2021–22 in Lebanese football

Football in Lebanon
Season	2021–22
Men's football
Elite Cup	Nejmeh
Challenge Cup	Bourj
	Ansar

The 2021–22 season is the 89th season of competitive football in Lebanon. The season officially began on 12 July 2021 with the Lebanese Elite Cup.^[1]

National teams[]

Lebanon national football team[]

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[]

Third Round: Group A[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran (Q)	8	7	1	0	13	2	+11	22	Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup	—	1–1	1–0	29 Mar	1–0	1–0
2	South Korea (Q)	8	6	2	0	11	2	+9	20	Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup	24 Mar	—	1–0	1–0	0–0	2–1
3	United Arab Emirates (Y)	8	2	3	3	6	6	0	9	Advance to fourth round	0–1	29 Mar	—	0–0	2–2	2–0
4	Lebanon (Y)	8	1	3	4	5	8	−3	6		1–2	0–1	0–1	—	1–1	24 Mar
5	Iraq (Y)	8	0	5	3	4	11	−7	5		0–3	0–3	24 Mar	0–0	—	1–1
6	Syria (E)	8	0	2	6	5	15	−10	2		0–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	29 Mar	—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2022. Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (Y) Cannot qualify directly, may only advance to fourth round

2 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3	United Arab Emirates	0–0	Lebanon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:45 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3	South Korea	1–0	Lebanon	Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Kwon Chang-hoon 59'	Report		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3	Iraq	0–0	Lebanon	Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

12 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3	Syria	2–3	Lebanon	Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3	Khribin 20' Al Somah 65'	Report	Kdouh 45+1', 45+3' Saad 53'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	1–2	Iran	Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2	Saad 37'	Report	Azmoun 90+1' Nourollahi 90+5'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	0–1	United Arab Emirates	Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2		Report	Mabkhout 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: (Australia)

27 January 2022 2022 World Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	0–1	South Korea	Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2		Report	Cho Gue-sung 45+1'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

1 February 2022 2022 World Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	1–1	Iraq	Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2	Sabra 45+2'	Report	Hussein 39'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 6,341 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

24 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	v	Syria
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29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification R3	Iran	v	Lebanon
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FIFA Arab Cup[]

Group D[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Algeria	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Lebanon	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
4	Sudan	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Source: FIFA
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Fair-play points: Egypt –6, Algeria –11.

1 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup GS	Egypt	1–0	Lebanon	Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Magdy 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

4 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup GS	Lebanon	0–2	Algeria	Al Wakrah, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Brahimi 69' (pen.) Meziani 90+3'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

7 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup GS	Lebanon	1–0	Sudan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Abu Eshrein 76' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Education City Stadium Referee: (Mexico)

Lebanon women's national football team[]

2021 Arab Women's Cup[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt (H)	3	2	1	0	16	2	+14	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tunisia	3	1	2	0	14	3	+11	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Lebanon	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	Sudan	3	0	0	3	2	27	−25	0

Source: Goalzz.com
(H) Host

24 August 2021 2021 Arab Cup GS	Tunisia	0–0	Lebanon	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Police Academy Stadium Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

27 August 2021 2021 Arab Cup GS	Lebanon	0–4	Egypt	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Police Academy Stadium Referee: Lamia Athman (Algeria)

30 August 2021 2021 Arab Cup GS	Lebanon	5–1	Sudan	Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2	Al Kasti 3', 19' Maalouf 6' Salha 26', 44'	Report	Ragab 50'	Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium

2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification[]

Group D[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Myanmar	3	3	0	14	0	+14	9	Final tournament
2	Lebanon	3	2	1	4	4	0	6
3	United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Guam	3	0	3	1	13	−12	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

18 October 2021 2022 Asian Cup qualification	Myanmar	4–0	Lebanon	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
12:00 UTC+6	Win Theingi Tun 24' (pen.) Myat Noe Khin 64' San Thaw Thaw 86' July Kyaw 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)

21 October 2021 2022 Asian Cup qualification	Lebanon	1–0	United Arab Emirates	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
12:00 UTC+6	Salha 54'	Report		Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)

24 October 2021 2022 Asian Cup qualification	Guam	0–3	Lebanon	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
17:00 UTC+6		Report	Tamim 29', 61' Iskandar 47'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)

Men's football[]

AFC Cup[]

Knockout stage[]

	Central Asia Zonal final (Winners advances to Inter-zone play-off semi-finals)

	Nasaf	3

	Ahal	2

West Asia Zonal semi-finals		West Asia Zonal final		Final

Al-Muharraq	3
Al-Ahed	0
		Al-Muharraq	2

		Al-Kuwait	0
Al-Kuwait	2

Al-Salt	0
				Al-Muharraq	3
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals		Inter-zone play-off final
				Nasaf	0

Nasaf	6
ATK Mohun Bagan	0
		Nasaf (a.e.t.)	3

		Lee Man	2
Lee Man	—

N/A (Bye)	—

Zonal semi-finals[]

20 September 2021 2021 AFC Cup ZSF	Al-Muharraq	3–0	Al-Ahed	Arad, Bahrain
18:15 UTC+3	67' 86' 90+2'	Live Report Stats Report		Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Lebanese Premier League[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Ahed	11	9	2	0	20	3	+17	29	Qualification for AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
2	Bourj	11	6	5	0	15	6	+9	23	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3	Shabab Sahel	11	6	2	3	20	13	+7	20	Standby team for AFC Cup group stage
4	Ansar	11	4	3	4	17	11	+6	15
5	Shabab Bourj	11	4	2	5	15	17	−2	14^[b]
6	Tadamon Sour	11	3	5	3	12	10	+2	14^[b]

7	Tripoli	11	4	2	5	13	15	−2	14^[b]
8	Nejmeh^[c]	11	4	5	2	13	8	+5	11
9	Sagesse	11	3	1	7	7	23	−16	10
10	Safa	11	2	3	6	5	17	−12	9^[d]
11	Akhaa Ahli Aley	11	2	3	6	7	12	−5	9^[d]	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12	Sporting	11	2	1	8	9	18	−9	7	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division

Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
Notes:

^ Teams play each other once (11 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head results: Shabab Bourj 0–0 Tadamon Sour, Tripoli 0–3 Shabab Bourj, Tadamon Sour 1–0 Tripoli.
^ Nejmeh forfeited in matchday 9 and were deducted 6 points.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Akhaa Ahli Aley 0–1 Safa

Lebanese Second Division[]

Lebanese Third Division[]

Cup competitions[]

Lebanese FA Cup[]

Lebanese Elite Cup[]

Final[]

31 July 2021

17:00 UTC+3

Nejmeh	3–3	Ahed
Zein 29', 50' Takaji 42'	Report	34' Kdouh 58' Khamis 64'
Penalties
Al Saadi Chehade	5–4	Kdouh Monzer Zein Dakik

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Referee: Hussein Abou Yehia

Lebanese Challenge Cup[]

Final[]

1 August 2021

17:00 UTC+3

Tripoli	4–2	Bourj
6', 75' Al-Mel 71', 83'	Report	Korhani 80', 88'

Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh

Lebanese Super Cup[]

Women's football[]

Lebanese Women's Football League[]

Cup competitions[]

Lebanese Women's FA Cup[]

Lebanese Women's Super Cup[]

Notes[]

References[]

^ Hijazi, Alloffs (1 July 2021). "قرعة متوازنة في كأس النخبة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[table_hth_EGY0.67218751491615-2] Fair-play points: Egypt –6, Algeria –11.

[3] Teams play each other once (11 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_hth_SHB0.59336193492327-4] Head-to-head results: Shabab Bourj 0–0 Tadamon Sour, Tripoli 0–3 Shabab Bourj, Tadamon Sour 1–0 Tripoli.

[table_note_NEJ0.59336193492327-5] Nejmeh forfeited in matchday 9 and were deducted 6 points.

[table_hth_SAF0.59336193492327-6] Head-to-head results: Akhaa Ahli Aley 0–1 Safa

[1] Hijazi, Alloffs (1 July 2021). "قرعة متوازنة في كأس النخبة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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