2009–10 Lebanese Premier League

The 2009–10 Lebanese Premier League was the 50th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Al-Nejmeh the defending champions. The season began on 10 October 2009 and will concluded in May 2010.

Lebanese Premier League

Season	2009–10
Champions	Al Ahed
Relegated	Al-Ahli Hekmeh FC
AFC Cup	Al-Ahed Al-Ansar SC
UAFA Cup	Al Nejmeh
Top goalscorer	Makhete Diop (23)
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Teams

League size was increased from eleven to twelve teams for this season. Salam Zgharta were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2008–09 season in last place. Promoted from the second level were Al Islah Bourg Shamaly and Al-Ahli Saida.

Stadia and locations

Beirut

Tyre

Sidon

Locations of teams in the 2009–10 Lebanese Premier League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al Ahed	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium
Al-Ahli	Sidon	Saida International Stadium
Al-Ansar	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium
Al-Hikma	Beirut	Fouad Shehab Stadium
Al Islah	Tyre	Sour Stadium
Al-Mabarrah	Beirut	Mabarra Stadium
Al-Nejmeh	Beirut	Rafic El-Hariri Stadium
Al-Tadamon	Tyre	Sour Stadium
Racing	Beirut	Fouad Shehab Stadium
Safa	Beirut	Safa Stadium
Shabab Al-Sahel	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium
Shabab Al-Ghazieh	Sidon	Saida International Stadium

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Replaced by
Al Nejmeh	Emile Rustom	Resigned[1]	Abdel Aziz Al Shafi

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al Ahed	22	17	5	0	49	11	+38	56	2011 AFC Cup qualification
2	Al Nejmeh	22	14	3	5	48	21	+27	45
3	Safa	22	13	6	3	42	20	+22	45
4	Al Ansar	22	12	8	2	33	14	+19	44	2011 AFC Cup qualification[lower-alpha 1]
5	Racing Beirut	22	7	8	7	21	21	0	29
6	Al-Mabarrah	22	8	5	9	33	37	−4	29
7	Shabab Al-Sahel	22	6	7	9	20	35	−15	25
8	Al-Tadamon Tyre	22	7	3	12	21	28	−7	24
9	Al Islah Bourg Shamaly	22	5	5	12	23	37	−14	20
10	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	22	4	6	12	20	37	−17	18
11	Al-Ahli Sidon (R)	22	4	5	13	12	34	−22	17	Relegated to Lebanese Second Division
12	Hekmeh FC (R)	22	2	5	15	18	45	−27	11

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2010. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. As 2009–10 Lebanese FA Cup winners.

2009–10 Lebanese Premier League Winners
Al Ahed 2nd title

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away	AHD	AAS	ANS	HEK	AMB	NJM	TAD	RCB	SFA	IBS	SAG	SAS
Al Ahed		2–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–0	4–0	1–1	7–1
Al-Ahli Sidon	1–3		0–3	1–1	1–2	0–3	1–0	0–2	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–1
Al Ansar	1–1	1–0		2–3	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	5–1	3–3	2–0
Al-Hikma	1–2	0–1	0–0		1–3	0–5	0–1	0–0	0–4	1–2	1–0	0–1
Al-Mabarrah	0–1	0–1	1–1	3–1		3–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	3–2	2–1	0–0
Al Nejmeh	2–2	4–0	0–1	5–1	4–0		5–1	1–0	0–3	1–0	2–0	2–0
Al-Tadamon Tyre	1–1	1–0	0–2	1–0	2–2	1–2		0–1	0–0	1–2	3–0	2–0
Racing Beirut	0–0	1–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–1	0–1		1–1	2–1	3–1	0–0
Safa	0–3	5–0	1–1	4–4	5–1	3–3	3–2	2–0		1–1	1–0	2–0
Al Islah Bourg Shamaly	0–2	0–2	0–0	3–0	3–2	1–1	1–2	0–0	0–1		2–3	0–1
Shabab Al-Ghazieh	0–3	1–1	0–3	1–0	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	0–1	1–1		1–1
Shabab Al-Sahel	0–4	1–1	0–0	3–2	2–2	1–2	1–0	2–1	1–2	4–2	0–2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2010. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

1. Al Nejmeh coach Rustom quits