Lebanese Premier League
Association football league in Lebanon
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January 25 2025 | The Lebanese Football Association announced the resumption of the 2024-25 Lebanese Premier League season. |
November 27 2024 | A ceasefire agreement was reached with Israel, providing an opportunity for the league's potential resumption. |
September 26 2024 | The Lebanese Football Association suspended the 2024-25 Lebanese Premier League season due to the escalation of the conflict in the south with Israel. |
July 2024 | Lebanese Second Division 2024–25 season begins with 12 competing clubs, including teams from Aley, Beirut, Jwayya, Tripoli, Shheem, Toura, Kharayeb, Bar Elias, Zgharta, Nabatieh, and Saadnayel. |
2023 | Lebanese Premier League introduces a new rule allowing clubs to contract four foreign players, increased from the previous limit of three. |
2023 | Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology was introduced in the second half of the 2023–24 season to assist referees in making on-pitch decisions. |
September 2023 | Racing Beirut won the Lebanese Second Division championship. |
2022 | Rule established that teams cannot move out of their own half of the league standings after the first phase, regardless of points earned. |
October 2022 | The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) and FIFA signed a broadcasting agreement to stream all Lebanese Second Division matches, along with Lebanese Super Cup and Lebanese Women's Football League games, through the FIFA+ platform. |
September 2022 | Chabab Ghazieh secured the Lebanese Second Division title. |
2020 | A new league format was introduced where teams play in two phases, with teams divided into top and bottom groups after the first phase, carrying over half their point tally. |
September 2020 | Sporting won the Lebanese Second Division championship. |
2019 | Mycujoo began streaming a selection of Lebanese Second Division football games weekly, providing increased media coverage for the league. |
September 2010 | Salam Sour emerged as champions of the Lebanese Second Division. |
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