Lebanese Second Division

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Lebanese Second Division
Organising bodyLebanese Football Association (LFA)
Founded1933; 88 years ago (1933)
CountryLebanon
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toLebanese Premier League
Relegation toLebanese Third Division
Domestic cup(s)Lebanese FA Cup
Current championsAC Sporting
(2020–21)
TV partnersLFA YouTube channel (live matches)
Websitethe-lfa.com
Current: 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division

The Lebanese Second Division (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثانية‎) is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association.[1] The 12 teams that participate in the league play each other twice, once at home and once away, with the champions and the second placed team qualifying to the Lebanese Premier League to replace the bottom two teams.

History[]

Salam Achrafieh won the inaugural edition of the Second Division, in , after beating Ararad 2–0 in the final.[2] There was no promotion or relegation system at the time, so Salam Achrafieh remained in the Second Division.[2] In April 1935, Second Division clubs requested a promotion system to be implemented.[3] It was proposed that, at the end of the season, every Second Division team that wanted to be promoted to the First Division had to play against three teams from the First Division, one match each, winning all three.[3] The teams from the First Division had to have at least seven players from their previous season's squad.[3]

Clubs[]

Champions[]

The following is a list of Lebanese Second Division champions.[3][4]

No. Season Champion(s)
1 Salam Achrafieh
2
3
4 Salam Achrafieh
5 Hilmi Sports
6 Racing Beirut
1939–40 Canceled
7 Antranik B
8 Shabiba Mazraa
9 Unknown
10 Sagesse
11 Unknown
12
13 Pagramian
14 Sagesse
15 Unknown
1949–50 Canceled
16 Nejmeh
1951 to 1953 Not in operation
No. Season Champion(s)
17 Unknown
18 Unknown
19 Sagesse
20 Unknown
1957 to 1960 Not in operation
21 Various[a]
22 Various[b]
23 Unknown
24 Various[c]
25 Various
26 Homenetmen BH
27
28
1967–68 Not contested
29 Unknown
30 Unknown
1970 to 1972 Not in operation
31 Unknown
No. Season Champion(s)
1973–74 Canceled
32 Unknown
1975 to 1987 Not in operation
33 Mabarra
1988 to 1990 Not in operation
34 Bourj
35 Egtmaaey Tripoli
36 Akhaa Ahli Aley
37 Harakat Shabab
38 Riada Wal Adab
39 Shabiba Mazraa
40 Ahli Saida
41 Salam Zgharta
42 Sagesse
43 Racing Beirut
44 Bourj
45 Olympic Beirut
46 Homenetmen
No. Season Champion
47 Akhaa Ahli Aley
48 Salam Zgharta
49 2005–06 Shabab Sahel
50 2006–07 Racing Beirut
51 2007–08 Salam Zgharta
52 2008–09 Ahli Saida
53 2009–10 Salam Sour
54 2010–11 Tripoli
55 2011–12 Egtmaaey Tripoli
56 Various[d]
57 Various[e]
58 2014–15 Egtmaaey Tripoli
59 2015–16 Tadamon Sour
60 2016–17 Shabab Arabi
61 2017–18 Shabab Sahel
62 2018–19 Bourj
63 2019–20 Not awarded
64 2020–21 AC Sporting

2020–21 season[]

The following 20 clubs are competing in the Lebanese Second Division during the current 2020–21 season.[5]

Team Home city Position in 2018–19
AC Sporting Beirut
Ahli Nabatieh Nabatieh 6th in the Lebanese Second Division
Ahli Saida Sidon 3rd in the Lebanese Second Division
Ansar Howara
Nabi Chit Al-Nabi Shayth 12th in the Lebanese Premier League
Egtmaaey Tripoli 5th in the Lebanese Second Division
Islah Borj Shmali Tyre 9th in the Lebanese Second Division
Mabarra Beirut 10th in the Lebanese Second Division
Nahda Barelias Barelias 7th in the Lebanese Second Division
Nasser Bar Elias Barelias 8th in the Lebanese Second Division
Racing Beirut Beirut 11th in the Lebanese Premier League
Sagesse Beirut 4th in the Lebanese Second Division

Television rights[]

Mycujoo stream a selection of Lebanese Second Division games weekly.[6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Mount Lebanon:
    Beirut: unknown
    South: unknown
    North: unknown
  2. ^ Mount Lebanon:
    Beirut: Safa
    South: Tadamon Sour
    North:
  3. ^ Mount Lebanon:
    Beirut: unknown
    South: unknown
    North: unknown
  4. ^ Group A: Salam Zgharta
    Group B: Mabarra
  5. ^ Group A: Chabab Ghazieh
    Group B: Nabi Chit

References[]

  1. ^ Henshaw 1979, p. 420.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Sakr 1992, p. 21.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Sakr 1992, p. 25.
  4. ^ Nehme, Ale. "Lebanon – List of Second Level Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Lebanese League Second Division". Goalzz. Retrieved 9 November 2002.
  6. ^ mycujoo.tv. "mycujoo live football streaming: Watch Football Online". mycujoo.tv. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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