2008–09 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League 2008–09 Al Nejmeh Al-Ahed Salam ZghartaTripoli SC Iraq Salih Sadir (27) Nejmeh 2–0 Shabab Al-Ghazieh Tadamon Sour 1–4 Al-Mabarrah Tadamon Sour 1–4 Al-Mabarrah 288 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League is the 48th season of Lebanon's football league. The league kicked off on October 11, 2008, Safa SC defeated Salam Zgharta at the opener. In that game, Mohammad Kassas scored the first goal of the season for Safa. Al Ahed is the defending champion. Salam Zgharta and Shahab Al-Ghazieh promoted from the second division. Prior to the start, Tripoli SC announced its withdrawal due to several problems. Lebanese Football Federation confirmed the withdrawal on October 9, the league is going to resume with 11 teams. Due to the restructuring of Asian competitions, Lebanese teams were entered into the AFC Cup. The Arab Champions League on the other hand would not be played. Teams Al-Irshad and Al-Ahli Sidon were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2007–08 season in the bottom two places. Promoted from the second level were Salam Zgharta and Shabab Al-Ghazieh. Stadia and Locations Lebanon 250 right Locations of teams in the 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League Lebanon 33.886944 35.513056 Beirut Lebanon 33.268889 35.216389 Tyre Lebanon 34.433333 35.85 Tripoli left Lebanon 33.560556 35.398056 Sidon left Lebanon 34.4 35.9 Zgharta Club City Stadium Al Ahed Beirut Municipal Stadium Al Ansar Beirut Sports City Nejmeh Beirut Sports City Al Mabarrah Beirut Municipal Stadium Safa Sporting Club Beirut Safa Stadium Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut Municipal Stadium Tripoli SC Tripoli Olympic Stadium Tadamon Sour Tyre Sour Stadium Racing Beirut Beirut Fouad Shehab Stadium Hekmeh FC Beirut Fouad Shehab Stadium Salam Zgharta Zgharta Zgharta Stadium Shabab Al-Ghazieh Sidon Saida Municipal Stadium Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Al AnsarWales Roy Thomas Sackedhttp://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168331002.html The AFCLIB Jamal Taha Final standings main WDL QR NEJ Nejmeh AHD Al Ahed SAF Safa SC ANS Al-Ansar SAS Shabab Al-Sahel AMB Al-Mabarrah RCB Racing Beirut TAD Tadamon Sour HEK Hekmeh FC SAG Shabab Al-Ghazieh SZG Salam Zgharta TRI Tripoli SC Tripoli SC withdraw from the league. On October 14, 2008, the Lebanese Federation decided that Tripoli is going to relegate in the second league. Furthermore, the club was fined £L15 million for its withdrawal. 16 2 2 44 14 15 4 1 45 22 12 4 4 35 15 10 6 4 25 17 7 9 4 29 26 6 8 6 24 21 5 4 11 19 25 4 3 13 20 37 3 5 12 14 30 4 2 14 19 37 2 5 13 14 44 - - - - - gold 2010 AFC Cup qualification AC #ddeeff 2010 AFC Cup qualification as cup winners ACW #ffcccc Relegation to the Lebanese Second Division R R 1st points; 2nd head-to-head; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored complete Top scorers RankNameClubGoals1 Iraq Salih Sadir Al-Ahed 272 Lebanon Mohammad Kassas Safa 163 Egypt Ahmad Jaradi Shabab Al-Sahel 84 Lebanon Ali Nasseredine Nejmeh 75 Lebanon Akram Moghrabi Nejmeh 6 Brazil Tomi Jyakomilli Nejmeh 66 Lebanon Zakaria Charara Nejmeh 5 References 2008–09 1 Lebanon