2009–10 Lebanese Premier League
| Season | 2009-10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Ahed |
| Relegated |
Al-Ahli Hekmeh FC |
| AFC Cup | Al-Ansar SC |
| UAFA Cup | Al Nejmeh |
| Top goalscorer |
 Makhete Diop (23) |
|
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The 2009–10 Lebanese Premier League was the 62nd 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.
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
| 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 qualification1 |
| 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 | Template:Fb team Hekmeh FC (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 11 |
Updated to games played on 8 May 2010.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. As 2009–10 Lebanese FA Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| 2009–10 Lebanese Premier League Winners |
|---|
| Al Ahed 2nd Title |
Fixtures and results
| Home ╲ Away | AHD | Al-Ahli Sidon | ANS | Al-Hikma | 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 games played on 8 May 2010.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.