2017–18 Lebanese Premier League

The 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League is the 57th season of top-tier football in Lebanon.^[1] A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Al Ahed the defending champions. After 21 rounds, Al Ahed have won the league for the 6th time in its history.

Lebanese Premier League

Season	2017–18
Champions	Al Ahed
Relegated	Al Shabab Al Arabi, Al Islah
AFC Cup	Al Ahed (group stage) Al Nejmeh (Playoff)
Matches played	132
Goals scored	335 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer	El Hadji Malick Tall (15 goals)
Biggest home win	Al Ahed 6-0 Al Islah
Biggest away win	Al Islah 1-6 Al Ahed
Highest scoring	Salam Zgharta 1-6 Al Nabi Sheet
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Teams

Shabab Al-Sahel and Al Egtmaaey Tripoli were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2017–18 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Al Shabab Al Arabi and Al Islah Al Bourj Al Shimaly who won promotion from the second tier.

Stadia and locations

Beirut

Tripoli SC

Tadamon Sour

Al Islah

Al-Akhaa

Salam Zgharta

Al Nabi Sheet

Locations of teams in the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League

Al Ahed

Al Ansar

Al Nejmeh

Safa

Shabab Al-Arabi

Racing Beirut

Locations of teams in the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League within Beirut

Club	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity	Coach
Al Ahed	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Bassem Marmar
Al Akhaa Al Ahli	Aley	Amin AbdelNour Stadium	3,500	Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
Al Ansar	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Sami El Choum
Al Islah Al Bourj Al Shimaly	Tyre	Sour Stadium	22,000	Khalil Watfa
Al Nejmeh	Beirut	Rafic El-Hariri Stadium	5,000	Armen Sanamyan
Al Nabi Sheet	Al Nabi Sheet	Al-Nabi Shayth Stadium	5,000	Quique Garcia
Racing Beirut	Beirut	Bourj Hammoud Stadium	8,000	Roda Antar
Safa	Beirut	Safa Stadium	4,000	Mohammad Dakka
Salam Zgharta	Zgharta	Zgharta Stadium	5,000	Maher Essederi
Shabab Al-Arabi	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Jalal Rodwan
Tadamon Sour	Tyre	Sour Stadium	6,500	Mohammed Zouheir
Tripoli SC	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	22,000	Theo Bücker

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Al Ahed	22	16	6	0	50	9	+41	54	Qualification to 2019 AFC Cup group stage
2	Al Nejmeh	22	15	2	5	40	22	+18	47
3	Safa	22	10	6	6	31	25	+6	36
4	Al Ansar	22	9	6	7	33	24	+9	33
5	Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli	22	7	12	3	23	19	+4	33
6	Salam Zgharta	22	9	5	8	30	31	−1	32
7	Tadamon Sour	22	8	5	9	28	27	+1	29
8	Tripoli SC	22	6	7	9	28	33	−5	25
9	Racing Beirut	22	7	4	11	21	29	−8	25
10	Al Nabi Sheet	22	5	5	12	21	35	−14	20
11	Al Shabab Al Arabi	22	4	5	13	16	31	−15	17	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12	Al Islah	22	2	5	15	14	50	−36	11

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 15 April 2018.^[2]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals	Games Played
1	El Hadji Malick Tall	Ansar	15	22
2	Hassan Maatouk	Nejmeh	13	21
	Hassan Chaito	Ahed		22
4	Lorougnon Christ Remi	Tadamoun	10	20
5	Ahmad Hegazy	Akhaa	9	21
	Idrisa Kouiaty	Ahed		22
7	Omar Zen Al Deen	Zgharta	8	18
	Mamadou Niass	Zgharta		21
9	Alexis Khazzaka	Akhaa	7	15
	Ernest Thierry Anang	Safa		22
11	Ahmad Zreik	Ahed	6	14
	Wasim Abdel Hady	Tadamoun		18
	Musa Kabiru	Nejmeh		20
	Adnan Melhem	Racing Beirut		20