tripoli 12 8 2 48 24 10 9 3 42 23 11 5 6 38 31 10 7 5 30 26 7 10 5 36 26 8 7 7 23 26 6 12 4 40 26 7 9 6 27 23 5 7 10 22 31 6 4 12 27 46 5 3 14 21 50 2 4 16 26 48 #D0F0C0 2015 AFC Cup Group stage ACGS 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. soccerway References 2013–14 1 Lebanon