2022–23 Lebanese Second Division

The Lebanese Second Division (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثانية) is the second division of Lebanese football. It is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The top two teams qualify for the Lebanese Premier League and replace the relegated teams, while the bottom two are relegated to the Lebanese Third Division.^[1]

Lebanese Second Division

Season	2022–23
Dates	2 September 2022 – 4 March 2023
Champions	Racing Beirut
Promoted	Racing Beirut Ahli Nabatieh
Relegated	Shabab Bourj Ahli Saida
Matches played	105
Goals scored	279 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mostafa Hallak Haidar Awada (12 goals each)
Biggest win	Riyadi Abbasiyah 8–0 Ahli Saida (9 September 2022)
Highest scoring	Riyadi Abbasiyah 8–0 Ahli Saida (9 September 2022)
Longest winning run	6 matches Racing Beirut
Longest unbeaten run	9 matches Riyadi Abbasiyah
Longest winless run	8 matches Ahli Saida Mabarra
Longest losing run	5 matches Bint Jbeil Sporting
← 2020–21 2023–24 →

It was the third season to feature a "split" format, following its introduction in 2020–21, where the season was divided into two phases. The league was played between 2 September 2022 and 4 March 2023; Racing Beirut and Ahli Nabatieh, who finished first and second respectively, were promoted to the Premier League,^[2] while Shabab Bourj, who withdrew, and Ahli Saida were relegated to the Third Division.^[3]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation[a]
1	Racing Beirut (C, P)	20	14	4	2	42	15	+27	34	Promotion to Lebanese Premier League
2	Ahli Nabatieh (P)	20	11	5	4	26	12	+14	29
3	Islah Borj Shmali	20	11	2	7	30	24	+6	27
4	Sporting	20	9	1	10	26	24	+2	20
5	Shabab Baalbeck	20	7	4	9	26	35	−9	17
6	Bint Jbeil	20	5	5	10	21	27	−6	13
7	Riyadi Abbasiyah	18	10	4	4	32	16	+16	27
8	Nahda Barelias	18	7	1	10	15	25	−10	16
9	Egtmaaey	18	6	3	9	21	28	−7	15
10	Mabarra	18	3	6	9	24	33	−9	13
11	Ahli Saida (R)	18	3	3	12	16	40	−24	9	Relegation to Lebanese Third Division
12	Shabab Bourj[b] (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdraw

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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Teams played each other once (11 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six). Teams carried over half their point tally from the first phase into the second phase.
2. Shabab Bourj withdrew and their matches from the first half of the season were annulled.