The 2008-09Libyan Trophy, known as the Libyana Cup for sponsorship reasons, will be contested between the sixteen sides currently playing the 2008-09Libyan Premier League. It is the second edition of the competition.
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This is a competition aimed at under-21 players. However, each club is permitted to enter three members of its senior side, as long as they are not foreign players. The 16 clubs will be split into three groups, depending on their geographic location. The sides in each group will play each other once. The winner of each group will enter a Championship Group. The three sides in this group will play each other home and away to determine the title.
Prizes[]
Winner - LYD 100,000
2nd Place - LYD 50,000
3rd Place- LYD 25,000
Draw[]
The draw was made by the Libyan Football Federation on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in Benghazi.[2]
The 16 sides in the Libyan Premier League for the 2008-09 season were drawn into three groups, two of 5 and one group of 6. They were sorted according to geographic location.