2014–15 Lebanese Premier League

The 2014–15 Lebanese Premier League was the 55th 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 kicked off on 26 September 2014 and will finish around June 2015.[1]

Lebanese Premier League
Season	2014–15
Champions	Al Ahed
Relegated	Tadamon Sour Al Akhaa Al Ahli
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

Al Ahed won the league, while Tadamon Sour and Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley were relegated to the second tier.

Teams

Al-Mabarrah and Al Egtmaaey Tripoli were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2013–14 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Nabi Sheet and Shabab Al-Ghazieh. Shabab Al-Ghazieh return after one season away whilst Nabi Sheet enter for the first time

Stadia and locations

Beirut

Tyre

Aley

Tripoli

Sidon

Zgharta

Zahlé

Locations of teams in the 2014–15 Lebanese Premier League

Club	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity	Coach
Al Ahed	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Mohammad Hammoud
Al Akhaa Al Ahli	Aley	Amin AbdelNour Stadium	3,500	Hussein Afash
Al Ansar	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Richard Tardy
Al Nejmeh	Beirut	Rafic El-Hariri Stadium	5,000	Theo Bucker
Al Nabi Sheet	Zahlé	Al-Nabi Shayth Stadium	5,000	Mohammed Al-Dekka
Racing Beirut	Beirut	Bourj Hammoud Stadium	8,000	Moussa Hojeij
Safa	Beirut	Safa Stadium	4,000	Can Vanli
Salam Zgharta	Zgharta	Zgharta Stadium	5,000	Peter Meindertesma
Shabab Al-Sahel	Beirut	Beirut Municipal Stadium	22,500	Libor Pala
Shabab Al-Ghazieh	Sidon	Saida International Stadium	22,600	Malek Hassoun
Tadamon Sour	Tyre	Sour Stadium	6,500	Zouheir Mohammed
Tripoli SC	Tripoli	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	22,000	Ismael Qurtam

Table

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Al Ahed (C)	22	16	3	3	42	10	+32	51	Qualification to 2016 AFC Champions League preliminary round
2	Al Ansar	22	13	4	5	31	19	+12	43
3	Al Nejmeh	22	11	6	5	26	18	+8	39
4	Tripoli SC	22	10	3	9	36	24	+12	33	Qualification to 2016 AFC Cup Play-off round
5	Safa	22	8	6	8	26	28	−2	30
6	Al Nabi Sheet	22	8	6	8	30	36	−6	30
7	Salam Zgharta	22	7	6	9	32	40	−8	27
8	Shabab Al-Sahel	22	7	3	12	25	28	−3	24
9	Shabab Al-Ghazieh	22	6	6	10	29	38	−9	24
10	Racing Beirut	22	6	5	11	18	30	−12	23
11	Tadamon Sour (R)	22	5	7	10	17	30	−13	22	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12	Al Akhaa Al Ahli (R)	22	5	5	12	18	29	−11	20	Relegation to Lebanese Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2015. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

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References

"Nejmeh red-hot favorites to retain title". Daily Star Beirut. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.

Lebanese Premier League
Seasons	1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1960–61 1962–63 1964–65 1966–67 1968–69 1969–70 1972–73 1974–75 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
2019–20 clubs	Ahed Akhaa Ahli Ansar Bourj Chabab Ghazieh Nejmeh Safa Salam Zgharta Shabab Bourj Shabab Sahel Tadamon Tripoli
Organisations	Lebanese Football Association
Statistics and awards	Al-Manar Football Festival 1990s 2000s 2010s Top scorers
Associated competitions	Lebanese FA Cup Lebanese Elite Cup Lebanese Challenge Cup Lebanese Super Cup Continental AFC Champions League AFC Cup Arab Club Championship

2014 in Asian Football (AFC)
« 2013 2015 »
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Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain Kings Cup FA Cup Bangladesh Independence Cup Brunei '14–'15 Cambodia China Hong Kong Shield '13–'14 FA Cup '13–'14 Season Play-off Shield '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 India Fed Cup '13–'14 Fed Cup '14–'15 Shield Durand Cup Indonesia Iran '13–'14 '14–'15 Iraq '13–'14 Japan Emperor's Cup '13 (final) League Cup Emperor's Cup '14 Jordan FA Cup '13–'14 Shield FA Cup '14–'15 Korea DPR Hwaebul Cup Man'gyŏngdae Prize Paektusan Prize Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize Korea Republic Kuwait Crown Prince Cup '13–'14 Emir Cup '13–'14 Fed Cup Crown Prince Cup '14 Emir Cup '14–'15 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon FA Cup '13–'14 Elite Cup FA Cup '14–'15 Laos Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives FA Cup President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Sultan Qaboos Cup '13–'14 League Cup '14 Sultan Qaboos Cup '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 Pakistan Palestine '13–'14 '14–'15 Philippines UFL FA Cup UFL FA League Cup PFF Championship '14–'15 Qatar Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup QNB Cup '13–'14 Saudi Arabia King Cup CP Cup '13–'14 '14–'15 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE League Cup '13–'14 President's Cup '13–'14 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam Yemen
Super Cups	China Japan Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam
Regional club competitions	2014 GCC Champions League 2014 Mekong Club Championship
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-off Group stage Knock-out stage Final AFC President's Cup
National team competitions	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2014 AFC Challenge Cup 2014 AFF Championship 2014 WAFF Championship 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations

2015 in Asian Football (AFC)
« 2014 2016 »
Domestic leagues	Afghanistan Australia '14–'15 '15–'16 Bahrain '14–'15 '15–'16 Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei '15–'16 East Timor Guam '14–'15 '15–'16 Hong Kong '14–'15 '15–'16 India '14–'15 '15–'16 Indonesia Iran '14–'15 '15–'16 Iraq '14–'15 '15–'16 Japan Jordan '14–'15 '15–'16 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '14–'15 '15–'16 Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon '14–'15 '15–'16 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands '14–'15 '15–'16 Oman '14–'15 '15–'16 Pakistan '14–15 '15–16 Palestine '14–'15 '15–'16 Philippines Qatar '14–'15 '15–'16 Saudi Arabia '14–'15 '15–'16 Singapore Sri Lanka '14–'15 '15–'16 Syria '14–'15 '15–'16 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '14–'15 '15–'16 Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen '14–'15 '15–'16
Domestic cups	Australia Bahrain '15 '15–'16 Bangladesh Fed Cup Independence Cup Brunei '14–'15 '15 Cambodia China Hong Kong Shield '14–'15 FA Cup '14–'15 League Cup '14–'15 Season Play-off India Fed Cup'14–'15 Shield Durand Cup Indonesia Iran '14–'15 Iraq '15–'16 Japan League Cup Emperor's Cup Jordan Shield FA Cup '14–'15 Korea DPR Hwaebul Cup Man'gyŏngdae Prize Osandŏk Prize Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize Korea Republic Kuwait Fed Cup Emir Cup '14–'15 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Elite Cup FA Cup '14–'15 Laos Macau Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives ~~FA Cup~~ President's Cup Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman League Cup '14–'15 Sultan Qaboos Cup '14–'15 Pakistan Palestine '14–'15 Philippines PFF Championship '14–'15 UFL Cup PFF Championship '15 Qatar Qatar Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup QNB Cup '14–'15 Saudi Arabia King Cup CP Cup '14–'15 '15–'16 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand FA Cup League Cup Turkmenistan UAE League Cup '14–'15 President's Cup '14–'15 Uzbekistan Uzbek Cup PFL Cup Vietnam Yemen
Super Cups	China Japan Jordan Malaysia Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam
Regional club competitions	2015 GCC Champions League 2015 Mekong Club Championship
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final 2016 AFC Cup qualifying round
National team competitions	2015 AFC Asian Cup 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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