2016 Libyan Premier League

The 2015–16 season of the Libyan Premier League is the 46th edition of the country's top level association football league since its inception in 1963. It came two and a half years after the last competition was held by the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) due to the security concerns and general unrest throughout the country during the Libyan Crisis and Libyan civil war (2014–present).[1]

Libyan Premier League
Season2016
ChampionsAl-Ahli Tripoli (12th title)
Champions LeagueAl-Ahli Tripoli
Top goalscorerSalem Roma (Al-Nasr) (8 goals)

Several meeting between the LFF and club representatives were held in the beginning of 2016 to arrange for the re-launch of the competition and it was agreed that the league would commence on 15 May with 21 participating teams. In contrast to the previous seasons, the league is divided into two groups; one for clubs from the eastern region of Libya and one for the clubs from the western region with a Playoffs system held to determine the champion.[1]

Teams

Due to the situation in Libya in mid-2016 and the difficulty in air-travel, the participating teams were grouped by their geographical location. Teams from each group were scheduled to play every team from their group in a one-legged match with 3 points given for a win and 1 point for a draw. The two teams from group A and the three teams from group B with the highest ranking within their group would then face off in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the champions.

Location of teams in 2016 Libyan Premier League
Group A Group B
Team Location Team Location
Al-Ahly (Benghazi) Benghazi Al-Ahli (Tripoli) Tripoli
Al-Nasr Benghazi Al-Ittihad Tripoli
Al-Hilal Benghazi Al-Madina Tripoli
Annajma Benghazi Al-Shat Tripoli
Al Tahaddy Benghazi Al Tarsana Tripoli (Souq al Jum'aa)
Al Akhdar Bayda Al-Wahda Tripoli
Darnes Derna Almahalla Tripoli
Shabaab al Jabal Shahhat Olympic Azzaweya Zawiya
Al Ta'awon Ajdabiya Asswehly Misurata
Khaleej Sirte Sirte
Al Charara Sabha
Abi Ashhar Tripoli (Tajura)

Stadiums

Neutral stadiums were identified within each region to host group games.

Stadium Location Capacity[2]
11 June Stadium Tripoli 65,000
Martyrs of February Stadium Benghazi 10,550
9th July Stadium Misrata 10,000
Janzour Academy Stadium Janzur
North Benghazi Stadium Benghazi

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Ahly (Benghazi) (Q) 8 5 3 0 14 8 +6 18 Qualified to the Championship Round
2 Al-Nasr (Q) 8 5 2 1 16 5 +11 17
3 Al-Hilal 8 4 3 1 12 5 +7 15
4 Al Akhdar 8 4 3 1 10 5 +5 15
5 Annajma 8 2 3 3 9 14 −5 9
6 Shabaab al Jabal 8 2 2 4 9 12 −3 8
7 Al Ta'awon 8 2 1 5 8 13 −5 7
8 Darnes 8 1 2 5 5 15 −10 5
9 Al Tahaddy 8 1 1 6 8 14 −6 4
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2016. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Madina (Q) 11 7 4 0 16 4 +12 25 Qualified to the Championship Round
2 Al-Ahli (Tripoli) (Q) 11 7 3 1 18 8 +10 24
3 Asswehly (Q) 11 6 5 0 15 4 +11 23
4 Al-Ittihad 11 7 2 2 22 10 +12 23
5 Al-Shat 11 5 3 3 16 10 +6 18
6 Abi al Ashhar 11 5 3 3 12 8 +4 18
7 Olympic Azzaweya 11 3 6 2 8 7 +1 15
8 Khaleej Sirte 11 3 2 6 14 22 −8 11
9 Al-Wahda 11 3 1 7 14 16 −2 10
10 Al Charara 11 2 2 7 9 21 −12 8
11 Almahalla 11 1 1 9 7 19 −12 4
12 Al Tarsana 11 0 2 9 4 26 −22 2
Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2016. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Championship round

After 9 rounds in Group A, the two highest ranking teams move on to the Championship Round. Similarly, after 11 rounds in Group B, the three highest ranking teams move on to the Championship Round. The first matches in the Championship Round was played in 28 October.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Ahli (Tripoli) (C) 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10 Qualification for the 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Asswehly 4 1 3 0 3 1 +2 6
3 Al-Ahly (Benghazi) 4 1 2 1 2 4 −2 5
4 Al-Madina 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
5 Al-Nasr 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References
  1. "Libyan league to start in May". SuperSport official website. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. "Goalzz.com Libyan Stadiums Information". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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