2020–21 in Lebanese football

The 2020–21 season was the 88th season of competitive football in Lebanon. The season officially began on 3 October 2020 with the Lebanese Premier League.[1]

Football in Lebanon
Season2020–21
Men's football
Premier LeagueAnsar
Second DivisionAC Sporting
Third DivisionSporting Qlaileh
FA CupAnsar
Women's football
Football LeagueSafa
FA CupEFP
Lebanon

National teams

Lebanon national football team
Main article: Lebanon national football team

Kits
Home
Away
Friendlies
12 November 2021 Friendly Bahrain  3–1  Lebanon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4
  • Isa 53'
  • Al Aswad 58'
  • Marhoon 82'
 Report
Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Kuwait)
24 March 2021 Friendly Jordan  1–0  Lebanon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
14:45 UTC+4
Report Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
29 March 2021 Friendly Kuwait  1–1  Lebanon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:45 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Jneibi (United Arab Emirates)
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Second round: Group H
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 6 5 1 0 22 1 +21 16 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 5–0 8–0 Canc.
2  Lebanon 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10 0–0 — 2–1 3–2 0–0
3  Turkmenistan 6 3 0 3 8 11 −3 9 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–2 3–2 — 2–0 3–1
4  Sri Lanka 6 0 0 6 2 23 −21 0 0–5 0–3 0–2 — 0–1
5  North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew 0–0 2–0 Canc. Canc. —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
5 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R2 Lebanon  3–2  Sri Lanka Goyang, South Korea
15:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan)
9 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R2 Turkmenistan  3–2  Lebanon Goyang, South Korea
15:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
13 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R2 South Korea  2–1  Lebanon Goyang, South Korea
15:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Goyang Stadium
Attendance: 4,061
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
2021 FIFA Arab Cup
Main article: 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
Qualification
Main article: 2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualification

Lebanon women's national football team
Main article: Lebanon women's national football team
Armenia Friendly Tournament
Main article: 2021 Armenia Women's International Friendly Tournament

Men's football

AFC Cup
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup

Group stage
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup group stage
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHE WAH HID
1 Lebanon Al-Ahed 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Zonal semi-finals — — 2–1
2 Syria Al-Wahda 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0–0 — —
3 Bahrain Al-Hidd (H) 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 — 1–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUH SAL ANS MBA
1 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6[lower-alpha 1] Zonal semi-finals — — — 2–3
2 Jordan Al-Salt (H) 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 — — 5–0
3 Lebanon Al-Ansar 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3[lower-alpha 2] 1–3 1–2 — —
4 State of Palestine Markaz Balata 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3[lower-alpha 2] — — 0–2 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Al-Muharraq 3, Al-Salt 0.
  2. Head-to-head points: Al-Ansar 3, Markaz Balata 0.

Lebanese Premier League
Main article: 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Ansar (C) 16 13 1 2 37 8 +29 40 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 2]
2 Nejmeh 16 10 5 1 31 10 +21 35
3 Shabab Sahel 16 8 3 5 15 11 +4 27
4 Ahed 16 6 6 4 20 16 +4 24[lower-alpha 3]
5 Safa 16 7 3 6 25 25 0 24[lower-alpha 3]
6 Akhaa Ahli Aley 16 5 5 6 8 12 −4 20
7 Bourj 16 5 8 3 18 13 +5 23[lower-alpha 4]
8 Shabab Bourj 16 6 5 5 22 14 +8 23[lower-alpha 4]
9 Tripoli 16 5 4 7 11 15 −4 19
10 Tadamon Sour 16 3 7 6 7 12 −5 16
11 Chabab Ghazieh (R) 16 3 2 11 12 26 −14 11 Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12 Salam Zgharta (R) 16 0 1 15 6 50 −44 1
Source: FA Lebanon
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other once (11 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. No standby team qualified to the 2022 AFC Cup as only Ansar and Nejmeh were granted a license.[2]
  3. Head-to-head results: Ahed 2–1 Safa, Safa 3–3 Ahed.
  4. Head-to-head results: Shabab Bourj 0–1 Bourj, Bourj 1–1 Shabab Bourj.

Lebanese Second Division
Main article: 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Sporting (C, P) 16 10 5 1 38 12 +26 35 Promotion to Lebanese Premier League
2 Sagesse (P) 16 9 5 2 24 10 +14 32
3 Ahli Nabatieh 16 9 2 5 25 14 +11 29
4 Islah Borj Shmali 16 7 4 5 28 18 +10 25
5 Ahli Saida 16 7 4 5 28 24 +4 25
6 Nahda Barelias 16 4 7 5 14 20 −6 19
7 Racing Beirut 16 8 5 3 29 19 +10 29
8 Egtmaaey 16 5 4 7 20 33 −13 19
9 Nabi Chit 16 5 3 8 26 30 −4 18
10 Mabarra 16 4 4 8 19 24 −5 16
11 Nasser Bar Elias (R) 16 2 5 9 17 31 −14 11 Relegation to Lebanese Third Division
12 Ansar Howara (R) 16 1 2 13 21 54 −33 5
Source: Goalzz
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 play each other once (11 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Lebanese Third Division
Main article: 2020–21 Lebanese Third Division

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Shabab Majdal Anjar 12 7 2 3 25 5 +20 23 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Ittihad Haret Naameh 12 7 2 3 17 7 +10 23
3 Homenmen 12 6 2 4 25 22 +3 20
4 Wahda Marj 12 4 3 5 18 17 +1 15
5 Zamalek Beirut 12 4 3 5 17 24 −7 15
6 Nojoom Beirut (R) 12 4 0 8 16 28 −12 12 Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division
7 Homenetmen (R) 12 4 0 8 9 24 −15 12
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Irshad Chehim 12 9 2 1 38 13 +25 29 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Salam Sour 12 6 3 3 25 15 +10 21
3 Raya 12 6 2 4 17 16 +1 20
4 Taqadom Anqoun 12 4 3 5 20 16 +4 15
5 Hilal Haret Naameh 12 4 3 5 19 27 −8 15
6 Ahli Sarba (R) 12 4 3 5 21 19 +2 15 Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division
7 Sharq (R) 12 1 0 11 8 42 −34 3
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(R) Relegated

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sporting Qlaileh 12 8 2 2 24 7 +17 26 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Riyadi Abbasiya 12 7 2 3 22 15 +7 23
3 Nahda Ain Baal 12 5 2 5 27 24 +3 17
4 Harouf 12 5 2 5 17 20 −3 17
5 Bint Jbeil 12 4 3 5 17 21 −4 15
6 Okhwa Kharayeb (R) 12 4 1 7 13 16 −3 13 Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division
7 Amal Maaraka (R) 12 3 0 9 13 30 −17 9
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(R) Relegated

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ansar Mawadda 12 10 1 1 27 6 +21 31 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Shabab Tripoli 12 9 0 3 26 10 +16 27
3 Riada Wal Adab 12 5 2 5 18 16 +2 17
4 Achbal Mina'a 12 4 4 4 17 16 +1 16
5 Mahabbe Tripoli 12 4 3 5 17 16 +1 15
6 Majd Tripoli (R) 12 3 1 8 20 38 −18 10 Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division
7 Amal Salam Zgharta (R) 12 1 1 10 13 36 −23 4
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sporting Qlaileh 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Promotion to Lebanese Second Division
2 Shabab Majdal Anjar 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 Ansar Mawadda 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
4 Irshad Chehim 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.

Lebanese FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup
Final
Ansar (1)1–1Nejmeh (1)
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohamad Issa

Lebanese Elite and Challenge Cup

The 2020 Lebanese Elite and Challenge Cup was intended to be the first, and only, edition of the tournament.[3] Due to the 2019–20 Lebanese Premier League being canceled, the tournament was supposed to feature a joint-qualifying tournament for the Lebanese Elite Cup and Lebanese Challenge Cup between the 12 Lebanese Premier League teams, to decide which six teams would have played in the Elite Cup, and which six in the Challenge Cup.[3] The 12 Lebanese Premier League teams were divided in three groups of four: the top two teams of each group would qualify to the Elite Cup, whereas the bottom two would qualify to the Challenge Cup.[4]

The Lebanese Elite and Challenge Cup was supposed to kick off on 22 August 2020 with the preparatory tournament. Initially scheduled to begin on 29 July,[5] the tournament was first postponed to 1 August,[6] then to 10 August in order to raise preventive measures towards the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The starting date was finally postponed to 22 August following the 2020 Beirut explosions.[8] On 19 August, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) cancelled the tournament altogether as part of preventive measures to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.[9]

Women's football

Lebanese Women's Football League
Main article: 2020–21 Lebanese Women's Football League

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 EFP 4 3 1 0 27 4 +23 10 Qualification to the final six
2 Safa 4 3 0 1 28 3 +25 9
3 BFA 4 2 1 1 18 7 +11 7
4 United Tripoli 4 1 0 3 5 34 −29 3
5 Montada North Lebanon 4 0 0 4 4 34 −30 0
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SAS 5 5 0 0 47 0 +47 15 Qualification to the final six
2 Super Girls 5 4 0 1 28 10 +18 12
3 ÓBerytus 5 3 0 2 16 11 +5 9
4 Sakafi Chhim 5 2 0 3 14 25 −11 6
5 Taadod Mazraat Chouf 5 1 0 4 4 19 −15 3
6 Primo 5 0 0 5 5 49 −44 0
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Final six

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Safa (C) 5 4 1 0 17 2 +15 13 Qualification for WAFF Clubs Championship
2 EFP 5 3 1 1 12 3 +9 10
3 SAS 5 2 3 0 7 5 +2 9
4 BFA 5 2 1 2 7 12 −5 7
5 ÓBerytus 5 1 0 4 4 13 −9 3
6 Super Girls 5 0 0 5 1 13 −12 0
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Notes
  1. Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References
  1. "The 2020-2021 Lebanese Premier League schedule has been revealed". FA Lebanon. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "List of Licensed Clubs for the 2022 AFC Cup" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. Mahfoud, Maroun (18 June 2020). "The new technical system for Elite and Challenge Cup". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "بالصور: كووورة يحضر سحب قرعة الدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. "September kick off for new Lebanese season | Football News |". the-AFC. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. "الاتحاد اللبناني يعلن مواعيد مباريات كأس النخبة والتحدي". كووورة. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. "أندية لبنان تغطي أول رواتب الموسم الجديد رغم تأجيل النخبة". كووورة. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. "عودة النشاط للكروي في ٢٢ آب الجاري". football-lebanon.com. 12 August 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  9. Mahfoud, Maroun (19 August 2020). "LFA cancels all on-going tournaments and postpone the Premier League". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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